Here we go again...

Hi, sorry for being a total noob but I have a quick question. I have been thinking of making myself an armor set, and the idea of making one out of steel like you are doing is pretty cool, I am wondering, what tools would I need, how hard is it, and were did you get the steel? Also, how did you make your helmet? I have been looking arround for threads but I keep getting lost in all the sub-forums and everything lol


(FYI your armor and helmet look totally awesome!)
 
Hey mate! No problem! We all needed a place to start! (y)

I'm using for the armour 18ga steel. Many people use thicker with better results, but I was flat broke. :lol: The method I use to form the steel is Beviin's, which can be found here:
For the helmet, I would look in the Boba Helmet section and check out the stickies there, there's some really great info.

Tools are listed in the video and cost is around $100 for them and the metal.

Hope this helps!
:cheers
A'den
 
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:cry how about you donate those awesome pieces to a fellow vod?!?! :lol: kidding! Im going to have to get my sorry butt up and start working faster! :D
 
Vor'e ner vode! I got another piece (left thigh) done today and all the unpainted plates have had a go-over with the wire brush so they are all shiny...now to paint em a nice black...:D

:cheers
A'den
 
There was some mention in this thread of a lightwip or swords. If your mando is somewhat melee oriented you might want to make a neck-ring or collar piece for fighting jedi, when boba fett had a beskar armor set made for him in one of the recent novel series a neck-ring was part of the set, so it is canon ^^

just an idea : )
 
wow, my posts aren't posting ?

Anyway, the laser whip we keep talking about is just us guys taunting each other to get to work.
I am usually the one to crack the whip, and most people here fear the whip ;)

@A'den, dude those greaves look SCA ready vod.

By the way zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzztttt crack... I have a question on my thread I need your help with ;)
 
lol...SCA, perhaps not...but the next person who goes "what is this made of" and punches me is gonna be in some pain...every time I troop SOMEONE has to hit the mando...:confused:angry

I got my stuff painted today (what I have done so far) and I tried something new; I left the metal slightly oily (didnt wipe it all off) and the paint is starting to chip...it's amazing!!! so now I'm going to go back and sand all my other plates, re-oil them, then paint them to get that "real" chipped look. :love

:cheers
A'den

The next day:
OK vode, LFL has a nation wide event going on October 10th. Break out the whips. I need to haul shebs and get this set done before then...
 
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lol...SCA, perhaps not...but the next person who goes "what is this made of" and punches me is gonna be in some pain...every time I troop SOMEONE has to hit the mando...:confused:angry

I got my stuff painted today (what I have done so far) and I tried something new; I left the metal slightly oily (didnt wipe it all off) and the paint is starting to chip...it's amazing!!! so now I'm going to go back and sand all my other plates, re-oil them, then paint them to get that "real" chipped look. :love

:cheers
A'den

The next day:
OK vode, LFL has a nation wide event going on October 10th. Break out the whips. I need to haul shebs and get this set done before then...

Ill come over and trooper with you :D then when they try to punch you, we jump em and shop them what real pain feels like! :lol:
 
he he that's why u wear a chicken plate underneath... or even better... fiberglass the armor! except u have metal... dang I need a metal set... :( oh well, looks good ner vod can't wait to see it all together!
 
haha!! yeah...it get's really old getting hit by idiotic people...:lol:

I got several of the plates attached today, and also did a step-by-step tutorial on how to attach plates to the flak vest; I'll have it posted some time tommorow...

:cheers
A'den
 
Ok bud, here's the crack, you have 10 days to get your armour ready!

Yeah, you're tired, we all are, but if you don't do this, you will look back on this day and think "Why didn't I get up from the ground, pick myself up, dust myself down and toil away until my fingers were slightly chapped?"

If all the Glendalians decided to give up, where would Glendale be today?

Ok, it would be exactly the same place it was last week, but I digress.

Take a look around you at all these cyber faces willing you on, if you can't do it for yourself, do it for Adonian, whose eyes are willing you on and right arm bringing that laser whip down on you, do it for sabermaker, before he sets his wife on you. Do it for little Can'ika, who says she'll kick you in the shebs repeatedly until it's done. If not for them, do it for me, because I know where you live!

*Ahem*

So when the sun rises over that purple headed mountain, you've sang allegiance to your flag, look down, look down my son to that armour that mocks you and you will say "You cannot beat me, you may take my soul, but you'll never take MY FREEDOM!" [/patriotic anthem]
 
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