SAS Mando

Okay Vode, some of u may know I started my own custom mando... changed my mind so many times and finally decided to stop working on it. Instead I'm going in a new direction. Not only am I working up my AFSOC mando... I will be starting my own special mando based on the brave soldiers of the British Special Air Service. I'll post the concept sketches shortly and will ask you guys to help me out with picking which one I want to make. I must make it known tho that this project is SECONDARY to my primary project of building the AFSOC mando.

Kal Waco

Okay, will be waiting... 'nother thread I gotta sub to.

he he... the SAS mando sketches are done already... just gotta get 'em scanned in, and I'll do that when I get the AFSOC sketches done. Also goin' to get MY computer here in a lil while!

I cant wait vod!!

Cant wait to see it! Anything SAS based should be pretty sweet...just remember the flashbangs.

Okay vode, here's the concept art for the SAS mando. I have 5 designs, u guys help me pick one, personally I like #1, #2 and #4. Some of the specific mods include the triclops NVGs, a 3 LED light on the helmet and the Halo ODST style leg and thigh armor. The buy'ce is hopefully an A'den Kyramuud custom that will be I hope very similar to the MS supercommando buckets that were released in limited quantity but are so popular. Anyhow... here it is, u guys help me pick the design, also check out my AFSOC mando thread and help me out over there, because that one is my primary armor set and WILL have precedense over this one. This suit is secondary to that suit and possibly even to Fi's armor, which I will have a thread up for when I get ready to start it... we'll just have to wait and see how it goes on the AFSOC suit first.

Kal Waco

I'm partial to #3 and #4, I guess I like the grey camo.

yeah I like #4 too but my wife likes #3, and I've already got the stuff to make the jumpsuit in grey... but I was thinking about selling the material to go buy the black stuff or to help pay for the AFSOC kit so...lol oh well, definately liking the urban pattern tho.

hey a'd'ika check ur PM's ner vod I have a question for u.

I guess your wife out votes you huh?

lol nah... I just like to have her input too. She basically designed her own armor tho... I just did the sketch she picked the colors and pattern. Which I need to resketch and get a thread going for it too. But I'm going to have to wait to start hers 'til we get moved because of the logistics of moving my shop, and all the materials to build with, and my furniture, and my... "man toys" as my wife calls them.

"man toys"

haha

yeah... anything that goes bang, has a 1080lpi resolution, or allows me to simulate going bang... those are "man toys" lol

You must LOVE Mythbusters huh?

You gotta love mythbusters!

yeah mythbusters is fun... but right now my fav show is SpecOps Mission on the military channel. The dude was a PJ for cryin' out loud! lol I also LOVE futureweapons and weaponmasters. See a trend here? lol They don't call me Waco for nothin'

Wow! I havnt really watched SpecOps Mission much, but i love futureweapons and weaponmasters

he he it's a GREAT show!

anything that has guns and things being blown up has the potential to be a great show!

yeah especially when it's force on force combat, and the dude films it all from his perspective.

I love it! by the way have you ever seen Surviving Disaster?

yeah not a fan

really? i kinda like it

Ya know...why do we all like the same shows? Mythbusters, weaponsmasters, futureweapons, weaponology, and Man vs. Wild! my fav 5.

and PM replied to Kal...I like #2 and #4.

Man vs. Wild is another good one!

Watching it right now. Bear is awesome.

he he I think it because of similar tastes in TV... or maybe because they're your basic manshows! lol

Wow. Just wow.Were you going for Counter-Terrorism squad or Regular Force squad?

umm... yeah I was going for the multi-role SAS... with a definate CT basis... due to my preference for that particular mission.

Hmm, in that case I'd go for the grey camo style.

hmm hard decision. I like #2 and #4. I dont really like the tan camo because in the COD4 game I dont think i ever saw them wearing tan camo... Though unless your trying to build it more like the real SAS. i dunno

Go for 4

Nevu, the only reason you didnt see any Tan Camo in COD4 is because the SAS in COD4 were the Counter-Terror division, and they wore the black-kit. Tan Camo is used for the regulare SAS, the ones that fight with the ordinairy troops in Afganhistan or wherever those brave souls are right now.

yes Pacx precisely... however I must point out that that's Olive Drab... not tan...lol might wanna adjust ur screen settings ner vod! lmao

I'm liking the Urban camo tho because I want ppl to associate it with SAS, and I still want a multi-role mando, not just a CT specialist... even tho I LOVE that mission.

Ooo, I'm loving #4!

lol yeah that one seems to be the most popular... I think that's the one I'm going with.

