My WIP pictures... Pic heavy!

Hopefully ill have a helmet to show WIP pics of soon B^) and im working on a deal for set of armor so keep your fingers crossed for me B^) ha ha Any ways i just got in my first set of guns in the mail (have 2 more on their way) and i thought i would share pics of them along with one i picked up a couple of weeks ago at target on their clearance isle.

the first set of pics are a Lazer Tag gun i got off evil bay for a really good price (got 4 for the price one usually costs) its a bit bigger than i thought it was gunna be. the second couple of pics are a Nerf gun that works with the Wii remote. it was on clearance for 3 bucks so i couldn't pass it up. I just got finished sanding off the logos of the Nerf gun, next well be the lazer tag guns B^)

the last set of pics are the boots i plan on using if i can make covers for the logos on the back heal.



that light sensor is gunna be a pain to work around... any suggestions on what i can do with it?? keep it? cover it? take it out and fill it in some how??
the gun comes apart to be more of a pistol ... i think i like it better together B^P
in this pic it shows this thing that pops out when you hit the switch at the bottom of the pic... no batteries so i dont know what it duz yet B^P

not bad for 3 bucks just needs some filling in and adding a bit to the back and it should be a good hold out blaster.




ill post more pics of the guns once i get more work completed on them. B^)

What would be a good paint to use on the guns?? one that wont rub off or scratch easy?

krylon fusion also you sig goes against the Bible i dont think its good to insult God like that

DUDE! I love those boots!!!! I would do so much to that Nerf gun!!! You have the makings of a unique mando... I'll be watching this...

Originally Posted by Jango 425

krylon fusion also you sig goes against the Bible i dont think its good to insult God like that

thanks for the paint tip... as for my sig i don't think it goes against the bible at all... and its not ment to be insulting towards god either. im sorry if you see it that way.

Originally Posted by ONE END

DUDE! I love those boots!!!! I would do so much to that Nerf gun!!! You have the makings of a unique mando... I'll be watching this...

for the boots... i got them here http://www.vixensandangels.com/Item.cfm?Type=21&v=1 unfortunately they no longer have that style but New Rocks have many styles that work
as for the nerf gun... im not sure what to do with it.. i have it all sanded, and i know i need to add something to the back part to fill in where the pull back was. but other than that i have no clue. any suggestions would be awesome!! B^)

O M G !!! O M G!!! O M G!!!!!!

i had a slip from the post office on my door yesterday so i went by there to pick up the package... but the postman hadn't gotten back yet and wouldn't be back till after they closed...soooo i went by there today expecting one of my maybe guns that i had won off ebay... well i was right BUT i was also SUPER surprised to see two more boxes....

this was in the first box i opened...


I didn't even know he had shipped it yet!!

This was in the second box i opened...

i knew this had been shipped but according to tracking it was still in California

and last is something i want to use as a gun/anti aircraft type o thing...if i can figure out how to build a weapons rack backpack. (wanting to go a heavy weapons mercenary type of mando)

what do you think?? its missing its scope though but i got it for 4 bucks off ebay so im ok with that plus that's what the range finder is for !

now to go read directions on the fiberglass kit!!!!!

/edit he he didn't know i couldn't do O M G together
B^P

almost forgot.. where is a good place to get a T visor?? ive seen one on ebay but not to sure about them... they kinda look lightly tented, would rather it be a lil bit darker.

Try this place vod.

http://www.t-visor.com/

Oh My Gosh!! Dude, we are SOOOO like minded!!!

You might try a chaingun on your arm, I got one and made it out of, a carboard tube and some dowels.

If you need some armor, I can make you some cheap. P.M. me if your other deal falls through.

I can also make you a chain gun too.

Originally Posted by Jango 425

krylon fusion also you sig goes against the Bible i dont think its good to insult God like that

Jango, technically it is actually correct, light itself has negligable mass, so there was "nothing", but you could see it is just a slightly comical way of putting it.

Originally Posted by Commander720

Try this place vod.

http://www.t-visor.com/

Thank you so much!!! ive seen that sight before but could not remember it don't ask me why i couldn't ... its kinda easy but it has been a while and im getting old so that's prolly it B^) again thank you very much

Originally Posted by Fractal-Fett

Oh My Gosh!! Dude, we are SOOOO like minded!!!

You might try a chaingun on your arm, I got one and made it out of, a carboard tube and some dowels.

