Jax Returns!

ok, i haven't been around in prolly 4 years on here. but most of you are probably familiar with my custom. I'm gonna update it to one of these...like to get opinions...

ok, some of you haev seen it, some of you have not. This is my Version 1.
soon coming Version 2. compleatly re-built.
so if you have any questions, ask away!
VERSION 1



pics of me playign airsoft in armor












Version 1.5






These are my design ideas for my version 2.0

Hey, I remember you. I met you up at that DSG get together at Randy's house about a week ago. I was there with Laan (Todd.) We were talking about a fan film where Darth Vader tickles people instead of Force-choking them.

Your custom looks cool! The white and yellow really work, and the weathering is nicely done. Is that a Pulse Rifle in the "busted" pic??
Hope to see more progress on your v.2 as you work on it.

yeah cool man. yes it...i mean no. who is this?

vader and wool socks are more powerfull than you coudl possibly imagine

JAX!!!!!

Glad to see you back on here, dude!

Gotta love the bullpup and that M4 as well. Great Dark Angels representation there as well. Thats one sweet Mando you are sporting.

thanks....

however. what do you all think of the newer designs. im leaning towars the one with the diagnol striping hash marks the the otehr ones.

the M4 was only for Airsoft. its not part of my costume. that white rifle IS, but i need to fix it, so ive moved to a "secret weapon"

found a lot of old pictures the other day i thought i lost. check em out. all from 2003....

I'm the Jedi in this, had soemone else in my BH stuff. i actually forgot abtou the red....

Version 1 looked great, for version 2 I like the third design. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

love the dark angels sholder man...great touch...thats one sweet mando ya got there

I posted about this yesterday, but I accidently pushed the back button, and then I went to bed.


It looks good, I like the different colored jumpsuit thing you did, and I have seen many pics of your mando from Comic-Con, it's awesome.

Good luck on Version 2 dude!

Hey Jason, Long time no see.

I like the 3rd design for your 2.0 version. All your pictures look great.
Is your "Ghost" in your armor in that Jedi pic?

John

Welcome back

no its actually OB1 or rather OBJoe

Hello!!!

Jax,

Welcome back!!!

dam, both version are awesome, but I perfer V1. Love the color scheme, fits just perfect. overeall a awesome job!

well notice there are TWO v1's. green and yellow. the green has either a grey suit or a green undersuit. the yellow one has a black suit or a red undersuit.

Hey Jax glad to see you back!!!

Originally Posted by bh-7603

well notice there are TWO v1's. green and yellow. the green has either a grey suit or a green undersuit. the yellow one has a black suit or a red undersuit.

I think the version one green looks the best out of everything you've shown so far. Good luck with th new versions though.

Phil

ok, ive finished my new mando...it was really hard!





ahhahha, just kidding...

here is a new drawing trying to give my new design some kinda life, etc...

I think the craziest thing about it is, you look just like a kid I used to hang out with! I realy like the whole design of it, you did a great job bro!

well THIS one came out better than i thought i would.



and the "colored" version

NICE !!!!!

http://mercs.firespray.net/wiki/inde...Jax_Archillies

Go check out the link has cool infor including background info on how it was assembled and etc

Easily the best Rubies bucket I've ever seen.

And I like version 1 the best. But your new concepts look awesome as well!

how did you get ur helmet to be anzi rated? i would love to use my bucket to play airsoft in! how how did you do it!

Hey, could you tell me more about what you're using on your lower leg armor to hold it together? They look like clips of some kind.

ioelus

Originally Posted by lowki13

how did you get ur helmet to be anzi rated? i would love to use my bucket to play airsoft in! how how did you do it!

I don't think he did anything special..he just put his gear on and played....

well here i could do the same but at the same time i would be hella worried but cracking my bucket or chest armor. i tried to play with and old Stormtrooper helmet and it cracked after one ricochet hit.

