Discussion on Mandalorian Mercs Custom Mandalorian Costume Club. within the Expanded Universe Bounty Hunters forum, part of the Star Wars Universe category; Ok, mine's still a work in progress but I'm taking
Ok, mine's still a work in progress but I'm taking my time because I want it to look professional! Beside people here got sick of my updates pretty fast so I wont post anything until I'm at the primer stage before painting.
But my big question is why not modded sneakers after all Boba Fett wore sneakers!
Star Trek has somehow invaded Mandalorian Mercs! We are battling to keep the Borg from assimilating all our Mando'ade, but they are adapting to our weapons faster than we can switch them out!!!
I don't follow??
there is a full out war going on, on the boards we will not be silenced, Novall i take it this means you are on our side? no double or tripple or quad crosses?
As long as the borg stay off my shebs, I am still one of the Mando'ade!
However, they are diligently trying to assimilate me!!
Every Merc Member here in the THD... We need your help to repell this Invasion... We call you to defende the Mandalorian Mercs Forum!!! For MANDALORE!!!!
Just a note to some of my fellow mandos out there, I'm working on my artistic skills. I'd love to do some stuff of you guys around TDH and Mando Mercs. Drop me a line on here and/or on deviant art (sigpro54), and I'll see what I can do.
Thanks,
Kal'ika
just thought i would leave a reply here as im an active member on the mrcs forum.
if anyone is thinking about a custom mando and isnt sure, do it.the mercs is a great site to help you on your way.everyone is very friendly and helpful.
may have to go hand to hand with them... I think the mando'ade can handle that!Originally Posted by NovallTalon
Just joined up over there, too. Planning on getting started on a custom as soon as I get my current costume project finished.
We have released a challange coin for 2009 and are running an interest thread to get as many people on-board for ordering as possible. Below are the coin blanks for official members and un-official/forum members:
Those of you interested can follow the link below and let us know how many you want.
Challenge Coin Interest Thread
Mandalorian Mercs is pleased to announce it's 22nd chapter:
Five-O Squad (Hawaii)
WOW! Love their banner!!! Go Hawaii!!
mandalorian mercs is were i found out about the dented helment. currently im painting my chest armor heres a pic:
heres a link to my armor thread http://mercs.firespray.net/forum/ind...?topic=12475.0
Sweet! Book 'em, Danno!Mandalorian Mercs is pleased to announce it's 22nd chapter:
Five-O Squad (Hawaii)
Rob
Mercs invaded AdventureCon this past weekend in Knoxville TN. 23 members from 5 chapters of Mercs converged on the Knoxville TN. convention center for 3 days of Mandalorian fun!
Some of our events included running our charity "Jail and Bail" where we made $140 for charity. The "Walkabout Knoxville" which we do on Saturday night around the square in Knoxville, and the traditional Mercs dinner on Friday night. All in all it was a fun time by all!
Early Mandalorian Era Armor Requirements Released!
Mercs has released the armor requirements and references for early-era Mandalorian costumes such as:
1) Early era Crusaders
2) Late era Crusaders
3) Neo Crusaders
We took a good while to narrow down what we were really looking for in the sets. We had quite a bit of internal debate, and used some of the already crafted member armor as some of the basis for these requirements.
CRL's:
http://mercs.firespray.net/forum/ind...?topic=14399.0
Discussion:
http://mercs.firespray.net/forum/ind...?topic=14608.0
Not sure why I'm just now joining TDH, but I've been a Mercs member for a little over two years now. And I'm still a work-in-progress on the armor. But, I plan on attending Fan Days in Plano, so hopefully I'll be done by then.
I keep forgetting...is NovallTallon the mando with the white helmet with a blue stripe down it, or is he the one with the weird-yet-disturbing helmet which makes the wearer look extremely intimidating?
Intimidating Helmet = Novall Tallon
Blue Stripe Helmet = Taglar Dreskk
Intimidating Helmet = Novall Tallon = Intimidating Guy
Blue Stripe Helmet = Taglar Dreskk = Intimidating guy, too.