If you need some armor, I can make you some cheap. P.M. me if your other deal falls through.

I can also make you a chain gun too.

a chaingun would be cool but like i said above im getting old and once my other guns get in ill be quite loaded down but it is a good idea for his backstory

as for the armor... im sending payment for my armor on friday. so once that comes in all ill need is my right gaunt, soft parts (have a friend that might be able to help me out with that) leather bits, and knee armor (thinking of going with boba maker for those kuz they look darn good), and i may also see about getting one of boba makers holllow RF (have an idea), and also need to pm the guy with the holllow aluminum RF stalk. o and electronics... dang now that i listed what i still need to get it seams like a lot ha ha

cr4nky has a listing in the cargo bay for knee armr, and they are pretty cheap too.

Originally Posted by Fractal-Fett

cr4nky has a listing in the cargo bay for knee armr, and they are pretty cheap too.

yea i PMed him a couple of weeks ago...unfortunately he lives in Norway and shipping would break me and that's without tracking believe me i wanted them BAD!!

eep just went back and looked at bobamakers knee armor and saw the price... for some reason i was thinking they were cheaper after shipping. BUT i do still want one of their hollow RFs

make some out of foam, or use knee pads from home depot. they look pretty sweet. or catchers shin guards have knee pads, and look sweet to boot!@

here is the basic color scheme for the helmet, and the colors i want to use for the armor... i want to add something to the helmet and possibly to the armor but im not sure what i should do... i really liked Shado's 3 lines on her helmet so i want something like that.. not to big or bold just a lil sumpin to give it that extra kick! I don't plan on adding kill marks to the helmet so i really want to add something.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2559/...6344287b_m.jpg

once i retuchup the armor pic ill post it in this reply as well... stupid computer locked up on me before i could save the finished image

I like it! btw... where'd u get the gaunts from?

Sounds great!!!

ok well i did a lil work today on my nerf gun... got it primered.. gotta say its lookin good. also painted my M-P-D mobile pocket droid used for translating and slicing also took pics of them and my new guns. i now have 6 guns one small holdout type, two pistols, two carbines, and a bazooka type i have a rifle on its way and then im DUN with guns!!!!

just need to do sum filling on the nerf gun and it will be ready for paint, though i don't plan on doing much other than painting it black with a few dark red highlights. the carbines are ready to start filling as well then i can primer them up and paint them as well... i hope to work on that this weekend. the pistols... heck don't have to do a thing to them so they are ready the MPD just needs a few dark red highlights added and a 9V battery and it will be ready.

o here are the pics

MPD he he its the lazer tag sensor!

new pistol

and nerf

If you're going to use the laser tag stuff, could I suggest that you do something to make it look a bit different to painted laser tag stuff. I think I read somewhere that people trooping are getting kids recognising some of the stuff they are wearing because they have the same thing at home and it's not quite starwars to have kids name the items that make up your outfit.

Feel free to ignore my advice, it's your suit after all, but I hope you can see that, despite any budget, if you want to do it, it's best to make it your outfit, not an outfit of parts you found.

Originally Posted by Saz.

If you're going to use the laser tag stuff, could I suggest that you do something to make it look a bit different to painted laser tag stuff. I think I read somewhere that people trooping are getting kids recognising some of the stuff they are wearing because they have the same thing at home and it's not quite starwars to have kids name the items that make up your outfit.

Feel free to ignore my advice, it's your suit after all, but I hope you can see that, despite any budget, if you want to do it, it's best to make it your outfit, not an outfit of parts you found.

he he actually its very starwarsy for kids to name the items of star wars outfits i remember when i was little i knew what they used for Hans gun freaked my mom out too. but i know what you are saying and i was planning on doing more to the star sensor but the gun... not so much, it already has a scope and it looks sleek so if i add anything to it it will look odd. i am thinking of painting the bottom barel at the end the same as the star sensor (a hammered metal) but not quite sure yet. also that older lazer tag stuff is almost 30 years old i don't think many "kids" would have them much less know what they are as for the newer lazer tag stuff im changing them quite a bit, and to be honest i don't think they were made for kids these things are huge and quite heavy, i was actually surprised when i opened them up.

if you have any suggestions though on what i could add to anything please let me know!! any and all help is greatly appreciated

Well a strip over the centre of the sensor to cover the triangular marks, some knicks and knacks from other pieces, like radios, calculators and other toys. It depends which era your mando will be from, if it's the Empire era then everything is functional and a bit clunky as compared to the graceful look of the old republic era.

