The partial sets option is going to be cool. I didn't expect this to be too cheap, from the prices I've seen on other safety gear, and I know that with the sparring my friend and I do, there are certain areas we each tend to attack which we'll want to protect first, and certain areas we never go for which we may wish to leave open for maneuvering advantages.
*googles cade* I think I could get down with armor like that! A little paint, a little use, and it'll be both believable and unique. Good style to be similar to, Lucien! I like it, though I still love the classic look of some 'liberated' stormie plastic, the style you mention has something of a more hardcore look to it. Very BA!
Be interesting to see what material you end out using as well. Wish I could help more with that, but I know little about these things myself.
I'm looking into using a high impact ABS plastic. I've been told that the more you bend or form them the more durability you lose, which is why I'm looking into the plated style of armor, that will have a minimum amount of bends and help keep costs and injuries down.. So vacuum forming sintra or ABS plastic is kind of counter intuitive because it makes the thickness of the material next to none. So far the helmet is going to be the big trick. I'm planning a polycarb visor that will not come out or budge if you take a stab to the face. Once again a lot of this is touch and go, and I could find out that the plastic is absolutely worthless for taking a hit.
This isn't the only material we're looking into, but it will be about the cheapest, and the easiest to work with.
This makes me feel like you're starting a business...Interesting...
Hmm... I dunno, there are a lot of things on the table right now, so I won't discredit anything. That being said whatever me and my friend do will probably not be publicized here out of respect to ultrasabers!
but the armor is something I think should be offered to all duelists, and kind of a neat "hopefully cheaper" alternative to using other safety gear that isn't intended for dueling.
I will say this, I will get Ultra's permission before actually offering anything on this site. The saberforum is for the discussion of ultrasabers products, and I don't want to take away from that. I'm honestly kicking myself for not PM'ing him before posting this thread, but I'm excited about making it, and I'm wondering if anyone else would even want to use it.
