Hello again! It's been quite some time, but I haven't given up on my mando planning. I've had a lot going on in my life during the last several years, so the daunting task of building a mando costume got pushed the back burner.
Starting this January, I picked up where I left off and I've been spending most of my free time trying to get my costume ready for Phoenix Comicon in the beginning of June. I am REALLY close to being done. Currently I'm not too concerned about becoming an official member, but feel free to point out any things that aren't to standard.
I ended up not using most of the metal armor that I ordered. I really loved it, but it just didn't fit the way that I wanted. I ended up purchasing a giant sheet of polystyrene and made my armor out of that. I kept the metal shins and boot armor.
Gauntlets are made out of PVC pipe (and lots of various plastic and metal bits).
My helmet has foam padding, chin straps, and dual fans.
Here's a list (partly for my own reference!) of what has been done and what still needs to be done.
Helmet - finished
Collar Plate - finished
Chest plates - finished
Chest Diamond - needs velcro attached
Shoulder plates - finished
Belly plate - finished
Cod plate - finished
Back plate - needs to be finished being painted, weathered, and have velcro attached
Knee pieces - need velcro attached
Shin plates - need straps attached
Boot armor- finished
Vest - needs back velcro sewn on
Flightsuit - finished, could maybe be weathered a bit
Belt with pouches - finished
Kama - finished, could probably be weathered
Shoulder cape - finished
Gloves - ordered, waiting for them to arrive
Gauntlets - one needs to be bondo-ed, painted, weathered; other one needs to finish being painted and weathered. Both need proper closures.
Gun - not started
Here are some progress pictures!
The weathering doesn't show up great in photos, but I added lots of weathering to my helmet.
This is a picture of most of the armor together, but this was before I added grit and grime to it. It looks much dirtier now.
Knees. I have elastic straps attached around the back and they fit very snugly, but they still want to slide down when I walk, so I'm planning on adding some velcro just to make them a little more secure.
Boots with armor:
Gauntlet ready for weathering and painting. Second picture is the other gauntlet, which still needs some bondo and sanding before I start painting. I also have a few more greeblies to add to the second gauntlet.
Cod piece (is it still called that for a girl?) : I did a fair amount of three dimensional weathering with little pits, scrapes, and chunks cut out.
Weathering doesn't show up great, but here is my shoulder cape:
Here is the vest before the velcro was sewn on.