DO NOT PLAY WITH ABS ARMOR.. SPAT has soem nice pix on what will happen if you do. btu ive seen it close hand as well.






as for my helmet. .25's or .28's dont penetrate the helmet. The visor is anzi rated to begin with. i also tested it point black with .25's and not even a scratch.

ok, since i got all my armor back at the house now. i decided to take actual detailed pix of the armor since i never hrreally ahev before.

so here we go!











if there are any other angles you woudl like to see, let me know.

ok, this is too see everyones opinons on the grey vs. green. NOTE: the backplate is not on, neitehr is the cape. also note, ive changed the layout of my belt. do you like that one, or the original?

GREEN



GREY

where did you get and ansi rated visor?

the visor i bought at a welding, firematics store

AWESOME SUIT! imho the green looks better on your current suit and in your concept drawings

BH 7603...


If you can....dirty up your insignia.


Keep the pics coming.The outfit is looking great!

JK3

yeah well that is a replacement for the original one.

people are PMing me askign for details on the legs...so ehre we go.

also KEEP IN MIND< I WILL NOT BE WEARING THIS ARMOR ANYLONGER AS IM BUILDING A NEW ONE>

here are closeups of the legs.

Thats one awsome mando you have there good sir, I like the "bone" look of it!

thanks. however due to both parts being heavily damages, i will have to re-make them.

Originally Posted by bh-7603

yeah well that is a replacement for the original one.

people are PMing me askign for details on the legs...so ehre we go.

also KEEP IN MIND< I WILL NOT BE WEARING THIS ARMOR ANYLONGER AS IM BUILDING A NEW ONE>

And I appreciate the responses and the pix. I look forward to your new design.

ioelus

Its about time you popped up in here? haha, Whats goin on man. This is PrivateJoker

So to do that weathering did you actually paint several layers and sand down to reveal the colors?

I'm very cruious how you did it.

Originally Posted by Tensen01

So to do that weathering did you actually paint several layers and sand down to reveal the colors?

I'm very cruious how you did it.

There are two ways to weather:
Topical (One layer of paint on top of the other)

And Masking. With masking, you (as an example) you paint your primer, silver, then mask off the areas you want to show the silver, then paint.

Later on after the paint is dry, you scratch off the mask, and it appears that your armor has been chipped, and scraped in battle.

Those are ways, but his armor is made out of metal plates. I believe, thats what he told me a while ago.

This armour was done with a mix of both.

There are parts where it was layered and chipped, or masked, and then after the painting was done, theres parts where he sanded over it to make it look worn, instead of flaked.

The gouge in the yellow is a good example.

It looks like he made a gouge, masked, painted, masked paitned, then when all doen, sanded the spot, so the raised most edge looks to be scraped while the inner looks gouged.

I dont see much 'topical' on this armour.

Originally Posted by 987654321a

Those are ways, but his armor is made out of metal plates. I believe, thats what he told me a while ago.

metal armor weathers the same as plastic or fiberglass, 'cept that you don't need to be nearly as gentle with it, and don't need the silver base coat

Originally Posted by tk7602

metal armor weathers the same as plastic or fiberglass, 'cept that you don't need to be nearly as gentle with it, and don't need the silver base coat

Yea I understand that but I was just saying its made with metal plates. Usually people approach armor with plastics.

sorry havnt been around in a while. some projects ive been workign on.

as for the paltes. they are 18g aluminum, and painted them with, i think 7 coats of differnt colors paint. hugger orange was one of them from autozone.

hit it with everythign over the years. angle grinder mostly, sideawalk, and jut 7 years of wearing it.

heres what ive been working on.













































and by Tom Hodges...

Thats one impressive build. Thats for sure. Is there a way I can get a close up shot of the leg holster. I am going to be doing one of these and would like to see how you did yours.

You have some sort of gift for Rubies helmets. Seriously...

Any tips on how you got them to look so good?

that is probably the best "boobs" armor i've seen that contours to the shape without being overtly boobs. in those group shots with her helmet on she could be mistaken for a man.

Saint, is that a good thing or a bad thing? there are also abtou 4 other girls in that pic with Bullock i beleive as well.

