Discussion on Roki's Armor Thread within the Expanded Universe Bounty Hunters forum, part of the Star Wars Universe category; This'll basicly be the thread i post everything in.. obviously.
This'll basicly be the thread i post everything in.. obviously.
Here's the bit so far. Only thing i've got finished so far is the gun, and i've got my gloves. MS Custom helmet is on the way (thanks MS !!! :thumbup:thumbup). I'll be doing a 'heavy' Mando. Almost like Jango.. but with a few more pieces.
I'll post a bit more about the kit as things progress, so without further adue..
PICS (pic size can be trimmed if nesessary)
Last edited by Rokeim; 09-29-2009 at 12:59 PM.
I'm guessing the gloves are crushguants, what did you use to make them?
Oh and this is just a preferance thing on my part, but I would remove the longshot logo. Sand it down then use a dremel to etch something else into it.
Have a good one,
James
Yea MS is good like that, I am ordering a second this week so I can do a couple different ideas. Looks good so far, good to see more heavy Mandos.
Alexis
*smiles*
I dig the gauntlets. What did you use for a base for them? Did you alter anything? I'd like to know more!
Nope.. not altered at all. Purchased them as-is from a 3rd party seller on Amazon. There isnt even a brand-name tag on them that i can find. But whoever made them (i THINK they're Icon biker gloves), realy knows how to make a pair of gloves. Under all the armored pieces (which are just thin polished stainless) there are air vents. The wrist armor you see isnt all of it, theres one more plate that goes over the bottom of your wrist as well. I'll get some more pics of them posted after my camera's batteries re-charge.
Is the gun a modified nerf gun? It looks mean.
Agh those gloves are sick. Your mando's gonna be crazy if you use those as your base for a templet.
I would love a set of those gloves, they are amazing!
Alexis
*smiles*
Better shots of the gloves. The pics dont show it very well.. but the red hue you see.. isnt part of the scheme. Not about to dink with color levels to get rid of it. The stitching tho.. is a light yellow color as shown.
**** fine gloves son id loc=ve to find me a set of them those ive see nthem before from other members those should be a standard basis for crush gauntlets
They can be bought directly from Jackets4Bikes.com
Here's the link:
http://www.jackets4bikes.com/Items/g...GLOVES%20BLACK
I plan on getting a pair later this week.
Alexis
*smiles*
Those arent quite the same ones. They're lacking the wrist armor. But otherwise they're the same ones. good find !
The same gauntlets have been used by one of the KOTE Mandos as crushgauntlets for his DeathWatch.
http://www.kotemandos.com/forum/index.php?showforum=16
I have a pair myself. Those actually look like knock-offs of the Icon gloves. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
The Icon gloves have their logo on the wrist flap and have the studs on the palm.
Also the Icon logo is stamped in the middle wrist plate and there is another flap on the back of the hand.
Lastly on the side of the originals there is no star stamped in them. This picture also shows the extra flap on the back of the hand better.
After doing some research, I belive those are SS Metalwear Motorcycle gloves. There basicaly imitations of the Icons, but at a cheaper price.
Ok now I really need to go to the bike shop to find my gloves for my mando. Those are crazy cool. I saw a few like this back when I was poking around for ideas on my gloves. But never saw any thing this good.
Minor update guys. My helmet has shown up and its just sitting on my shelf .. staring at me.. scarying the bejesus out of me too. MS Custom buckets are frightening. Once i get the visor cut out i'll post some pics.
Z-Man: Definately check out biker/motocross shops. They've almost always got some interesting trikets...
Those gloves look awsome man!!!!
Update ! :: Got my backplate in today. Thanks to the wizard of metal armor, Wickedbeard !
I slung it over my back and so far it fits almost perfectly (kinda hard to determine that for sure until i get a vest). The only thing i noticed is that i need to shave the shoulder tabs down a bit. Other than that.. Perfection !
PROGRESS ! Got a Dremel (finnaly) a couple weeks back and i now have all the proper areas cut out. Granted its not much overall progress.. but hey, it is what it is
I cut out the front and back grills to accommodate fans. The rear set of circular cut outs are going to be hose intakes, and for the smaller pair i'm going to fit in 1/4" panel-style red LED's.
