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 Vassk's 2nd armor

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor
« Reply #50 on: Mar 22, 2018, 03:55 PM »
Oh man, I am loving all of this. All of this forever please haha This is looking amazing

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor
« Reply #51 on: Mar 22, 2018, 05:46 PM »
:laugh: Thanks Vod.  I try to do my best to achieve the highest quality I can.

Forgot to mention that earlier, but I'll be aiming for gunslinger profession with this kit.

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor - future gunslinger
« Reply #52 on: Mar 22, 2018, 09:22 PM »
Nice gauntlets there!

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor - future gunslinger
« Reply #53 on: Mar 26, 2018, 08:32 PM »
Dope man, just dope.

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor - future gunslinger
« Reply #54 on: Apr 11, 2018, 03:49 PM »
Thanks guys.

Chest is mostly done and ready for sanding and priming.


Though I may move the ab plate several millimeters up.

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor - future gunslinger
« Reply #55 on: Dec 05, 2018, 09:09 AM »
Made a lot of progress since last time, but no pics today. You'll have to wait a few weeks more for them  :P

I got a question guys. What do you think about using satin fabric for the vest? I've seen some guys from TDH using it as a replacement for tackle twill (which is impossible to find here in Poland  :( ). It's shiny sure, but do you think it could look good on a custom mando costume? Here's an example of satin vest (pic borrowed from Raizo's Fett WIP on TDH forum)

I really would like to mimic the shine of fabric on e.g. the PrePro vest:

I'd probably make the new vest a bit looser, just like in Boba costume.

Any ideas? Should I go for light gray satin or stay with the old vest?

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor - future gunslinger
« Reply #56 on: Dec 05, 2018, 09:42 AM »
I'm not a fan of the idea of satin, but to each their own. Have you considered waxed canvas? It'll give you the sheen you're looking for while keeping a sturdy/tough look. Personally, I think satin looks like it belongs on a prom dress, not a flack vest.

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor - future gunslinger
« Reply #57 on: Dec 05, 2018, 10:43 PM »
I'm not a fan of the idea of satin, but to each their own. Have you considered waxed canvas? It'll give you the sheen you're looking for while keeping a sturdy/tough look. Personally, I think satin looks like it belongs on a prom dress, not a flack vest.

Hahaha fantastic. I think you might be able to do it justice with some good weathering but yeah, might be tough to make it look like believable hardy material.

Also, I hear a lot about this "progress business but pics or it didn't happen lol  :<3:

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor - future gunslinger
« Reply #58 on: Dec 06, 2018, 08:48 AM »
Good ol' tackle twill. 

If you're making holes for a jetpack or your plate attachment method, it does tend to rip so make sure you've got the edges of your cut sealed with some stitching or fray check.

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor - future gunslinger
« Reply #59 on: Dec 06, 2018, 01:18 PM »
Good ol' tackle twill. 

If you're making holes for a jetpack or your plate attachment method, it does tend to rip so make sure you've got the edges of your cut sealed with some stitching or fray check.
That's good to know. Thanks Mi'ix!  :)

Also, I hear a lot about this "progress business but pics or it didn't happen lol  :<3:
Have faith Vod, you'll see the progress pics in the near future ;) Just need a new camera as, thanks to my cat lol, the old one's broken now.

I'm not a fan of the idea of satin, but to each their own. Have you considered waxed canvas? It'll give you the sheen you're looking for while keeping a sturdy/tough look. Personally, I think satin looks like it belongs on a prom dress, not a flack vest.
You may have a point Vod. I'll try to find that waxed canvas you're talking about to see how it's looking.

Anyway, I've contacted A&J Projects (https://www.facebook.com/ajprojects/) and ordered new vest. Those guys are real pros when it comes to sewing SW stuff, so I'm sure my new vest will look georgeous.
It probably won't be made out of satin, A&J promised to look for fabrics that could work best for a pre pro style vest. I also spotted one fabric in my local store that I specially like. It's a coat type smooth fabric, similiar to the fabric of snowspeeder flightsuits from ESB (though it's not orange  :laugh: ) 100% polyester so it has the sheen I want. If A&J won't find anything better I think I'll most probably go that way.

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor
« Reply #60 on: May 20, 2019, 05:14 PM »
I'm back  :boba:

Had some pretty tough time this year, so there's not much progress since last time, but I didn't abondon this project and that's most important for me.

Anyway, I made new, smaller set of chest plates using RafalFetts templates:

(You can also see my new vest here)
My backplate's almost ready too, just need to reshape it a bit in the shoulder area so it fits my collar better (I'll have collar studs as attachement method for the back so it needs to be aligned perfectly).

At the moment I'm more focused on building my sidearm: https://mandalorianmercs.org/forum/index.php?topic=170276.0 but after its done I'll be back to working on my armor.

BTW I decided not to go gunslinger way with this kit. After reading BRL numerous times I felt like it would only limit me, so no brigades this time.

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor
« Reply #61 on: May 24, 2019, 11:39 PM »
I like the sound of the new direction you are taking! New vest looks good too btw  :)

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Re: Vassk's 2nd armor
« Reply #62 on: Jun 03, 2019, 01:35 AM »
That's fair. Could always be a rogue protector  or full protector if those plates are a real dark green  :8):

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