Mandalorian Commando ( just getting started)

Greetings fellow mandos, I getting started on a mandalorian commando project.. tell me what you think so far....

Mandalorian armour is in seperate parts, are you attempting a different look for it?

I thought it would be cool to have the same look with different stlye armor......... this is of course a commando.....

Do you have any concept pics? It might give us a better idea of what your trying to make it look like.

-tubachris

I like it a lot...a new idea is allways good to see....
keep it up!

Looks good so far, is that made from a Back-plate ?...

It is an Imperial chest plate of some sort.

from a snow trooper

Cool Idea.Looks good.I am using a similar concept for my iron man armor.I'm going with a standard stormie chest, and a biker scout backplate while using metal for the rest.
Can't wait to see more of your idea.

Thanks for the postive feedback, I really don't have any pic's of the outcome. but will keep updated as i go along! thinking of a republic commanndo for the helmet..... but not sure yet.....

I gotta be honest here (and I think we all should be because blowing smoke up someone's butt doesn't help anybody) and say that I hate it. It doesn't really make any sense to me to paint that pattern on that armor. If a Mando Commando has a solid piece of chest armor, why would he paint it like that?

To stay true to the mando butto have heavier armour what else can i say it's diff but the same... anyway for those who like the idea here are the weapons i going to use.. heavy rifle ( a airsoft p90 with stormtrooper rifle pc) and a side arm ( an old gotcha paint gun from when i was a kid with a solo scope)......

OOPPSS forgot something!!!

Just my opinion, but for the P90 airsoft, you should probly mod it a bit more, because even though its a raely seen gun (at least in my opinion) it still has the real-world feel, and I think it should feel more "star warsy." Good choice though. Keep it up!

-tubachris

Anyone who has seen SG1 will recognize it right away.

How about like this? And you only have to make 2 cuts.

i can still tell its a p90

i play airsoft, so i know SOME unusual guns

P-90 is a cool SMG, and there's even a semi-automatic civies version. The newer assault version is the FN F-2000, and there's even a grenade launcher on it.

But I'd prefer the P-90. It's an interesting gun, and I think I've seen some SW concept art with the P-90 as reference. In fact, here's the "image attack" for a background prop used for ep2. I haven't seen ep2 in a long time, and it's packed away somewhere from when we were trying to move, but didn't , and we haven't unpacked everything yet.
http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/e...k20031118.html

Is it just me or is the barrel drooping a bit in that picture?

Originally Posted by Cylrul Pbz

i can still tell its a p90

i play airsoft, so i know SOME unusual guns

I SELL Airsoft so I'm right there with ya. That's why I've picked the gun that I have.

This was a customer return for a broken motor. I ripped it apart. I don't have pics of it, but this is my 'artist rendition' of what it looks like right now.

Since, I play airsoft or used to on a regular basis. I've seen a lot of unusual guns and such. But if you want to take a regular gun and give it the Star-Warsy look try the FAMAS, P90, G36C, or the AUG. Any of those will get you close to the Star Wars look.

I would argue that NONE of those guns gets you particularly close to the Star Wars guns, many of which were based on WWII-era weapons. The idea for a successful Star Wars weapon is LO-tech, not high-tech. Clunkier is better.

Yeah, but the flaw in your plan. Any WW2 replica fire arms are either 300 to 1000+. And thats too much money. Any French, or Australian weaponry has the "Futuristic" look to it. And a lot of the WW2 weapons aren't that clunky....

True enough. But my argument stands that Star Wars guns are more '50s ray gun clunky and less Star Trek smooth and pretty. Lots of deep, oiled wood, long barrels and chipped paint.

I don't think its more clunky then industrial. You have to remember, WW2 was after the depression. So stuff wasn't guaranteed to look good.

I think the chest plate looks a great deal like what would be used in the KOTOR era. It looks similar to the chest plate used by the Mandalorian that steals Campers ship in KOTOR issues 9-11 (I think those are right)...Anyway, that's the direction i'd go in-or at least you may want to look into it seriously...

i agree with Asylum, its r-painted armor and sorry doesn;t seem right. What i think you could do is keep it, repaint it all solid black or grey or what ever color you want your FLACK VEST, then put mando armor on top. i know its alot o armor but hey its heavy, and you get the same old mandalorian armor look and feel.
repainting a chest peice seems... well i saw it, laphed a litttle and though someone was trying for a very cheap outfit......

sorry if its insulting. no malice. maybe i need to see the rest of the armor first?

o and modify the gun, i to know the gun (from SG1) and still looks like a slug thrower to me.

I've got to say that whilst I can see what you are trying to do, it just doesn't quite work for me. Taking snowtrooper armour and painting it with the shapes seems a little like you are trying to cut some corners. I realise this is not the case and that you are trying something new, but fans won't know that. A better approach would be to have a chestplate with the detail molded in.

The P90 is a good choice but I agree it needs some work before anyone is going to look at it and see a blaster and not "those guns for Stargate SG1". The Asylum's suggestion is good, whilst Toragh's has the excellent advantage of being an actual screen used blaster!

As regards to calling it a Mandalorian Commando, the only flaw there is that regular Mando's are Mandalorian SuperCommando's

Please note that I am not trying to be offensive, cause trouble, start an arguement or the like, but simply to be helpfull and offer my advice and experiance

Everyone need not worry about offending, That's one of the reasons i love this place... every one has an idea... some love it, like it or hate it! and that's!!!! cool later tonight i'll have some more pic's and i do agree with the p90 has far as it needs somthing, so i'll play with it and see what i can come up with...........

Ok everybody i played with the idea for the gun and think this works , also a pic of what i org thought for chest pc let me know what you guy's an gals think....

I toyed with you're chest plate idea. Hope this helps!

That I like armor a whole lot. And the gun finally looks like something that's not a P90.

nice thinkin on the chest plate... and dude cut off the black areas and i think you got yourself the heavy armor

gun will look god to, nice changes!

I like it, maybe put in a chest display and a wheat symbol?

Also on any 'Star Wars' weapon scopes are a must, but not modern dot scopes. The star wars scopes tend to be more of the skinny long scopes. Even cheaper bb gun scopes would work well. And in the vein of chewbacca's bowcaster and zam wessel's rifle, more then one scope only makes it better!
The look of the p-90 might be even more different if it had a skinny scope.

I think you may be steering to far from the Mando Concept. I understand that all mandos have heritage and armor markings and cuts that are unique to them, their mission and their clans, but the still have the seperate pieces. Something doesnt sit right about it.

Now if you were to use a clone chest plate, that might work for both looks and back story.

Well, since some clones supposedly stayed with the Empire, some may have used that armor when it came into service. Then a family member of the clone or that clone himself took his armor and customized it. Still Mando worthy.

Plus, the Galactic Marines (Clone Troopers) wore the predecessor to that armor.
Here's a costume of one:GM