Final Invoice and shipping!
Thanks for your email. Here comes the final photo status report of your Mark 43 suit. And I have sent you the final invoice
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Your suit is ready for shipping now. After you pay the final payment, I will notify DHL to pick up your package and send you the tracking number then.
I added a UAAS (Universal Aluminum Alloy Supports) which costs $299 (for original color, $449 for Black). I couldn't get a source of 2020 T-slots + design the 3D printed parts to connect them together to build my own as planned for too much cheaper. So I figured I'd pay the bit extra to have metal connectors which I wasn't able to source.
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Since my next updates/pictures will probably be my own of the full suit, I figured it's only fair to be honest with what additional features I ordered, what my costs were, and any additional order/purchase information. I want to be transparent for those who may stumble on or have been following my posts since there hasn't been first hand feedback in a year. So that you know what to expect, or at least close to what to expect if you place your own order.
Product: The Wearable Mark 43 (XLIII) Suit Costume (Base cost at time of purchase: $2,699)
Electronics
* Motorized Face Plate & Eye Lights ($129)
* Refined Chest Arc Reactor Light ($129)
* Blue Lights under the Chest Armor ($19)
Hand Repulsor or Lights
* Hand Lights ($29)
Forearm Missile
* Both forearm ($269 [$139 each]I was only going to do one, but if I was spending the money, might as well have them on both arms!)
Flying Stabilizer & CO2 Jet Simulators
* Only motorized back wing flaps ($289 - I feel this is the "Wow" factor and is necessary. I couldn't do the extra $710 for jet simulators)
Bodysuit (Morph Suit)
* Scarlet Red (I don't think I need this, but it was cheaper than what I could find locally)
High-Increase Shoe Lifts
* Full Insole (I'm just a tad short of "suggested" height @ 5'10")
Universal Aluminium Alloy Support (UAAS)
* No, thanks (I added this later on)
I ordered during a promotion for free shipping (Saves $300), and used a coupon DDay gave me for an additional savings (PM him for code and how to apply it! It's not a ton, but a discount is a discount [Covers the cost of one upgrade, like additional arm missile or a morph suite]
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Invoice total: $3,731.00 (this doesn't include coupon code, as it's subtracted from your 2nd payment)
As mentioned, I also added the UAAS after the fact ($299), so my total cost is: $3,918.07 (this is my true out of pocket cost. Don't tell my wife!!!)
James breaks the payments into 4s.
Payment #1: 20% (Your down payment paid for James to start your build)
Payment #2: 30% (End of 2nd week with first progress picture)
Payment #3: 30% (End of 3rd week with second progress picture)
Payment #4: 20% (End of 4th week with final packaged picture)
So it's a little easier to swallow those smaller payments than 1 huge lump sum.
Upgrades I did not do:
* Shoe Lights ($99) - I didn't think these are necessary. Though today I am second guessing myself...
* Voice Changer ($99) - Reviews of this were bad. I plan to source my own, somehow (PM me if you have ideas!!!)...
* Refined Hand Repulsors with sound effect ($228) - Was expensive, and I have 2 boards which include sound effects from building my own suit. If I want them I will figure out how to swap the boards.
* Jet Simulator ($999) - Includes motorized back wing flaps which I got ($289) but also a CO2 effect. Lots of cons don't allow costumes that even have this type of capability (Dry Ice/CO2) whether you use it or not, so I opted out just to be safe. And it's expensive, though I'm sure it's an awesome effect.
Full cost if you got EVERY upgrade = $4,475 + 300 Shipping (+$299 if you want Aluminum UAAS, $449 if you want Black Aluminum UAAS)