My Jango WIP.....NOW FINISHED

[Mullreel]

Yes the harness was fairly tight to my body at the beginning of the day, but as the day wore on the front slid up. I have a Fettdad harness that I actually sewed to an old vest carrier that I had laying around. I was hoping the extra fabric would help, but it didn't fix it completely. I have a couple of ideas on how to keep it down. One is to use the larger velcro strap (which is about 4 inches across) on top of the front of the vest carrier. That should hold it better. The MOW pack is just a heavy JP too, so it probably always want to self lower.

The worst part is that it will take another troop to see if helps, since I probably won't suit up and wear it around the house for 5 hours. lol

 

[Mullreel]

here is another pic of the troop from Sunday

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[OBrotherRacing]

You look AWESOME!

 

[darth z]

congredulation Very nice Jango !!!

 

[Mullreel]

Here is another finished pic.......from Star Wars Fandays back in Oct

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[Balancesheet]

Awesome! I'm curious if you use a helmet skirt? I just got mine the other day from a friend and now I am really warm in mine. I'm going to have to install helmet fans or something...

 

[TommyFett]

Awesome job!! If mine comes out half as good as yours, I'll be happy!

 

[Mullreel]

I don't have a helmet skirt on mine. I wear a balaclava to cover up.

Here in Texas it gets hot, so I have worried about the skirt. I do have helmet fans, and they do help with what little air movement they provide.

 

[eopie herder]

Looks awesome! I'm curious, what's your height if you don't mind me asking? I do ask as I am on the shorter side and am starting a Jango myself.

 

[SEEKER]

I honestly wouldn't recommend a helmet skirt to wear while trooping. You could get carbon monoxide while trooping. I know they used during filming, but i guess it was to hide the character.

just my 2 cents.

 

[Mullreel]

I am 5-10 and about 190............looking to get back down to 175.

 

[eopie herder]

Thanks, and your costume looks great!

 

[TLobe00]

I use the helmet skirt... and it sucked without fans in my old helmet... my new one is fiberglass so it is thinner and has room for fans, so it feels a whole lot more comfortable

I honestly wouldn't recommend a helmet skirt to wear while trooping. You could get carbon monoxide while trooping. I know they used during filming, but i guess it was to hide the character.

just my 2 cents.

- so do you have a line hooked up to the tailpipe of a car? ... I think you meant carbon dioxide Seeker, or just a general malaise from lack of oxygen

 

[Balancesheet]

I honestly wouldn't recommend a helmet skirt to wear while trooping. You could get carbon monoxide while trooping.

 

[dynamic1]

Yes...CO2 guys. You know, the stuff that if not exhaled thru the process of ventilation will facilitate a decrease in ph, increase in H+ ions which increases LA production (lactic acid)...the LA then binds w/ NAHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate which is a buffer), which then gives off H20 and yes....CO2 SO, in a nutshell...be carefull using a helmet skirt

 

[SEEKER]

Yeah that's right. I'm now working on a Mac and they auto spell as you type. So it was a Mac typo.

So if you wear those skirts while trooping, notice how light headed you get, and sometimes and out of breath.

 

[Balancesheet]

Yeah, I just wore my helmet around with the skirt and I'm definitely feeling light-headed. :wacko

 

[OBrotherRacing]

Shouldn't you wear a skirt around your waist? LOL!! J/K....obviously. Yes, in hot climates you most definitely are subjecting yourself to a number of fumes, so BE CAREFUL!

Mulreel - What kind of FANS do you use? Could you post a pick of your fan set-up? Thanks!!

 

[Mullreel]

I use cpu fans that I got from one of the IT guys at work. I hook them up to 9V batteries.

I will see if I can snap a pic of it and post it.

 

[Mullreel]

did a little Jango work today. I reinforced my backplate today. I have had to use several different people to help me gear up at the last several troops. And although I greatly appreciate the help, the helpers have damaged my backplate some. I added some fiberglass across the back and reinforced the area where the JP hooks go through.

And I see that I still owe this thread some pics of my helmet fans, so I will see if I can do that in the near future.