Oh damn. Sounds stressful.
ChamrsDeluxe
joined 1 year ago
Lol. More to come as well. Still gotta modify the surcoat to go better with my inspiration for this kit. Carian Knight from Elden Ring. I have a black surcoat I am going to modify to look like the blue surcoat on this guy.
Oh, also what I am wearing under the breastplate is a padded textile armor called a gambeson. Adds more protection and padding. Good stuff!
So I know it's on the site that should not be named, but there's some good info on it here
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArmsandArmor/comments/17g4pzh/why_did_knights_stop_wearing_surcoats_in_the/
Just fashion I am guessing. Knights still occaisionally had their armor painted from time to time as people still like color, but bare armor was just more in style.
Is that new? I've posted here so many times without the OC tag and never git removed before.
Basically a surcoat and my hood that I'd normally pair with the armor.
It wasn't until the late 14th-15th century and beyond that bare armor was the fashion.
Here's my kit before I bought the breastplate and leg harness, and also the helmet I intend to wear with this kit.
I am getting a plume holder installed and then I will paint it to match!
I don't believe I am a Dwarf, cousin of Gimli, and companion of Thorin OakenShield, who later perished in an attempt to reclaim Khazad Dum.
Jk. Thanks!
Possibly? I don't have access to 3d printing tho
I do not LARP or fight lol. I wear it to the renfest and use it for costuming for videos.
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Also, even though I already weathered the skull, I need to darken it some more, so that's on the to do list now.
I have some additional pieces not on the mannekin at the moment such as spaulders, bracers and some leg armor. I also swap the helmet and tabard sometimes. For now though, I'm digging this look.
I hand made the chainmaille coif, and I also have a maille hauberk, but I don't display that as it's too heavy.
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Some people were interested in the process, so I figured I'd post the VOD here so people can check it out. Here is a before and after!
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I weathered my skull mask and it came out great! Might do some more work to it later, but for now I am halpy with it.
(lemmy.world)
The mask is going to be part of an undead king costume I am putting together! Can't wait until it's all done!
Had to use my front facing camera with a timer and then had to crop it.
Ya gotta do, what ya gotta do :( there's better pics of me in garb on my profile. This was a test fitting to see how it all worked and how my mobility was. Hence the jammies under the armor lol.