My bloodied armor

some of you mercs have seen it
thought id share it with TDH


thats only half the belt, the other side is very similar...on top are the knee pads


close up of the chest pieces without the shoulders


with the shoulders, and part of the cape(and half a farside comic )


part of the left gauntlet and a glove(gauntlet hasnt had the rest of the pieces put on)







the reason everything is bloodied is because my mando character is a scout combat medic, which is why there is more blood on the glove and gauntlets than on the armor itself
its mostly friendly blood


oh and the "blood" is dark red spray paint mixed with a touch of black
the splatter i did with by flicking my fingers after dipping them in the paint
the smears are obviously from finger smearing

thanks for looking...comments? concerns?

Looks good. The blood looks pretty fresh, though. Did you want it to look like that?

haha as a medic, the blood is always fresh


another question for you all

with or without leggings?





those arent the shoes for my armor, they just are the most comfortable to take on and off while im interchanging between leg pieces and none...boots are inconvenient when it comes to that

so what do you all think?

if i go with leggings, im gonna have to size them smaller and bend up inward a little

nicely done. i had a few dabs of red paint from paint ball that stayed on my armour for quite some time. it really goes well with the battle damage i think.

I like it better with the leg armor included.

Originally Posted by drokkul

I like it better with the leg armor included.

Yes. The legs look too...uhh...poofy without it on.

Nice to know the medic washes between surgeries.

Very creative, and nice looking armor! I too like it better with the leg armor.

thanks a lot for the compliments guys
they definitely go a long way


so it looks like the general consensus would be to size up my leg armor and make it look like the rest, eh?

With legs! This rocks.

you should add a bloody hand smear across the chest armor. that'd look hecka cool

thanks, pesh

i was actually thinking of doing that to the helmet when i finally get to working on it, pizza

but i dunno...its hard to test that sort of stuff when you work so hard to make it look presentable

Originally Posted by pizzaman24

you should add a bloody hand smear across the chest armor. that'd look hecka cool

Sweet!

Thats awesome I thought about addding a few blood splatters on my Boba boots since I'm sure he kicks a lot of people with those spikes. I always thought blood would be a nice addition to a mando. The medic is a good idea as well.

Forcebewitya.

Tantive that armor looks awesome. Great work

Looking good! Are you gonna add any symbols / Medic style markings on your armor / helmet? Definatley with the leg armor! Maybe add some side pouches and some kind medic lit /backpack. Looking forward to seeing how this pans out.

Thats rad! I absoultly love it! :thumbup

nice job, with legs!

I dunno how I missed it on Mercs', but I love it! Yellow armor appears to be in this summer... and I love it! Keep it up!

oh yeah, with leg armor!

Yellow is the color of spring...and maybe summer...and the sun? =D

sized the shins, just gotta get more elastic, then ill post a completed suit without the helmet

That is awesome! That blood and the leg armor make it look amazing!

Yeah, you did a very nice job as far as realism goes. Looks very convincing.

thanks a lot

sized up the leggings, put on some blood, and added the foot armor






and a gauntlet for fun

Looks good man. All you need is that medic pack and your good to go! I'm gonna put some designs together for you and post them in your mercs thread.

looks really good. makes me want to do more to mine

How about the helmet?

waiting on my BM helmet
hes shipping tomorrow, so in about 2 - 4 weeks there will be a complete set with a helmet...i need to start brainstorming bacta pack ideas

Lookin' good! Is that the barrel from the toy clone blaster on that gauntlet? Looks familiar...

Wow looks great. Excelent work.

why, yes it is, pesh
i was thinking of making the rest of the blaster (the handle) some sort of medicine injector
haha

Awesome job there!

thanks for the compliments

You should put a bloody handprint on your armour.

i was thinking of doing that on the helmet, but that kind of mark would be impossible to take off without ruining the rest of the paint...so i would have to choose very wisely

lookin great so far did you ever consider moding your gauntlet to have surgical looking equipment on one or both?? rather than the missle and a blaster?? jw cuz thatd look pretty sweet but keep up the good work

Originally Posted by TantiveIV

i was thinking of doing that on the helmet, but that kind of mark would be impossible to take off without ruining the rest of the paint...so i would have to choose very wisely

You could pretty much mimic Sev from Delta Squad.

maybe...a bloodied print is also pretty cliche for someone who has blood on their armor...we'll see


grizz, the gauntlets already have some of my own modifications on it, but nothing thats "obviously medical"
im not gonna have needles sticking out of it, but you know...i could make stuff up for what each does...but a medic has got to defend himself just as well as any other mandalorian!

Tantive, Once you get back to Philly you and I will have to get together- your setup looks great.

Phil

haha ive been home for 2 weeks
thanks for the compliment!

Where in Philly are you? I'm actually right outside the NE in Bensalem.

Phil

you know where fox chase is?
that area, jenkintown is close by, and willow grove

Maybe a bloody hand on your chest plate or shoulder? Like as if one of your patients reached out during his final moments.

