Heavy Armor!

It is finished! So i had this one for about 20 min and i was sweating like crazy... any ideas on how to minimize this would be great.
Here are the pics. Ill have pics from the con up later along with solo shots of the gun. Also, total weight of all the pieces = 60lb.
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I have helmet fans, its the suit that is hard to keep cool. It is very form fitted with a few pockets of here and there.. Did you mean "and whats the outside of it like"? All the armor is bondo about 1/2'' thick
 
I apologize for that. I was posting using my phone and didn't pay close enough attention. What I was wondering is how is the inside of the torso armor? Do you have padding or does it all sit directly on your shoulders and hug your body.
 
That armor looks very impressive. Great work with everything. I love the detailing and the chains. This suit almost (almost) makes Boba look like a wimp. A very tough looking suit of armor!
Keeping cool is going to be tough. I don't know how to keep cool under the armor but those Cool downz wraps that go around your neck might help give some relief. Just make sure you drink plenty of Gatorade and water cause if you get into hot areas your might sweat like crazy. Best of luck with the con.
 
everything looks great man but from what i saw of your main chest armor you might be stuck with the heat. thats the price for looking awesome. it would be nice if the had some conventions inOctober - April though! Hopefully it'll cool off before DragonCon
 
Yeah the heat isnt so much the problem as is the sweat. Dragon Con, sounds like fun one of these days ill have to make it there not this year though
 
Almost huh, that is better then what i could have hoped. Glad you like it. Ill have to check into those cool down thigns, any help would do wonders.
 
Ok. first, sorry about the tons of posts didnt know thats how it would work. second i have been looking at different variations on ice pack vests. There isnt much room on the inside but there are some places i could squeeze in an ice pack or two. also they make dry ice packs that are pretty cheap. so i might toy with the cooling vests and or make my own and see what comes out of it. Thanks for the feed back everyone!
 
Whoa, that's one wicked armour! I love the colours and the chains! Hope you get that heat-thing sorted out, though. Don't want you fainting while wearing it.
 
Glad you like it, so far it has been well received by TDH community. I am so happy with the way it turned out especially with winging the design/engineering part of it. Tried to tell people i was doing something that hadn't been done yet.
 
You should try the shirts from Underarmour. Their Heat Gear line isnt bad. I used to wear it under my body armor in Iraq and it did a decent job helping with sweat and it wont be visible.
 
UnderArmour in conjucntion with some sort of ice pack is sort of what im thinking. I ordered some Techni-ICE sheets. a type of dry ice. cant mod it to fit what size you need, think it will do the trick.... we will see.
 
When you do troop in that make sure you drink plenty of water. ;) The armor is wicked sweet, you did a fantastic job!
 
Well, I like the style with the Chains and Color but i dislike the epical inflexability of the Ab-section.

Seriously, Heavy Body-armor mustn't limit you ability to bend, flex, croutch, etc. But i think you will note that after a few troops. ;)
 
i see your point, but i don’t mind it really. Honestly, my ability to bend and what not arent hindered really anymore then when i had the standard clothy armor. I can sit, kneel, walk, and all just fine. I would think that by definition heavy armor, especially the roman cuirass, that i modeled mine after have the epical inflexibility as you called it. Is it the most comfortable thing... no, but most armor isnt, most bulky cosplay are annoying.
 
Any type of armor is always a balancing act between mobility and better protection. Having worn many different types of bullet resistant vest myself, including vests rated for stopping rifle rounds, I can say that the heavy armor that you created here would not hinder movement any more than real world body armor. Having said that. THIS IS THE COOLEST ARMOR EVER!
 
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