Hey guys! We've been sorta trying to keep this on the low-down in the airsoft community because we want the sheer shock value to be through the roof when this is finally fielded.
Myself and a few others are planning to cobble together a field-worthy airsoft version of the ODST armor under what we're calling Project MOROS.
The suit will incorporate a few minor alterations to ensure that it is usable in actual combat, with the most important change thereof being the addition of a radio and a battery-powered cooling and ventilation pack to an impact-resistant helmet with a full neck seal (though other options are possible), armor that has been made from fiberglass or something similarly tough and capable of withstanding repeated impacts from small, high-velocity pellets as well as take the weight of a 240-pound wearer and his gun lying on top of it.
I've just finished making a completely field=-worthy airsoft version of the BR55-HB battle rifle, and tested it this last weekend. This was a tremendous success.
Also, I'd like to have this done, for four individuals, by this time next year.
My idea with the body armor is to use fiberglass and automotive resin, use Chicago screws to mount Nylon webbing that will allow the plates to attach to a MOLLE style modular vest, then fill each plate individually with expanding foam to give them structure and strength, but I'm sort of at a loss for the helmet.
Each of us four has very different body sizes and shapes, something I think I can remedy in the armored vest with the modular carrier idea. I plan to build a set of adjustable armor that I can fit into, then ship it to the smallest guy on the team with instructions on how to adjust it down, and see what needs to be changed.
Originally we'd planned to make everyone in the group build their own helmet, but this represents a considerable barrier to entry, given that while everyone is capable of being creative and awesome, not everyone is capable of engineering a solid protective system in the process.
Anyone here work with fiberglass? ANy ideas on how to better accomplish the helmet or even a variant thereof?Would it be smarter just to go back to an open-face version of the helmet?
Myself and a few others are planning to cobble together a field-worthy airsoft version of the ODST armor under what we're calling Project MOROS.
The suit will incorporate a few minor alterations to ensure that it is usable in actual combat, with the most important change thereof being the addition of a radio and a battery-powered cooling and ventilation pack to an impact-resistant helmet with a full neck seal (though other options are possible), armor that has been made from fiberglass or something similarly tough and capable of withstanding repeated impacts from small, high-velocity pellets as well as take the weight of a 240-pound wearer and his gun lying on top of it.
I've just finished making a completely field=-worthy airsoft version of the BR55-HB battle rifle, and tested it this last weekend. This was a tremendous success.
Also, I'd like to have this done, for four individuals, by this time next year.
My idea with the body armor is to use fiberglass and automotive resin, use Chicago screws to mount Nylon webbing that will allow the plates to attach to a MOLLE style modular vest, then fill each plate individually with expanding foam to give them structure and strength, but I'm sort of at a loss for the helmet.
Each of us four has very different body sizes and shapes, something I think I can remedy in the armored vest with the modular carrier idea. I plan to build a set of adjustable armor that I can fit into, then ship it to the smallest guy on the team with instructions on how to adjust it down, and see what needs to be changed.
Originally we'd planned to make everyone in the group build their own helmet, but this represents a considerable barrier to entry, given that while everyone is capable of being creative and awesome, not everyone is capable of engineering a solid protective system in the process.
Anyone here work with fiberglass? ANy ideas on how to better accomplish the helmet or even a variant thereof?Would it be smarter just to go back to an open-face version of the helmet?