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Rick's armor WIP
« on: Feb 17, 2018, 11:38 AM »
I printed out the large Jango templates and stuck them on my duct tape dummy.  No one around today to take pictures on me.  I know it's not ideal, but any comments on the sizing?


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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #1 on: Feb 18, 2018, 12:29 AM »
Sizing is really difficult to tell when its not actually on you and you can't see it in person. I'll be following this thread to help as you go. I'm really interested in what your concept will be too.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #2 on: Feb 18, 2018, 06:09 AM »
I think they're going to be just a touch wide on you - but it is just a hunch, can't tell for sure till they are on you :)

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #3 on: Feb 19, 2018, 04:34 PM »
Thanks to you both.  I expected this answer, just trying to shortcut the process a little when I had time.


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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #4 on: Feb 19, 2018, 05:41 PM »
Also if you have what you will use for your Flak Vest, this will help tremendously for sizing them the way you want.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #5 on: Feb 20, 2018, 08:02 AM »
The flak vest is on the dummy.  Its grey.  You can see a slight difference in the grey vs silver of the duct tape at the arms.  I'll make sure I use it when I can get some help taking pictures.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #6 on: Feb 20, 2018, 08:44 AM »
Ah ok, yeah you're right, I see it now.
But yeah, also shape it to your body, but not super drastic, still keep it like how boba and jango are, because when its just sitting on you it's gonna hang /slightly/

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #7 on: Aug 27, 2018, 08:28 AM »
And another step in my super slow build.  I finally got around to getting someone to take pictures of the templates actually on my body.  Pardon the ripped back plate template, I didn't notice that until I pulled the images off my phone.




My figure is on my belly button.  And yes, my girth belt covers the bottom of the vest.







Any suggestions?

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #8 on: Aug 27, 2018, 09:17 AM »
rlo, your front templates look pretty good.
Sizing seems to be spot on, and your spacing looks tight.
Not sure on the back, but I can't make a proper backplate to save my life, so there's that...

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #9 on: Aug 27, 2018, 10:32 AM »
rlo, your front templates look pretty good.
Sizing seems to be spot on, and your spacing looks tight.
Not sure on the back, but I can't make a proper backplate to save my life, so there's that...

Thanks, Mad.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #10 on: Aug 27, 2018, 12:37 PM »
How tall are you? The stomach plate needs to end where your belly button is, so you may need to adjust your print settings or just modify the plates yourself. You definitely want to make sure the armor looks proportionate to your body. Same goes for the back plate. It needs to end much lower on your back. You are doing a great job, though. And it's good you're posting here so we can see. It helps. We'll make sure you look good, though. It always takes trial and error, but we're all here to help.

Take a look at this post by Saz for some tips on armor: http://mandalorianmercs.org/forum/index.php?topic=51027.0

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #11 on: Aug 27, 2018, 12:59 PM »
Thanks, Tek.  I'm 5'11", but pretty round in the middle.  I used the 6 foot Boba templates.  I'll check out the post.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #12 on: Aug 27, 2018, 02:12 PM »
You're welcome. After reading many of the posts in that link, it seems like quite a few people add another plate under the stomach plate. That seems to help a lot. Maybe try that without resizing the plates? Your chest does look good - just not quite to your belly button. But the width looks spot on.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #13 on: Aug 28, 2018, 02:35 AM »
Following with great interest.  Looking good so far.  Us larger folk have special considerations.  A normal template doesn't take into account our extra dimensions so elongating the templates will go a long way.  Extend the chest and ab about an inch each and it should help eat up that space.  The width seems perfect, though.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #14 on: Aug 28, 2018, 09:51 AM »
Thanks, Tek and Erio.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #15 on: Sep 11, 2018, 08:12 AM »
I lengthened my templates, 1" taller for the chest plates and 2" taller for the gut plate.  How does this look?  (Ignore the back plate)




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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #16 on: Sep 11, 2018, 09:38 AM »
Yes, the front plates look right. That did the trick. Once you have them cut out from Sintra or whatever you'll be using and then shaping them, it'll look great. I can't remember offhand, but do you have a helmet yet?

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #17 on: Sep 11, 2018, 11:25 AM »
Much better!

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #18 on: Sep 11, 2018, 12:21 PM »
I can't remember offhand, but do you have a helmet yet?

I have a pepakura helmet in progress.  Just need to bondo the outside and paint. 

Thanks to you both.


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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #19 on: Sep 11, 2018, 12:27 PM »
I just went back and looked through your posts. That's a cool helmet. I've seen the one that a member from Florida ( _Burt) 3D printed. They are really nice.

Also, if you're in need of some 3mm Sintra for your armor, I have tons of large scraps at work you're welcome to. You're not too far from Galveston.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #20 on: Sep 11, 2018, 01:02 PM »
Also, if you're in need of some 3mm Sintra for your armor, I have tons of large scraps at work you're welcome to. You're not too far from Galveston.

Thank you for the offer.  I have a couple of 2x4 sheets of 5mm and a couple more of 3mm.  I don't think I'll run out, but if I do, I'll let you know.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #21 on: Oct 18, 2018, 03:12 PM »
A little more progress.  I came up with a unique backplate design.





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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #22 on: Oct 18, 2018, 04:23 PM »
That is amazing! I love it.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #23 on: Oct 18, 2018, 07:58 PM »
Be careful of the height of your ab plate. Though it reaches your bellybutton now, per CRL's if you're using a Jango/Boba ab the height must not exceed approximately 1/2 the width. Yours right now is 1 and 1. I'd suggest fixing the issue with slightly wider spacing rather than simply extending the ab.

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Re: Rick's armor WIP
« Reply #24 on: Oct 19, 2018, 10:36 AM »
Thank you, Jenga.  I had forgotten that rule.  Other than legacy, is there a different ab plate that doesn't have this rule?

It looks like your collar plate is a little taller than my template.  Is this something I could do to add some height?

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