My New Style Mando Armour

Darth Valcar · Mar 12, 2007

Thanks Marx, yes a few things are still missing, but im waitng to get my Gauntlets from Bradleyfett, he's working hard at the mo. Im still waiting for some netting to arrive from the US. But I still have loads of minor bits to sort out. Im thinking of using a Black or dark Green vest, that way the armour would stand out more on the spruce green undersuit. I need a better camara also, hehe......

Marx Tandish · Mar 12, 2007

Black sounds good. or maybe a grey. Fett has major color diffrance in his armor and vest, blakc could do that and tie in the black parts... just a thought

Darth Valcar · Mar 15, 2007

I have been working on my Vest, and i have found that in keeping with Camo, that my Olive green vest works very well. The Armour does not jump out on you, but in fact blends nice with the theme of camo. My black Ammo pouches and belt along with the black backing to the cod armour works well. I will update with some pics soon......

Southern hunter · Mar 16, 2007

Looking good! IMHO, the green vest would be fine with the camo armor plates. The different colors of camo would give you some contrast with the green vest. After all, the whole point of camo is to blend into the surroundings. That is one very creative custom Mando. Keep up the good work.
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Darth Valcar · Mar 16, 2007

Thanks for you comments S-Hunter. The outfit is coming on great, the finishing touch will be the gauntlets when I get them. Until then all I can do is sort the minor details, and the soft parts. All I need to do now is fix the Armour to my Olive green vest, and attach the straps/elastic to my leg armour. When I get my ghile netting I can start attaching that to my back Half-Plate. Also slighty mod my weapons to look more starwarys...... so its going well.........

Darth Valcar · Mar 19, 2007

Well I have now started the weathering stage of my Armour its not finished yet but here is a few pics of how its going..... I will be adding dirt splashing and stuff soon......

Darth Valcar · Mar 19, 2007

The Armour has been dry scuffed and sracthes dug into one of the chest plates and belley plate. The pics are not too clear, cos the camara is not too good, but you get the idea... I'll be adding the dirt marks and finer detail over the next few days.... I'll keep you updated as i go..........

OrtharRrith · Mar 19, 2007

I suggest adding some depth to it by adding dents and perhaps chest display lights.

Darth Valcar · Mar 19, 2007

Thanks for your coments jo, I will also be adding a dent here and there to parts of my Armour, I also have my Back plate to work on.. Thats going to have a few dents in it, from where I was evading an attack from some enemy forces, after Snipping there leader... hehe......

Darth Valcar · Mar 20, 2007

I have been working today on some more weathering to my Armour here is some picks of the left Chest plate. It's been dirtied up and a dent added....

Darth Valcar · Mar 20, 2007

And some work on the Right chest plate, the marks were made with a screw driver ........

Darth Valcar · Mar 20, 2007

Here is the work on the Belley Armour.....

Darth Valcar · Mar 20, 2007

Also this is the work on the collar and center section.....

Darth Valcar · Mar 20, 2007

and finaly for now, here is the work on the Half-Back Plate. On a few missions, I was struck in the back buy a few shots..... Being a hard mando, I surrvived.... hehe .....

Darth Valcar · Mar 20, 2007

I will now get to work on weathering my Helmet a little, then do the same on my Leg Armour. I will keep you posted......

Darth Valcar · Mar 20, 2007

Just had a brainwave, and that don't happen oftern. I have did a little tweek to my weathering to my Back Plate and the collar Armour.. I have now made an entry hole and an exit hole in the collar, this is were I was shot and the round passed right through my Armour and body... check out how it turned out,,,, what you think ?... me I think it looks cool... a war wound, and a battle scar to the Armour.... I held the back plate up so you can see the glow of my tv though the hole...

morpheus1977 · Mar 20, 2007

Darth Valcar said:
Just had a brainwave, and that don't happen oftern. I have did a little tweek to my weathing to my Back Plate and the collar Armour.. I have now made an entry hole and an exit hole in the collar, this is were I was shot and the round passed right through my Armour and body... check out how it turned out,,,, what you think ?... me I think it looks cool... a war wound, and a battle scar to the Armour.... I held the back plate up so you can see the glow of my tv though the hole...

That is something I have never seen before that is awsome.. how did you do the holes?

Darth Valcar · Mar 21, 2007

Thanks morpheus1977, for your comment.. I made the holes by heating up my craft knife with the heat gun till it was very hot. The found were I was going to cut into the sintra, and then pushed it though making a 10cm X mark in the Armour, on both Armour sections.. I then heated up the sintra and just pushed my Index finger though the same hole. For the Collar Armour I push from the inside outwards, and for the Back Plate Outside inwards... It's turned out very good I think. All I had to do then was paint the metal effect on all the forced surfaces to look like damaged metal.... I will now work on my Leg Armour over the next few days, and will keep you all posted....

Callista · Mar 21, 2007

Your weathering looks great, and the hole is very unique, but looks great!! I think this has got to be the photo heavy thread!!! great updates...keep it up!!

Jodo Kast 3 · Mar 21, 2007

Great progress pics!!

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