Perhaps you could put a hand grip and hold, like the pistol grip on one side, if it's a translator perhaps it was designed to be held. You could even ad wires and an arial so it can pick up wireless frequencies. Things like that, think about how it works and what it would viably need to work and see if you can find a neat way to fit it into the overal design.

That's the fun thing about creating anything

Originally Posted by Saz.

Well a strip over the centre of the sensor to cover the triangular marks, some knicks and knacks from other pieces, like radios, calculators and other toys. It depends which era your mando will be from, if it's the Empire era then everything is functional and a bit clunky as compared to the graceful look of the old republic era.

Perhaps you could put a hand grip and hold, like the pistol grip on one side, if it's a translator perhaps it was designed to be held. You could even ad wires and an arial so it can pick up wireless frequencies. Things like that, think about how it works and what it would viably need to work and see if you can find a neat way to fit it into the overal design.

That's the fun thing about creating anything

ha ha at first i thought you were talking about the gun and was like...What sensor he he then i realized you wer talking about the translator

B^) the grip thing sounds cool but its more like Lowbaca's where is just clips on the belt (or later on in the books he got repulseor jets and was able to fly around on his own) the ida was its a droid much like C3PO and can talk and hold a convo if it so pleases

i was thinking about an antina of some sort on the side or back and like i said i plan on adding more paint to it to help make it look a bit different. what i would like to do is get sum retractable wires to put into it for the sliceing part but im not sure what kind of ends to put on them or if it woud even fit inside B^)

ok here are the pics of the new Riffle and Armor

first up is the Riffle...



Its a bit more beat up than i thought but the dang thing still works
I plan on cutting off the second handle and repainting it black to match the two pistols

next up is the armor


Chest and Hand Armor


Sholder bells, Neck and chest diamond


Cod and butt-plate


and last is the back-plate

i cant wait to get started on primering and painting!!!!

this is sum great armor by the way the pics don't do it justice! at all. it looks and feels great!

Was out running around today picking up paint and looking for masking fluid. Got both and i was close to a yarn store (Jo-ann fabric store he he) i thought i would stop in and see if they had a pattern for a jumpsuit... as i was pulling into the parking lot it hit me that there was an army navy store down the street so i thought i would check there first. well i was surprised to find one that fit and that was under 50 bucks i also found an ammo belt there for 15 so i got an ammo belt and a jumpsuit for 50 bucks and i picked up extra paint and the masking fluid.

now i need to find a pattern for the vest or find some one that can make one B^) and ill almost be there.

looks like ur making progress

love the starlight rifle but you gotta paint it and add greebles.

welp due to having to work over time the past two weeks i haven't made much progress. the only thing ive been able to do is work on the starlight pro riffle, i cut the front grip off and covered the two holes, and i have primered it. i also cut the slots out of the back armor for backpack straps. and that's about it. i did get my T visor in the mail today so ill be drilling the holes for that o and i got the screw thingys (forget what they are called, i know they have a city's name but for the life of me i cant remember it) my knees and a new RF should be arriving today or tomorrow so im happy about that as well i almost have every thing i need other than electronics for helmet and chest LED. its raining here now so i cant get out the bondo just yet to work on other guns and helmet nor the fiberglass

i saw this one chest LED that a guy had over in the cargo hold and it looked awesome!! just gotta figure out how he did it or what he used

also is there a pattern for a flack vest anywhere?? ive looked at MM but didn't see it... then again i miss things right in front of my face all the time he he but if any one knows of one and could point me in the right direction that would be supper great!!! B^)

Originally Posted by adonian

love the starlight rifle but you gotta paint it and add greebles.

painting and a lil modding in the works he he B^) hopefully i can get sum nice black gloss paint and get it painted up this weekend if the rain lets up.

Originally Posted by L3g3ndQ

i did get my T visor in the mail today so ill be drilling the holes for that o and i got the screw thingys (forget what they are called, i know they have a city's name but for the life of me i cant remember it)

Chicago screws. And that's looking good!!! I like the rifle!!! Add greebles!!!