It's all in the color combination! =P
Just tossing this up on here. We've been working hard on updating the armor standards/requirements for official membership into Mandalorian Mercs. Armor classes accepted into Mercs revolve around the 4 eras of Mandalorians in Star Wars canon.
Crusader and Modern era armor does allow for a light/medium/heavy configuration while Early and Neo-Crusader allow for only one configuration which is set as standard. Canon armor such as Boba/Jango/Jodo/Jaster are all approved according to 501st's standards. Mand'alors such as Indomitable/Ultimate/Preserver are approved based on a collection of comic and art references (which we have available on the Mercs boards). EU characters such as Tobbi Dala and Fenn Shysa are approved based on comics and toy representations as well as the Cuy'Val Dar mandalorians released by Entertainment Earth.
Do the mando mercs accept mini-mandos?
(I'm small)
Oh yes, and novaltallon, that is an amazing helmet ya got yerself there...
Which category does it fall into? It looks like a cross between early and modern...
To join the mercs, do you have to have a certain design of backplate?
Heck, do you have to have a backplate at all?
And are cod-pieces required, with knee guards and shin guards and all that?
I was thinking of substituting the backplate with a black cape or something...would that work?
Hey, I'm A'den, the Club's Personell Officer, equivalent to the 501st's LML. I'll answer your questions...
1. We do accept applicant's under the age of 18. We called them Verd'ika. Parental consent is required.
2. His helmet is the MSC, Marrow Sun custom. Only 11 were made that i'm aware of and all are proudly owned. Novall wears his with a Modern Era set of Supercommando armor. However, based on research, I would say that helmet would be just as aceptable on a Late Crusader kit as well.
3. A back covering is required for Official Membership with the club be it Fett style, custom or a cape.
Come check out our site and join our forums. We are close nit with TDH we just specialize in custom Mando's rather than Fett's.
www.mandalorianmercs.com
That answers a lot of my questions...
Thanks.
Are rubies 2 pieces allowed?
My armor is plastic, not fiberglass or anything 'dangerous' (According to my dad, fiberglass can give you this weird disease if you wear it).
And Sadly, I only have thigh armor, which is my own design. Is that not allowed? Do I need knee and shin armor, too?
It would be best to get on the site and post up pix of what you have. we allow a variety of materials to be used metal, fiberglass, sintra, a variety of plastics, leather etc. some are era or detail specific though. custom designs are always welcome as long as 1. you can recognize it as a mandalorian and 2. it matches the era selected.
as fir the helmet, you likely need access to the mercs forums to see it but, we have a great helmet buying and sizing tutorial http://mercs.firespray.net/forum/ind...?topic=13291.0
we also have all of our crl's posted there, for all 4 era's novalls post showed as well as the 501st kits. it's alot of info to post here especially when its all up at mercs already.
come check it out.
Rubies 2-pieces are allowed, so long as you've done the work to make them look good, such as eliminating the seam and putting a bracer ring in the back.
Plastic armour is fine, too. Biggest concern is that, whatever it's made from, it is well-fitted and not flopping around on you. And the point of it being a "custom" is that you can have armour wherever you want -- or not -- so long as the minimum coverage A'Den mentioned above is seen to. If you don't want shins, don't do shins. :P
As for fiberglass, wear a respirator and skin and eye protection when handling it or cutting/grinding/sanding it, but once it's coated and painted, it's fine.
--Jonah
Right...
Umm...How do I eliminate the seam between the two pieces of the helmet?
And what's a bracer ring?
(And this is my 100th post)
HOORAY
Right...
Umm...How do I eliminate the seam between the two pieces of the helmet?
And what's a bracer ring?
(And this is my 100th post)
HOORAY
Again, you're askign for alot of informtaion. Way to much for this info post about the Mercs site. We have several tutorials on helmet mods over at mercs. Please check out the site. Also, several members here on TDH have done it as well. You can use the search feature here and at Mercs to get that info.
