my first (Chinese) Han soldier

[henry_martini]

Your approach is not bad but it is just too small. 

The peaked helmet of the mongol warrior special/egyptians might come quite close with the peak sanded down. But then you still need the flaps. There are a few space or motorcyle helmets that could be taken into consideration but there the needed amount of modification would be much more extensive. PlayBig hairpieces maybe, somehow, too...

[Baron Marshall]

You might try the hunters/explorers cap from 3628, and in navy from 3191 and 4076, you'd have to make some adjustments but it sort of has ear flaps already... or close enough to become ear flaps...  with some adjustments.  you could modify some stethoscopes for chinstraps too.

[PrimusPilus]

Cheng, are those wigs custom made?

[WarriorOfToys]

Sorry Arnaud, I don't know.
It does look like a bow with some sort of boss to protect the hand.
Very interesting.

[cheng]

hey cowabounga-Arnaud,
I bought these maid's bows for two of my samurai(s) but I never noticed the dark pink(not bright red? ) one 
and youre right, may be a reversed red one will look just cool on a chinese warrior....I'm a accuraccy-nut so I will make one once I convince myself it existed 

and WoT, that thingy in your first picture's left hand sure looks like something meant to function as a shield but I never knew they used such a thing (except for sword fighters who use their swords' sheaths in their other hands)

[WarriorOfToys]

Well these are not my photos, so I don't know much about them.
I was just trying to look up reference photos that might be the hat you were talking about.
So I Googled it.

[cheng]

what is "just too small"? Micheal?  
but both my prototype Han men are not wearing any caps (over their hair tied into buns) 

I've examined our mongol caps (the ones with fur around) and also the blue egyptian (king's helmet)...both tall enough but not thick enough for sanding down the front section  

will look at the space helmets (I've examine the ice hockey helmets already)
PlayBig hairpieces? I might need 20 so I better look elsewhere  

[cheng]

hello Baron Marshall!!

...by George, I think he's got it!!!
(the missing flaps Micheal mentioned)

....anyone has one to pose for me here? (side view please and on a chinese head if you have one!)
and the other more rounded(but not so tall) cap has an upturned flap that will look even more correct from the front

modified stethoscopes for chinstraps? I see youre a PM purist 
I have used PVC stickers for chin straps on many of my customs, so might do that again 

thanks Baron Marshall !

[cheng]

@ PrimusPilus,
the my first Han wears an original old-type PM hair piece
while the second Han wears a standard hair piece with those jagged edges trimmed off 
and both of them finished with softboard pins as top-knots

[WarriorOfToys]

Amazing! The similarities are remarkable!