Jim said:
Looks good!
What did you use a backpack for, did the chest armor mount to it or something?
What did you use for a visor that was 4 dollars?
The backpack was cut up for the strapping/clips. Two straps to connect the chest plate and the pack at the top, and then 4 loop straps with clips at the ends to connect to the bottom. The Chestplate and backpack were then attached to a
LBV 88 with the pockets cut off at the top which was spraypainted black. Since I completely forgot about the cod piece and chest piece I wore a chest rig I had, but I didnt want to paint it black so I left it olive drab.
The reason I looked so tall is because I am tall, 185cm plus the helmet adds another 8cm.
The visor I was lucky. There is a hardware surplus downtown that was selling them off in bulk for 4 dollars a pop. I had to cut them down to shape and cutting lexan SUCKS. It's impact resistant AND cutting resistant. I broke two cutting wheels on my dremel doing it. And the smell is awful.
I modified my Mark 6 helmet to be less long but looking at the video it makes my head look wierd. I am going to make another helmet. I already made a Mark 5 helmet that needs to be resin/glassed first though.