After i figure out the hose situation, and a couple other details, i'll get this thing painted up
You will find that painting this monster is one of the most stressful and rewarding moments in the life of your armor. =D
Looks great so far. Glad to see I'm not the only one who decided to use the front grills for something useful. They make great outlets for voice amp speakers.
Hey bro look'in good, just thought i'd drop a line and let you know I'm now on TDH as well as the MM.
Updated again !
Hydra did a design for me, and this WILL be brought to life as soon as i can make it so. I especialy like how she did the top ridge line on the MS Custom bucket. Overall this setup should be butt-whoopin awesome when finished.
Comments, obviously.. are welcome 8)
Wow, thats one nice drawing!!!!! I realy like the overall design of it as well, the green just stands out, and makes it very cool.
Very cool. Hydra's work is awesome, and I look forward to seeing you bring it to life. And the way you painted that Nerf gun is great, look so BA!
Keep up the great work!
Stuff Update !
Got some stuff from a Mercs member and its recent arrival (and the arrival of some other stuff) has realy helped me along on the road to near completion.
The white stuff is the items i recieved from the Merc member (thanks Jun), as well as the hip holster, complete with pistol. The other stuff is some just a flight suit, pistol belt and pouches from Captain Daves.
Got the cod and butt plate painted up. Depending on a thing or two it MIGHT get sanded down and redone, not sure yet.. the satin black texture isnt quite sitting right with me at the moment. But otherwise.. the base primer is standard grey. Overtop of that I used an aluminum plate metalizer to give it the silvery look, ontop of that is your standard krylon forest green and the black is krylon satin black. Any further weathering suggestions are appreciated, as i'm absolutely horrible at it lol.
Further news:
LadySewForUs has completed the vest, and should soon have the neckseal done.
AND i'm in the process of getting one of 99CentTaco's new JP harness rigs. So overall i think i've got almost all of my soft parts taken care of. Just waiting on the Kama :-D
Last edited by Rokeim; 07-25-2008 at 02:05 PM. Reason: update
*update bump*
Dude, your Mando is looking so tight!!! I friggin love the helmet, awesome, awesome, awesome. And that gun is wicked cool, holy frag!!!!
G-Fett
So far so good. I like how you put up a drawing of your armor of what you are looking to acheive when making it. Good luck and can't wait to see the finished product.
Just recieved my vest and neckseal from Lady SewForUs, and its all i could've hoped for !
Can wait to se more work. Looks like it's coming along well.
Those helmets I am seeing there is making me want a helmet like that. Really cool looking helm of a mandalorian LOL!
Thanks for the compliments guys ! The helmet is being painted right now, and hopefully i'll get it back from the painter in a week or two. The armor plates are being worked on as well, but those will take MUCH longer, as i've got limited funding right now, and he's got his own side projects. BUT.. that doesnt mean i'll neglect you guys, i've got a few other things going in the garage too. So keep watchin !
Will do!Originally Posted by Rokeim
Awesome work so far! This will looks sweet!
Ok.. ok.. i've FINNALY got it painted. Automotive style 8) This paint aint goin nowhere lol. Its not finished yet.. needs weathering, a little touch up painting, and a few doo-dads. Namely the LED's in the small holes in the back, the hose attachements in the larger ones, and i need to actually attach the visor and ear cap (and RF stalk) BUT.. its painted at least !! ;D ;D
I've also got the JP sanded down well enough i think. Since the JP needed a little TLC, i'm going to be using a bondo-like substance called EasySand.
It comes in a squeeze tube, so its easy to get out. Once you get the hardener compound mixed in.. i kid you not.. dont let it sit around long. Its sandable in 5 minutes. I got a bunch of the little spots, and one of the larger spots, gooped up and sanded in 30 minutes. Since I only got a partial tube from the bodyshop, i think i'm going to have to go out and get a full tube.. this stuff is amazing.
Whoa sweet !!!!! Keep up the good work! Love to see more.
Hey Roki. Here is what that pack looked like before i got it.
Keep up the great work man. You Mando is going to rock when it's done.
Your helmet looks killer BTW.
A goodly chunk of the kudo's goes to you tho, Jun. That ton of goodies i snagged from you really helped me out.
Looking better and better!
Your helmet is soooo WICKED! I love it!
