This one actually took a long time. There are very few of these suits out in the world and most haven't had a lot of engineering to them. I had to make sure, as I like to, that I could put it on by myself and that it was as functional as well as accurate. That are lots of mods that are hidden so that I can put the armor on and still have it look right. The calves are particularly hard because they are not clam shelled, as my others have been. They are one piece.
Anyway, this took about two months to come together. The belt region was really tough. That may have been my biggest challenge. The chest is also one piece with the shoulders and back with a hinge, so the whole thing opens and closes.
The shoulders are such that there are no straps holding them. I placed neodynium magnets from hard drives in motorcycle pads that hold the shoulders in place. There are four magnets total. That survived a full night of Halloween hooligans to my surprise. I got smacked around a lot and the shoulders never moved!
