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eon24

Jr Hunter
Last month I asked around TDH to try and get some price quotes for armor. I finally took the advice of countless members and made my own. OK, well...I am in the process of making my own. I was fine-tuning one of my chest plates when the X-Acto knife slipped and sliced my hand open. A month and 8 stitches later I have finally gotten back to my suit.

I was bored a couple of weeks ago (when i couldn't move my left hand) and drew up a concept. I will try to get a picture posted by Saturday, because I don't have a scanner right now. But, it's matte gold armor with silver highlighted areas, on an all black suit. I have a black cape that I am working on, and will apply a gold trim to the bottom. I figured since it was a custom Mando it didn't neccessarily have to have any battle damage. I figured that since I will be using this on an almost weekly basis when my friends and I go airsofting it will become scraped up enough on its own and then I don't run the risk of making it look fake.

Oh yeah. I left out one MAJOR detail. My character (which I have yet to name) is a force user. The concept that I drew up has his holding a red lightsaber. Because he is a force user I thought that he wouldn't have much, if any, special gadgets on his suit. Such as the flamethrower in the gauntlets. The gauntlets will still be there, but they, and the rest of the armor, serve more of a cerimonial purpose. I also don't have a jet pack.

I'll get the picture up ASAP. Feel free to rip my idea to shreads if you think that I am going in the completely wrong direction. Nothing works better than a little constructive criticism.

Thanks.
 
sounds neat looking forward to those pics :) and sorry to hear about your hand ouch that must have hurt at least you will get a cool scar out of the deal
 
That's the first thing that I thought too. I actually thought about not taking it in so that I could maybe get one that a Mandalorian would be proud of, but after the mess I made I figured it was for the best.
 
Not too deep, I just scar REALLY EASILY. It was a curse that I was born with. I'll definately get a pic of that up though it may not be for a while. Seeing as I don't have a camera at my disposal right now.
 
And I said it was on my hand. It is, but it is on my index finger, so i guess that that takes some of the coolness out of it. But its still there and looks pretty cool.
 
Well, your idea sounds great, and I can symphathize with you... bad spelling ftw.

Anyway, sorry about your hand mate, but, your concept sounds good. My Custom is also Force Sensitive, though he uses the weapon,. but isn't really big on meditation or anything, he's more Mando then Jedi/Sith.

Anyway, the concept sounds cool, and I can't wait to see it come to life :D

-Naas
 
Just a random thought but you could carry your saber on one of your gauntlets. Modify it so that the saber sits on there similar to the missile. Would be different, and defiantly with in easy reach.
 
Here's the pic. Hope you guys can give me some pointers. Thanks.

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I think that that is too big for the rules. If you know how to make it smaller please tell me so i dont get in too much trouble. lol
 
Just a random thought but you could carry your saber on one of your gauntlets. Modify it so that the saber sits on there similar to the missile. Would be different, and defiantly with in easy reach.

You, Sir, are my new best friend.

That is a GREAT idea.

Errm, sorry to steal your thread vod, that concept looks great :cheers

-Naas
 
Just a random thought but you could carry your saber on one of your gauntlets. Modify it so that the saber sits on there similar to the missile. Would be different, and defiantly with in easy reach.

I am planning on taking this advice. But should i put the whole saber in the gauntlet and have it spring out, or just the blade.
 
Well are you going to have stunt blades on it? Because I don't understand what your meaning unless you mean the blade comes out of the gauntlets.
 
Fairly certain he meens just the hilt setting on top the gauntlet like the missle on the Fett gauntlets. ;) Mabey. :lol:
 
Thats what I need to do. Should I have the hilt in the gauntlet, so that I can take it out, or should I have just the blade. Sry if I didnt make much sense the first time. Hopefully this is easier to understand.
 
while its not too realisitic...i woudl like to see if it woudl looknice. youll have to use something about the size of yodas saber
 
Gonna go with Jax on this one and say that having a lightsaber in the gaunt probably isn't that realistic for a mando. I would suggest putting the lightsaber emitter (hilt) on the side of the gaunt in place of the flamethrower. That way you can build it into the gaunt.
 
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