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Western-Themed Mando WIP

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Ralin Voth:
I second Hagen about the collar. Line those corners up, and it should sharpen it up. Keep up the great work!

Zolar Kresh:
As I said in the other thread loving the look and idea. You may want to check out this thread for ideas: A'den Shash: from western side of the Outer Rim.

Rolus Ka:
I'll adjust it a bit later and post a new picture.

I've checked out A'den's kit. Very cool and extremely well done. I'm going in a pretty different direction, however. His seems to be part Beast Hunter, judging by the claw marks. My battle damage is going to be more blaster-based (I'm putting indentations with exhaust around them in my plates). The color scheme is also different, with mine being dominated with shades of brown and occasional war paint. I also want a more "dirty" look, with sand and such stuck to it. I like his Colt (reminds me of Fallout). I'm using a Nerf Maverick, though. I just don't have the ability as of yet to mod real gun designs. I really like his gauntlets and belt. I'm having an especially hard time finding a good gunbelt that's both a) Western and b) affordable.

Ralin Voth:
About the indentations. Do you want to say you are wearing armor made from actual beskar? If it matters to you, then a blaster bolt wouldn't dent beskar, but it would regular durasteel. A blaster bolt would still scour away the paint and leave carbon scoring, so you could do the weathering still, just not put in the dents. It's all up to you though! Just wanted to make sure you knew the background info, in case it was important to your character.

The Maverick is pretty recognizable, so be aware it is going to take a whole lot of work to de-nerf it. We've put in a crap-ton of work on my Recon CS-6, and it's still got a lot more to do to make it unrecognizable as a Nerf. You might consider looking into a cheap airsoft revolver to use as a base. Since they have to be made inoperable anyway, a cheap one should run around $10-$20, or you can check local airsoft shops and see if they have some discounted broken guns they'll part with on the cheap.

For the gun belt, check Tandy Leather. They make kits that you can put together for less than the cost of buying a finished belt. We're costumers, right? What's a little more work to us? =p

Sarsk:
Yeah, I'd just put the maverick away and grab a couple westars, the Jango pistol. Dual hip holsters, western style. I also don't think that sand would really... stick to you. I'd just take a fine sand paper and wear down paint like you've been in a few dust storms.

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