my custom heavy mando

The Ultimate · May 23, 2009

This armor is turning out really cool! I love original ideas, and this is a really cool one! Keep up the good work!

Creon · Jun 2, 2009

tomorrow is the day, im gona but the first base coat on my bucket since i finished the "beard" today... im not gona be able to sleep to night

Isabet Reau · Jun 2, 2009

wow...thats coming along nicely! great job!

Dar Gratua · Jun 2, 2009

sick idea, looks pretty awesome

Creon · Jun 3, 2009

base coat and metallic silver... done!

this one just to shoe the "beard" as i call it

captian virk · Jun 3, 2009

awesome man

Naglium · Jun 3, 2009

lookin good!

Aden Kyramud · Jun 3, 2009

vod, that helmet is awesome!!! GREAT WORK!!! :cheers

Ordeyn · Jun 4, 2009

LoL! I love the beard! Makes you look like a tiger!

Awesome, man, awesome!

Creon · Jun 4, 2009

wow i tiger, love it!

thanks for the compliments everyone, didnt ecpect it really

so good and bad news. the paint job went really well (i think) but i havents started the details on it yet, with a brush all. however i piece of my "tiger beard" fell off!!!:O so ill improvise a little and putting on "a box" see pics bellow and ull see

btw: those pieces of cardboard are just really rough and took me less than 5 min

Creon · Jun 5, 2009

so i started the "detailed weathering" using left over warhammer paint

BTW has anyone ever thought of using chainmail? im considering using it on my left arm between the armor plates, armpit and alboq joints.

Creon · Jun 13, 2009

hehe i need some help deciding on a paint scheme again

1 or 2? or maybe you most excellent artists have some ideas?

Paint rocks!

Aden Skirata · Jun 13, 2009

darian ordo over at mando mercs uses a chainmail hood. we've roundtabled chainmail over there over and over. the general consensus was the time involved in making it vs the protective ability combined with the fact that really no known star wars characters use it, it should be used sparingly. we don;t like to tell our members they can't use something, although on some things we must, we would rather ask for heavy mods or limited use so as not to stifle creativity. based on known star wars canon and eu, it would seem that most of the protective undersuits worn by various troopers/warriors in the swu would offer similar protection as chainmail.

all that said, i think if you used it sparingly with your heavy concept or as a dressing, say a kama, it would look great. i use it sparingly on my ggloves and gauntlets.

great build btw, i've been watching it's progress. really dig the helmet although it has a heavy clone feel to me, probably bcause of the "mouth" area.

keep up the good work!

Creon · Jun 13, 2009

jup that was my fears as well, that no known star wars charackter has used chain mail. i still dont know

hehe the clone/mando cross was intentional. my friend called it the missing link

TK1221 · Jun 14, 2009

Your Costume looks wonderful! I think I prefer the second paint scheme to the first. Keep up the good work, and post an update soon!

Creon · Jun 16, 2009

i may go for something in between, since i cant make up my mind

any ways, the base coat is on the main chest plate

Nevu440 · Jun 16, 2009

Looks awesome. And with the designs, I like the first one. The second one just is a bit to plain for my liking. Maybe you could add some stripes or somthing onto it. Keep it up!

Creon · Jul 10, 2009

ahem... it would seem i am was stupid enough to get a job couple of weeks ago and thus havents been able to work on my beskar as much as i want to. this is what little i have done and photographed (i also have a shin ready to paint, attached the smaller plates on the chest and started on a backback)

the new chin design, or "box" still requires my attention with paint and anlso some vents or lits. the range finder just needs the black "visor" for the slits, and i still need a preferably dark green visor