My Custom Mando Project

hi i'm michael and i've started my own custom mando after seeing so many great ones on this forum.its based on jango but will be black and silver.i've been messing about since monday and this is what i've got.
i made the armour and gauntlets with 3mm plasticboard.the gloves are paintball gloves with the armour painted silver





i'll post some more by the weekend.

looking pretty good so far, like the color scheme you chose
and i really like the curves you put into the armor
keep us posted!

Thats hot. I realy like the gauntlets!

Looks excellent! Love those gloves and gauntlets.

i like the gauntlets too,and they're only temporary as i have some jango style ones being made for me.

Cool, great job so far.

Can you post some more angles of the gauntlets? They look awesome

I really like the guns and gloves. Nice work so far!

Wow, love those Gloves dude, Motocross type?

Keep up the good work, those gauntlets look good too!

Originally Posted by Vaders_Pet

Wow, love those Gloves dude, Motocross type?

Keep up the good work, those gauntlets look good too!

Paintball

You, sir, are off to a terrific start ... quite impressive! Question for you: are you going to use knee armor, or is that suppose to be part of the shin armor?

lovin the gauntlets

Originally Posted by Jimmy BufFETT

You, sir, are off to a terrific start ... quite impressive! Question for you: are you going to use knee armor, or is that suppose to be part of the shin armor?

not sure if i'm having knee armour,i think that once i've finished the rest i'll know if i need it.
having said that i'm just designing a pair now.
that's for all the kind words,i didn't think that some gauntlets that i made in 10 mintues would have such an effect.i'm touched.

Originally Posted by Toragh

Cool, great job so far.

Can you post some more angles of the gauntlets? They look awesome

the only other pic i have of the left gauntlet is this,i'll try and sort some others out later.

here's the belt i made from sponge and vinyl

and the helmet finished.

good lookin belt
what kinda helmet is that, rubies?

yes its a jango collectors,it will do untill i can sort something else,

i've just trail fitted everything and still need to sort out armour placement and the flak jackets a little bunched buts heres a weeks worth of costume...

yeah i did the same with my rubies, used it as a trial, im surprised yours turned out as well as it did!
input id like to add is to widen the vertical T, with that, the horizontal will also come into place and the visor will stand out a lot better against the black imo

you thought about adding any cool little gadgets to the gauntlets yet?

Lookin good man! I'd raise that collar piece up a little bit. Want it closer to the neckline.

Originally Posted by NovallTalon

Lookin good man! I'd raise that collar piece up a little bit. Want it closer to the neckline.

yes i agree,its just the first time i've had it all on and i knew it wouldn't be perfect,

i just wanted to share

I like the gauntlet/glove concept. Think you could build up on them a little? It kind of looks a little plain in that area.

Test fitting: very good idea! It gives you an idea of what needs to be moved and by how much. I can never tell if something is out of place until I see a picture of myself wearing the costume.

Originally Posted by GCNgamer128

I like the gauntlet/glove concept. Think you could build up on them a little? It kind of looks a little plain in that area.

well to be honest the gauntlets are only temporary,as i'm getting some jango gauntlets that i'm going to repaint in the metallic black and silver theme of my helmet.

as they're going to be a few weeks i just needed something to break the space up and made those one's.

i've got a BIG troop tomorrow in nottingham(uk) with my group and although i have a **** fine vader i wanted a comfortable costume too.

thanks for the input people.I'll post some better pictures soon.

michael

just a quick picture of my vader....

well i've been cleared by my costuming group for the troop tomorrow with this.

nice work!

my jango gauntlets turned up today



i had a few teething problems with my costume on saturday,

i had already done 3 hours dressed as vader then i went to change into my mando but the heat had already warmed up the velcro and i...err...went to pieces so to speak,so i'm going over to snaps.

i'm also designing a backpack instead of a jet pack as i want to be different.

more progress pics soon.

Heat can do that =D Especially if your using a vinyl vest for your armor. The glue will react with the vinyl in some instances and peel off. Some Mercs members found this out the hard way =(

Use snaps

Yeah, same happened to my Jodo vest.....I'd also say go with snaps.

I wasn't happy with my cod,it just didn't look right so i've

fiberglassed it and made it alot more solid.

The bottom of the cod can be a really touchy piece. Mainly because of where it is heh.

Looks good man!