Another First for Jax and Shado

This is shaping up really nice, great weathering!

So leather chest armor, but what about gaunts?
One idea I was thinking of using was to attach a piece of gadgetry to a wrap around material gauntlet !? (does that make sense??)

I decided to bail on that idea because I dont think it would fit my mando too well but its some thing for you to consider maybe?!

keep up the great work man.

Here is a very quick photoshop to try and explain my madness.

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Wow, awesome! Very well done, I love it. That's a cool effect. Are the plates actually leather or just made to look like leather?
 
Thats the main reason i dropped the gaunt idea, TBH you would never tell from the pics (other than the stitching) that this is leather.

I'm interested to see how you tie all the elements together!

Great stuff ( oh and btw you're only 99% pure condensed awesome because you used too many e's :D)
 
Yeah I kind of figured that gauntlets will be the hardest thing for me for my mandalorian armor. See I was thinking of using bicycle knee pads as my knee pads and it is still in effect but I am concerned for the gaunts in a way. Maybe I can purchase something in the saftey bicycle world and use that as my gauntlets but I'm not sure. I am actually going to have to head out to wal*mart and search around the store and see what can come up for gauntlet ideas.

All in all the "desert" armor is looking great vod. Hopefully, mine will be finished up in time for the Saboten Con and maybe I'll just show up the 2010 Phoenix Cactus Comi-Con and hang out with all of you mando guys there. That will be fun!!!!!
 
shin guards, by Franklin can be used for gauntlets. or you can print the templates found on here and resin and fiberglass them.
 
UPDATE:

almost done with vest. Still messing with patterns for the ballistic padding. i think i know what im gonna fix, but the walmart i got the duckcloth at is out of stock of that color, so must wait.

so here it is with several flash settings.

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this gives it about a 1/4" or less of raised surface to see.
 
I'm no good with that sort of stuff of fiberglasing. I may just go with some shin guards and use them as gauntlets. Probally a good old black pair to go with my armor that way I dont have much painting to go through. Thanks a bunch vod.

Nice progress btw!!!
 
This is shaping up really nice, great weathering!

So leather chest armor, but what about gaunts?
One idea I was thinking of using was to attach a piece of gadgetry to a wrap around material gauntlet !? (does that make sense??)

I decided to bail on that idea because I dont think it would fit my mando too well but its some thing for you to consider maybe?!

keep up the great work man.

Here is a very quick photoshop to try and explain my madness.

I know you're leaning toward standard gaunts, but I think Boba-Debt is onto something here. The leather armor is so primitive (yet completely cool), that high tech gadgetry may kill the whole look. I'm not saying go cavemando or anything, but standard gaunts may be a bit much. Have you thought about going with a more primitive tech like a Tuskin Raider would have access to?
 
Yeah I kind of figured that gauntlets will be the hardest thing for me for my mandalorian armor. See I was thinking of using bicycle knee pads as my knee pads and it is still in effect but I am concerned for the gaunts in a way. Maybe I can purchase something in the saftey bicycle world and use that as my gauntlets but I'm not sure. I am actually going to have to head out to wal*mart and search around the store and see what can come up for gauntlet ideas.

All in all the "desert" armor is looking great vod. Hopefully, mine will be finished up in time for the Saboten Con and maybe I'll just show up the 2010 Phoenix Cactus Comi-Con and hang out with all of you mando guys there. That will be fun!!!!!

I'd stay away from utlizing sports armor for any of your armor. i know at mercs we've disallowed it for memberships as of about a year ago. unless it's HIGHLY modded to the point it unrecognizable as sports armor.

jax, the build is coming along nicely. not a big fan of lesther for a material for modern era plates. but that aside, youve done an awesome job with the paint and weather, as always, and it looks great! can hardly tell it's leather at all.

best thing is, you get that great leather smell off the plates!
 
thanks.

I'm still going with high tech stuff for arm gear. you rally cant tell its leather, and it wasnt the point to be able to tell. just playing with a new way to make plates.
 
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