Hi John. Nothing new planned. KZfaq kind of killed my channel so it's just not worth going to these lengths to make these videos of no one is ever going to see them. I don't want to quit but KZfaq is sort of forcing it on me.

I did do some experimenting with covering the palm with plates when I did my Iron Man and Infinity Gauntlets. I successfully did it on the Iron Man one, but it leaves you with absolutely no ability to feel what you are holding. I imagine the same would generally be true for doing maille on the palm. And beyond that, I can't imagine how it would be attached without making it a bulky mess, as you said.

He's made this design out of 20 gauge steel so it will be very weak

Nvm I saw that it needs to be accessed from a computer. I’m now in the process

Too expensive to mass produce. I tried to get funding through a few places but they all shut it down as "firearms related", even though it's literally protection from firearms. It's a stupid world we live in.

@@DavidGuyton I mean.. Could I commission one?

I addressed that right in the beginning of the video. Go watch the Demolition Ranch video where he tested it.

If you have one near you, I recommend BMG metal supply. That's who I use.

Don’t have one in my area I am afraid. Tractor supply near me does but they don’t carry anything larger than 24 inches

@LanaLeon You're very welcome Lana!

I was in contact with his people but they said they couldn't take it "for safety reasons"....whatever that means. I offered to drop it off with literally anyone they sent, in a public place, but they still said no.

@DavidGuyton Wow that is a bit disappointing. That mask is an absolute work of art and you did a phenomenal job! I guess I understand why they don't really want to accept gifts though, especially with all the swatting and bomb threats they have received over the past year. Keep up the good work man and I appreciate you sharing this with everyone. You have taught me alot of the years.

Alec built one of my pieces and gave me credit in the videos he made about it. I also had big channels like ZNA Productions and Demolition Ranch do similar. This channel just will not get any traction anymore and I don't have the energy to guess at what KZfaq wants me to do to fix it. I have bills to pay and I can't waste time on projects that cost me hundreds of dollars to produce and I only get a fraction of it returned in ad revenue (let alone the month it takes me to do a project like this)

@@DavidGuyton I remember, it's how I found the channel. I follow zna too. I didn't.honestly think he was a big channel, always feel like he's fun though, but his armour is... Not great, fun but not great, this... Is art. KZfaq is such a massive c*nt They constantly f*CK with all the gun tubers too. I haven't seen the one with demo ranch. I follow them though I'm reluctant to sub because they host donut operator a lot and he's a real piece of s**t about the homeless. I do not like that man. Kyle robar is an astonishingly good knife maker. Perhaps like him you could auction what you make and the videos then are.. Kinda like a bonus.? I'm just sorry your not getting fair pay for your work comrade. Is there no union to help you guys? Sure IWW has a creator branch?

You'll have to get your basic shape into the sheet metal before you roll the edges. If you do it before, it will strengthen the edge so much that you won't be able to shape it. Also, if you are working with bronze rather than steel, you'll need to anneal it, and annealing for bronze is tricky because you have to quench it in water while still orange hot. Difficult to do with large pieces. See my latest Memento Mori mask tutorial for some info on bronze, and definitely check out Thak Ironworks for lots of relevant info on it.

@@DavidGuyton thanks for the tip. I’ll be working with brass, not Bronze.

I would not use balsa, personally. Far too soft. If you do end up using a wood or MDF, I would suggest painting on a layer of fiberglass resin onto the back side of it so that water can't penetrate it....especially in door panels.

@@DavidGuyton yeah.. good thinking.... ok ill take that advice...thank you, i think what your doing is fantastic..

Yeah I experiment with that in my Gauntlet XII video if you want to check that out. I also did something similar in my Stray Blade video game helmet build.

I'll be doing a lot more car related stuff soon on my new channel DARC Customs. We are still getting a shop set up.