Wow. Just....wow. Well....where do I start? Nice boobs? Sorry, couldn't resist. Thats one awsome costume, both of them are! And guns......Mandos hafe to have guns, and you have them. So by the power that I hold over all Mandos, I now announce you two, very awsome Mandos.

yeah. the helmet that the female mando used to be my yellow rubies jango re-paint. the FG buckets were too big for her, so i sucked it up and repainted my old helmet for her new costume.

Originally Posted by bh-7603

Saint, is that a good thing or a bad thing? there are also abtou 4 other girls in that pic with Bullock i beleive as well.

to me that a good thing, in my mind i don't think a woman of a warrior race would want to go into battle wearing armor that screams, "LOOK AT MY BOOOOOOOOOOOOBS!!!!"

Originally Posted by saint_nasty

to me that a good thing, in my mind i don't think a woman of a warrior race would want to go into battle wearing armor that screams, "LOOK AT MY BOOOOOOOOOOOOBS!!!!"

Oh yes, she would....she would use EVERY advantage she has in battle...most males talk to a woman's boobs first, then her eyes second...
Rob

did some weathering...again.

let me knwo what you think?

so finnaly built some stuff for lisa again tonight. took about 45 minutes or less for the shaping and about 3 hours for the multiple layers of painting with breaks to watch episodes of House.



pics. enjoy!

started out with this 12.97 4'x4' peice of aluminum. and it goes from there.
















i know i have to beat up the red stripe area a bit more, that will be tonight.

brilliant armor!!
i look forward to seeing more pics

You must be one seriously tough mando. Your armor looks like you been beat to death a half dozen times. I love the weathering as always. Thats also some really nice aluminum work.

yeah. its not very "smooth" but i used the same methods that i made my upper armor with. so her lower armor doesnt math the build. if that makes sence. wanted it to look like a possible hasty add on, due to change in tactics, or whatever. you cant really tell anyway.

for now i think we're gonna just velcro the plates to her pants, but will add balistic padding before comic con.

as for my stuff. im prolly gonna replace my colar peice, as i dont really like it anyway. gotta get the angle right. plus add the cod peice tonight.

Hey 7603...what do you use to cut out your aluminum plates with?

snips.

updated my collar peice as ive never liked the straight across look.




added a cod peice



yes i know its needs to be adjusted.

Originally Posted by bh-7603

Looks awesome!!! I love the Stormtrooper gauntlets. :thumbup

Wow :P Love the look of your armour... doesn't look like a guy in a costume, more like someone you'd actually be afraid of if you met in a dark bar somewhere...

thank you.

i've actually been com[paring my armor to the actual templates. they are a bi on the small side. strange. however i've always thought my ab plate was too far away from my non existant cod plate (now that i have one)

i'm gonna try and update the heavty armor lower leg guards this week, and update the cod plate a bit more, and lower it a tad.


after all these years the velcro is stating to wear off my vest. it might just be time to make a compleately new one with new velcro, etc. may snaps. just never been much of a fan of the installation process. i'm pretty hard on my gear, and i dont want anything to fall off.

how do my boots look? my new collar plate? any opinions?

I like the new collar Jax, your old one looked a bit.. off.. with the dip between the chest plates. Your boots look better too..tho i'm not sure about how your shin armor..looks a little bit thick to me, it could just be the angle of the pics too.

But overall.. i'm still liking your amor

well actually ive never changed my boots. harley davidson boots with a mean sole and no laces

the shins are colonial marine shins from aliens. Shados shoulder bells and my old ones used to be the knee plates off of the same kit.

not sure what you mean abtou a dip between the chest plates. it was just straight across. the new one angles up properly.

the shins are compleatly surroundign my calves.

not sure WHO these will be for. me or Lisa.

but here are my scratch built aluminum gauntlets. or at least the left one today.

and one knee

what do you think? I know the join points are a bit "rough" and i need ot get hinges, but it'll work for now.

now the only thing is. what to use for flamethrower tops and that missle thing.












automotive primer



hammered (no, not you Steve) bronze undercoat

It may just be me, but why build it out of metal only to prime right over it? Seems to defeat the purpose.

well. look at the rest of my armor. still think the same thing?

It seems like buying a Cold Cast helmet, only to spraypaint it silver.

