Gearing Up.

Hey guys.

Sentinel of Calgary, Alberta

I'm a martial aritst, a security professional, an armour-maker, historian, artist and journalist (No, I'm not now, or ever, writing any articles on RLSHs- conflict of interests)

I've always been the guy who got invovled. I can't let people be victimized and stand by.

Usually, this means that I'm putting myself in harm's way.

So, I started designing armour so that I could help people in safety. Then, I realized that I was designing more than that. I was designing a supersuit.

My final design is now ready to manufacture... when the dust settles, I'm going to be largely resistant to small-arms and rifle fire, as well as impact, slash and puncture proof.

I will also have rescue tools, first aid gear and cuffs in my utility belt.

In the end, it's gonna run me nearly $3000 and a lot of sweat equity- but the result will be a symbol for hope and a chance for me to protect what people I can, when I can.

Thank you guys for being here- as silly as people may think this is, and as crazy as a lot of folks must think we are... I think this matters.

There we go. All registered up. Just like a big kid.

Armored super-suit.
Outstanding.
Sounds similar to some of my efforts.
I found a combination of multi-layered Kevlar bonded to a semi-rigid framework, combining ceramic plating and flexible mesh at the joints, creates a veritable impenetrable barrier to small arms fire, blades, and blunt impact weapons.

I got to the point of considering mass production and marketing the suit components, but decided at this point, the effort was too capital-intensive. However, the stuff is there. Waiting.

We should compare notes.
Stark Industries has nothing on us ;-)

Excelsior!
PZ

Welcome Sentinel
GM

Welcome sentinel,

Sorry i didn't get to your account problem sooner, im still in school
For the suit i am building, i use kevlar and d3o layers. If you don't know what d3o is, it's a silly putty substance that locks up (hardens) when hit with a strong impact. They made a material with it that you can buy on their site. Just search google for the site. I love this material aswell because it's orange

-Hybrid

Hybrid- I'm aware of d3o. Do we know if it has had any ballistic testing?

All I know is that d3o has been tested from people wearing d3o hats and getting smacked in the head with shouvels.

My suggestion would be to have a Kevlar exterior to catch/trap the bullet, and have d3o padding underneath to absorb the blunt trauma from the round. This will cost some money to do, but make a rectangular sample of this combination and take it down to the local shooting ranges. See if any of them do testing with ballistic clay. This will help you to determine how much force is getting through the d3o through a process called "backface deformation"- the clay, which is applied to a target while soft, is then draped with your armour and shot. You can then inspect the armour for penetration, and the size of the dents on the soft clay backing will tell you how much blunt trauma was channeled through the Kevlar/d3o combination.

Edit: I've actually been considering something similar for hidden plates under chainmail for medieval re-enactment, which is how I heard about d3o in the first place. Still waiting to hear back from them on price of material, etc.