In all honesty though, unless you're a slight framed female or an early teens male, I would NOT recommend using the 2 piece Jango. No matter how much you mod it, it's still going to have that "toy" look to it. Ive seen some VERY well done 2 piece Jango's that don't have the toy look because the builder took the time and expense to mod the rubbish ear caps and RF in addition to the seam and visor replacement. However, the problem that persists is that the helmet is too small for most adult male and females. Even if it fully covers your chin, which most don't and the fix for that is a black balaclava which still doesn't look right, they're too narrow or small in general. You end up looking like a pellet head Mando. Granted Boba and Jango didn't look like bobbleheads but, there was more of a bobblehead look than pellet head look.
I do now and always will recommend saving your money and taking your time and buying the best props from the best propmakers rather than going cheap and fast. Costuming is a Marathon not a Sprint. I had time and money to spare when I built my first kit and it took me nearly a year to finish. When it was done I was happy but, I immedaitly modifed it once it was complete. I still wasn't happy with it and went a whole other direction. There's no reason to try to to this as fast as you can. TDH and Mando Mercs will both be here a year, two, three, four from now. We're not going anywhere. If time and funds place limits on you, use that to your advantage to gain experience, save the money to buy good quality to start with with and to gain knowledge rather than throwing together a Mando from subpar materials in a couple months time.
Again, this is all stuff covered in depth in the link I posted for you and on the site itself.
You really need to hop on there or/and start an armor thread here and there and use the search feature on both site. Then fire away with your idea's and questions!
Always happy to help friend. But please, any further questions of this detail, as this is basically a TDH announcement thread for Mercs not an educational thread, please address in a thread here or/and on the Mercs Forums.
Hope to see you there soon!
Thanks for helping me...
Sorry, I didn't realize I was clouding up the thread.
I actually am an early teens male, so the helmet fits me fine...
I know what you mean by not being able to get rid of the toy look.
I'm young-ish, so I don't think I look like a pellethead.
And it's been about a month since I actually got the mando idea.
So I believe that I am going too fast...
I'll try to go by your advice.
Thanks for your help!
Can somebody name a convention that the mercs are invited to in oregon?
It seems all GOOD conventions are happening everywhere except my state...
Oh yes, and I invite mercs to any convention in oregon, to be sure
if you hop on our forums, we have a regional board for our oregon, washington and idaho members. i think we're pretty lean in oregon but i believe there are a couple members. all their events are posted there.
I wish i could join (sigh) still gettin' the beskar'gam prepared
hi im looking for someone that can make me a mandolorian costume or how to make one
Czane: feel free to join the forums! you don't have to be an official member to particupate!
mandoman14: if you're looking to do a custom mandalorian, www.mandalorianmercs.com is the place for you. if you're looking to do a fett, you've found the place here at tdh. however, both sites are full of tutrials and information to get you started! don't forget to read all the stickied topics and use the search feature before you start asking too many questions though as most that you have wil likely be answered in the stickied threads or/and through the searches. once you've sudied up, ask away!
Holy Manda! It's been ages since I've been here! Glad to see the interest in custom mandos is still growing!
Always growing bro.
Glad to see a familiar face here!
Hi All!!
There's small group of us here in little old Port Elizabeth SouthAfrica just setting out on our road to becoming full Mandos. Thanks for the great site!!
D
*mumbles*
how to become a clan leader... how... HOW!?
1. Become an Official Member.Meaning you have a set of armor built to MMCC CRL's and approved by the Applicant Approval Team through the application process.
2. Have 4 other Official Members, totalling 5 (3 for a Squad), in your general geographic area. Have had the majority of the group trooped at least 1 event together. Have a clan/squad name picked. Have a clan/squad sigil picked. Apply for clan or squad status through Kal Falco at the MMCC.
3. Be elected by your clan/squad mates to the position of Alor'ad.
Welcome to TDH and hopefully the Mandalorian Mercs Costuming Club (www.mandalorianmercs.com) as well. Please, if you haven't already, stop in to Mercs and create an account. If there is a small group of you with internet access that join the forums, we will create an area board for you. Then you can share your works. We don't have a clan, or even a single member that I know of, in South Africa. We'dlove to have you all on board!
I mirror A'den's welcome, and the invite to join the MMCC!
Rob
Sucuy'gar ner vode! I have now come here as well!