A'den

gotta love greebles

Originally Posted by adonian

gotta love greebles

ok gotta ask... just what is Greebles??? is that just another word for bits and bobs???

as for the riffle i dont think ill be adding much to it...maybe try and make a cover for the switches on the side but thats about it B^(

i went to the yarn store again with my grand mother (she needed to get sum more yarn ) and i found sum nice looking fabric for a flack vest, two different kinds of fake leather. i think it might look good with the armor and jump suite. i just need to find a darn pattern to make it from

more over time for the next 3 weeks so prolly not much more will take place B^( i hope the rain stops here so i can put another coat of primer on the riffle and do first coat on armor. i may ask a friend of mine if i can bring my bucket over to his house and barrow a spot in his garage to do sum glassing and then bondo it a bit. i really want to be finished by October. im so close to having all my parts i can almost smell it

also have an idea for my helmet that i would like to run by yall.... ive been trying to think of something to add to it to make it....well different and since im using a lot of the old laser tag stuff i thought of kinda incorporating the logo onto my helmet... basically taking the W looking logo and cutting it in half so there is a triangle in the middle with a sideways diamond on either side. i was thinking of using mat board so it sticks out a little bit. what do yall think?? ill try and draw it on the helmet template and post the pic on here... but im not to good at drawing strait lines in photoshop

o P.s. what should i use for a gurth belt err. i think i used the wright name for it... i think i read some where that someone used climbing rope to make one... but how to you take it off and on?? just wrap it up to put it on each time and unwrap it when you want to take it off?? so confused he he

A greeble is a small piece of detailing added to break up the surface of an object to add visual interest to a surface or object

Originally Posted by Alpha-Ø2

A greeble is a small piece of detailing added to break up the surface of an object to add visual interest to a surface or object

ahh so it is the same thing as bits and bobs... jut cooler sounding

thanks

no problem

A good example would be the greebles on bobas blaster :/ sorry, i tried but i couldnt find you a decent pic

I would search around to find some stuff, preferably in the Cargo Hold

btw Its looking great vod!

Everything is looking really good! By the way, here's a tutorial for making the vest...


http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f20/flak-vest-tutorial-draft-your-own-pattern-9926/

welp just finished with the first glassing of the bucket....a bit messy, only a couple skin burns but it looks like it went well B^) soooo glad no more rain!!! also tried out some paint and the masking fluid.. the silver paint wasn't all that great but everything els seamed to be good!!!

Pretty darn sweet there vod....nice work

ive been a lil busy workin on my armor the past few days.. i now have all body armor primed and painted silver and got second coat of fiberglass in the bucket!! tomorrow i should start the bondo of the helmet and then all i need to do is get my measurements so i know how much fabric i need for the flack vest, reshape one of my gauntlets (the thing is huge!!!) and prolly cut some of it down, primer and paint those then i get to cut out the T visor and key slots of the helmet B^)

also found sum satin gray spray paint that's not primer i was starting to think i was going to have to use gloss so hopefully ill have that on my armor tomorrow depending on how fast the rubber paint stay dries B^) then i have to figure out what kind of design i want to have on the armor with the deep red he he

getting close!!!

also need to thank my friend for letting me use his garage!!! much better than using the lil back porch of my apartment

well i had a few mistakes the other day while working on my armor/helmet. the first one was i didn't put enough hardener in the resin so i brushed some extra on and i hope that works to help set it nice and hard. second i found out that you shouldn't hold a bottle of paint stay in between your legs... spillt it all over my crotch so now i have rubber crotch BUT the good news is i have the first coat of paint on my armor!! and i cut down the hand armor kuz it was way to big for my hands i would say i cut about .25 off but now they are the perfect size! i had planned on bondoing my helmet today and also working on my guns with the bondo but it raining cats and dogs here so i don't think ill be doing that today B^( also had a flat tire so that didn't help either hopefully the sun will be out tomorrow and ill be able to get some work dun!
o and i also picked up the fabric for my flack vest and Kama!! now i just need to figure out all the measurements and how it all goes together to get it sewed up! hopefully ill have some pictures soon!!

wish me luck!

