SHOWOFF: Gino Vader Armor

[Darth Kahnt]

Here is my most recently completed project, my Gino Darth Vader armor. When I received this fine piece it was primed and needed to be sanded again before painting. I sanded it, had it painted by TK-427, put in the autoshop for clearcoat and I finished the cape hook myself. Although it has the prominent ROTJ cape hook I painted the bells solid black like the ESB scheme.

Comments, both praise and criticism, are welcome. Enjoy the pic, I really like this armor. I can provide more pics on request.

 

[The Manlet]

Thats awsome

 

[kell]

Thats a fine set of armor. Looks great. Is it the older or the new GINO armor? Post a pic with you sporting it.



Kell

 

[Reel Fakes]

Looks great.

FYI: All-black bells are correct for ROTJ as well.

Congrats

-Chris

 

[Darth Kahnt]

<div class='quotetop'>(jedipunk @ May 29 2006, 09:48 PM) [snapback]1252878[/snapback]</div>

Looks great.

FYI: All-black bells are correct for ROTJ as well.

Congrats

-Chris
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Yeah, I thought about that after I posted it and realized that I had made an idiotic statement. :lol

 

[Thrawn]

Looks nice, ive got a set of this coming soon, how does it sit on the shoulders? Also, do you have any pics of it being worn?

 

[Boba Frett]

That looks great DK.

Hopefully I will be getting mine after Thrawn

 

[Luisiana Jones]

GINO armor :eek ... well u get what I mean, its awesome.

 

[yakcam]

Looks great, nice paint job too :thumbsup

I can't wait to see a pic of you suited up in it.

Cheers,

Kraig

 

[OdiWan72]

Looking great...much better than it did covered with dust, packed away in my basement

Markus

 

[Darth Domain]

Nice Chris, can you have your old set?

 

[Darth Kahnt]

<div class='quotetop'>(Thrawn @ May 29 2006, 10:10 PM) [snapback]1252887[/snapback]</div>

Looks nice, ive got a set of this coming soon, how does it sit on the shoulders? Also, do you have any pics of it being worn?
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It sits well on the shoulders. I incorporated an idea from SithLord and added padding to the underside of the bells to make them sit higher off the shoulders. I also padded the underside of the armor with some foam tape so that if the bells slide under the armor they dont scratch or chip.

I will have some pics of it being worn this weekend coming. I will post them to the thread, as well as pics of the modifications I did to the underside of the armor.

<div class='quotetop'>(Darth Domain @ May 30 2006, 05:26 AM) [snapback]1252985[/snapback]</div>

Nice Chris, can you have your old set?
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Sold it already. Sorry Mark.

<div class='quotetop'>(yakcam @ May 30 2006, 03:05 AM) [snapback]1252972[/snapback]</div>

Looks great, nice paint job too :thumbsup

I can't wait to see a pic of you suited up in it.

Cheers,

Kraig
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Thanks. TK-427 did the paintjob. He deserves the credit for that.


<div class='quotetop'>(OdiWan72 @ May 30 2006, 03:24 AM) [snapback]1252974[/snapback]</div>

Looking great...much better than it did covered with dust, packed away in my basement

Markus
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Yes, no doubts there Markus. I am happy to have finished this piece and grateful you sold it to me.

 

[SithLord]

I like it....not too glossy....just the right amount of shine...the gunmetal looks pretty good...not flakey


:thumbsup

 

[Darth Kahnt]

<div class='quotetop'>(SithLord @ May 31 2006, 08:29 PM) [snapback]1253926[/snapback]</div>

I like it....not too glossy....just the right amount of shine...the gunmetal looks pretty good...not flakey


:thumbsup
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Thank you Thomas. I'm quite proud of it.