Vindar Assassin [final armor set]

[pyromastermuaddib]

Rondo is also great, but you still will want to use fiberglass and resinto provide strength.

[Vindar Falco]

allright thank you. and now back to my mandalorian armor... I was thinking, mabey I should get an assassin helmet or my assassin mando.

[pyromastermuaddib]

MDSB isn't making them anymore. There is another website offering them, but his sales are banned on the mercs and I've heard iffy things about his quality control and business practices. If you do some digging though there may be a few still floating around. Good luck on your quest for an awesome bucket.

[Hondo Karr]

allright thank you. and now back to my mandalorian armor... I was thinking, mabey I should get an assassin helmet or my assassin mando.

I notice your Mercs last name is Falco. Are you a member of the Falco clan? Hit them up about the Falco Clan members only helmet. It may suit your needs 

[Byrek Avery]

I notice your Mercs last name is Falco. Are you a member of the Falco clan? Hit them up about the Falco Clan members only helmet. It may suit your needs 

I didn't know they had a falco only helmet. That's so cool.

[Vindar Falco]

I didn't know that either cool. i'll check it out

[pyromastermuaddib]

Hmm, it looks heavily inspired by the assassin... I'm jelly.

[Hondo Karr]

Yup, contact Iviir'kyr Falco. I believe he is the one producing them.

[Vindar Falco]

cool,  and I have another question about weapons this time. I need a bowcaster or crossbow for my mando. I dont know where to get one. I even looked for one in a pepakura file,  couldn't find anything. and I would like a gauntlet vibroblade http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Knuckle_plate_vibro_blade but I dont know how to make this one either. please can someone help on this too? thx

[pyromastermuaddib]

The vibro blade would probably be easiest if it were cut from sintra then painted. As for the bowcaster, can you do any woodworking? Perhaps make your own?

[Sarsk]

Look for cheapy toy crossbows to mod. Problem solved. I know for a fact that Academy Sports has a cool looking toy crossbow that would be a good base.

Also amazon some toy crossbows to keep your options open.

[pyromastermuaddib]

Look for cheapy toy crossbows to mod. Problem solved. I know for a fact that Academy Sports has a cool looking toy crossbow that would be a good base.

Also amazon some toy crossbows to keep your options open.

 :rolleyes:Yeah, you could do it the easier and simpler way...


That sounds like a much better solution, especially if you can find one that has the general look you're after. Just be sure to deactivate it some how. Cons typically frown upon working weapons.

[Saz]

A quicky, just remember not to mix your resins.

smooth on is a Polyurethane resin (I like to call it polyU) and the resin you use for fiberglassing is polyester (polyE) resin.

They have two separate mixing methods (one by volume, on by weight) and different cure times (PolyU cures a lot quicker than PolyE, which is why a lot of helmet makers use it, good results quickly = more helmets ready to sell.)

However, I personally would say that PolyU is best for mold casting and mold casting only, it's not a reinforcement material and, whilst it's plastic based,(so it can bounce off the floor) it shows its strength when it is thick, hence why the M-DSB helmets were chunky in the cross section. So layering on a thin portion of PolyU i going to lead to cracks or worn out amour.

PolyE is quite surprising in that in thin layers it can be quite flexible, but really takes on diversity when you add filler powders to the mix.

To save me from boring you all to death with my chemical experiments, if you want to fiberglass, buy a fiberglassing kit atfirst until you get used to how the material reacts. Remember fiberglassing is adding the strength and rigidity and should not be your outer coat. That's the gel coat, which can be as simple as, PolyE resin with some talc mixed in.

Hope that helps you.

[Vindar Falco]

cool, thx guys. I'll be back soon with update on my armor. and progression pics

[Vindar Falco]

all right I am working on the belt today, I added a "loin cloth" for lack of a better word. and today I'm adding a cool belt buckle. I'm also thinkig about adding a brown girth belt with a thinner black leather belt over it.