I really like your custom Mandalorian. You've put a tremendous amount of creativity and effort into it, and it shows!

I do alot of Colonial Marine trooping, and spotted the shin armor and PR right away. Nice! A cool "crossover"! 8)

Your attention to detail, weathering, etc. are second to none. Very well done. Lisa's armor is awesome as well.

Frakkin' cool! 8)

Originally Posted by GCNgamer128

It seems like buying a Cold Cast helmet, only to spraypaint it silver.

well. weathering the way people like me do it, is "real" as opposed to "painted on" if that makes sence. to me it looks fake. no offence to the fantastic Boba helmets ive seen out there. (Bartlett, and others.). Just to me, id rather it be rael.

So beskar is allegedly made out of basicllly a bronzeish color right? and than the clans or whomever paints them to suit their beleifs or what have you. so thats whats up here.

metal armor-->painted colors-->ages over time-->cool looking kit.


thanks for the comments Bounty's Hunted. as much as i hate to give up my trooper forearms, i think these might add that last bit of flavor my kits been seekign over the last 6 years.

Hello, Jax I must say you have done an awsome job with your mando and this pic is IMO the coolest, you just have that ****** look going on like your walking away from something and Iam just waiting for the explosion in the background to happen.

Very inspirational with your style, thank you for sharing your progress with us.

Keep up the good work.

Originally Posted by bh-7603

pics of me playign airsoft in armor

Has anyone ever told you that you look like the guy that plays Adam Monroe/Takezo Kensai on Heroes?

Now thats just creapy.

you know, Novall (Tom) said that i think a few months ago. i dont see it, and i do miss the show.

that pics IS cool. maybe someone can Photoshop somethign cooler into the background. the pic was taken at an airsoft game. i was actually walking towards someone in mid game a guy took this pic. i kinda wish i was running. :|

oh well, next time.


thanks for your "mad -props" as my brother would say!

Not a problem man, its just the coolest custom mando I have ever seen.

Originally Posted by Hasid

Not a problem man, its just the coolest custom mando I have ever seen.

well thank you!!!

I really dig the "authentic" feel. It's not very often to run across a mando custom that could probably fit right in, quality wise, on one of the movie sets. Great job. I guess my only critique would be the pouches, I guess they kinda don't fit in, in my opinion (they kinda scream army surplus, ;p).

Oh use them as a pattern for leather stuff. I will have to put that in the planning note book myself.

'cept they are NOT army surplus. check out Ram's pouches form NY. i think his are blackhawk though.

Still looking great there!

what kinda helmet did u use? rubies, dp, mh, other?

rubies jango.

Will you ever plan to replace your helmet? I'm sure the Rubies vinyl loves the desert sun.

sweet thank you. what did u do about the visor when painting?

He removes the visor, paints the helmet, then puts a new visor in.

um no.

actually I blue taped the visor. but the one rubies i have which has been repainted in the "Shado" thread wasnt it it when i painted it. i only installed it after the fact. and the onyl way id ever replace this helmet is if i get a better version atr the same size. and i dont have issues now that i have a craft ring in it. never melted.

thanks. ur kit looks friggen amazing....
im making my own set but out of sintra as i dont have crazy metal skills like you hehe. any suggestions on how to weather and scar it "real" like yours?

for plastic, id say paint is the way to go, like a sandtrooper. dust it with some colors and wipe away the stuff you dont want or looks funny/bad/wrong.

as for metal skills. im not that good. there are otehrs better. i just work fast, and thanks for the compliments.

OK JAX! You have proved you are superior to us in custom mandos. Stop it now!

haha jk. I think all your armor variations are pretty kick ***. you going to comic con san diego this year?

what mats did you use for the vest? im slowly aquiring all peices needed, so ill be able to start paint fairly soon. My **** spiral saw bit broke though so i need to go find another one =(.....

define mats?

if you mean materials. it is marine vinyl. cost me about 3 bucks for 3 yards.

does it come in blood red by anychance? and where did u get it. Sorry for so many questions, but im trying to finish mine as well as my lil bros in time for comic con

not sure.

check Joanns fabrics. they have everything.