This one looks wicked so far, well done! I'd like to know more about your rifle though, where'd it come from?
how did you paint the rifle? i have similar guns, and was wondering if you had any tips on how to paint it.
Its a Nerft N-Strike Longshot CS-6, and I got it from Target.
As for the 'how' i painted it up like that.. its a lengthy explanation. I can list all the steps here if you'd like. Overall it was just time consuming.
And tips..
1) Painters Tape Is Your Friend, especialy if you do like i did and use multiple colors.
2) Take your time and properly sand off any logos (i hand sanded all mine off, i didnt want to get 'dremel happy' and end up with dips or holes),
3) Rub the whole thing down with denatured alcohol to get any clinging particles off, then do it again to make sure, and prime it with a good primer.
4) If the gun itself has little details.. take the extra time to do something to bring them out a little bit, a bit of color on obscure areas can do wonders.
5) Greeblies are fun things to add if you've got some laying around. The bottom barrel of the front part of my longshot has a pair of spacers and the top cap from the inside of an old hard drive
6) Above all else.. TAKE YOUR TIME and have fun doing it
Awesome, thanks alot! Im thinking of scratchbuilding mine but I do like that Longshot!
Just to add, I've been looking at the Nerf guns. My god their not cheap anymore for what they are are they? Still, I did see some that I liked, the Recon blaster was pretty cool.
Last edited by Skupilkinson; 08-18-2008 at 07:52 AM.
where did you get your tubing?
*edit for double posting*
Maine Military.com had some on clearance when i got them. I dont know if they still have them on clearance though. Picked them up for 5 bucks a piece. If they dont though, just search for Russian gas mask hose
sweet, can you also tell me what the diameter of the hose is? I want to make sure it will fit right for what I want to do with it
The hose is 1" crush proof hosing, but the ends of the fittings are 1 3/4" across.
*edit for double... again (shakes fist at ISP)
Updates ! Got the visor mounted (sorta) and the weathering pretty much all taken care of. The angle of the sun kinda drowns out some of the carbon dust/blackwash, but just imagine most of those shots with about 10-20% more grimeyness and you'll get the picture. Dont mind pic #3.. as i said earlier, i havent quite got the visor pinned down fully yet. Them mandibles are giving me LOADS of trouble *grumbles*
Dang! That looks awesome! Real mean looking. I'd hate to run into the bad motha wearing that at the cantina.
Relly nice! The colors are great and the weathing is subtle ad believable! I likey
Thank's for the comments guys. They mean alot. I tried to keep things simple. I've noticed that when i try to get extravagant things dont turn out the way they should. Next up is to remove the visor, do a smidge bit more weathering (touching up mainly), then spray it down with a matte-finishing spray. Then its time to figure out how to get the visor and mandibles to play nicely.
what visor did you use? i have the same helmet on the way and im just wondering what size/from where did u get ur visor?
that helmet is simply amazing! is there a thread for it!?
I used a visor from T-Visor.com It took a little hacking and some rather inventive glueing to get that thing in there due to the lip of the mandibles and around the rest of the T. But.. its in there now and it wont be going anywhere anytime soon lol.
No dedicated thread on my behalf. This is the only thread i've got here dedicated to this armor.
If you want the thread for the helmet, look around for Marrow Sun's custom helmet threads.
indubitively sick my mando friend, keep up the incredibly awesome work
PS: have u thought of getting the nerf Vulcan and updating that?
Rokeim, This is coming together great. Any updates on the chest armor?
looks fantastic man! can't wait to see it done! ii'd love to find a set of those gloves in brown!
Yes I have, actually. Its very tempting, since i had a BLAST doing that Longshot. The thought of getting the whole N-Strike lineup, and modding the bejesus out of all of them, has crossed my mind a few times.
Nope, nothing new realy about the chest (or any of the rest) of the armor. The man i've got doing it is kinda hobbled at the moment due to the lack of a dishing stump lol. It'll get done in due time tho.
I'm rather fond of them myself 8) It is a shame you cant find them in brown. The only colors i've seen ones like this in are black and white. Keep an eye on the Icon lineup of motocross gloves tho, they may come up with something along these lines again.
Well guys.. i'm back.. for good I hope. The economy got its claws into me and still hasn't let go.. but I think i'm safe enough to resume working on this beast
Last edited by Rokeim; 06-09-2009 at 09:31 AM.
