Jango 5204
Active Hunter
You know I'm in Need to replace that ol' piece of sintra goodness
My 20 lb. back armor!
- Thread starter Cruzer
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Galactic Hunter
Active Hunter
SAWEET!!! Just keep me posted bro, paypal standing by!
THX again!
:cheers
Just keep me posted bro, paypal standing by!THX again!
:cheers
AdmFrancis
Active Hunter
..i would be also in.
but i would like to see it wearing on west
but i would like to see it wearing on west
GCNgamer128
Sr Hunter
Oh man, that's awesome. If you'll be able to pump those out before C4, that'd an amazing achievement!
bigkidbiggertoys
Well-Known Hunter
Hey Cruzer, Definitely count me interested. I don't need it for CIV so I can wait
Cruzer
Well-Known Hunter
Thanks guys, I made all the adjustments last night. I'll primer it again first thing after work today and snap a few more pics. This should be the final mold master.
Thanks for chiming in with the interest. It's helping to give me a good idea of how much aluminum filled resin I'll need for the gelcoat application. Plus, the amount of silicone I'm gonna have to use for a box mold is going to be quite a lot, so the more people interested, the better. I wish I knew more info about how to make a fiberglass jacket mold to save on the silicone, but I don't have any experience with that technique yet.
I'm thinking about just making trim lines for the neck and center circular cut out area, and that's it unless someone has a better suggestion. I'm thinking it would be best to leave it up to each person to trim the length and side flaps to their personal dimensions and desires. Yes/No?
Had you covered BKBT.
Thanks for chiming in with the interest. It's helping to give me a good idea of how much aluminum filled resin I'll need for the gelcoat application. Plus, the amount of silicone I'm gonna have to use for a box mold is going to be quite a lot, so the more people interested, the better.
I wish I knew more info about how to make a fiberglass jacket mold to save on the silicone, but I don't have any experience with that technique yet.I'm thinking about just making trim lines for the neck and center circular cut out area, and that's it unless someone has a better suggestion. I'm thinking it would be best to leave it up to each person to trim the length and side flaps to their personal dimensions and desires. Yes/No?
Had you covered BKBT.
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FettFanatic
Active Hunter
That sounds like a good plan Cruzer. That will make it easy for people to custom fit these.
Galactic Hunter
Active Hunter
WOW! These are really going to be sweet and "UBER ACCURATE"!!!:love
Hey Lorenzo, I was wondering if you could throw out a few measurements so I can get started with some pre-planning!
THX
:cheers
Cruzer
Well-Known Hunter
let's see, I'm at work so I'm going to try and remember as much as I can. There have been so many freak'n dimensions, angles, etc....I will never build a backplate again! It's a project for mad men!
The jp strap overhangs are 1.5" wide, the center area should be 7"-7.125", and so the outsides are approximately 2"?
And I checked that other dimension you asked for between the back of the neck and the bottom and it came out to 16.75"
Does that work?
It's a project for mad men!The jp strap overhangs are 1.5" wide, the center area should be 7"-7.125", and so the outsides are approximately 2"?
And I checked that other dimension you asked for between the back of the neck and the bottom and it came out to 16.75"
Does that work?
Galactic Hunter
Active Hunter
Thank you for the specs! 16.75", now is that the total length of the backplate or the length down to the black line you have drawn?
Cruzer
Well-Known Hunter
total length (to the black line would be approximately 15" and that is measuring along the contour of the back)...according to my measurements (taken from the pic of the whole backplate) the width of the shoulders should be just a tad (.25" or so) wider than the length from the shoulders to the bottom if measured along the side...make sense?
reveal1vader
Hunter
put me down for 1
The Clayster
Well-Known Hunter
Hopefully you're kidding....:facepalmput me down for 1
Cruzer
Well-Known Hunter
GBH, here are a few corrections for you on those measurements you asked for: From the jp strap overhang to the side is 1 7/8", from the bottom of the overhang to the top of the shoulder is 5 3/4" and that is following the contour.
The wind picked up later in the day yesterday making it impossible to paint anything in the driveway...so I did get some good kite flying in with my son and the neighborhood kids. I'll post update pics later tonight if I can get some painting done today.
The wind picked up later in the day yesterday making it impossible to paint anything in the driveway...so I did get some good kite flying in with my son and the neighborhood kids.
I'll post update pics later tonight if I can get some painting done today.
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Cruzer
Well-Known Hunter
I'm done...if I don't quit cutting and trimming on this thing now, I'm going to go crazy.
Here's the final version, I'm going to give it a final sand and a thick coat of Duplo silver paint to smooth everything out...and then it'll be ready for silicone. The trim lines are there and the cutout areas for the jp straps are recessed slightly for trimming.
I've gotta move on to another project or else I'll start looking like this :wacko!!!
Here's the final version, I'm going to give it a final sand and a thick coat of Duplo silver paint to smooth everything out...and then it'll be ready for silicone. The trim lines are there and the cutout areas for the jp straps are recessed slightly for trimming.
I've gotta move on to another project or else I'll start looking like this :wacko!!!
