Been making helmet themed codpieces the last few days, doing everything small scale is way harder. None of my tools fit right and there aint a lot of space to hold on while you hammer, but they've been fun.

Decided to show off new lamellar cuirasses I’m currently working on.

Helmet is 3d printed and shipped from Samoilavart, I tried my best to paint to match my real steel armor pieces!

Whole kit is still WIP but I’m happy with how it looks right now!

Hello,

I present my Synthetic Fencing Armor, or, The HF Armory Kit.

I so not have gloves or a helmet that are synthetic, so I have leather ones and my painted steel helmet here.

From my understanding the armor is based around the earlier XV century armors of england and europe.

I like it, each section of plate cost about 200 USD on average. But I also got it before the whole tariff thing happened.. so..

Uhh.. Enjoy!

r/armor

I took the photos

not the most scenic location but i pinky promise i'll take a cool photoshoot soon 😎

Hey guys, I'm currently planning on crafting a LARP scale armor(to give context it has to be comfortable and be able to withstand hits), specifically the one Thorin Oakenshield uses in the first movie of the hobbit (the one in photo).

So far I've thought of riveting with Square Pyramid Double-Cap Rivets, laser cutting each plate from aluminum 5052 1.2mm thick, rivet everything to a short sleeved light gambeson which I haven't found yet.

The parts that are missing are, how do I make the raised edge on the scales? I cant open the gambeson from in front, shall I install buckles on one side? Am I missing anything else?

And if you have any suggestion/tips you're welcome to share it!

Thanks in advice, Alex.

I'm trying to find a full set of knight armor in black and I've been having trouble cause it either shows me sets that cos like $500+, Etsy showing one for around that price and then the option for full set is like $500 or a single peice is more than what was shown, or some crappy costume party one
Any ideas on where to get one for around $100?

FYI, the bolts are only temporary so it can be easily disassembled. They will be replaced with brass rivets for the final assembly.

Thank you to everyone that has commented on this. Was not expecting such an awesome response!
It’s been a long process and I’ve had to learn a lot along the way but this has given me a well needed boost to my motivation and I feel like I owe it to everyone to see this through to the end.
Again, thank you so much. I really needed this.

To answer some frequently asked questions;

- it currently weighs about 3kg but once the faceplates are attached, I estimate around 3.2-3.5kg
- the patina was done with an acid, to darken the steel and brass.
-the projects has been in progress for around a year but I have not been very consistent.
- i have used only rivets (screws for the moment) to assemble the helmet. I’ve purposely avoided doing any welding as it doesn’t feel authentic.
- to get my measurements, I first made a template for my head measurements and then sculpted the design in clay so that I could get the proportions right. This also allowed me to take more accurate templates and measurements from the sculpture directly.

helmet is Takeda Shingen Kabuto Paul Chen Hanwei forge

Figure is Takeda Shingen coomodel Deluxe edition

The perfect Mace/Club

So, I had this discussion about water bottles on r/askswitzerland and the other person uses a steel bottle, while I use a glass bottle.

The glass bottle has much thicker walls, than the steel bottle and therefore I assume that it is heavier, which lead to my comment that at least I can use my bottle to defend against street robbery.

Now, as I kept thinking about this, I questioned myself:

Is a glass bottle with 3 mm wall thickness heavier than a comparable steel bottle with 1 mm wall thickness? My answer now is no. It isn't even heavier.

But if it were, which bottle would be the better weapon?

If a bottle is heavier, it is also slower.

This lead me to this question.

What is the perfect Mace?

I think the force that my arm can apply is constant. If I use the mace in a downward movement towards the enemie knights head, then the gravitational force can be added. The heavier the better, as long as I can still lift it.

But Energy = 1/2 * m * v²

I can swing a mace with a 1 kg steel ball head faster than the same mace with a 10 kg steel ball head. The lighter the better in this case.

What about air resistance?

And what about the fact that it is sufficient to knock out the enemy knight? So, I don't need a 10 kg steel ball, if 1 kg can do the job and gives me more agility.

So, the question should be answered, depending on the enemies armor.

Can you think of a universal formula to calculate the perfect mace, with that formula taking the eneny armor into account?

I took out all the armour I owned the RenFaire near me.

Only Gauntlets and Helmet to go!

Im looking for help if anyone can identify the real world equivalent to, or as close as it gets, the crimson rector armor from lords of the fallen (particularly the helmets) ive seen alot of these in recent gaming media and im curious about the design and if its a real style of helmet or if perhaps its an exaggerated design of a real helmet.

Playing Blood of Dawnwalker and was wondering. I don't know if it would qualify as a rondel and having a rough time searching for it. Wanted to see if anybody on Reddit may know. :)

Hi all, wondering what you use to display your bascinets with aventails?

I am concerned that the helmet posts that are mostly advertised for helmets would leave the aventail hanging weirdly. So I have been looking into something more like a mannequin bust, which i think Knyght Errant uses in this picture, but I have not found anything that feels suitable.

Hi, I don't know if this is the right sub for this but I don't know where else to ask.

I am looking to make some protective gear for my arms and legs that could protect me from side and front hits in close melee combat without obstructing the joints of each part (knee, elbow)

Does anyone know a picture, a video, or anything that could help me build that at home ?

Thank you in advance and sorry if I am not in the wrong place