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[reguillet]

Hey guys, I'm new to the forums and looking to get some fed back on some armor components. These are still in the planning phase, but I welcome any and all feed back! positive or negative, let me know what you think and why!

gauntlets made from sintra and an old blender:


Plasma cutter:


Flame thrower:


knees:


pics of cod piece and elbows to come...

[Vailin Flynn]

I like where you're going with the knees, just be sure to give everything a good sanding before you move on to paint.
THe blender parts on the gaunts is an unusual idea, but they look pretty good. it'll take some effort to get the parts blended to the gaunt bases, but the payoff should be pretty grand.

[reguillet]

Thanks, I will. For the gauntlets I figured some 70's "found parts" are what it needed.

[Mercy]

I second that thought on the knees. Those will look good with some bondo smoothing and paint.
Make sure that you have the logos on the gloves covered up so that they don't come back to haunt you come application day.

[reguillet]

I sure will, that's right where the Velcro is gonna go!

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making progress

[Jorad Werde]

Nice

[reguillet]

Gauntlets shaped!:


gauntlet guts:


Plasma cutter on:


Knee Progress:

[Havelock]

Nice!

[Tal Kote]

Wait plasma cutter.....? SICK!

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shoulder bells:


dry fitting my armor plates:


needs a trim:

[reguillet]

I swear these are elbows, not Bo Katan boobs:

[Havelock]

This is a really original build, vod.  I'm enjoying this.  So thank you.  And I love your Bo Katan boo...er...elbows.   

[Bacaraj be'te Kyr'tsad]

Looking good Vod!

[corriban]

Chest plates look a bit large. Could use a trim. Make sure you're giving at least a thumbs width around all edges. Here's kinda what I'm talking about:



Other than that, looks really cool vod! Loving the concept.

[reguillet]

Thanks! I have trimmed since then. I still have the collar wide and the gaps tight, but it is better now.

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now I just have to make it dirty

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weathering the soft parts



I have trimmed back the plates:


and weathered:

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a little more:





the "sand" doesn't show up well in photos

[reguillet]

my knees cracked at a troop so I am designing new knees.

[Syko Voss]

If it's any help, here's how I solved the problem of knee-breakage not being a trooping disaster...



PVC pipe strip around the back of the Foamex/Sintra - I've dropped 3 of our 4 knees now - each survived thanks to the extra bit of reinforcement.

Here's the full section from my WIP on the subject: http://mandalorianmercs.org/forum/index.php?topic=93907.msg1476357#msg1476357

[reguillet]

may I present... Comfortable neck armor!

without the front plate:



with front plate:

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at mechacon with the new knees and the acrylic plasma blade