ACJay

First Hiccup already. The gloves we ordered pretty much look like hmmm... can't think if a word that would make it through the filters and the "small" flightsuit for a "32 inch" chest pretty much fits me... I have a 40" chest Ah well no costume is without hiccups. Hopefully some better news on the horizon. New suit already on the way and gloves are gonna have to be made in my shop.. err kitchen/garage

I think the MSG is still do-able as a budget costume so I may have a build thread for that up once I have everything on this done but the helmet

Well she said she wanted to look like smoke and ash. She specifically requested to look like someone who kills people for a living and did not want a "girly" mando. This was a complete surprise to me but hey what wifey wants wifey gets. The flightsuit is black and the vest is charcoal grey. The gloves, holster and ammo pouches are worn black leather with silver metal studs. The boots are still up in the air on charcoal grey or black leather. The insignias and any mando lettering will be in a dark blood red and the girth belt will be a dark grey. The actual plates themselves are going to be female shaped and painted a combination of blacks greys and even a little mist of white to create the smoke/ash effect. Once the project is "finished" and finances are in order I'm going to order what's called a "Thermochromic" paint to cover the plates. I'm taking it to a professional painter for that part. Hopefully that paint will really create the effect of ever-changing smoke. Example: The paint goes from black to clear base on slight temperature changes so I figure if it is painted over the top of a multicolored plate the multicolored shades of grey will periodically show through the black for the desired effect. Hopefully no photo of the armor will ever look exactly the same ! The helmet is on layaway right now and I am hoping to have it by April. It will be a cold cast Saz Krayt 1:1 probably with a brass coated dragon and aluminum coat helmet. As far as color scheme for the helmet we still haven't come up with anything official. http://mercs.firespray.net/forum/index.php?topic=30444.0 The backpack already has a rustic aluminum paint job so we'll see when it gets here if it will need repainting. http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/showimage.aspx?gid=1272501&ppid=1122&image=430206302&images=430206272,430206302,430206328,430206352,430206374,430206393&formats=0,0,0,0,0,0&format=0 The pirate wheel will be removed and mando merc logos will be substituted. The funny thing is the pack was originally used as a gun of some type but it's size is good enough for a small mando pack possibly with some PVC pipes added to the sides for jets and maybe a good missile head on the top. Oh and the original drawing showed a single bladed pistol but I was able to find matching pistols that I hope to paint something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=320639571117 That one is on ebay for $27 all together but I was able to find the same gun unpainted for $7 since I'm confident I can paint it myself. Also missing from the original drawing is another request from wifey for a sniper BFG. I'm going to put this gun together with a lightsaber for that. The gun arrived today, here's a pic of it next to "old faithful" for size comparison. I won't dare use "old faithful" for the blaster barrel as it was used by me dressed as Darth Maul for the opening of episode I many years ago but I have two sabers from ebay coming that I picked up for a measly seven bucks. Whew that's all for now...

Yeah definately good stuff.

Oh yeah sounds cool enough. PIcs pics please the suspense is killing me

Well everyone's probably noticed I haven't been on the forums that much recently. I have been researching my next project (Fem-Mando) non-stop. It helps pass the time while I wait to find out if I am the newest approved Nova. But as of this post no word yet.

So after much deliberation and debate the finalists for my wife's costume were.... Mistryl Shadow Guard Lumiya And my personal favorite Darth Talon Now the sheer fact that my wife could actually pull off any one of those three makes me a very and I mean VERY happy trooper. However, she pretty much solidified the whole "till death do us part" thing when she requested a full set of custom Mando armor! And here it is... Please forgive my very lackluster artistic ability but this should give you a pretty good idea of what we're shooting for. I will also be making two custom pistols and a large custom sniper rifle from toy guns and a lightsaber. As well as a customized pack based off of a "TESLA gun" I found on Ebay. Virtually all of the pieces of this costume are on the way to my house as we speak so stay tuned for what should be an epic build

Gratz Brother

Looks good to me . I'd recommend wearing the boots when your sizing the calves though. That was my biggest issue with my armor. I sized the calves to fit just right with my socks on and ended up with the ankle being too small to fit the boots. Now I'm stuck making shims so the boots will stay in the ankles Just My 2 cents

If I must Here's everything I sent to my GML except for one bitmap I made in paint showing me mirroring the card pic Nova with the captions "Seperated at Birth?" Can't figure out how to get it posted Ah well, the last picture shows my rudolph action going on. I gotta adjust my temporary helmet padding so I'm not smashed up against the faceplate So many nitpicky details. Armor really never is finished only an eternal WIP Again, everyone for all your support and IzzI for the pioneering of an armor that's taking SpecOps by storm. Here's to many many more Nova's in 2011 Wish me Luck Edit: Face shot removed for occupational reasons

So Awesome Cole NOVA! NOVA! NOVA!

YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH hmm.. too much. Oh by the way my neckseal just arrived and I am taking some pics for approval. I won't post any new pics till I'm approved. Just imagine the last three pics with no brown neck showing and you'll have a good idea

Awesome that your making that for your sister. Good luck with the project

Great to see this back up for approval Good Luck

Congratz, well deserved, Your armor looks crazy Awesome

Yes Congrats 5-0 and thank you Crazas for the site info tax returns are just around the corner

Great job brother and Congratz

Friggin Awesome Are you taking kit pre-orders yet j/k... but not really

Thanks Iz. think I could squeeze by without the seal if I've got one coming? If so could you PM me with how to get through the process?

Here's my complete suit sans Neck Seal Bleh... Still waiting on the seal, I'm up to 9 weeks now. Proabably order a $20 jobie on ebay for the time being since I'm gonna make another suit for the wife Let me know what you think. I would like to submit for approval as soon as the neckseal is here.

Drat!! Now I'll have to settle for #5 Elite Nova Trooper... maybe I can intercept the transmissions en route to... J/K Awesome Nova Bro. Good Luck on Approval

Wow I didn't know about all the negatives with cushman. I only knew him from Izzi's blaster which looked pretty sweet. It's cool though because I can scratch build my radio faster than 8 weeks for sure. I looked on the ordering info and that was the shortest projected wait time.

Cool stuff 5-0

They both look good. The one on the right looks like the action shots and the middle one looks like the display screenshots. Are they both real glossy. If so I would go with the middle one

Radio's coming along http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa447/ACJaynScuttle/IMG_0602.jpg http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa447/ACJaynScuttle/IMG_0605.jpg