Number one, that’s some seriously good craftsmanship. I love this. It looks so cool and detailed. Number two, I have zero knowledge about the historical way these were done, so apologies for a very ignorant question. Did metal suits of armor have padding like this? It occurs to me that it makes total sense to have padding, but I don’t recall ever seeing “historical” preserved pieces with padding like this. Was that the norm? Either way, that’s the type of helmet I’d want. Looks beautiful.