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Any and all questions about materials, methods, and possible complications are very welcome! I will be at work all day but when I get home I will be sure to answer as many as I possibly can!

I got almost everything from Amazon in one big order (I looked through each product's list of prices and origin to find the cheapest one). Everything else like the athletic tape, brads for the belts, the old white T-shirt for the arm wrap, boots and makeup I already owned or are very easy to find.

The pants were a pair of orange Stone Touch cargo capri shorts from Amazon, slightly lighter orange than I wanted but it would still look fine without the tea staining like I did. They could also just be dirtied up with some makeup or real dirt to get a good effect.

The gloves were brown, unlined leather driving gloves from Amazon. Amazon has a universal sizing chart they use to size jackets, pants and gloves, and I found it to size pretty true, if not a bit small for gloves. I got the smallest size that would still fit me so they would be skin tight and just broke them in. Note: these were the gloves that matched the psycho's best, but I saved a bit buying ones that were close enough.

The knee and elbow pads were Alta Tactical Superflex/AltaFlex pads from Amazon (one size, if I remember correctly)

The shins guards I got at Dick's Sporting Goods before I started looking online for all of the supplies. They were a pair of Umbro GT soccer guards (could only find the youth guards online, but any hard plastic shin guard will do).

As I said in the pictures, I used a plastic primer on the guards before the silver paint. There are probably many options for these paints, but the primer I used was Krylon Fusion For Plastic (Gloss, White). It said "Bonds to Plastic" at the top and "No Sanding or Priming" towards the bottom, both things I wanted. The paint I used was Krylon Dual Paint + Primer (Hammered Silver). For the paint to get the ideal texture, you need to get a good medium coat on; too light a coat and the effect doesn't happen, too heavy and the effect is flooded. You get a good idea after doing a couple of coats, it isn't too difficult.

The leather straps were made from some cheap buckle-less leather belts from Amazon. They were size 44 so I could have a lot of extra for vertical straps as well. I had enough, but I'm a skinny guy, so I guess it depends on how wide your thighs are.

The snaps for the arm wrap were a bit difficult to find, only since I had no idea what I was looking for. I went to a Michael's arts and crafts store, had to ask a couple people where I could find snap fasteners. They have a kind that you sew on (do not want) and the kind that you need a press or a tool for (these are the ones). As a word of advice, I needed to use needlenose pliers to spread the head of the protruding bottom section before hammering it down or else it just basically wanted to go back through the hole in the top part (you'll know what I'm talking about here only once you've tried to install a snap already).

And finally, the mask was the cheap latex one by Neca. I got it from Amazon along with pretty much everything else, but it's the only oficially licensed latex mask and you can find it at a lot of different places (I got it when it was on sale for $30).

As for the markers I used for the body lines, I used some black artist pens that I already owned (Faber-Castell 1,5 was the most useful, then M). I got them in an 8-piece pack from Michael's. The only reason I mention this is because the lines came off fairly easily in one shower (except near my arm pits, for some reason), and I don't know if you'd be able to say that about Sharpie lines.

One last note, I'm naturally a very hairy guy, and if you're like me, please shave your chest/stomach before trying to draw any lines on yourself; it won't work and you won't look like a psycho. Just a fuzzy weirdo. If you've never shaved your chest before, don't be ashamed to look up some tips, because it can go bad if you have no idea what you're doing and just jump into it (wicked razor burn, bleeding, ingrown hairs, etc).

Good luck and have fun!

Edit: Sorry if it seems like I'm karma-whoring, I just didn't want the How-To to get lost in the comments of my first post

Edit 2: I accidentally a spelling

The funny thing is our perception of randomness.

Yes, if you look at it from your unique angle, it's a one in a bazillion chance, and very surprising.

However, since there are a bazillion BL2 players that have been playing BL2 and drawing loot a bazillion times, it's statistically certain *many people* will have amazing drops like that.


Check out "The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules our Lives" (book) and Radio Lab's "A Very Lucky Wind" (podcast) for some great explanations.

I would HIGHLY recommend this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0744015251/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's a beautiful hardcover, has tons of useful information, AND includes individual maps for each area indicating where the Vault symbols are.

I've read Unconquered, and it was pretty good. The Author also wrote a book about Bioshock that was really good. I haven't read The Fallen yet though.

Yes! Bought it about 6mos ago & it's killer. Well worth it. They're selling for so much cheaper than they used to. This is not a high end projector, but it is perfect for games & movies.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N8WU4VI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4lhNzbR8Y138A

Do you have a link? That sounds pretty cool.

Edit: [Found one]( https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B015DGWYF4/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1493004755&sr=8-4&pi=AC_AA280_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Hyperion shirt)

Amazon now sells Borderlands 2 for $19.99 as well.

It is good to see the price has finally dropped across the board at a number of retailers.

They are daffodill lamps, they are on amazon I will post a link in a sec :)

Edit: Click me!

I just bought this one, and BL2 is now locked at a buttery 60 frames per second at max graphics and PhysX settings.

*edit: I REALLY recommend sticking with nVidia, especially if BL2 is your main game. PhysX, in my opinion, adds a whole level of immersion.

Not sure if anyone cares, but I found an Amazon link to it:

https://www.amazon.com/Borderlands-Swag-Filled-Limited-Golden-Xbox-360/dp/B01DFROI70/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550062838&sr=8-1&keywords=maliwan

(I'm just starting out on reddit so an upvote would be nice)

I personally avoid 'fuckingsweatyhandsitis' by dabbing my thumbs into Chalk ball 35 g or 60 g 100 % magnesium carbonate by Alpidex . Yes you will need to clean your pad now and it only works when your hands get sweaty.

I've found this on Amazon(Canadian)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/ol/0744014379/ref=mw_dp_olp?ie=UTF8&condition=all

$1 CAD= £ 0.56 at the time of posting this. The cheapest I saw was 308 CAD + 54 shipping. That is roughly £202. So it may or may bot he better than what you've found.

Ordered. Thank you for the heads up!

Which is actually from a comedy album released in 1996.

http://www.amazon.com/music/dp/B0001JXEUS

Picked it up from Amazon! The more of us that have them, we could start a worldwide Cult of the Vault scavenger hunt.

Borderlands Vault Car Window Vinyl Decal Sticker 6" Wide by SoCoolDesign http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EBJ5NX0/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_Am7wtb1FK0PKN

Borderlands 2: Game of the Year Edition Strategy Guide
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0744015251/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ug01Cb306R28R

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B072KL5VCB/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1520594833&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=borderlands+figure&dpPl=1&dpID=51ttdqqaSRL&ref=plSrch