The Mercke Lutso progress thread

[Izim]

dang man, should have just bought a rail system for an airsoft gun n glued it, very nice mods

 

[Mercke Lutso]

dang man, should have just bought a rail system for an airsoft gun n glued it, very nice mods

And what would be the fun in that?

 

[Izim]

hehe, good point

 

[Mercke Lutso]

Some more progress.

I've finished cutting out all the armor and will begin painting it as soon as I am happy with the shape of the neckpiece.

I've also acquired a new vibroblade:

And before anyone says it, yes, I am aware that blades are not allowed in conventions.

I also built myself a new blaster. It's more of a sidearm to the DL-44, it's this little Westar-esque piece, it's quite cool. I'll get some pictures of it once I finish the trigger guard.

 

[NovallTalon]

That actually depends on the Convention. Blades are allowed at DragonCon as long as you keep them sheathed at all times.

Very nice knife though!

 

[corby]

Awesome work man, keep it up! It's always fun to see a custom mando thats got time being put into it.

 

[Mercke Lutso]

Progress has been slow, but I thought I would share this -

I'll keep you guys posted. Rest assured there will be a finished suit by the ed of this thread.

 

[NovallTalon]

Lookin good!

 

[Mercke Lutso]

I started painting my armor today. The primer has been sealed and I just finished putting down the first coat of chrome.

I'm starting to get the feeling that I will be making two sets of armor. I think this one is great, but there's a chance that it will look too small when finished. I'll have to get some pictures up of a test fit, and see what you guys think.

 

[NovallTalon]

You can always space it out a bit if it seems to small. As long as its not so small that its so noticeable.

 

[Mercke Lutso]

Expect an update soon...

 

[GCNgamer128]

That vibroblade looks pretty interesting, was it purchased?

 

[Mandalore]

Very Cool man Im currently working on a custom mando thats kind of jasterish
TrueSword.com is a very good place to get blades,there cheap but they look
realy good and they hold up good to.

 

[Mercke Lutso]

That vibroblade looks pretty interesting, was it purchased?

Yeah, I bought it a while ago because I thought that it already looked like a vibroblade Some modifications are under way to make it even more so.

Thanks guys.

 

[Mercke Lutso]

Progress has been extremely slow recently, so sorry for any dissapointment, but no big updates.

Things will start picking up again soon.

 

[NovallTalon]

I hope! I was wondering where you went.

 

[Mercke Lutso]

Progress has been made, but it is only within the two main points of my suit so far - the helmet and blaster.

I like to get everything absolutely perfect before moving on; it may be a good habit, but it is excruciatingly time consuming and it can get annoying.

Another factor is my budget, which is not very flexible.

Anyway, here are the absolutely finished pieces. I finished the rangefiner and stalk, made a new stabilizer trim under the visor, added some support plates to the inside of the helmet (for both protection and looks) finished weathering the blaster and created a new custom scope.

Actually, I take it back - I still have a few plates to add to the top of the helmet interior. It's still bare up there.

I'm sending the blaster out this week to get a custom holster rig made for it...once that is finished, then things will really start picking up again.

Pictures

 

[Mercke Lutso]

 

[Mercke Lutso]

Also, I've finished cutting out the armor pieces and I've begun applying paint.

 

[Farva]

So you are going for a robotic left arm too huh? I have never seen this thread before and was working on the same thing! Our colors are even similair sheesh!! It looks really good man keep up the good work!