Hey 405th,
I recently got my hands on one of the PMander suits from the "Faith" films. It's all rubber with foam for stability inside, and it works okay. I'm wondering if it can be salvaged though?
The helmet is actually pretty solid. It seems to be mostly resin and bondo with a motorcycle visor. It's probably one of the few decent things to come with this armor, and it fits pretty well.
The pants are awkward, at best. It is a solid piece of rubber which goes from mid-chest to the knee and has to be pulled on like trousers and secured with suspenders to be held in place, otherwise it's so heavy it will fall down. Can the thigh pieces and cod piece be salvaged and mounted some other way? The cod piece is rather large in itself, probably 36" if it were a pant waist.
The torso is also awkward, its very unstable and again, made of rubber and foam. It fits, but I also had to attach it to the trousers with velcro to make it seem "okay" and make sure it stayed in one place. Is there a way to make the torso more stable with some kind of support? Maybe like motorcycle pads or something?
The boots are actually pretty well made. They are one-piece from foot to knee and are snug, which are nice. I don't think these need any salvaging.
The forearms are okay as well, but they're loose and made of solid foam. I combated this with pulling an old boot sock over my forearm to make my arm a little larger, and also gives the forearm traction to hold onto so it doesn't slide up and down.
The shoulder and bicep are one piece slip-on rubber. It's put on after the torso and tucked into it. I wonder if it's possible to take the "armored" bits off of the rubber and secure them some other way?
All in all, it is a decent suit. I'll put up pics Friday after I wear it out in full to give you all an idea of how it looks on me. The range of motion is extremely limited currently (found that out while trying it all on earlier). I appreciate any help or ideas on this from you all.
-Andrew
I recently got my hands on one of the PMander suits from the "Faith" films. It's all rubber with foam for stability inside, and it works okay. I'm wondering if it can be salvaged though?
The helmet is actually pretty solid. It seems to be mostly resin and bondo with a motorcycle visor. It's probably one of the few decent things to come with this armor, and it fits pretty well.
The pants are awkward, at best. It is a solid piece of rubber which goes from mid-chest to the knee and has to be pulled on like trousers and secured with suspenders to be held in place, otherwise it's so heavy it will fall down. Can the thigh pieces and cod piece be salvaged and mounted some other way? The cod piece is rather large in itself, probably 36" if it were a pant waist.
The torso is also awkward, its very unstable and again, made of rubber and foam. It fits, but I also had to attach it to the trousers with velcro to make it seem "okay" and make sure it stayed in one place. Is there a way to make the torso more stable with some kind of support? Maybe like motorcycle pads or something?
The boots are actually pretty well made. They are one-piece from foot to knee and are snug, which are nice. I don't think these need any salvaging.
The forearms are okay as well, but they're loose and made of solid foam. I combated this with pulling an old boot sock over my forearm to make my arm a little larger, and also gives the forearm traction to hold onto so it doesn't slide up and down.
The shoulder and bicep are one piece slip-on rubber. It's put on after the torso and tucked into it. I wonder if it's possible to take the "armored" bits off of the rubber and secure them some other way?
All in all, it is a decent suit. I'll put up pics Friday after I wear it out in full to give you all an idea of how it looks on me. The range of motion is extremely limited currently (found that out while trying it all on earlier). I appreciate any help or ideas on this from you all.
-Andrew
