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Ryan Flowers' GalacTac Project Turns Into A Ballistic Armor Project

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Ryan Flowers' project surely got the attention of the internet, after showing his work on the Mandalorian-Style Combat Suit, there have been many orders for him to produce for use in Cosplay and even airsoft. With the release of the Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens also helped, as everyone dusted off their Star Wars knowledge, and surely Boba Fett, the famous Mandalorian mercenary, is one of the favourites.

Whilst Flowers brough the Boba Fett look to contemporary use, albeit in a non-armour form, nevertheless he attracted the interest of some of the big names in the firearms and tactical accessories industry. Teaming up with AR500 Armor, Heckler & Koch, SOG Knives & Tools, SureFire, LLC, Team Wendy, Armasight, Inc., Wilcox Industries Corp., and TEA Headsets, he has released a ballistic armour version of his work.

You gotta hand it to him, as the design is pretty badass and even without the ballistic armor component, many have already ordered from him. The armour is made of steel plates mounted on the Guardian plate carrier made by AR500 Armor and the flip-down night vision scope mounted on the Helmet is by Armasight, Inc.

No information yet if this will be turned into an actual commercial product since Flowers et al will have to deal with Disney, the new owners of Lucas Film and the Star Wars Franchise.  Knowing how this company will push hard on any of its designs from being used by other entities without its input, this can be subject to litigation. So far, no word yet from the company.

More photos of the Galac-Tac Ballistic Armor Project below. Photos were taken by Metalhead Photography.

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