But would a medic really wear a soldier's armour?

they do in real life, why shouldnt they in star wars...none the less a mandalorian?

Have to agree with TantivIV on this. Being a veteran myself, an IDC (Indipendent Duty Corpsman) fills out in full battle dress and armor when they accompany a Marine platoon. The Medic is the last man you want taking a bullet, he brings your *** home...dented maybe...but home.

Also, don't think Medic's done fight or have a problem shooting the gun. When it hits the fan, they are in the thick like the other guys. Our Doc on the sub was an IDC who had previously been with a platoon in the sand during the beginning of Desert Storm, so he had some stories to tell.

exactly, if anything, you might want the medic wearing more armor than most
throughout history the medic has always worn the same armor has every other soldier in their platoon/squad/flight, whatever you wanna call it

Originally Posted by GCNgamer128

But would a medic really wear a soldier's armour?

Categorically yes

Originally Posted by TantiveIV

exactly, if anything, you might want the medic wearing more armor than most
throughout history the medic has always worn the same armor has every other soldier in their platoon/squad/flight, whatever you wanna call it

No, they are already hindered by the additional amount of equipment, as a former army medic I always made my guys carry their own fluids, and bandages, If I needed to treat them I used those first then the supplies I was carrying. A medic in a spec-ops unit is a trigger man first, just like every other guy there, and a medic second. When bullets are flying (or blaster fire) everyone is infantry first.

On the topic of bloodied helmets, maybe instead of handprints or other obvious cliques, put the red paint on your hands/disposable gloves and take off the helmet and put it on as one would find themselves doing in RL. Make the blood incidental blood from that action of helmet removal and replacement. Just a thought.


-x

Originally Posted by TantiveIV

you know where fox chase is?
that area, jenkintown is close by, and willow grove

Yeah, you're like 25 minutes away or so. I'm right by the franklin Mills Mall. I'll shoot you a pm.

Phil

Originally Posted by eighteendelta

On the topic of bloodied helmets, maybe instead of handprints or other obvious cliques, put the red paint on your hands/disposable gloves and take off the helmet and put it on as one would find themselves doing in RL. Make the blood incidental blood from that action of helmet removal and replacement. Just a thought.


-x

thats actually a really really good idea, putting wet paint on gloves and then immediately take the helmet off with the wet paint

I work in Reading, only an hour or hour and a half from Philly. I pass through Philly pretty often.


-x

we should get all the "around philly" peeps from TDH for a get together

I'm liking this... very creative.

I would suggest one thing, though: the traditional red medic's cross. Of course, it's entirely up to you.

yeah, that was an idea that was tossed around, another is the 6 sided symbol with the snake and staff inside it...but mixing it together with a mando symbol

On the topic of symbols I would hate to say, I really think it would be a bad idea and mix too much of our world into the SW world. Medics don't wear identifying symbols because the team he works with already knows who the medic is and enemy soldiers target them. Mandos should be a tight group that already know who their medic is, they aren't operating in clone units of 100's or 1,000's. If you are going to use a medic symbol, make up your own and create a history/background for it instead of importing too much or our history/mythology/religious symbolism. Just my thoughts again.


-x

yeah, i was looking through wookiepedia, there are a couple of symbols associated with medicine that i like

i repainted my rubies real quick with the same yellow as the armor just to see what it all looked like together

here you go
the helmet is not my final project...still waiting on a new one










thanks for looking!
what do you think

yes i know the tubing from the gauntlets isnt connected to anything, i havent figured out how im gonna do that yet

Pimpin that mando! =D

Looks great

It's coming along wonderfully, my friend.
For the hoses, cut a small hole in the sleeve of your suit and insert them into it, kinda like they're going direct to your skin giving a bacta injection.

Hows the range of vision on that helmet? Is one of those really squinty helmets. Either way looks cool. Although I'm not sure about the cape, but then I don't know how I feel about them on custom Mandalorians- I don't think that they all need it.

Phil

the cape is sexy!
yeah its a rubies helmet, cant get the squint out without messing up the parallel vertical part of the T

thats a good idea about the hoses, ill try it out
thanks!

Ever think about trimming the helmet to get rid of the "squint?"

i believe i mentioned the fact the helmet isnt my final helmet, its just one i threw some paint on to see what it would all look like together
im waiting on a BM in the mail and then will post pictures of that, with everything all nice and even

Lookin' good T4

Originally Posted by TantiveIV

i believe i mentioned the fact the helmet isnt my final helmet, its just one i threw some paint on to see what it would all look like together
im waiting on a BM in the mail and then will post pictures of that, with everything all nice and even

Well I'm just making a suggestion. You're helmet is a little oblong and I just wanted to give you an idea on how to fix the problem.

thanks pesh

and thanks, GCN, for the suggestion, but i wont be needing to do any of that

Originally Posted by TantiveIV

the cape is sexy!

I was just saying. Thats all!