HI Roki! Welcome Back!
Thx Debbi ^_^ Good to be back.
As soon as I can get some fundage put together, i may have a little project for ya
Welcome back Vod. I am having the ECONOMY problem as we speak, that's why I haven't updated my posts lately.Well guys.. i'm back.. for good I hope. The economy got its claws into me and still hasn't let go.. but I think i'm safe enough to resume working on this beast
I am glad to see that you are back, I have been waiting patiently to see a full gear pic or 2, keep us up to date.
Oh you wont be seeing full gear shots for a while. My plates aren't anywhere near finished yet. Soon as i get my stuff back from the parental units garage i'll beable to get some stuff posted tho
XLNT, I'm patient.
^^ Ditto.Your bucket is BEAST btw!
great job, do you have any plans for a custom range finder? i think it would really compliment the look of the bucket.
Your bucket looks wicked sick! awesome job!
No plans for one yet. Just going with the stock RF for now.
And as promised.. here's a few updates. JP is painted (missile is painted too.. just not pictured), new earcap is painted and installed, RF painted and installed, gauntlets.. are there :-p and a little work has been done to them, not much obviously. And the final pic is a gathering of most of the major components that i have in at least 80% finished condition. Not shown tho are the main gun (big green one further up in this thread), flight suit, vest and neck seal.
This is coming along nice, I really like the jet pack weathering.
I do have a quick question... Where did you get this "Easysand"? I could use some of that stuff.
Last edited by adonian; 06-20-2009 at 10:29 AM.
Looks great. I see you found a way to paint the metal pieces on your gloves. Looks awesome! Glad to have you back and hope to see more!
There's no paint on the gloves, bought'em like thatLooks great. I see you found a way to paint the metal pieces on your gloves. Looks awesome! Glad to have you back and hope to see more!
your gloves are AWESOME!!! the bucket is kick *** too!!! everything looks really cool!
Took me long enough.. but here it is !
Painting is in progress. As of posting, i've got 3 layers of ruddy brown primer sprayed, and i'm going to put 3 layers of grey primer on top of that before i get to putting down hammered silver and satin black. Pics of that comming soon.
gotta ask what are those lil guns that looks like you are gunna put on your gauntlet??? those look wicked!!! B^) awesome job on everything by the way!!! B^)
edit:
also forgot to mention/ask have you tried on your gloves with the gauntlets yet?? i have a pair of cycle gloves that a friend gave me and they wont fit with the gauntlets the dang back end of the gloves are to big and bulky for the gauntlets to close right... did you have that problem and if so howed ya fix it??
The little guns are the guns from a pair of Sigma-6 Duke action figures XD
okay I have to ask... where'd u get ur bucket?
The gloves.. are a sticking point atm. I'll be getting the 'short' versions of them when finances allow. The long ones i'll be keeping around for my 'out of armor' gear.
The bucket, is a limited run of MS: Custom's from Marrow Sun (who is now retired). I've got 1 of the 11 he made.
...MS needs to get outta retirement!!! his stuff is so kewl!!!
Love how you did the paint up on the bucket btw.
A'den
kicks shebs.
yeah he does need to make a return
A'den - I didn't. I took it to a friend of mine who owns a body shop
And if you guys think this bucket is fancy, take a look at his Super Commando helmet. Might have to dig back quite a ways to find it.. but its worth the time.
Yeah, I've seen that one...wish he did a cast of it...that would have been one for the collection...
Body shop...brilliant!!! It looks really nice!!!
would be real nice is MS came out of retirement, but see how SgtFang is having problems in this economy, he's tryin, but no one is buyin, it's terrible. My parents even have an apt they are renting out, but the di'kut who is there hasn't paid rent in 3 months, we got a lawyer, but renters rights (total **** if you ask me) let her stay for FREE while my parents are close to losing their home due to it. That lady needs to burn in dar'yaim
I love your helmet vod; really stands out of the whole mando deal. Those are the kind of helmets that tell me "Hey that guy can be the leader of Mandalorians" LOL! But it is coming together. Lets see some more photos.
Here they are !
Shoulder bells : Wont be really weathered until after i get back from the painter. I plan on the mercs skull where it is now (most likely it'll be a green or silver/grey) and the Protectors skull (in similar coloring) on the other bell.
