Desert Mandalorian Warrior - "J Fenn"

Once I bought my helmet and then my knees, cod piece, and diamond...I started there in MAY/JUNE time frame...after that -- I then bought my armor front and back -- painted the different layers for weathering....

I then moved to the jet pack in July -- all of July -- then I finished off the gauntlets --- basically 12 hours on each one... I used 1/8 inch Sintra and a heat gun... the jet pack and gauntlets were made by hand -- from templates by WOF and LisaFett. I basically worked whole days from morning to night -- I say I have a few hundred hours in this set. From sanding, painting , using Bondo, cutting, fitting, you know -- the whole business....

I think it came together really fast once everything was done --

Joe
 
I think that's supposed to give it a desert nomadish look (looks Arabic inspired).

I almost think it would look better with a darker flight suit. I know you haven't weathered it..but try putting some different material objects next to the armor. Maybe a dark dirty tan color?
 
I think that's supposed to give it a desert nomadish look (looks Arabic inspired).
i think it's supposed to be like a shemaugh (don't know if thats the right spelling). Which soldiers sometimes use to keep sand and stuff out of their faces
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Corby44 - yes you are correct -- I used this particular one when I went out in public -- it was bought in Iraq at a market shop from a local.

Black is usually worn by Shia - the area I was in - most Sunni where the red. However, I was also told if one makes the pilgrimage to Mecca - they were the red. So - the pants, shirt, shoes, and head wrap came from Iraq. Again, I wanted to stay within Lucas and his vision - but incorporate slowly those things that make this mandalorian unique...

Hope you like it...

J
 
i like it alot, the colors are different but very unique. the shemaugh is cool too; the only real issue i have is the footwear completely breaks the fantasy of it all for me. are you planning on something different with them eventually?

phil
 
I love the slight WW2 desert infrantry look to it! I'm also absoutly in love with that gun! It all looks absoutly awsome! :cheers
 
Thanks for all the comments...

Per the shoes -- I have looked for something - but these I actually wore in Iraq - I had another pair just like them - but those were badly damaged - sp I DX'd them. Until I find a suitable shoe that fits the whole "desert" image I'll probably stick with these. I don't think I will be using combat boots or placing a "armor" plate over them -- I wanted to keep it simple and functioning - since sand is hard to get around in anyways - these shoes are form fitting and don't weigh that much - which is also why I skipped out on the leg plates. Too much armor in sand will bog you down - this is from personal experience. Again - I wanted to incorporate things I wore in Iraq with this armor -- the lace up shoes might not do it for everyone - I knew this when thinking about what type of shoes to wear...but for now - this is it...

Joe
 
I wouldn't worry all that much about the laces. Thats a preference thing honestly. If at some point it bugs you, just use a pair of boba spats to cover them and it's an easy solution.

All together it's a nice suit of beskar'gam.
 
just wanted to say that this suit is pretty flipping awesome! i love the gauntlets and jp. i never would've thought of using an M3 for a blaster. brilliant!
 
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