Meh, I'mma gonna need an eye test.

...like i trust a USAF air crew person type chap who sits in the back of a windowless plane with no crossword to tell me how the SAS dress... lmao.

Pacx...you just added several years to my life due to laughter...

So THAT'S why they call me 'Scorch'

You may or may not get that.

I got it...

I was hoping you would

he he u guys r nuts! lol I met a SAS captain once... he looked rather normal to me. Except for the fact that he was nuts! lol

I think I'm gonna go against everyone here and say I like #5 the best. In my opinion the darker ones would look too much like real life "Earth" soldiers. #5 still has a mando feel to it.

But it's your costume so ultimately it is up to you

hehe Kal'ika, if you ever come to England, visit Herefordshire, where the SAS are based. Walk into a local bar and you'll run into at least 30,000,000,000 SAS members. Most are sergeants.

yeah I thought that's where they were HQ'd at... lol yeah they're all fine gents. I wouldn't hesitate to fight alongside 'em, but I don't wanna fight against 'em.

ok this is posted in my other thread as well... but I need help from my vode! I am going to be working on some new custom gauntlets... saw some stuff over on the mandalorian mercs where a vod scratchbuilt his gaunts from cardboard boxes and made 'em look good. That's what I'm going to try, using cardboard this time instead of the dang plastic signs. So... I need a few bits of wisdom and knowledge from you:

1. When glassing... what's the best way to go about it? I want to be able to glass it and keep my level of detail, so how do I need to set that up? Exagerate the details or what?

2. I want to use a Nerf Maverick to dissassemble and attach to the top in a rebuilt tri-shot configuration (will sketch and show later). I want to be able to rig this thing up so that it will still be able to shoot darts... from all 3 barrels! So I need help figuring out how exactly to do this and make it look good.

3. I want to add some Predator blades to my gaunts that I can sling out and they will not lock, but will sort of friction lock themselves into the closed position until deliberately opened, sort of like a collapsible baton only it will not lock itself into the extended position, I want to be as safe as humanly possible while still looking totally wicked.

4. I need to be able to shape this stuff prior to glassing and still keep the shape, and I need to be able to attach a few hoses here and there for proper appearance, what's the best way to achieve both.

5. The left gauntlet will also have a built in LED flashlight ($20 @ Walmart) to provide "tactical illumination" and I need help figuring out how to attach it while still having the ability to change the batteries and bulbs if I need to.

6. Anyone want to do this for me?!! lol jk jk, Any other suggestions you may have that I have overlooked or am unaware I need to be asking about... feel free to add it in!

V/R,

Kal Waco

I also want to add in some LED lights and a display maybe.

Hey Kal, here's how to do your predator blades...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jamg3FRHfE

definatly awesome!!!! might end up adding that too my left gaunt

hmm... yeah I'll be using PART of that technique! I don't want to attach anything directly to my hand, I want the whole rig to be self enclosed in the gaunt, however I think I can figure out a way to do it otherwise... just need to figure out a way to sync 2 blades on opposite sides of the tri-shot.

Hey adonian I think I'm going to use the drawer slide technique like in the video... but I don't want it to be spring loaded, any idea about how to keep it locked into the closed position when not in use?

I've never played call of duty so what is sas?

never played COD?!?! HOW COME?!?!

because pictures always explain better than words...... heres a picture of one from COD 4

as for a literal description... SAS is the British Special Air Service, or in Austrailia and many other former British colonies (SASR) Special Air Service Regiment. They are the Royal Army special operations guys. They are analogous to US Special Forces, while the SBS (Special Boats Squadrons) are the Royal Navy/Royal Marines version, more analogous to SEALs or Marine Force Recon. The SAS also has an elite squad within the elite who specialize in Counter-Terrorism, I can't remember their name off the top of my head but they're equivalent to the US Special Forces Operational Detachment- Delta aka Delta Force or SEAL Team Six aka DevGroup (who call themselves Jedi). That's SAS in a nutshell... I could go on forever.

I didnt know that!

sometimes I think I know too much... then I realize it only scratches the surface! lol

Originally Posted by kal'ika

as for a literal description... SAS is the British Special Air Service, or in Austrailia and many other former British colonies (SASR) Special Air Service Regiment. They are the Royal Army special operations guys. They are analogous to US Special Forces, while the SBS (Special Boats Squadrons) are the Royal Navy/Royal Marines version, more analogous to SEALs or Marine Force Recon. The SAS also has an elite squad within the elite who specialize in Counter-Terrorism, I can't remember their name off the top of my head but they're equivalent to the US Special Forces Operational Detachment- Delta aka Delta Force or SEAL Team Six aka DevGroup (who call themselves Jedi). That's SAS in a nutshell... I could go on forever.

