Difference between revisions of "Vintage Merryweather"
Sapphirefear (talk | contribs) (→Trivia) |
Brosencrantz (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
{{Quotation|'''The Pyro'''|Mmmh, mmmh!|sound=Pyro_autoonfire01.wav}} | {{Quotation|'''The Pyro'''|Mmmh, mmmh!|sound=Pyro_autoonfire01.wav}} | ||
| − | The '''Vintage Merryweather''' is a community-created [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Pyro]] and was chosen by Valve to be released with the second wave of [[Contribution page|community-contributed]] content due to its outstanding quality. It is modelled after a style of fireman's helmet | + | The '''Vintage Merryweather''' is a community-created [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Pyro]] and was chosen by Valve to be released with the second wave of [[Contribution page|community-contributed]] content due to its outstanding quality. It is modelled after a style of fireman's helmet used from the 19th century. |
The Vintage Merryweather is a [[Paint Can|paintable]] hat. | The Vintage Merryweather is a [[Paint Can|paintable]] hat. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | |||
*The Merryweather was originally submitted as the Vintage Pyrolean and is labeled "pyrolean" in the game files, as a reference to the [[Vintage Tyrolean]]. | *The Merryweather was originally submitted as the Vintage Pyrolean and is labeled "pyrolean" in the game files, as a reference to the [[Vintage Tyrolean]]. | ||
| − | *The | + | * The hat was originally going to be all gold, but it was changed due to the fact that it was too plain and bright.<ref name="polycount">http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69164&page=11</ref> With the addition of paint cans, you can indeed have an all-gold Merryweather. |
| − | * | + | *This is the second Pyro hat to be styled after a firefighter's helmet. |
| − | *When this item is painted, the hat retains | + | *When this item is painted, the hat retains its gold bands, and the bulk of the hat (the black area) is replaced. |
| − | * | + | * Vintage Merryweathers that were created prior to the Polycount Update now have the name "Vintage Vintage Merryweather." |
| + | * Merryweather helmets were originally produced by the Merryweather company, a 19th-century British manufacturer of firefighting equipment. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 00:04, 2 October 2010
| “ | Mmmh, mmmh!
Click to listen
— The Pyro
|
” |
The Vintage Merryweather is a community-created headwear item for the Pyro and was chosen by Valve to be released with the second wave of community-contributed content due to its outstanding quality. It is modelled after a style of fireman's helmet used from the 19th century.
The Vintage Merryweather is a paintable hat.
Trivia
- The Merryweather was originally submitted as the Vintage Pyrolean and is labeled "pyrolean" in the game files, as a reference to the Vintage Tyrolean.
- The hat was originally going to be all gold, but it was changed due to the fact that it was too plain and bright.[1] With the addition of paint cans, you can indeed have an all-gold Merryweather.
- This is the second Pyro hat to be styled after a firefighter's helmet.
- When this item is painted, the hat retains its gold bands, and the bulk of the hat (the black area) is replaced.
- Vintage Merryweathers that were created prior to the Polycount Update now have the name "Vintage Vintage Merryweather."
- Merryweather helmets were originally produced by the Merryweather company, a 19th-century British manufacturer of firefighting equipment.
References
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
