New Way, Old Armor, Old Results

[GMer56]

I've done more work on this *WARNING* large pictures!

This isn't like other armor: pretty and clean. This armor is dirty, and been through hell! (not really, but lets just pretend)



Bicep piece

Thigh pieces

Chest piece - still needs to be painted should be done by my deadline though (which is the upcoming Wednesday).

*turns head*

*turns head other way*

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The "dirt" you see on here is a mixture of dirt (suprise!), water, and caulking - if you must know.

 

[GMer56]

Hello, Armor is finished! (Just need pics of me in it )

I just wanted to show everybody how my helmet works: (yes, the pictures are reasonable size!!!)

Now to explain the images:

I built my helmet so it would be skin-tight (not wise to do, but it works), and the chin-piece was getting in the way. So I split the chin piece in half and have it work like a shutter, when I put the helmet on, I tuck in tabs (not visible) and attach the velcro.



And by the way, I wore my armor today. Best experience ever! Thankfully it sustained minimal damage (such as seams coming undone, but no ripping!)

This is a new meaning to the phrase "split-lip"



Here is what the helmet looks like (yes, it is covered in mud... it hides blemishes, and the fact I ran out of rustoleum)



Has anyone else been mistaken as a transformer (twice!) or a stormtrooper?

 

[mattmann1]

I just had my scout helmet on today and I was asked "are you an aligator" I got pretty mad :angry

Great cardboarding though I cardboarded the chest pice and it looks like what you find in a toilet compared to yours :lol

What did you use to cut the cardboard?

 

[GMer56]

Went to a halloween dance last night. I don't understand the music that my peers dance to.

Had a slight wardrobe malfunction: a side of the codpiece broke I forgot to fix it!

Still, I won an awesome prize of candy and $1 of my $4 admission back, so it was worth it.

If all goes well I'll be posting pictures of my completed armor by tomorrow.

I just had my scout helmet on today and I was asked "are you an aligator" I got pretty mad :angry

Well... at my school at least half of the student boy knows what halo is or at least another armored sci-fi character.

Great cardboarding though I cardboarded the chest pice and it looks like what you find in a toilet compared to yours :lol

What did you use to cut the cardboard?

To cut my chest piece, I used plain old scissors - and maybe a little help from an "exacto-knife".

I used pep pieces for reference (that explains the awesomeness), except for the gauntlets. I traced those parts off my computer screen, onto the cardboard, then assembled it. :eek I'll make a viddy and post it within a few weeks (I hope).

I've been working with cardboard for as long as I can remember. I remember about 5 years back I made a portable toilet costume for my mother (with the help of my brothers). Turned out well. I have a complete lack of a life, then again, that's why I joined the 405th

 

[GMer56]

Double post, but for a good reason!

Epic pics of myself in my armor with my spiker:

Looks pretty good, considering I spent about $20 on it, lost my black sweater, and have worn it for 9 hours since Friday morning!

I couldn't go out trick-or-treating its down pouring where I am, and very windy (my cat made a day of watching the trees sway in the wind). So I made up for it by wearing my costume a bit, and having a photoshoot.