Love the AA gun! Great beginning there, ner vod! ;D

welp ive been doing a lot of work on the bucket!! hopefully today ill have it primed and painted silver! B^) also made some calf plates out o a trash can.... all yall that do hole sets of armor out o them are darn brave!! B^) that stuff hurts when using a drimmel, bunch of HOT lil bits of plastic shootin at ya and sticking to your skin B^P all my armor now has the first two coats of paint, Silver and light gray. B^) also have the rifel 90% finished just need to add some red paint to it, and the other guns are almost 50% finished just need to do sum sculpting with green stuff and bondo! B^)

!! btw im pretty sure it is but is ther left cheek there? it almost looks like its just smooth but that could just be shadows

Originally Posted by Alpha-Ø2

!! btw im pretty sure it is but is ther left cheek there? it almost looks like its just smooth but that could just be shadows

yea its there!! just shadows B^) didn't notice that till you said that

nice work legend... looks good, I like the detailing!

Originally Posted by kal'ika

nice work legend... looks good, I like the detailing!

thanks!! im about to head on over to my friends house to work on it some more... cut out visor install the Chicago screws and install visor.... that part im very nervous about i hope it goes well

well i have some sorta bad news

i was applying the third coat of paint to my armor today and noticed it was starting to rise up and crinkle i even tried using primer then the new coat of paint and even the primer crinkled, not as much but still its noticeable i hope tomorrow when i add the last coat of paint it will look ok but im not getting my hopes up to high B^( if it looks as bad as i think it might i may have to sand everything down or use acitone to strip the paint off of everything and start over. im using rustolium and crylon spraypaint the primer, and silver are rustolium, the gray, black and red are crylon no problems till i put the black on top of the gray B^( even the red ontop of the gray did the same thing. im not sure what to do if it ends up not looking good and i have to strip it and start over

any help or ideas would be great!!! has anyone els had this problem?? if so how did you fix it?

well i found out what was wrong... one paint can was oil based and the others were water based B^( no where on the can did it say it was one or the other, the only way i found out is kuz the lady at home depot told me B^P so i got some oil based tester pots... working good so far. i just hope it all looks ok once its all finished

You are working well on the helmet. It is coming along really nice. Love the peaces on the side and all around that you have added. Very unique and original.

just got home from working on my armor and im darn close to having it all painted up!!!

the bucket is about 95% painted just need to add some wash to it for more weathering and it will be ready for the T visor

armor is about 80% finished just need to add the red paint to it then the washes

Gauntlests are 100% painted and ready to wear... no greebles and no darts/rocket though these are just for Halloween because they are not that great of gauntlets the right one is a bit big and the left one's bottom half is badly misshapen so its super tight on the wrist. i will be upgrading them SOON i hope

knees are 100% painted just need to add the darts to them and they will be ready to go!

my rifle is just about finished it just needs a lil bit of red paint and it will be finished as well, and the hold out blaster (Nerf Gun) is sitting at the half way point. i just need to do some sanding to round out the end of it where i filled in the hole with bondo and then paint it up and it should be complete as well... the other two medium guns i have are.... well not so far along i need to do a lot more work on them to have them looking up to snuff. they may not be finished by Halloween but they should be finished soon after

The only problem i have right now is keeping the paint on the trash can parts.. my thigh armor wont hold the primer at all it seamed like it was all ok up till i pealed off the tape, when i did that the paint came with it so i had to sand it/scrape it all off to start again..... any o yall know what i can to do to keep the paint on the darn things???

o crud i forgot to mention if you all have a Harbor Freight Tools store around you, you should check them out!!! they are super cheep on many power tools!! i got a heat gun and a new airbrush for 9 bucks each and this new airbrush ROCKS!! i was having problems with my other one and the paint i was using but this new airbrush gave me NO problems at all!! plus it came with like 4 extra paint canisters. This store also had a lot of nifty bits and bobs for greebles and i found sum things that look like they would make good knee darts... not sure thought i need to check the sizes and see if they will fit.. but any ways they were much cheaper on all their stuff than wal-mart or home depot!

in fact here is their websight i just found in their ad! www.harborfreightusa.com B^)

Lets see those pics of your painted helmet vod. I am itching to see what you have come up with. LOL!

well paint wasn't quite dry yet B^( stupid gloss red paint is taking for ever to dry so i couldn't take off all the stay. and i will have to do a couple lil touch ups where i rubbed some red paint where it shouldn't be hopefully it will be dry tomorrow to where i can do some washing and then seal it then i can take pics. but i did get the last coats of paint on the rest of the armor and was able to untape it B^) i must say its looking quite good right now i just hope it still looks that good after the washes and sealant. i just wish i could have found a nice flat red paint... this gloss is just NASTY!! dont want to dry fast and is sticky all the time B^(