Well I'd join But im only 14 and my father will not Become a mandalorian (looks like i have to wait about 4 years)
Mandalorian Mercs is proud to announce the formation of Vhetin'ade Clan, our official chapter based in Manitoba Canada. This would be our 26th official chapter, and 6th new chapter formed this year.
Let's hear it for the Canuck Mandos!
Rob
Oya Manda!
im Ori'ramikad Veshok over there guys!!!
Greetings brothers, didn't know this thread existed either, I need to look around more often, i've been with these great bunch of guys & gals since 07, started with a custom had to sell custom :-( , now i'm back in the game as i'm currently workin on my next custom, I have a killer design in mind, can't wait to get it finished.
Mandalorian Mercs is proud to announce the creation of it's 27th chapter: Redwood Alliance Squad.
The Redwood Alliance Squad covers the Bay Area and most of Northern California.
Well, I finally got my PC to show the page with no issues so I'm here, boss
Mandalorian Mercs would like to welcome our 28th official chapter: Firaxan Squad!
Firaxan Squad is centered in lower New England and consists of members from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
We welcome this new chapter into a family of established clans and squads around the world, and look forward to sharing events with them as well as watching them evolve into a fully recognized Mandalorian Mercs clan.
Oya!
Yes...we have another chapter already! Mandalorian Mercs would like to welcome our 29th official chapter: Cerar Squad!
Cerar Squad is based out of Colorado, where is snows...lots! We welcome this new chapter into the family of already established clans and squads around the world and look forward to sharing events with them as well as watching them evolve into a fully recognized Mandalorian Mercs clan.
I get emails and PM's from people who ask me what the difference between a squad and clan is in Mercs, so I figure here would be a good place to explain.
Clans are the largest geographically organized groups for Mercs. The size and amount of clans is dependent on the population of an area. Here in the USA, most states have 1 clan. Sometimes a large clan can encompass more than one state. California is a huge state, and currently has 4 clans, Texas also is a huge state and has 2 clans. Canada has clans is most of the populated provinces, Malaysia has 1 clan, UK has a clan and a squad (for Wales), Mexico currently has 1 clan, Brazil has 2 clans, and Australia has 1 squad. Hopefully that puts some perspective on it.
Clans are made up of a minimum of 5 official Mercs members. There are other stipulations that are involved in forming a clan, but that is the probably the most difficult part.
Squads in Mercs are not like Squads in other groups. Squads for us are like mini-clans who have enough official members to form an active group, but not yet enough to form a full fledged clan. Squads have no real command structure other than the Squad Leader, so they don't have the normal representation in the Clan Leader Council like a full clan would. Most of our squads mature into full clans fairly quickly.
Anyhow, for those with questions I hope I've given you a good answer.
Finally had some time to catch up. Good to see us still represented over here too. I will have to get hold of you back channel with some questions Novall. Hope all is well ner vod.
Ton'ahyn Cabur
yes this site is awsome i joined and i am in the process of gathering materials for my first set of armor is there anyone that could tell me how i can scale down WOF templates so i can make my kids buckets too. thanks!
If it's on adobe acrobat, there's an option in the print section to reduce the size, try about 80%
The Applicant Team is happy to announce the official release of our Pre Vizsla and Deathwatch costume CRL's. From the moment these characters hit the TV screens, there has been a large number of individuals in the planning stages of these costumes.
Our Personnel Officer, Applicant Team, Official and Forum members hashed out these standards using angle shots from both the TCW episodes as well as images Star Wars Insider #115 and the Star Wars.com website.
We have also broken the costumes down into 2 versions: Cartoon and Real World. This way members and potential members can choose which medium they wish to represent. Below you will find the links to these respective costume CRL's.
Pre Vizsla Armor CRL
Deathwatch Armor CRL
Just as an FYI for anyone trying to get into the Mercs site. We are currently down for a server upgrade, and will be back up within 24-48 hours.
Thanks for your patience!!
Thanks for the heads up Novall!
