Normally we'd start off a post about the sale of Canadian
Troy Hurtubise's
Trojan fully-armored exoskeleton with a few amusing Robocop quips, but the reason Troy has to let his crazy, high-tech creation go makes such frivolity seem a little inappropriate. You see, Troy -- inventor of such products as several well-documented
bear suits, a fire-resistant paste, and a
strange device that he claims can see through walls and skin -- spent $150,000 developing the Trojan (apparently his family's entire savings), along with 1,800 hours on everything from calibrating the helmet-mounted laser to designing the unique, um, crotch-mounted digital compass / world clock. Well even after all the media exposure that made his get-up something of an internet celebrity recently, Troy was unable to find any buyers interested in mass producing what was projected to be a $2,000 piece of equipment -- reportedly leaving him broke and facing eviction. If you do decide to pursue this one-of-a-kind wearable tank (it can supposedly withstand a shotgun blast at point blank), keep in mind that you're getting more than just the suit itself, as Troy is also throwing in rights to the so-called "Shadow Armor" formula that he developed; entrepreneurial military contractors take note. So far there hasn't been a single offer on the badass Trojan, and with a starting bid of only $1,000, there's a chance that you could pick this beauty up for a song (the reserve, however, is unknown). We had a pretty funny Batman joke to close things out with, but instead we'll just direct you to the video after the break, and use this space to wish Troy and his family the best of luck.
[Via
The Hamilton Spectator, thanks Bill D.]
posted February 6th 2007 9:38PM
I know this Guy. He's from my hometown, North Bay Ontario. I actually took Gym with his son once.
I mean he Lives in my hometown, and is from Hamilton.
I want it. I want it so I can dismantle it, make it look less "Hollywood" and more "Iraq War", and then put it to good use.
Either a one man swat team, or robbing banks.
the government rejected it because it didn't have a jetpack.
I mean seriously, all this suit needed was a jetpack and it'd be the most badass thing ever.
This is NOT, I repeat NOT a halo-affliated suit! As being a die-hard fan of halo, the storyline, the artwork, the everything, I can tell you that www.nightmarearmor.com were the only ones to make a true Master Chief set of armor, and they've since gone the way of the do-do. Maybe this is battlestar material, but in NO WAY is it Halo-affilated. I hope that jackass knows it.
Let’s just hope whoever wins it will actually try to get this project off the ground and give Troy the credit he deserves. I would be pretty upset to hear that some paintball or cosplay enthusiast buys this and we NEVER hear from it again and end up being stuck with the bland and boring military equipment we have now. Future Warrior 2020 is okay, but is nothing compared to this, not to mention the Trojan could be ready a lot sooner…
As far as inspiration from sci-fi goes (I know some complain about this), even the military's plans are derived from science fiction; just because it is, doesn't mean it's "just a toy". Besides, which do you think will hold up better in a battle; the Trojan, or that 2020 Future Warrior getup that doesn't look like it offers any more protection that our current equipment (if not less)? Not to mention the technology in the Trojan is already there, unlike the 2020FW, which incorporates all these "liquid armor" innovations that aren't even close to being reality. The Trojan protects the entire body, is durable, has great maneuverability, is cheap to make, could possibly be ready in just a few years, and I guess looking cool would be a plus as well.
Also, I don't see the Halo reference in this, the design is almost completely different from Master chief. The only SLIGHT similarity I see is the helmet, which is still very different.
Ok First off this needs a picture of the suit in it's first stage http://www.battlestargalactica.org/pics/cylonstars.jpg next let me just say if he comes to my house and lets me shoot him with a .22 cal and he lives I would buy this thing but seeing as I would shoot him in the neck I don't see me having to pay then lets look at this as what about his fingers I can't see how a man with no hands "after the bomb went off" could do any good plus his spray wouldn't do much good not that that's a good Idea anyway's lets face it you know the saying don't pee in the wind now a "spray" on something with an intake fan can't say that's bright and the cock clock what is that so you can time yourself as you crank one out this man should of stopped when he had the chance now look at him a sad man with no money but on the bright side he always has a kick ass Halloween Costume
i think he dos have plenty of good concepts and that if say the military bought it and then got some people to improve it with stuff like this one com system i saw that i think would work well with this and some other stuff then i think it would work and if the spray can drop a bear it should be able to keep enemys off u for a little bit in a situation that he discribed though the crotch clock is strange and not very practical it should be on the wrist or HUD i like the helmet fan system