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New Hunter
So awhile back, after seeing the amazing Mandalorian armor people have made, I decided I would do up a kit for myself. So far, it has proven to be no less than a challenge, but most important, it has been a learning experience. It first started with a full jango-style suit that I made out of cardboard for a parade. After receiving a dozen compliments from people, I decided that it would soon be time to upgrade to a full armored, non-cardboard suit. that is where I experienced the most difficulty. After spending hours looking online for plastic sheets, Sintra and PVC, I could find none in my price range: $50-. I have fairly limited amounts of credits to shell out on a kit like this so I've been picking up little bits here and there from junkyards and thrift stores but the armor itself still evaded me...
Recently, I discovered some 6" PVC pipe below the deck of my house, I guess I had forgotten it all along. That said, I cut it apart and unfolded it with a heat gun, ran it through a ban saw, sanded it and molded it again. My first trial produced two shoulder bells. The second yielded two of the breast plates and a boot plate. At present, I have the full chest armor rig with the boot plates and a thigh piece. The pipes aren't big enough for the back plate and it will be a challenge building the cod and the knees and possibly even the shins (getting that ridge in them along the front).
I am creating this thread as both a tutorial for PVC pipe armor and for some help and advice, as this is my first full attempt at a Mercs grade costume....
Right now, I have a dark blue jumpsuit, two rubber Boba Fett-looking boots which I found at a thrift store, a leather belt with some ammo cases which I built out of wood (two look like clone trooper belt cases) and a helmet which I built out of cardboard. I have painted up a DL-44 and a nerf gun, now a JAS-77, and have a DC-15s in the works.
I'm curious, has anyone ever tried this before? Also, can anyone reccommend a technique or supplier for a backplate, cod plate and knee armor and guantlets (all jango-style or similar)?
Any help is appreciated and I would like to especially thank WoF for the excellent templates. Without them, this project would not exist.
Recently, I discovered some 6" PVC pipe below the deck of my house, I guess I had forgotten it all along. That said, I cut it apart and unfolded it with a heat gun, ran it through a ban saw, sanded it and molded it again. My first trial produced two shoulder bells. The second yielded two of the breast plates and a boot plate. At present, I have the full chest armor rig with the boot plates and a thigh piece. The pipes aren't big enough for the back plate and it will be a challenge building the cod and the knees and possibly even the shins (getting that ridge in them along the front).
I am creating this thread as both a tutorial for PVC pipe armor and for some help and advice, as this is my first full attempt at a Mercs grade costume....
Right now, I have a dark blue jumpsuit, two rubber Boba Fett-looking boots which I found at a thrift store, a leather belt with some ammo cases which I built out of wood (two look like clone trooper belt cases) and a helmet which I built out of cardboard. I have painted up a DL-44 and a nerf gun, now a JAS-77, and have a DC-15s in the works.
I'm curious, has anyone ever tried this before? Also, can anyone reccommend a technique or supplier for a backplate, cod plate and knee armor and guantlets (all jango-style or similar)?
Any help is appreciated and I would like to especially thank WoF for the excellent templates. Without them, this project would not exist.
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