The specialist group, are you referring to CRW perhaps? Counter Revolutionary Warfare team. Basically, all the Sabre squadrons (the fighting platoons of the SAS), from time to time, have a team on CRW duty. Always 2 teams, one on standby, one in reserve doing CT training.

As of history things, the SAS started out in the deserts of Africa, in 1942.

Didn't know they were called CRW... thanks! As for their WWII stint in Africa... yeah I know, just didn't want to give a rediculously long history lesson on here. Had to do one of my thesis papers on the effectiveness of the SAS and other "specialized" organizations in college. Tough guys, all of 'em. Much respect to the SAS guys, that's why I'm making a mando to honor them!

them and the israeli spec ops guys are probably some of the best in the world...unless you count the russian, but they're maniacs; civilian casualties: expected for them...

Originally Posted by kal'ika

Hey adonian I think I'm going to use the drawer slide technique like in the video... but I don't want it to be spring loaded, any idea about how to keep it locked into the closed position when not in use?

I haven't tried it yet, but I really wanna.

Sweet. History lesson would have been cool. I've never played any COD because I don't have a gaming system. Course that never stopped me from playing halo i guess, but Halo is a multi person per system friends game, COD isn't.

Anyway thanks for the info!

lol problem is I'm a military history major... that's what I have a degree in so it'd be a LOOONG history lesson, too long for the forums. They are some bad dudes tho.

BTW... figured out that I'm proally going to build a modded A280/295 carbine or use some kind of rebuilt M4 carbine to build the rifle, I thought about using a modded P90 or MP5SD but decided the M4 will probably work just as well. Any thoughts?

HUH!?!?!?!

You gotta remember i dont know as much about guns as you

Actually on most systems COD4 has a split screen multiplayer that can support up to 4 players... maybe more but I haven't tried it.

Originally Posted by SaberMaker

Sweet. History lesson would have been cool. I've never played any COD because I don't have a gaming system. Course that never stopped me from playing halo i guess, but Halo is a multi person per system friends game, COD isn't.

Anyway thanks for the info!

lol sorry Lev'ika... A280 is the Rebel Endor Rifle, A295 is the Rebel Hoth Rifle (I think I got that right) They're almost identical, but one is built on the WWII German Stg44 whereas the other is built on the American M16. The amazing thing is... they're very hard to tell apart. I want to do something like that maybe... only with a grenade or det launcher of some kind, or use a P90 (I think almost everybody knows the P90) which can be substituted with a Nerf Firefly. I thought about building off of the MP5SD (See the COD screen shot above) but don't think I like that idea as much.

thanks

I'm quite the history buff myself, and specifically military history.

IMO, SAS is one (if not THE) of the best SF units out there.

Yup... I'll agree with that statement... dunno about THE best (really like my US AFSOC guys) but... they are definately top 3 for sure!

Build off of a p90 or an m4 would be sweet. I've got of of those same nerf guns and have been planning on modding it in a similar way for a good while. Great minds think alike, eh?

Ok vode I've decided I'm going to have hard pannel mag and sidearm points on the actual thigh armor pannels... so instead of the MOLLE webbing, I'm basically going to make built in mag pouches and holsters on the leg armor. This is going to carry over to my AFSOC mando as well. Also, I'm considering rolling these two mandos into one. Not sure about that yet.

and what about your old mando that i used for the group sketch? is that one entirely gone?

lol yeah that one's gone... MOST of it remains tho! lol a lot of the stuff used on that mando is being rolled in to these 2, btw... the SAS mando will wear the Shemagh too, green and black even if the rest of his armor is black and grey.

i always loved your first one

Hey hey... easy now... I'm going BACK to the original! lol However... this project is being shelved for now, not abandoned! I really, REALLY WANT to finish this one, I think it'd be a really coold mando to have floating around out there.

yay

lol glad you're happy now! lmao

haha! yes i am happy! AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! SO FREAKING HAPPY!!!!!!!!! *and maybe had a bit to much coffee and sugar* BWAHAHAHA I LOVE SUGAR!!!!!!!!!

lol I know the feeling... u should've seen me monday morning... 4:30 AM briefing + my bosses' boss flying the mission = wanted to be AWAKE... meaning... 1 cup of coffee with a LOT of sugar and 2 Dr Peppers (and I think a couple of Kit Kats) were put down before the brief... I was WIRED! lol

haha a lot of my friends purposely buy me as much sugar and caffine possible just to see my reaction (i get hyper over just a little bit of sugar, no lie!) one time me and my friend were walking around town after downing 5 no name energy drinks (ya i know thats dangerous) Ended up shirtless running after people and just being plain crazy!