Just my luck, I apply and they shut shop
Ahhhhh... poor Saz! LOLJust my luck, I apply and they shut shop
LOL!!!!
hello there
this is new, I haven't been on the net in like 6-7 years and have been quite happy to find a lot of helpful info on building my beskar'gam
anyone know of any "mercs" in southwestern Idaho?
out of the very few people I know, I'm the only one even interested in building armor.
hello nervodxb... i believe we have one or two forum members working on armor in idaho. s/w idaho... boise area? i grew up in that area. anyway, lots of mercs in washingto and oregon. they are all lumped together in one region at the moment until the area's membership starts growing. the site is down for server upgrades at the moment or i'd give you a link to their boards. it should back up sometime tomorrow or sunday morning at the latest.
thanks A'den. yes, Boise area (Meridian). over the past couple weeks I've been reading old threads and looking at pics to get ideas and so on for my armor. I recognize your name and pic (avatar? I'm new lol)
well, bondo's dry time to sand again
this is my 5th post yippie! now back to my bucket and blaster.
Hm, when speaking about... Is there any Chaptor in Germany or in middle-Europe?
sure is! we have a group of 5 official members in germany that are just pending attending an event to become a clan. we also have vok'chi but, they cover the uk.
hello again, been cutting out armor all day.
Hm, interesting. Guess they going to be 7 or perhaps 8 in a couple of months I hope.
I'm doing the ultra cheap first set of armor. so far only spent $20 total.
You might want to start your own WIP thread as you are working on your armour.
I will be a mercs member as soon as the forums come back up :P
Just an update guys. The server should be up and running this evening barring any difficulties. We're in the process of final DNS forwarding, and that's the final thing before we're live again.
Good to hear boss.
So we had to do some database repair, and that almost made me pull my hair out. However, we powered through it and the Mandalorian Mercs are back up on their new dedicated server.
Thanks to everyone for their patience and giving us the ability to take this step.
It is with great excitement that Mandalorian Mercs announces it's second European Clan covering Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. This makes the 30th official Mandalorian Mercs chapter world wide, and propels us into 10 countries!
Our newest clan officially goes by the name "Jai'galaar Clan", and is led by Alor'ad Tomoe and Ver'alor Jagen Ordo.
This is a very exciting expansion for the Mandalorian Mercs, and much anticipated. Our invasion into Europe was first initiated by Vok'Chi Clan of the UK back in late 2007, and 2.5 years later we have pushed even further.
Congratulations to our new chapter, and all the men and women who have made it possible.
Hey I joined that website!
Hi , I too am working diligently on my Beskar'Gam and am hoping to soon (Mandalor willing) not to mention my lovely wife, become an official member here in Manitoba Canada. I'd just like to thank everyone on TDH and also the Mercs site for all these great resources! You guys rock!
Got to meet many fine members of the club on Saturday and Sunday, great folks and a really nice setup. Here is hoping to run into you ladies and gents more often
Working hard on my Atif Nasir(Arabic for "Compassionate Protector")but I've gotten in touch with my local detachment of the Mando clans.TDH has greatly helped in my quest to completing the Mando outfit and am close to 50% done!
Just wondering if there are any Mercs in the Netherlands
Ruben
wish i could jin in on the fun but i'm not done with my mando costume yet
You can still join the fun, vod.....come on over!
Rob
ok i just joined ^^ my name on there is Zane Darkmore
Awesome! I'm on there as Ohl'd Vart....your friendly Florida Merc neighbor!
Rob
signed up over there also as Ghostwalker.
after my bucket WIP on here is complete I will maintain a presence on the Merc board primarily.
just remembered this thread and thought i'd post to show that it does in fact work still.
ancient it may be but it served it's purpose yet again, some 3 years after OP.
I'm watching your Legacy build over there...it's good to have you!
Rob
I am Venku Cuyir on mandomerc forums... as if you couldnt figure that out :P lol
Thanks Guys for helping out... http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f22/f...r-8-9-a-42921/
Last update before the Big show.. please contact TXFETT for further details..
- TDH has been choosen to help Judge the Adult and Childrens costume contest
In Addition, our friends the Mandarlain Mercs have been added to the fan table section.
I just signed up for the Mandalorian Mercs. Man, there are a lot of good looking armors on there. I hope I can get my Kal Skirata done and become a member soon.
Christopher
You will LOVE the club! ANd best of luck on the Kal, it aint easy!
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