Aint nothing wrong in being a ground pounder

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A09/TQ2.0.12136E1

Damn, that's some impressive fabrication!!!!

Nice work!

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what tools do you recomend for a project like this? the webbing that you used, was it an "H- harnness" like they used "Heart Breack Ridge." I do have some bits a peices to one laying around some were.

what will I need to get the rivets in to place when the time comes? What Did you us for the ab pad?

Hi Devildog: I used a rivet gun to do all my riveting as there are some tricky angles you'll need to deal with. Traditional riveting seemed like it might make things more difficult. I used scrap webbing from L.L.Bean backpacks for the entirety of my build, so second hand webbing is perfectly fine in my book! But I didn't use a pre-existing harness setup, I just riveted sections of webbing where I needed them (shoulders, sides, across the collar bone etc.).
The abpad was from a second hand sporting goods store, and appears to have been a child's full body catcher's pad for baseball. I chopped the top off it but that's hidden by my armour anyway. Being kid's sized made the padded segments narrower and therefore closer in size to the Screen Accurate ones.

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great job!!

that help a ton thanks for the intel.

As an homage to A:CM I taped a couple Spat grenades to my shoulder plate. I'm actually pretty happy with how this looks, even if it isn't SA.

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Nice touch. Makes your armor more personal, seeming how nobody else has done it.

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"I am the ultimate bad-ass. State of the bad-ass art."

I still can't get over how good your armor looks ! Also how good the screen accurate helmet cover blends with the polish bdus . Great stuff

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What company or who's pulse rifle are u carrying ?

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Cpl Matthew Rendar. M56 smart gun operator. 2nd bat 7th colonial marines "Rendars Raiders "

Looking good dude

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Matt: I'm carrying a really poor recast of an Icons PR that I busted my hump to make look halfway decent. I hope to someday have a full set of HORPAT, but the Polish stuff really is working for me (and quite a few other folks on here I see!).

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looking very good. and yeah i luv my PL deserts they are very light and look great. an dluv all the pockets. but luv the chest plate art you added and the nades look great on the shoulder but a bit untactical lol.

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Chris: when I first saw the art from A:CM with the guy wearing them on his shoulder I scoffed as it seems like an easy target for a sniper, but then I noticed they aren't that much higher up than the ones on the front straps! Those red caps are like bulls eyes!

Being a goofy nerd I whipped this up as a comparison:

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I was not talking shit i like the idea and it looks great. just liek u said its a perfect target. but just like Hicks said about the heart on his armor.

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S/N: A07/TQ0.0.82154G1 Sgt Kraemer

I didn't take it as shit talking at all! The Colonial Marine armour is head and shoulders above most sci-fi armies as far as realism goes, but red glowing LED readouts on rifles (pointing out!), red caps on grenades and (as you said) red hearts painted on armour are all pretty goofy. I love it though!

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Sorry for the necro post, this thread isn't too old. Just read all the way through and have to say, your armor looks amazing and very inspiring! I'm moving away from my Star Wars days and would love to do a Marine costume. Thanks again for a great thread!

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Thanks man! Star Wars is awesome, but Aliens is where it's at (or that's what I keep telling myself anyway).

Give the bin armour a try and see what you can make. This community is extremely supportive, so ask all the questions you have along the way (but also try the search engine and the archives). Good luck Marine.

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Thanks, I love searching, and love reading what others have done. Been reading a lot of the archives and moving on...

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that is some very cool work:) kudos to you

I loved the Dark Horse comics. The novels as well, but was annoyed they had to change "Hicks" to "Wilks" (I think that was it) for contractul reasons or some such.I even bought some of the Aliens cartoon figures:) (still have the "scorpion" alien, but lost Apone sadly:( )

Now I'm off to the nearest utility store.....

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Hadrian's Wall.

Great work on the armor!

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Cmdr. U.S.S. Nemesis

regarding using the bins as the material, how easy was it to work with? Was there any problems getting it into shape? ive been sat on my hands trying to make me some armour for a while now, this seems like a solid way to go.

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Retrogarde!

Great work! Could you share the rest of the Cutting stencils of Your armour? (Back of the armour, etc).
I belive this could be a Great alternative, if the Lower half of the "Hourglas" shape is installed somehow.

Thank you!

Akos

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Jimwillis: I found it to be pretty easy to work with. Some bins are very brittle and have no give at all. Avoid those and find ones that are a little rubbery. They will be much easier to cut and form, and will reshape in hot water.

AkosSzecsi: I'm afraid there really wasn't much of a pattern to the back. It is the bin with the entire bottom cut off, the top rim removed, and then turned upside down and cut along the sides. The back has semi-circles cut into it for the neck and arms, and then I submerged the upper back in hot water to reshape it to wrap around the top of my back. If you were feeling more ambitious you could cut out the indented shapes and glue or rivet more plastic behind to make more accurate armour. I may still go back and do that!

I can't wait to see what you guys come up with!

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