Female metal armor WIP.

[Darasuum Verd]

Actually Ioelus, the costume is based on the Vhonte Tervo costume, though with some modifications.

-Naas

 

[NovallTalon]

The leather pauldrons are part of Vhonte's armor, and I liked the idea of using leather so much that I ran with it. It's not very practical to make those out of metal, because you restrict the heck out of movement if you do. I'm probably going to be using earth magnets to hold them in place and make them easily removable. This suit is designed to be put on and taken off fairly easily.

 

[Cailieg]

Beautiful Novall! Absolutely fantastic, gorgeous and breathtaking work!

 

[ioelus]

Doggonnit--you said that in your first post, too. Sorry for the stupid question.

 

[NovallTalon]

Update!

Haven't updated this thread here yet, but the metal portions of the armor are almost done.

Gauntlets are on the table to do next!

 

[MandalorFett]

That's some great work!

 

[Zman12]

Dang those are some nice knee plates.

 

[NovallTalon]

Thanks man, been pretty much non-stop for the last month. I look at what I have to do for the gauntlets, and I'm excited and terrified at the same time LOL!

So far, my ideas for gaunt accessories are as follows:

Spring-loaded blades on the lower gaunt enclosuer (dull of course).
Working LCD readout display on the left gaunt
short range blaster on each gaunt
maybe a pull-out lanyard launcher on one or both (depends on if my hands hate me or not)

I pretty much make it as I think it up. =)

 

[NovallTalon]

Dang those are some nice knee plates.

The best thing about them is that she can actually kneel down on'em without having to worry about snapage.

The launchers I hand milled with my drill press (It's first use!) and the spike are 2.5 inches long. The knees themselves are fairly heavy...so they'll feel real.

 

[NovallTalon]

Here's a better shot in the light.

 

[Zman12]

You should give us some WIP picts of the knee build if you have them. This might be a way of makeing knees that I might try. I am always afraid that they are just going to snap on me if I do plastic ones.

 

[NovallTalon]

I'll do up a WIP for my own knees which I should be starting on this weekend sometime.

 

[Zman12]

Thanks! Guess its time to go get some dishing hammers.

 

[NovallTalon]

Knees don't require dishing thankfully. =)

 

[Bountyone]

Man! that looks awesome. is that the helmet at the bottom? got a pic of it?

 

[Zman12]

I think that his personal MS helmet.

 

[Mojo Fett]

Here's a better shot in the light.

Very nice suit there!
I'm no custom mando but that rocks! very nice work...

 

[NovallTalon]

Man! that looks awesome. is that the helmet at the bottom? got a pic of it?

Yeah, thats my helmet as Mand'alor of Mercs. Theres a thread on it here in the DV board. Mandalorian Mercs Mand'alor helmet...or something like that. =D

 

[NovallTalon]

Very nice suit there!
I'm no custom mando but that rocks! very nice work...

Thanks man, all the good words are appreciated. The gauntlets are really gonna be the challenge. I gotta finish my own metal set before I can work on those, mines due in May...so I gotta get humping on it.

 

[FettOfficer]

That's awesome well done indeed!