GP4: 2022 Japanese GP helmets (part 1)

Hey there racefans. This update is a significant milestone for me, because there are now 100 helmets in the 2022 season pack. I thought I'd make a release whilst I finish off the other Japanese GP helmets. 

Lewis Hamilton

2022 Lewis Hamilton Japanese GP helmet

Lewis showed up in Japan with this bright helmet designed by Takashi Murakami, with whom he has collaborated with a range of clothing as well. Murakami's trademark flower smiley has been repeated in this rainbow coloured design. For this, I decided to make my own flower smiley so I could easily change the colours and fill the helmet. 

2022 George Russell Japanese GP helmet

Another race, and another new lid for Russell, who has gone another shade of blue for this design, with the darker navy blue and lots of plusses. Note for this race that he runs a clear winged helmet, although it should be compatible with the solid wing shape if you choose to run that. 

Yuki Tsunoda

2022 Yuki Tsunoda Japanese GP helmet

It's no surprise that the Japanese driver had a new lid for his first home race. Yuki actually ran a competition and this design by Hiromi Nagaoka was painted by Woodeye. This features koi fish and sakura blossoms, as well traditional Japanese style waves. 

Sergio Perez

2022 Sergio Perez Japanese GP helmet

Checo's helmet for the Japanese GP now has a Japanese style twist to his usual design by MDM. White and red colours now abound, with subtle tones of sakura blossoms and turning the Red Bull logo into the rising sun. A really nice design, but it's a shame it's got very similar colours to Max's regular helmet. 

Sebastian Vettel

2022 Sebastian Vettel Japanese GP helmet

Last, but certainly not least, we have another Vettel helmet designed by JMD. This one is made to look like the Arai box in which the helmets arrive in. So there's a small cardboard hole/handle on the top, as well as the sticky labels and warning texts. My favourite part is the German flag is meant to be like parcel tape, so there's little subtle ripples to give it a 3D, and slightly transparent effect, with tears on either end. 

Thanks for all those who have supported me and motivated me to continue with all these helmets. It wasn't always the plan to commit to doing them all, in fact I was going to cut back this year. Without Jvinu's helmets and templates, these helmets would simply not exist, so my thanks goes to him, and to those who convert them and use them in other games. 

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