Left/Right chest & Diamond : Those are as weathered as they're going to get untill they're back from the painter. I'm going to put down a bit more masking fluid before i take them uptown tho to peserve the weathering thats already there (obviously).
Ab plate: Thats the one piece not going to the painter, so i'm going to have a bit of fun with it.. well i already did >_>. Just a bit of masking fluid again, and for the smaller scrapes i just scraped away at it with the edge of a metal ruler. Most likely i'll go and throw it around outside for a while, and get some dusting done on it to remove some of the sheen. But.. for the most part i think that plate is about finished and ready for vest mounting ^_^
Edit : For those who cant be arsed to look back in the thead for what the finished product should look like. Here's Hydra's Concept Art
Well, finally got a wild hair and started to work on these bad boys. Basically all i got done was the trimming so i can get the hinges on. Nothing is permanently secured or finalized yet. But overall, i think i have everything on there the way i want it. Might change things around depending on you guy's input. Remember, please.. everything is pretty much duct taped together, so please excuse the sloppiness
You see the little turret gun, that's what i might make non-turrety. It moves too freely, and the peg I've got it on sits too high. I cant chop the peg down and still have the gun removable. Basically its glued on a surface-mount push button. If i chop the post and shorten it, i'll have to glue the post and cap back together, making the whole thing perminant but mobile. Not something i want to do.. but may have to. Option 2 is to chop the post, and glue the button to the securing nut. Making it removable, but not mobile.
I also got a wild eyed idea and totaly redid my cod piece. I think its a vast improvment over my previous attempt, and it more matches the color scheme of the set
As always, comments, questions.. etc etc. welcome
Last edited by Rokeim; 09-24-2009 at 05:32 PM.
What are those things you taped onto the gauntlets? I was wondering about this for a long, long time.
Anyway, great work. Can't wait to see it finished!
The green guns are the guns from a pair of Sigma-6 Duke action figures, and the top gun is from the 4-track vehicle from the Street Fighter action figures (the oooold ones)
Looks great man! I love that helmet, I've been planning on going with a fin/ridge like that for a while now. I love the gaunts too, I've been saving up random little parts like that to use for mine.
Awesome......favorite part is the helmet. Kick @$$
Update
Replaced the pics on post 90. Look there for updates.
Well guys.. its been a long strange trip so far.. and its getting much closer to done. I got the chest armor back from the painter yesterday, and over the last couple hours today I weathered these bad boys. My legs should be here early next week so i'll get those painted and posted asap. As well as finishing the collar and backplate.
But .. now for your viewing and critiquing pleasure (and please do be critical, i need honest opinions before i seal this stuff)
First up.. for those of you who like Shiney's.. the unweathered armor.
I love before and afters
And now.. for the weathered
Edit:
Weathering methods : steel wool to get rough the paint up, add in surface scratches and even the big scratches. Didnt use a single bit of sandpaper. The big scratches are down to the metal, for that i just wore the paint down a ways with the steel wool, and literaly dug into the armor with the edge of a dull #2 exacto knife blade. After all that was done I dusted it with black line chalk (carbon dust) and i might mist it with black spray paint yet.. not sure about that at this point in time.
Again.. PLEASE PLEASE let loose on this stuff.
Last edited by Rokeim; 09-26-2009 at 01:28 PM.
ok I like it, but the edges REALLY NEED weathering, remember the edges chip quicker than the rest of the armor, except of course areas that have been hit/scratched etc.
Otherwise BEAUTIFUL work so far!
Oh yeah, are you gonna weather the leather? Can you take pic's of your weathering process for us to see, it's really helpful to see others weathering techniques, for instance I never would have thought of MUSTARD as a mask
LOL. Mustard is a nice mask, really. But you have to be carefull what you use it on because it WILL stain. Best way to mustard something, is to mask it, spray it, let it dry and get the mustard off ASAP.
The edges are weathered, just not very much. Might just have to go and rough'em up a bit more.
Well, one thing you have to remember about metal armor that doesn't apply to plastic and fiberglass is that the paint will weather very naturally based on movement. Thats honestly the best kind of weathering, because it looks natural and happens in all the right spots.
too true, one of these days i'll try to do a set of metal, but first i need to perfect the plastic sets
Rok, you ROCK
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