Sellstrom Welding Goggles Paint Comparison

The latest update on the Sellstrom goggles is this comparison of the paint versus the unpainted mask.  I was able to get the goggles cleaned up then buffed them all over with some fine grain sandpaper to make a surface that paint could grab onto.  These shots include what they look like with two layers of regular acrylic Mars Black painted on as an undercoat for the rub n buff which will be applied later. 

 

 

Note too that I don't have all of the layers of lens shields back in the painted versions yet.  I am going to be working on them pretty soon to add some of the new components.  Here is the outermost shield, the one that happens to have all of the tint to it, and the other big parts that I will most likely base the design off of.

My idea right now is to drill holes into the lens and attach the faux plastic lens onto it so there is more equipment protruding forward to make these goggles even longer than they were originally.  I have also considered trying more lenses on the other half of this dark plate or maybe a different larger lens with a somewhat stranger look than the one in the pic.