diff --git a/Scripts/Engines/Craft/Core/CraftItem.cs b/Scripts/Engines/Craft/Core/CraftItem.cs
index 8a8242541..320b7fcf6 100644
--- a/Scripts/Engines/Craft/Core/CraftItem.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Engines/Craft/Core/CraftItem.cs
@@ -379,6 +379,11 @@ namespace Server.Engines.Craft
 
 		public bool RetainsColorFrom( CraftSystem system, Type type )
 		{
+			if (DefTailoring.IsNonColorable(m_Type))
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+
 			if ( system.RetainsColorFrom( this, type ) )
 				return true;
 
diff --git a/Scripts/Engines/Craft/DefTailoring.cs b/Scripts/Engines/Craft/DefTailoring.cs
index 6d25ab6dd..af2fe512c 100644
--- a/Scripts/Engines/Craft/DefTailoring.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Engines/Craft/DefTailoring.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,24 @@ namespace Server.Engines.Craft
 			return 0;
 		}
 
+		public static bool IsNonColorable(Type type)
+		{
+			for (int i = 0; i < m_TailorNonColorables.Length; ++i)
+			{
+				if (m_TailorNonColorables[i] == type)
+				{
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		private static Type[] m_TailorNonColorables = new Type[]
+			{
+				typeof( OrcHelm )
+			};
+
 		private static Type[] m_TailorColorables = new Type[]
 			{
 				typeof( GozaMatEastDeed ), typeof( GozaMatSouthDeed ),
@@ -353,6 +371,9 @@ namespace Server.Engines.Craft
 		
 			index = AddCraft( typeof( BoneChest ), 1049149, 1025199, 96.0, 121.0, typeof( Leather ), 1044462, 12, 1044463 );
 			AddRes( index, typeof( Bone ), 1049064, 10, 1049063 );
+
+			index = AddCraft(typeof(OrcHelm), 1049149, 1027947, 90.0, 115.0, typeof(Leather), 1044462, 6, 1044463);
+			AddRes(index, typeof(Bone), 1049064, 4, 1049063);
 			#endregion
 
 			// Set the overridable material
diff --git a/Scripts/Items/Armor/BaseArmor.cs b/Scripts/Items/Armor/BaseArmor.cs
index f2d905916..f817377ca 100644
--- a/Scripts/Items/Armor/BaseArmor.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Items/Armor/BaseArmor.cs
@@ -249,7 +249,11 @@ namespace Server.Items
 					UnscaleDurability();
 
 					m_Resource = value;
-					Hue = CraftResources.GetHue( m_Resource );
+
+					if (!DefTailoring.IsNonColorable(this.GetType()))
+					{
+						Hue = CraftResources.GetHue(m_Resource);
+					}
 
 					Invalidate();
 					InvalidateProperties();
diff --git a/Scripts/Items/Armor/Helmets/OrcHelm.cs b/Scripts/Items/Armor/Helmets/OrcHelm.cs
index 078896f58..e9dd19913 100644
--- a/Scripts/Items/Armor/Helmets/OrcHelm.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Items/Armor/Helmets/OrcHelm.cs
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@ namespace Server.Items
 
 		public override int ArmorBase{ get{ return 20; } }
 
+		public override int DefaultWeight { get { return 5; } }
+
 		public override ArmorMaterialType MaterialType{ get{ return ArmorMaterialType.Leather; } }
 		public override CraftResource DefaultResource{ get{ return CraftResource.RegularLeather; } }
-
-		public override ArmorMeditationAllowance DefMedAllowance{ get{ return ArmorMeditationAllowance.All; } }
+ 
+		public override ArmorMeditationAllowance DefMedAllowance{ get{ return ArmorMeditationAllowance.None; } }
 
 		[Constructable]
 		public OrcHelm() : base( 0x1F0B )
 		{
-			Weight = 1;
 		}
 
 		public OrcHelm( Serial serial ) : base( serial )
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ namespace Server.Items
 		{
 			base.Deserialize( reader );
 			int version = reader.ReadInt();
+
+			if( version == 0 && Weight == 1 )
+			{
+				Weight = 0;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
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