Slapped this guy together yesterday using roughly $30 in 1-1/2" PVC pipe fittings.

If I were to do it again, I would change a few things about the shin guard section (start it lower overall, use only 90* angle parts and not 45*) but I think this will do the job very nicely. The second pic is of the screw in the back that holds the strap of the ab-pad (just draped over)

looks good. did you cement the fittings together?

Not yet, they are all pretty snug 'as-is', so part of me wants to keep my options open if I realize a way to improve it. For now 'friction fit' is doing the job.

Fair enough. if it works why change it

That looks awesome! What did you use as a base? Is the base weighted so it won't topple over?

The base is a toilet 'flange' actually. It wast he cheapest of the 'flanges' available. I bought it because it was not only wide, but had holes in it where I could sink screws. BUT!...turns out...don't need screws into a new base. So far, that simple flange has done the job. Everything is pretty centered. One thing to be aware is I think all toilet flanges are 3" pipe, so you will need a spare piece (2-4" ) of 3" pipe to connect the reducer and the 'flange' (or find something that that can merge the 2 from the inside).

But no it isn't weighted. It is all just pretty centered and the wide base has done OK. I won't say I won't add a base later though. See how it goes...

bibbisont -Thanks for the info! This is armor stand is so practical. If I had multiple cosplay character gear I can make a stand for each character. Excellent job!

This is the cheaper option with what bigbisbont has shown here.

For reference why many go this route, here is a price of a decent heavy duty mannequin:
https://www.zingdisplay.com/Posable-Mil ... tflexg.htm

https://www.zingdisplay.com/Unbreakable ... 5370bc.htm

If you shop around and I would wait a few months at this point with retail armegeddon to kick in and there will be a huge surplus of heavy duty mannequin bodies floating around for cheap.

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