Well I am looking forward to seeing what you put up then vod. Should be very interesting to see. LOL!

ok here are the pics of the bucket fully painted and the armor just about fully painted (just need to add sealant to it and it will be dun!! while taking the pics noticed something missing..... the dang chest diamond!!! so i have to paint it now B^P to match i should have that finished tomorrow i also noticed i forgot to add stay to one part of the cod so ill have to see if i can fix that tomorrow as well B^P any ways let me know what you all think


o also i ran into a problem today with the T visor.. my Chicago screws are to big!!! they are about twice the size i need and they are the smallest ones they had at home depot!!! anyone have any ideas on how to attach the T visor to the helmet without the screws??? i need everything finished by this weekend for its debut at the cedar springs block party here in dallas! also want to hit up the convention as well!!! any help would be GREAT!!!

From what I have seen on the t-visor.com site try 5 minute epoxy all the way around where the t-visor will be joined. Should work out. That is what I am planning on using if I do ever get a t-visor LOL!

Great paint job also vod! Love the overall design and colors!

That is insane! I love it

Looks awesome vod!!!

And on the visor, Tal's correct; 5 minute epoxy works well.

Originally Posted by A'den Kyramud

Looks awesome vod!!!

And on the visor, Tal's correct; 5 minute epoxy works well.

well i got the T visor in...... i should have went with the 1 minute epoxy!!! B^P my arms are killing me and after about 5 attempts and also a mild heart attack when i thought i ruined my visor i finally got it in and sticking! and it dont look to bad, not as good as i really wanted though. THAT was the hardest part so far it took me about a good 2 hours to finally get it in and set. i ended up trimming about quarter of an inch off the two ends and that helped out a lot.

anyone know of a good place to get a RF stalk?? preferably hallowed out?? there was a guy on here that was selling aluminum ones but he never returned my PM.. that really sucks kuz he dont live to far from me

You know I was thinking about the stem for the range finder but I figured why not and use something else. Go get yourself a Captain Rex helmet; it has the stem and the finder; and you can see through it too LOL! It is up to you. I am planing not going with the range finder rather I am going to do what the clones do when they enter dark places. Put on two lights. That will look good for my helmet. LOL!

Dude, that paint job is sick! Very nice indeed.

Originally Posted by Lifeburn

Dude, that paint job is sick! Very nice indeed.

thanks!!! i had a few problems but it all turned out quite well... a bit better than i had first thought

Just think what Vader would say: "Most impressive!"

welp i had a bit of a small heart attack today while working on finishing up my armor... all i really needed to do to it was seal it all up with a mat clear coat sealer i had... all went well out in the garage till i came back out to check on it and see if it was dry...when i went out there i saw all my armor looked powdery and smoky looking.... I freaked picked it all up and brought it inside under a good light and my heart just sank!!! it all looked ruined again!! i was thinking i was going to have to sand it all down AGAIN and start all over AGAIN! well i thought i would try a couple of things first i got a paper towel damp with rubbing alcohol.. that worked till it died B^P but then i thought i wonder if i try spraying more of the sealer on there if that would work so i tested a small spot and it worked!! i think it messed up because of the humidity here right now... its been raining all dang day! so after getting a lil high on fumes (kuz i sprayed it inside!! he he) the armor was saved but im out of the sealer and still have cod, chest diamond, and back plate to seal up. B^) but that was my adventure for the day!! B^P

a couple of quick questions for you masters out there B^)

first duz the Kama go over or under the butt plate???

Second should the color armor go over or under the back plate armor??

there was a third but i forget what it was B^( any ways any help would be awesome!! thanks guys and gals! B^)

Kama goes over the butt plate and collar goes over the back.

Originally Posted by Lifeburn

Kama goes over the butt plate and collar goes over the back.

SWEET!! Thanks!!!

... kinda makes the buttplate useless B^P if you no can see it but o well B^) thanks again! now i know how to put everything together!

Well hopefully, all went well...can't wait to see that finished peace of work you put into it.

That armor is sweet

thanks jano!! and everything went well last night...armor wise B^) didnt put on the bucket though kuz it was just at a small party and never got down to the block party B^( the flack vest is about an inch to long but ill have that fixed by this weekend i hope and also haven't finished neckseal or camma...or thigh armor i had sum complications with those. no pics were takin at the party but this weekend should have pics B^)

actually here is a pic i took at the end of the night when i got home!! i was sooo tired he he

Looks awesome vod!!!

guess its about time to change your status looks greeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttt

Awesome looking armor there vod. You have really out done yourself with the armor.

thanks every one!!! i have a lil more work to do on it but it is just about finished! i still need to find a RF stalk, upgrade the gauntlets, and finish up the thigh armor. kama is being put together and so is the neck seal.

