Desert Mandalorian Warrior - "J Fenn"

Phil - good question on the jet pack - my present duties right now have me removed from my armor - I had planned on designing a "rack" that will be used to hold the jet pack - with the intention that I can hook it on my back by myself - without assistance. I had some ideas - but had to leave for awhile. It's something I will re-visit this summer. The initial rack was to heavy - not that the J/P is lite -

Also - I was working on a strap system inside my flack vest that when I slide everything over my head - it all falls into place - then I hook my pack up - and go with it.

Of course this is the plan ...:jet pack

TK1799
 
Okay - I did it. I finished the harness - and it only cost me $10. I found an inexpensive back pack at WalMart and used everything from it to make my harness. Since it is nylon - it slides into place. Tomorrow I plan on putting back on - taking some shots with the jet pack on for the full effect. I'm home on R/R and bored - so I put everything together - since I have OCD!

Anyways - I did a test run and it worked with out adding anything more to it.

So - I'm pleased with it. I listed the Flickr web page and added the test run to the J Fenn photos ... once I have the whole set - I'll ask ASOK to post them here so this thread will be complete.

Again - thanks for all the comments -- I also picked up a green shemaugh in Baghdad that looks a little better than the black/white... at any rate hopefully tomorrow or the next day everything will be in place for this thread...

out...
 
http://flickr.com/photos/12204795@N03/sets/72157601701636266/

I added five new photos to the J Fenn photo set -- these have me wearing the new green shemaugh and the Jet Pack itself -

Hope you like it - please leave any comments as well...

i was able to make a harness that fits inside the flack vest and everything slips right over my head and in place- it's a little tough getting it off - but it can be done - I did a test run before these photos and again this morning -- so I think I have everything in place. Of course - due tot he layering of materials - I will probably only wear this in A/C buildings or during the fall/winter time frame...

out ...

J
 
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Joe, here are your pics. Sorry it took so long.

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Awesome work TK1799jhw, the pictures of your jet pack harness have given me the inspiration that I needed, as my jet pack build is nearing the stage where I'll have to make my harness.

Now I have a good idea to start with, you have my most humble thanks. ;)
 
ASOK - thanks again for posting these here -- the whole project is finally done... I would again like to thank ASOK for his input and aid in this endeavor - as well as WOF and Lisa Fett -- also all you guys and gals out there that did this before me and posted everything you did on here. My first armor is and always will be the Stormtrooper -- but this is something private and I enjoyed doing it. I worked all last summer - in the heat with sanding and Bondo and super glues -- I might still be high -- but it was worth the sweat and time it took to do it right and get everything down like I wanted it. I hope anyone passing over this thread will look at the dates and see how long it really took - and it really didn't cost me that much in expense -- I never put something like this together before -- but I wanted it to be accurate - more for the films and legacy that we all grew up with - and that inspired us to do what we do in life. Hell - I'm actually fighting real insurgents -- but this project allowed me to step out of that world into something that I enjoyed when I was a kid. I know if I had put something like this together when I was 11 yrs old _ I would be famous in my neighborhood. I'm sure we have all did birthday parties or showed up at an event - and the look on the kids faces -- I would have loved to have seen a real S/T or Boba - or Vader - but clubs like this weren't around then... I hope you guys enjoy the photos and the look I was trying to achieve -- someday this will all go to my kid(s) - I hope they enjoy it has much as I have.

In the meantime, I will continue to scare the sh*t out of the neighborhood kids and maintain my security position at GenCon...

out...

J Fenn / TK1799
 
I really dig the arena/traditional jet pack. Your blaster looks like one of those old "grease gun" sub machine guns from way back. Kandosii job! 8)
 
hey dude very, smart matching the colors.you remind me of fire fly from gi joe. loocks great. pretty soon i will be showing my mando, well just the helmet.
 
I redid the plates - bought fiberglass - placed bolts/nuts on each corner - and repainted the entire set.

The costume made it's first appearance at GEN CON 2009 on SAT - and until it's cold - probably won't wear it again. The leather belt malfunctioned - so I'm going with a velco black belt to hold everything together - like the other two parts.

Speaker system works fine as does the fan. Everything went on as expected - but the jet pack started to dip on one side from people holding it - so I walked around some what slanted...

All in all, great project - but I'm a trooper at heart...One of my gauntlets needs to be fixed too...after trying to get them off - one split in half on the wrong side. no problem...
 
Hey dude, love the suit. I'm always glad to see real soldiers who make their armor reflect their experience. I'm doing a VERY similar armor suit. Big difference is mine's more green and grey, not so much desert stuff... that way I can use my issued boots and webgear with it (cheapskate I know). Stay safe ner vod.

Waco
 
Beautiful blend of colors! I think he needs some more leg armor, but that's just a personal preference. I do like that blue, though- a lot.
 
It appears to be an M3 grease gun. US made WWII-Vietnam era .45 cal submachine gun commonly used by US troops who needed a reliable, compact weapon for either specialized use or personal defense. Commonly used by Rangers, Paratroopers and Officers as well as Tankers and Engineers during WWII and Korea. In the Vietnam conflict it was occasionally used by US and S. Vietnam troops who had similar requirements, as well as US military advisors to the South. It makes a heck of a blaster tho.
 
the M3 was and still is used by US Army cooks. we always joked that if you were standing close and directly in front of a cook, the bullets would bounce off you. I think its stamped sheet metal to make it easier and cheaper to produce. think it shoots .22's with a very low muzzle velocity?
 
yes it is stamped sheet metal to make it cheap and easy to mass produce, remember it was developed in the 1940's. No, the military variant does not shoot .22 rimfire, it does however shoot a 230 grain .45 ACP slug at a velocity of around 900 FPS. so yeah A'den ur about right. It fires in one of 2 modes, semi or full automatic. I have not heard of Army cooks still using it, the services... i mean "force support" guys in the AF are issued M9s or M16s when they deploy, but we generally contract out to the locals for that kind of work in theater, the Army may work differently. It was a highly reliable but heavy piece of kit. Most everybody in the US military carries some variation on the M16/M4 series now a days. Yeah, sorry about the encyclopedia militaria answer there...lol but it's what I do.

Kal
 
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