I am still working on my build but I purchased a mannequin for $75 on Amazon and modified it a bit. I’m 5’6” tall and added 2” inserts inside the boots. With the inserts and helmet, I come in at between 5’9” and 5’10” when fully suited up. Because of my height and the jumpsuit dimensions, I bought a female mannequin. I used my Dremel and removed the breasts then covered the holes with duct tape so the chest armor would fit right.
The hands on the original mannequin had fused together fingers so the gloves didn’t fit well. To fix that, I purchased some moveable, flexible mannequin hands, dremeled off the bases, and cut off the mannequin’s original hands just above the wrists. Since the mannequin arms are hollow, the poseable hands just slide in and stay in place quite well. I’m much happier with the way the gloves look after this modification. I’m also considering cutting the arms at the elbows and connecting them with stiff wires/coat hangers so I can pose the arms differently.
One thing I don’t like is the way the female mannequin has one leg/hip forward but I plan to experiment and see what I can do to modify that as well. Of course if you’re taller and can just get a male mannequin, that wouldn’t be an issue. I also wouldn’t even try putting the jetpack on so I just have it sitting on a guitar stand next to BF. I am going to hang the EE-3 on the wall but haven't gotten to that yet.
Overall, I’m happy with the turnout and am really glad to have my build on display. I also have a stormtrooper on another mannequin and will be moving him in from the garage to stand in this alcove as well.
These pics were just taken tonight.
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