Jangos kid
Well-Known Hunter
you definately have a point there!!!!!
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Armor-Fiberglass or Plastic
- Thread starter Hollywood Hogan
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you definately have a point there!!!!!
GCNgamer128
Sr Hunter
You need a metal bucket and Jet Pack to go along with that set!for me, it's all about the metal!
nothing like the resounding thud as some punk whacks you across the chest, only to find that he just backhanded a thick metal plate!
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Tyler Durden
Well-Known Hunter
I've never seen any evidence or heard any commentary from "reliable sources" that the ESB armor, or any armor for that matter, was fiberglass. All the photographic evidence we have points to vaccuformed armor.
However, the lone exception is the left gauntlet. It's less rounded and a little sharper than the right gauntlet. And the gauntlet at MoM, which is badly chipped in the front, just doesn't look like plastic. Maybe a fiberglass left gauntlet was safer than plastic if they intended for the ROTJ gaunt to actually work.
However, the lone exception is the left gauntlet. It's less rounded and a little sharper than the right gauntlet. And the gauntlet at MoM, which is badly chipped in the front, just doesn't look like plastic. Maybe a fiberglass left gauntlet was safer than plastic if they intended for the ROTJ gaunt to actually work.
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Jimmy BufFETT
Well-Known Hunter
A metal :jet pack???? Just the thought of that gives me the jibblies ... that's gotta weigh quite a bit!!!! If I had one, my spine would probably compress 3 inches. I call that an ouch!:facepalm
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If it were sheetmetal, and hollow, I think it wouldnt wiegh more than 15 pounds.
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Even 15lbs isn't light when you're wearing it all day.
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Tim Allen
Well-Known Hunter
You would think, but I vaccume formed my friends predator mask which had an undercut that sucked the plastic actually behind the mold. It took some time and cutting but we finally got the plastic off so it can be done, just isnt the easiest route to go.
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stormtrooperguy
Sr Hunter
that's a LOT of weight on your back after 5-6 hours!
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Jimmy BufFETT
Well-Known Hunter
Especially when ya have a spinal injury.
Even an MLC1 can start weighing on me after only a few hours.
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I think you would have to attach your jet pack to your wheelchair after wearing a metal jet pack around.
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webchief
Well-Known Hunter
I've never seen anything (or anyone) who suggests that the ESB armor was fiberglass EXCEPT for the left guantlet.
As for my personal opinion on plastic vs. fiberglass.... I prefer to have plastic since the real stuff was plastic, it's cheaper and it's lighter. Also, plastic has some leeway when bending (not much but some). If you wear fiberglass parts they can't bend. Take knees for example... I've seen many pairs of fiberglass knees just snap when someone trys to bend in them. I won't wear the stuff. That and if you bang into anything they'll chip. Plastic won't.
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Jimmy BufFETT
Well-Known Hunter
I wear fiberglass knees, and every time I hear the slightest thing that sounds like a crack, I go "huh? wha?" ... stops me dead in my tracks. But for me I prefer fiberglass knees because I've noticed my plastic ones getting cracks, and those cracks propagate every time I take a step.
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Bradleyfett
Active Hunter
Just curious- where is the screengrab you posted? Undercuts of just about any kind are possible- even likely with vacuforming. I'd like to see the pic you are talking about just to see what you're talking about though.
Mark
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Bradleyfett
Active Hunter
Scratch that- I just found your caps. I don't see anything in either of those pics that couldn't be done with vacuforming. I do see what you mean though- it looks like it could be fiber glass on the collar, but I doubt it is- we know that just about every other part was vacuformed, so I can't think of a reason for the collar and/or back to be done that way. We know that the jet pack's weight is held up by the under-armor harness, so there wouldn't be a reason for strengthening those parts.
Mark
Mark
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CombatBaby
Well-Known Hunter
The curvature on the plastic that makes it look like fiberglass can be achieved by raising the pieces off of the forming table so the plastic wraps around them. This can make them look a lot thicker. It is just harder to demold.
-=QuinN!
-=QuinN!
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CombatBaby
Well-Known Hunter
To answer the question.
Fiberglass for the helmet
Plastic for the shoulder bells
Plastic or fiberglass for the backplate
Fiberglass for the chest armor and collar
Fiberglass and plastic for the gauntlets
Rubber for the cod and knees
-=QuinN!
Fiberglass for the helmet
Plastic for the shoulder bells
Plastic or fiberglass for the backplate
Fiberglass for the chest armor and collar
Fiberglass and plastic for the gauntlets
Rubber for the cod and knees
-=QuinN!
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Hollywood Hogan
New Hunter
Thanks very much to all those that contributed to my question. I found this discussion very informative, thanks.
Combatbaby, you stated that rubber was good for the cod piece. I'm curious to know why you think that? I understand the pros and cons behind the rubber knees, just wondering for some input on the cod.
- Hollywood
Combatbaby, you stated that rubber was good for the cod piece. I'm curious to know why you think that? I understand the pros and cons behind the rubber knees, just wondering for some input on the cod.
- Hollywood
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