Custom Mandalorian My Mando. Opinions wanted!

Manbrolorian

New Hunter
Alrighty, let's see what y'all have to say...


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I've been working on this for about 3-ish years. All plates are hand cut from 22 gauge steel, but I purchased the knees and gauntlets.
My next set of upgrades will include a new vest, a jetpack (looking for a Rubies Supreme to modify, actually), wrap-around shin plates, a set of Boba ROTJ gauntlets, some new pouches, a set of Fettronics chest lights, and MAYBE some plates for the Kama.

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Let me know what y'all think! I'm always open to suggests for a better kit. :D
 
Looks good! What does the armor weigh?
Only part of the armor I'm not crazy about is the shoulder bells. Just my opinion though....
But that rifle is ******!
 
i think you have an excellent Mando there.. the colors all work well together ... and i love the Bucket .. the second pic from the bottom is just mean!(y)

Thanks!
I'm wicked excited that I managed to get one like this. :D I became pretty much obsessed with them when I first saw one, and I just KNEW I had to get my hands on one. An original went up for sale around September last year (feels weird saying that. :p ), so I jumped at it.

Looks good! What does the armor weigh?
Only part of the armor I'm not crazy about is the shoulder bells. Just my opinion though....
But that rifle is ******!

Ah, around 45 pounds last I weighed it.
For the sake of asking, then, how would you do them differently? Keep in mind that I want to try and be bulkier than your standard Boba/Jango repaint.
And believe it or not, the gun only cost me $20!!
Thanks for the feedback. :D
 
Personal opinion would be something formed similar to a snowtroopers bells. But it's only my opinion and we all got em! Nice work though brother.
 
Looks all good to me. The colours and general shape/layout looks like it belongs in the StarWars universe.

Have you thought about adding a jetpack? Sure you could come up with you own spin on it.

And keep those Instagram posts comming ?
 
Great work! I really like the helmet and the color scheme. You have clearly put a great deal of effort and creativity into this costume and the result is great.
 
Looks hella cool man, I would add more details too the gauntlets but you did some great work there! Take care
 
Not bad at all...I'm liking the colour scheme....only thing that niggles for me is the thigh plates....maybe reposition them a little higher and wider
 
Thanks for all the great feedback, folks! It's really appreciated. :D

Syllander, I'll definitely look into making some snowie shoulders! I've also been looking at TK shoulders, as I've managed to make an alright template for them.

Thanks, PF! In the next few months I'm gonna work on transitioning out the black parts... Already changed out the cod piece, just need to get some pics of it.

FMF, thanks! I actually have been looking at getting a jetpack... Just need to get one that's pre-made/not gonna kill my wallet. >.< The Rubies Supreme is mighty tempting. I just can't find one for sale by itself.
The Instagram posts shall never stop!! Mwahahahahaha.

Xanthis, I'm not sure how well that would work. I've gone through multiple redesigns of the thigh plates to get them to work with the Boba cod perfectly. :/ I'll give it a shot next time I kit up, though.

Thanks, Bothan!

Syper, that's one of my next upgrades actually. :lol: I'm not one for making really small, detailed things, but I realllllllllly want some ROTJ Boba gaunts. Probably won't happen for a while, but it'll definitely be happening.

Shaugi, I'll try that out next time I kit up.
 
Been a while since the last update, sorry...

Changed up the design on my chest plates and added some more gold to the shoulder bells. Also painted the pouches, repainted the cod plate, painted another pauldron plate gold added in a new one, added a bit of "tech" to my gauntlet (not visible in the pic, sorry), and added my range finder.

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I'm kinda late to this conversation, but I'm hoping you haven't wasted money on a Rubies jetpack. I considered that route for my ROTJ Boba (which still doesn't have a jetpack after wearing the rest of the suit for over 3 years through various upgrades). I opened the box at a local costume shop and took a good look at the Rubies Boba. The vac-formed pieces are so thin and seem really fragile. I assume in modding, you'll add weight and stronger parts to it (greeblies, metal plates) that will just make it that much easier to crack it accidentally when transporting it from troop to troop. The only part of my Boba that is from the Rubies supreme is the jumpsuit, but even that I had to modify a lot.
 
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