Mand'alor the Uniter. V3.0

Nozzles put together. I have to seal the top where the cone meats the attachment ring (they are removable for transport) with some JBweld, but all in all I think they came out great for something non-machined and hand curled/dished. I don't have any of the armoring hammers you would use to make fingers for gauntlets...so it was a pain getting these things rounded.

Now I'll be moving on to getting the top parts done before installing the gas kit.

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Nozzles put together. I have to seal the top where the cone meats the attachment ring (they are removable for transport) with some JBweld, but all in all I think they came out great for something non-machined and hand curled/dished. I don't have any of the armoring hammers you would use to make fingers for gauntlets...so it was a pain getting these things rounded.

Now I'll be moving on to getting the top parts done before installing the gas kit.


Looks terrible. I'll pick it for disposal at ShevaCon. :)

Charlie
 
Here is an updated shot of the pack.

Most of the outside work is done at this point (except the missile). The two air to air missiles on the pack are magnetically attached, so I can pop them on and off for transport. The turbo intakes (the cones at the top of the tanks) were made outta leftover jango pistol heads, some balsa wood (as a skeleton for the bondo) and bondo. There is a very very tiny amount of bondo glass used on this pack, most of which was covered with JB weld to add strength. The access panel on the inside surface is also magnetically closed..used alot of magnets since this is a mostly steel item.

On the bottom between the thrusters is a control box that will show when the pack is powered on, and when I hit the button to charge the CO2 system.

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And of course here is a picture of whats done on my new armor currently. This is all 14gu aluminum, hand hammered and smoothed. The shoulder bells are done but not pictured at present. Left plate as a little more curve to accommodate the chest display electronics.

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And this is a new set of armor I've made for my girlfriend. 22gu steel, hand dished/planished.

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I made this much in about a week, and it will fit a B cup...so hopefully at some future date I can actually make this for lady mandos. Female armor is infinately harder than male armor because it is absolutely necessary to have either:

A) the girl on hand for fittings, or
B) a well made tape cast of the upper body for fitting.
 
you are a master of the metal NT, and an inspiration...literally...my friend just saw this thread and said " dude we can do that!" lol i may need to knock some sense into him:facepalm:lol:facepalm
 
Thanks guys! It gets easier over time, but it's never *that* easy. The JP I've been working on since December, but now I gotta start devoting more time to getting the armor done. Need it ready by mid-April if I have any chance of putting together a metal helmet in time for SDCC.
 
Not to sound like a criticism, but do you know that the raised parts on either side of the main center tube are upside down? Was this done on purpose because its a custom build? Either way, it look freakin' amazing, btw! That's some crazy skill there!
 
Gooooo, Monster enery drinks!!! Recycle, use your unwanted Monster cans on the project you're working on! Perfect for jet packs and such!

JK Mand'alor, just happened to pick that up lol :cheers (y)
 
Not to sound like a criticism, but do you know that the raised parts on either side of the main center tube are upside down? Was this done on purpose because its a custom build? Either way, it look freakin' amazing, btw! That's some crazy skill there!


Yes I did put them on upside down just to change things up a little bit. At first I was gonna go with those inner panels the normal way, but the didn't seen to want to sit nearly as good as they did upside down. Also, I felt it added a more aerodynamic look as they have a curve and slope downward where the opposite side is just squared off.

Yep, monster energy drink bottles make up the tanks because they were almost a perfect fit. Also, the metal caps stay on very tight which allowed me to use that as a way to take off the thrusters and forward turbo intakes for "collapsible" carry mode. I just screw'em back on when I'm ready to suit up. Personally I hate Monster drink, took a taste and almost thew up...so I poured them all out. Was kinda funny how I came up with this idea as my girlfriend drinks redbull like a fiend. I went to the store to by her more and the monster can sang to me "use me on your jet pack!!!". So I did and it works like a champ.

MYSTRIVEN, I have killer ferrets who are trained to attack anyone they don't know. =P
 
I don't normally do concept sketches, and my pictures come after I complete a good amount of work. My paint scheme will always remain the same at this point, and I don't really let the cat outta the bag before I give the suit a proper opening.

I am going to try to have it done in time for AdventureCon in Knoxville TN, but if not then I will definitely have it ready for SDCC.
 
Working on the center missile.

For the center missile, I was given an old dud RPG rocket. These rockets are almost completely made of copper, contain a large copper core (for shrapnel) surrounded by what looks like hardened clay filler (what they put in when they pull the HE paste out). I broke out all the filler to make it hollow for weight, filled in on of the large dents, and created a hard leather shim for the missile to sit tight in when I put it inside housing shaft. I am going to make some fins to go on the base, and maybe stick some kind of old burnt out model rocket engine in it to make it look like an actual concussion missile. Anyhow, here is how the JP looks in it's 98% finished form.

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