Don't call it a comeback... ;-)

Hopefully I'll be debuting my V2 Open Seasons Jango at CIV in less than a week:cheering. Just need to finish off some leather work (the girth and holters are stand-ins), install some well-placed snaps here and there, and dial in everything. Except for the red parts, all the armor was finished with a super-secret:lol custom mixture of 4 different colors of R&B...seriously!

Thanks goes out to BKBT for the helmet, thigh and boot armor, slavefive for the upper body armor (BKBT) and ammo belt (Seeker), Seeker for the knees and cod, Dark-Side for the aluminum parts, dfett for the gauntlets (MOW's), CaptJono for the vest, Goldenrod for the boots (Reinone's), MLC for the jp, and last but absolutely not the least, Jango_Newbie for letting me borrow his MR Jango blasters (expect for Sunday when he'll be there to troop with us:cheering, then I'll be using blacked-out resin copies).:thumbsup

About 2 months ago I made the decision to begin putting this together after my son said he wanted to troop together at CIV, and with the other Mandos from TDH. I couldn't say no, so I'm very glad it's all coming together. I've included a couple pics of his gear too.

If you see us at CIV, definitely say "HI!!!":cheers

-Cruzer

I have no words to express how much I hate you...!!! my tiny beauty girl ... ;) lol...

You have made in 2 months what I wouldn't think I could do in 2 years... !!! I have no words mate... REally really amazing, you are a beast, and I'm more than sure that your son is and will be proud of you FOREVER... (I'm proud as well ;)...

Great work mate... really really great work... you are a real example to follow ;)

Looks great Cruzer! We'll see you at C4.

Very nice!

nice job brother. C4 is comming up and cant wait to hang out. see you then.

Yeah man!!! SWEET!! See ya there, I need a place to change. Looking forward to getting away for a day, Click it or Ticket is driving me crazy:wacko :wacko I'm sick of it already.

Looking forward to seeing it up close and personal. See you at C4!

I am really looking forward to seeing this costume in person! Outstanding work.:cheers

Looks outstanding. I can't wait to see it in person. Very well done!

Lorenzo you can use my MRs on sunday as I only plan on trooping on saturday........LMK

Very nice, looks great.:thumbup

That looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for all the positive comments guys. I was hoping it'd be of a quality that'd be good enough to troop side by side with all of you. I look forward to it!:cheering

firstsonofsolo, WOW!! that is awesome. I really appreciate it bro, but I'd hate for anything to happen to them. If my resin copies turn out looking half as good as I think, I may sport them the whole time. I'm sort of excited about sporting another color of Westars since my suit is kinda a one-off. I know they won't look as fancy and shiny as the MRs, but I don't mind. But I do appreciate the offer! ;) Oh, also, if you didn't already adjust those holster straps, let me know and I can bring my tools to do that and we can meet up.:thumbsup


With this version, I tried to make it more in-line with the Open Seasons suit by streamlining the gauntlets with removing the flamethrower and ripcord units, going with an all black rocket that has a slight blue hint to it, and darkening up the armor to a charcoal grey that had a little hint of blue to it. I achieved the charcoal/bluish R&B finish by mixing Pewter, Pearl Blue, Sapphire, and Ebony together. The Ebony didn't mix well with the other metalized colors, so it caused the mixture to "goop" and not smooth out. But I think it adds to the weathering so I didn't worry about it, and since it looks so close to blued steel, I gave it a hint of some rust looking weathering here and there.

Thanks guys,
Cruzer

Very very nice Cruzer, cant wait to see some pics of you and your son! :thumbsup

mAN THAT IS SO Awesome you are truely a craftsman

Dude seriously if you could help me out with that especially since I cant find the type of snaps you used. I replaced the leather belt with a parachute belt and clips and well.....lets say my leather rig is rigged.......LOL But seriously dude I trust you just LMK.

-Chris

Just a quick thing I noticed from your ealier open seasons, and I didnt see here, is on your jet pack. I remember seeing like pointed cones atop the fuel canisters, am I correct?

Besides that man, your kicking some serious rear ends!!!!

-tubachris

Thanks Tubachris. Luckily I hadn't thrown them out from the last jp, so they're installed now.:thumbsup Good eye.

I hope to do my first test fit tonight. If so, I'll post some pics.

...so will you at least wear this one for a few minutes this Con :lol

...See you there...have a safe trip down :thumbsup

...just look for the drunk Belligerent IC crew :cheers ...LOL!!!!

Come on...it was very hot at ComicCon...I know, I know, I'm a wuss!:lol

Definitely see you there man!:thumbsup

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Originally Posted by Cruzer

I know, I know, I'm a wuss!:lol

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I don't think so. It was one of the hottest days of the year during Comic Con ... can't blame you. I suited up, and the heat and humidity nearly destroyed my :fettrotj costume and myself (I lost over 10 pounds.) Phoenix was up to 118°F during that time!

I've been here for years!!!

Yep, that's what it's from CP!

Spent a few good hours tonight putting this fastening system together for my backplate so it kept me from finishing and running a test fit. It looks like it's going to be pretty secure. I decided to give it a try after closely studying the Hammerhead ref. cd pics. and noticing this is how they affixed the original backplate and vest.

A test drive at CIV this weekend will tell me if it works.

Absolutely perfect my friend... that fastening system is THE most accurate, with no doubt ;) exactly the same on the movie, well done.

You're missing just one thing my friend...the red cape!!

It'll go out priority mail this afternoon!! Will that reach you in time?

Call me if you want me to ship it to your hotel instead

Nah, don't worry about it. I had thought about that too, but it's too late to get to me. If I absolutely need a cape, I can just go buy a curtain at Target or Walmart and cut the heck outa it.:lol

Sorry to hear you won't be there, but completely understand your bigger commitments.:thumbsup

Really nice suit you got there. Looks great! :)

You are the man...

Amazing...breath-taking...Killer!

The bar has been raised again.

Any chance of a few more attaching pics. I'm interested to see how you attach the BKBT collar. Then I will copy that method! :)

I have the same clips for my backplate (when it arrives) ready to go.

Hope you all have a great time at C4!

PS: Nice comeback!

Sure, no problem. I actually had to relocate each tab once which was a pain in the butt because I had placed them too far up the first time. So, I'd recommend setting the snap first on the backplate, then test fit it to someone's back as they are wearing your vest and kinda position it where you'd like it. Then lift just the top off a little, smear some R&B on the snap heads and then press it back down so the R&B leaves a little circle where the snap contacts the vest. Then set the snap on the vest. After that, you can set the hook parts on the backplate, and do the same R&B application for them, using the snaps as your guides.:thumbsup

Here are those pics. On the chest armor I used Line 20 snaps from Tandy because they hold strong, are smaller in size than the Line 24s, and because they hold the armor close to the vest. On the back and shoulder armor, I used Line 24 snaps because the backplate is a bigger piece and because the shoulder armor will get a lot of movement (the bottom center snap is there because I had the shoulders too low the first time and decided to move them up and just haven't taken the extra snaps off the vest part). I did rough up the backs of each glued snap head by rubbing it on the floor on a piece of 60 grit sand paper. And I also recessed the 3 snaps on the center diamond about 1/16" so it would be flushed and not buldge out.:thumbsup

Anything else, just let me know.

What are those little hook thingys on either side of the snap? Where did you get them? i assume they are a sewing item.

they are called hem loops or pant loops, something like that. I picked em up in the sewing department at walmart, so any fabric store should have em.:thumbsup

I helped Cruzer suit up at C4 and I have to say that the loop and snap setup is a superb way of attaching your armor.