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One of the last pieces

gustovh

gustovh

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I have been working on a fellows suit of armor for a while now. I just finished the left leg with this, the right leg to go and am finished.

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V
 
Gustov, would be cool to see a pic of the whole suit when you're done. Nice work.
 
Rich I will do that when it is done. When complete I will have built and formed all but the skull of the helm and the breast and back, which I did modify.

I hope to give it a test run next weekend at a ren fair. I have all except helm.

V
 
That is fantastic. I don't remember if you have told us but is it actually wearable and, if so, how heavy does it feel?
 
Absolutely stunning, Gustov.
Now to find an 'oss and make some armour for that.
 
gustovh said:
Rich I will do that when it is done. When complete I will have built and formed all but the skull of the helm and the breast and back, which I did modify.

I hope to give it a test run next weekend at a ren fair. I have all except helm.

V
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Well done Vince. Must get pretty noisy inside. LOL.
 
Gustov,
impressive to see these that you have been making.
would be intersting to see what process and methods you use to produce these. The curvature of some of those pieces get my attention.
 
Is that a flower over the heart on the chest piece? ;)
 
Vince, very impressive as usual. I'm assuming you have some nice metal forming tools, and clearly the skills to use them.
 
cowboyup3371 said:
That is fantastic. I don't remember if you have told us but is it actually wearable and, if so, how heavy does it feel?
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Yes it is functional and weighs 63 lbs. not counting the helm. The weight of the legs is carried all the way to the ground by the calf pieces called grieves, so that is not a burden on the wearer.

V
 
dorkburger said:
Vince, very impressive as usual. I'm assuming you have some nice metal forming tools, and clearly the skills to use them.
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Nothing special, a 20 lb anvil, a half dozen hammers, 30 year old dishing stump and a Beverly shear some drills and shaped chisels. Everything that I used I can throw in the back of the truck. Used to demo at ren fairs, was lots of fun.

V
 
Redman said:
Gustov,
impressive to see these that you have been making.
would be intersting to see what process and methods you use to produce these. The curvature of some of those pieces get my attention.
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Will dig through my pics and post a tutorial on how I made a helm. Mostly just hard hits with a heavy hammer.

V
 
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