For those of you not in the know there was and perhaps may still be a contest dedicated to building a suit to protect oneself whilst in hand to paw combat with a bear… Yes i said a bear, i can’t think of many practical applications of such a suit beyond picking a fight with yogi but that is neither here nor there. There have been a great many advances in this field over the past several years, not the least of which being created by the agile mind of one Troy Hurtubise. His previously bulky suits have stood up to the task, however their girth makes them an untenable solution for most would be bear fighters. Enter this years applicant with a spared down version Troy has decided to take his game to the next level by building a suit capable of withstanding ballistic testing, ie being shot. He slimmed down last years model to come up with the current incarnation, dubbed the Trojan. Assume-ably for the Popular ancient Warrior City State and not necessarily for the prophylactic. Taking inspiration from Star Wars, RoboCop and Video games. Troy has built a truly remarkable suit. Read the article for more […]