That is why I have decided not to use a RF stalk for mine. I actually came up with an idea of using something that glows that would act like a device that would give my helmet the look of some kind of H.U.D.

Hello, how doy you attach the back armor to the vest??what reccomend me?
and:
where do I find the gauntlets?? place, web, or a seller?? thanks. without paint...

Originally Posted by SNOWAURE

Hello, how doy you attach the back armor to the vest??what reccomend me?
and:
where do I find the gauntlets?? place, web, or a seller?? thanks. without paint...

i dont know the best way but i used Velcro.

as for the gauntlets i got mine in the cargo hold and thats where ill be getting my upgrades.

Originally Posted by L3g3ndQ

Hopefully ill have a helmet to show WIP pics of soon B^) and im working on a deal for set of armor so keep your fingers crossed for me B^) ha ha Any ways i just got in my first set of guns in the mail (have 2 more on their way) and i thought i would share pics of them along with one i picked up a couple of weeks ago at target on their clearance isle.

the first set of pics are a Lazer Tag gun i got off evil bay for a really good price (got 4 for the price one usually costs) its a bit bigger than i thought it was gunna be. the second couple of pics are a Nerf gun that works with the Wii remote. it was on clearance for 3 bucks so i couldn't pass it up. I just got finished sanding off the logos of the Nerf gun, next well be the lazer tag guns B^)

the last set of pics are the boots i plan on using if i can make covers for the logos on the back heal.



that light sensor is gunna be a pain to work around... any suggestions on what i can do with it?? keep it? cover it? take it out and fill it in some how??
the gun comes apart to be more of a pistol ... i think i like it better together B^P
in this pic it shows this thing that pops out when you hit the switch at the bottom of the pic... no batteries so i dont know what it duz yet B^P

not bad for 3 bucks just needs some filling in and adding a bit to the back and it should be a good hold out blaster.




ill post more pics of the guns once i get more work completed on them. B^)

cover the sensor up with painters tape

this is quickly becoming one of my favorite mandos

Originally Posted by Armored Artichoke

cover the sensor up with painters tape

actually i cut that thing off!! B^) wasnt to hard but it was a pain to fill in the hole.... ive sorta finished one of them and its not bad... but its not great either! it looks really nice in black though B^) i just need to add more color to all the different bits and ONE of the two big lazer tag guns will be finished

Originally Posted by kal'ika

this is quickly becoming one of my favorite mandos

WOW thanks!!! im gunna steal a few pics from my coworkers face book page of me at work the pics are not the complete costume still but its darn close... no gun/holster and no Kama. i think a few pics were taken of me though out at the club on saturday so ill keep an eye out for those if there are any...

ok here i am at work! this was at the end of the day and my belt had worked loose some how the flack vest i know is a bit long and i need to shorten it a bit but i have to say my mom did a bang up job on it!! its a black woven plether martial with an ostrich leather type of pleather for the shoulders and a red fake swede for the trim... it was super hot so i didn't have it on sept for when they were taking pics of us B^P

the kama is made the same way sept the inside is lined with the ostrich type. i also now have thigh armor but the Velcro wouldn't stick very well because i washed the flight suit and used fabric softener B^P who knew!?!?!? so i need to actually sew it on.. same with the dang knees! i was so upset!
the neck seal will be made of the red swede material to bring it all together. it was about half way made but not completed in time

man dude that looks awesome

Amazing work with the armor vod. Most impressive!!!!!

well ive been gone for a while due to work and personal drama B^P but im back and i have worked on a few of the odds and ends though i still need a couple of lil things to complete it all. i still need to figure out how to make a gerth belt and i really need to replace my gauntlets... that left one is just way to small B^( also im having problems with my T visor.... its coming loose, im thinking of getting more of the Chicago screws and just using washers to fill in the gap... im not real sure what to do B^(

this year i went to TN to visit my lil sister on Halloween so i took my armor with me... had a blast walking around bill street.

ill post some pics later of the few things ive finished up since the last time i posted in here... there isnt much but there are a few things B^)