100% Metal Armor by FullMetalFett

No pics bruv...

Superb, 1/8" Ali.... The curves n bends look great.
Have a question, is the cod one piece of Ali or made up from a few pieces like Wickedbeards? Same question regarding the knees?
Luvving the thickness of the Ali.... cool

The cod is two pieces that have been welded, not glued together. Really nice and sturdy. The knees are also two piece, though I think the plates on the sides of the knees were glued with epoxy or something since I don't see any signs of welds on them. Thanks for the compliment BTW.

Im going down this path here too. Getting rid of all of my plastic for alloy. But not sure about the gaunts thou? Does any one make the metal gaunts? I remember seeing something a long time ago.....I think.

Wickedbeard makes them. Do a search for him or I think his website is http://wickedbeard.viviti.com. BooBoo Fett has some metal gaunts, if I remember something I read here. Anyhow, I have resin gaunts from MoW Studios and I like them just fine. I would like some metal ones, but the cost would make my wife toss me out of the house.

Very nice! Good job!

Nice armor, keep it up!

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wow, it looks amazing! Do you know how long it took?

Originally Posted by hernc089

wow, it looks amazing! Do you know how long it took?

How long it took to get the armor or how long it took to paint?

Hi mate, I'm in the process of painting my own metal armour (I'll upload photos soon). I've spray painted the entire armour yellow then green so that I can make the battle damage look real by sanding and scratching the plates. the effect looks quite good.
Webby

im totally new to this and was wondering how much u paid for your aluminum armor and what work is involved after the purchose? is it just painting?

I acquired several sheets of 3mm automotive aluminium, downloaded the designs for the armour off this web site. printed them out, cut them out, stuck them on my t-shirt to make sure they fitted. then used them to mark out patterns on the sheets of aluminium. Cut the armour out using a normal jigsaw with a metal cutting blade. filed down the edges to make them smooth. Then started painting them. Not very difficult or expensive.

TD-4608,

Again, great looking armor. How did you end up putting the dents in?

Originally Posted by webba fett

I acquired several sheets of 3mm automotive aluminium, downloaded the designs for the armour off this web site. printed them out, cut them out, stuck them on my t-shirt to make sure they fitted. then used them to mark out patterns on the sheets of aluminium. Cut the armour out using a normal jigsaw with a metal cutting blade. filed down the edges to make them smooth. Then started painting them. Not very difficult or expensive.

That would be fine if you were just making the chest armor. Although getting the bends just right is definitely not easy. The chest bends horizontally and vertically, so having a machine shope with the proper tools is a must for screen accuracy. As far as metal knees and cod, that is where I think the real difficulty is. The bends would be impossible without the right tools.

Originally Posted by cjack350

TD-4608,

Again, great looking armor. How did you end up putting the dents in?

Thanks. I cut a profiled block of wood on my bandsaw, then laid out the armor and hammered a centerpunch if different sizes into the spot where I wanted the dents. The wood block kept the curviture in place and had enough give to let the dents through.

Originally Posted by TD-4608

Thanks. I cut a profiled block of wood on my bandsaw, then laid out the armor and hammered a centerpunch if different sizes into the spot where I wanted the dents. The wood block kept the curviture in place and had enough give to let the dents through.

I don't suppose you still have the wood eh?

I figured it was something like that. How much of a pain was it to get the dents in?

Originally Posted by webba fett

I acquired several sheets of 3mm automotive aluminium, downloaded the designs for the armour off this web site. printed them out, cut them out, stuck them on my t-shirt to make sure they fitted. then used them to mark out patterns on the sheets of aluminium. Cut the armour out using a normal jigsaw with a metal cutting blade. filed down the edges to make them smooth. Then started painting them. Not very difficult or expensive.

sounds pretty simple and would make a great kit. but making the bends and curves right would require alot of heat or maybe hammering it into shape?

cjack350,

No, actually. I used it for firewood! All you really need is something that you can hold against the back of the armor that mimics the curve. If you could find say, a small log? Or maybe the side of an unwanted 5 gallon bucket?

BTW, are you really in Iraq right now? I'm sure you hear it a lot, but thank you for your service. It means a lot to my family and I.

Originally Posted by TD-4608

cjack350,

No, actually. I used it for firewood! All you really need is something that you can hold against the back of the armor that mimics the curve. If you could find say, a small log? Or maybe the side of an unwanted 5 gallon bucket?

BTW, are you really in Iraq right now? I'm sure you hear it a lot, but thank you for your service. It means a lot to my family and I.

5 gallon bucket should be easy enough to come by. Thanks for the tip.

I am really in Iraq right now and you're welcome..I'm one of many. It's always nice to hear a "thank you" from people who appreciate it.