Rakshasa Grenadier

[tahu505]

Could you not use a semi-gloss or satin clear coat? That way you could get really good coverage and still have it be non-too-glossy

That's probably a good idea. I just haven't seen semi-gloss at Home Depot. I'll have to try that out!

 

[tahu505]

With my flight for C2E2 in 3 days, a lot is happening fast. I glued the top and bottom half of the chest together then welded them. Normally they would flex with strapping, but with the AAP/kard plate they wouldn't be able to flex. With the help of my dad, we sewed straps for the chest and back. I put clips on the underside of the chest so I could slide it over myself, then clip the bottom. We also sewed straps for the shoulders and connected them with a single strap from the back to prevent them from leaning outward.

The straps on the top of the chest are adjustable, but would be covered when i attach the kard plate. I decided to make the kard plate removeable. I used JB weld steelstick to attach neodymium magnets to the chest. I then used clear wrap to place in between the magnets so I could line up the two sides while JB welding them to the kard plate, without JB welding the magnets together.

I was going to use my magnet attachment system from my last grenadier suit build, but I did not have enough magnets or time to order new ones. Instead, I added a piece of 10 lb Velcro to the widest surface area. This allowed the magnets to pull the attachment into the correct position, while the Velcro prevented the attachment from sliding or rotating.

Elastic straps were hot glued onto the forearms. I crosshatched the contact points for the glue on the armor with am xacto knife.

Elastic straps were hot glued into the boot covers then reinforced with shoegoo.

 

[Legend 113]

The dirty brown wash sits well for a worn and dirty look mate.

And that boot flexibility is outstanding!

 

[tahu505]

For the knees I JB welded buckles onto the back then glued padding on top.

It wasn't mentioned in yesterday's post, but straps were added to the back of the shins. Today padding was added. Here are the boot, shin, and knees together.

For the belt a velcro strap was made to tightly secure the belt above my hip. Loops with clips were attached to the belt. The pouches have loops with buttons and can be clipped into place.

The buckles inside the thighs were JB welded too high, so the clips were attached with copper wire and JB weld to make a shorter connection point.

Padding was added to the thighs, decorative straps were added to the thighs, and electrical tape was added to the boots. Here is my first full suit up for this armor.

 

[Jev]

The armour looks near perfect man, I can't wait to see how you put the cherry on the cake to finish it now!
Are you thinking of adding any accessories? (throwing knives, extra grenades (ignoring your shoulder of course), that sort of thing)

 

[tahu505]

The armour looks near perfect man, I can't wait to see how you put the cherry on the cake to finish it now!
Are you thinking of adding any accessories? (throwing knives, extra grenades (ignoring your shoulder of course), that sort of thing)

I still need to figure out which utility and wrist attachment I want to use. I do plan on makining a new Grenadier helmet with a color scheme that matches in game. Eventually I'm going to learn how to sew and make the undersuit, for now I'm using my MK V B undersuit.