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Duct Tape Armor

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This is the duct tape armor I made for a contest in my area. http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Duct-Tape-Exhibit/

I've had a lot of people ask me to post more pictures, so here they are

This suit of armor took me almost three weeks! Only the shield and sword are going to be put on instructables.

I used "The Jamalam's" helmet design, and the rest I came up with myself.

Please keep the comments nice, and please rate!

44 comments

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Mar 9, 2012. 2:03 PMRocKiN Ranen says:

This is really cool though. I wanted to make duck tape armor, except, not make it as knight style, as much as custom made. I learned from my older cousin how to make foam boffer swords and other dueling tools out of duck tape, foam, and pvc pipe. I made a shield and a sword before (along with many other things) out of pipe and foam, instead of cardboard, so I can shield bash with it, it wasn't very greatly built, the actual shield didn't break, but the duck tape handle (I also had 2 nylon straps) broke several times. The swords, I could hit people with, without hurting them, but it didn't look realistic. I still wan't to make armor though, so not exactly like yours, but using similar, if not the same techniques you used, except with foam, so I can get battered around, I also want to make a rubber base suit, and a solid, hard exterior, it's probably not going to happen too soon though.
I almost never would of thought of putting those metal things in it as joints. Great idea!

Mar 9, 2012. 1:53 PMRocKiN Ranen says:

I was looking at pictures of the armor, and I was like, "Cool!" and then I looked below the waist of the armor, and I was like, "Where are his legs. Does he not have legs? Where are they?" Then I realized you weren't in it.

Jun 9, 2009. 2:17 PMve2vfd says:

Ok thats just TOO cool!

Jun 12, 2009. 5:30 AM

wilcurt (author) says:

Thanks.

Feb 2, 2012. 12:43 PMdude787 says:

how meny rolls of duct tape did you use

Oct 17, 2011. 8:51 PM

ilpug says:

Let's see someone wear it! this is amazing.

Dec 13, 2010. 12:18 PMThe ironman says:

mentelly cool and i know mentelly is not a word so no complaining

Jun 24, 2009. 5:43 PMEtch3 says:

isnt that a waste of duck tape?

Dec 3, 2010. 8:47 PMivel_48 says:

Isn't it spelled "Duct tape'?

Dec 4, 2010. 8:29 AMEtch3 says:

yes but the brand is called Duck tape

Nov 11, 2010. 5:57 PMfastlines49s says:

sir, there is no sutch thing as a waist of duct tape.

except throwing it off a clif...and burning it... and putting it in the garbage... and taping a persion to a chair... and

Nov 12, 2010. 3:52 PMEtch3 says:

lol! you should be a jester!

Apr 28, 2011. 6:15 PMfastlines49s says:

Too midevil, but I am a magican with a little comedy in my act.

Sep 27, 2009. 4:48 PMlanevermilion says:

lol if u used electrical tape, I would have to ask you to "Stand aside, worthy adversary." monty python joke.

Nov 15, 2009. 5:46 PMbassclarinet23 says:

"NONE shall pass." :)

"Just a flesh wound."

Jan 14, 2010. 1:24 AM(seabear) says:

"I'll bite your legs off!"

Jan 14, 2010. 4:35 AMbassclarinet23 says:

"What are you going to do? Bleed on me?"

Oct 25, 2010. 3:08 PMvtheawesome says:

''I'll have you for that!''

Mar 6, 2010. 5:58 AMyangus says:

your a loony!

Mar 6, 2010. 7:28 AMbassclarinet23 says:

Ha ha.

Apr 27, 2010. 6:19 PMflubs says:

she turned me into a newt

well... it got better

Apr 28, 2010. 8:09 PMbassclarinet23 says:

"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!"

Sep 13, 2011. 7:35 PMInfinite_minus_zero says:

bring me... a SHRUBBERY!

Jan 21, 2010. 1:38 PMneivadan says:

say if u used all that duct tape to a suit of armor u better put that some where safe or some movie dirctor might take it like me..]

Jun 19, 2009. 8:34 AMThe Jamalam says:

Like it! Especially the helmet ;)

Jun 19, 2009. 8:48 AM

wilcurt (author) says:

Thanks! But my armor doesn't like you saying that! :P LOOK OUT!!! -ZAP-

Jul 31, 2009. 5:38 AMd4rksaber says:

IMA FIRE MA LAZOR!!!!!

Dec 14, 2009. 7:40 PMthe_TRUE_LINK_OWNZ! says:

LAZER COLLECTION RUELZ!

Dec 18, 2009. 3:11 AMd4rksaber says:

Hell yeah!

Jun 19, 2009. 10:06 AMThe Jamalam says:

RAWR! I haz gotz hitted by tah lazorz! BLAAH! *Sad music starts playing while Jamalam Dies painfully in an over-dramatic death scene* AAAAAH IT BURNSES RAWR! Plop. *Sad C minor chord plays on the strings as Jamalam stops moving.* *Cello starts playing pizzicato style on Jamalam's twitches.* Blih! Rahr *Jamalam starts floating in mid air, his wounds healing.* *Jamalam Starts descending and shouting YEAH BABY* "JAMALAM LIVES FROM T3H LAZ0RZ"

Jun 19, 2009. 11:04 AM

wilcurt (author) says:

(Armor) -Now you're going down!- -click-................................................-BANG- (The Jamalam) -NOOOOOO! (The Crowdalam) NOOOOO!