JAFFA  SERPENT  GUARD  "OBERON"              

                  through the Star Gate from a Galaxy even more Far Far Away

"Old Sarge" Oberon in his "Star Gate One"  Jaffa Guard outfit, without the Serpent Head helmet in place.  Note the heavy weave under-garment that has the appearance of ring-maile armor.  The front and back plates, the belt and leg greaves are castings of heavy, but flexible, vinyl material, while the collar and wrist gauntlets are of more rigid fiberglass.    jaffa010,011,012  July-2006  500h

The "Old Sarge" in his SG-1 Jaffa Serpent Guard outfit with the impressive Serpent Head in place.  Note the eyes glowing red.  The face plate of the helmet does not drop down, like some of the helmets did on the "Star Gate SG-1" TV series.  It is reported that the helmets used on the TV show that did open were quite a problem.  The face plate would open by dropping down into the front cavity of the collar and the rest of the helmet would pivot backwards a few inches.  The opening would generally go well, but the closing sequence and effort of getting the face plate to raise up and the helmet crown to pivot forward was a real hassle.  It is said that there were many "retakes" after a serpent guard "extra" would have difficulty getting his helmet to close smoothly or have it jam-up when closing it, thus ruining the "take".  Which is probably the reason why we do not see the serpent guard helmets opening and closing very often in the episodes of the TV series.  Link to the other Helmets of Oberon    jaffa-020,021,022  July-2006  500h  

CAMPAIGNS  OF  JAFFA  SERPENT  GUARD  OBERON

Dragon*Con 2006, Atlanta, GA  Sept 9, 2006   032,033  400h

Serpent Guard Oberon poses with a Jaffa Teddy Bear during a birthday party for Lord Apophos during Dragon*Con 2007.  Note Jaffa-Oberon's glowing eyes.   jaffa-026,027  375h 

Interior view of the serpent head helmet showing the head padding made from foam blocking and the cooling blowers and battery set-up.  The AAA battery pack and switch used to light-up the eyes are installed in the far-right corner.  The two Nidec "Gamma-26" 12-volt blowers are powered by "Oberon's" circuit design of three 9-volt batteries, where each fan gets 13.5-volts from the 27 (3 x 9 volt) "series" circuit.  See  the Old Sarge's Mod Page  for a diagram and more details on this circuit.  Two of the blower batteries are seen at the left and the other is on the right.  The on-off switch is mounted in the left corner to the left of two batteries.  The lighted eyes and foam block padding were installed by Jonathon Zeron, the serpent guard outfit's former owner.  Oberon added aluminum foil around the eye-lights to make them somewhat brighter.  More detailed views are below.       450 high 

LEFT - The left-hand blower and one of the three batteries used to power it.  Just to the left, is the AAA battery pack for the lighted eyes with the on-off switch above and to the left.   RIGHT - View showing the right-side blower, with two of its three 9-volt batteries and the on-off switch mounted in the right corner of the helmet.    300 high  

Contact  Oberon  or visit with him at the following pages on his website:   

TC & TK Trooper     MEPD Oberon           Cylon Oberon          Roman Legion Reenactment 

Old Sarge Oberon thanks You for being the

to have visited his Jaffa Serpent Guard Page