And FYI..... DR PEPPER IS AMAZING!!

lol wow Lev'ika... not sure those "no names" were really ENERGY drinks... maybe a secret recipe... hmm... lol

it tasted like redbull actually hmmm i sure hope it wasnt there recipe! it was a small store that ordinary people took over I think im hooked! haha kidding

I like the hard panel holster idea! I'm not sure built in mag pockets though, wouldn't it just be easier to have them in an ammo belt?

yes and no... it is more natural to draw from the outer thigh... so having the mags on the leg allow for a faster, more natural motion, and it also brings them down out of line with anything that may be hanging from your vest... i.e. plates, mag pouches etc... I use thigh rigs for my match rifle and the one advantage I have over other shooters is speed in reloads. Not to mention, it gives me the ability to carry more ammo and to carry my spare mags/grenades comfortably (distributes the weight better) even if I don't have my vest on.

OH YEAH! D.P. IS DA BOMB!!!!! I'm a pepper, he's a pepper, she's a pepper...

Hmmm, hard holsters would be cool. Me like!

You know I WUMBO, you WUMBO, he she me WUMBO! WUMBOED, WUMBOING, WUMBOLOGY, the study of WUMBO!!

glad you like the hardshell holster idea! and yes... I AM deliberately not pointing out the Dr Pepper comment that lends itself to a "so to speak" joke...lmao

Originally Posted by Alpha-Ø2

You know I WUMBO, you WUMBO, he she me WUMBO! WUMBOED, WUMBOING, WUMBOLOGY, the study of WUMBO!!

Okay patrick

Originally Posted by Ordeyn

OH YEAH! D.P. IS DA BOMB!!!!! I'm a pepper, he's a pepper, she's a pepper...

Hmmm, hard holsters would be cool. Me like!

I blame my weight problem on the Doctor..............

................Doctor Pepper

Best darn drink in the world!!

Originally Posted by adonian

I blame my weight problem on the Doctor..............

................Doctor Pepper

Best darn drink in the world!!

And THAT is a toast to Dr. Pepper.


A'den

Hmm, I've never really really tried mags on the thighs, but I can see how that would work, I'll be very interested to see it.

And you're all right: the Doctor is amazing!

Originally Posted by adonian

Okay patrick


I blame my weight problem on the Doctor..............

................Doctor Pepper

Best darn drink in the world!!

YAY!!! someone knew who i was quoting!!! ill admit spongebob is childish but me and one of my friends devote to honoring Patricks quotes

Is mayonaise and intrument?

you remember that tv show COACH? The guy who played Dobber is the guy who does Patrick's voice, that's totally cool.

WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO

oh dear manda, that dikutla tv show (spongebob) is one of the worst creations of modern man. I don't allow my 4 yr old to watch it because I want her to be intelligent, whereas watching spongebob causes an average braincell loss of 50 per episode and an IQ drop of 10 pts per episode. That show is some of the most dikutla osik on the shebse of society. Ok, now that I've cursed fluently in mando'a...lmao getting ready to go on my TDY, which cost me a lot of money to get ready for. When I return I will be moving. Once I'm established at my new duty station I get most of the holidays to myself... which means time to get a few mandos built!

Well i love it! Problably because im non intelligent already

"It'll keep you from getting any uglyier!!" "JUST IN TIME!"

lmao Lev'ika you dikutla chakaar (joking)... u crack me up!

We'll miss you while your gone man, but hurry back to us, we all want pics!

"I play a mean stomach"

haha I love patrick quotes!

Sorry for thread jackin' ya Kal.
I got one more:
ManRay: Excuse me, sir, but I believe you dropped your wallet.
Patrick: It doesn't look familiar to me.
ManRay: What? But I just saw you drop it. I am trying to be a good person, and return it to you.
Patrick: Return what to who?
ManRay: [reaching into the wallet and pulling out Patrick's I.D] Are you a Mr. Patrick Star?
Patrick: Yep.
ManRay: And this is your I.D.
Patrick: Yep.
ManRay: I found this I.D. in this wallet, and therefore, this must be your wallet.
Patrick: Makes sense to me.
ManRay: So, take it.
Patrick: It's not my wallet.

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