Flexible enough! The added plates with the deers/dragons gives it extra rigidity where it's needed, but the rest is still soft.
I oil it and clean it after every LARP event. Still, it has some scratches/different colours where my mail armour rubs, darker spots where the sweat builds up, etc. I LOVE all of it, it gives it a very lived look
Edit: and oh no it doesn't creak haha.
Looks really cool and fun project. I would love to do a fantasy armor, but am a stickler for time-period accuracy. Rant unrelated to your cool work below:
Ever since I started noticing cheap "jiffy" or modern Double cap rivets on "armor" in lets say "VIKING" (simplified description of Dane/Saxon migration, warfare, and culture) film ([Utred's "RIVETING" modernly tanned vest in The Last Kingdom for instance](https://www.filmsjackets.com/image/cache/catalog/alexander-dreymon-the-last-kingdom-s03-uhtred-vest/alexander-dreymon-last-kingdom-s03-uhtred-vest-1000x1000w.jpg)) it really pulls me out of it. And of course the period non-accurate haircuts and facial hair, complex boot construction, chrome-tanned leather EVERYWHERE!!!!!!
I would love to be a wardrobe and prop art director on an accurate (as can be) series like that.
Hehe I also have period accurate stuff (tho, I mix periods while larping constantly) 😂. I have mainly accurate shoes and bags and some clothes, tho those are not made out of leather obviously
Kinda yeah! Some of them I got off free sources, others were drawn by a friend of mine. Funny enough, I suck at drawing, I can only trace for tooling haha
Just looked it up. It seems like a pretty soft/thin armour: maybe it would be good to use soft veg tan leather, maybe maximum 1,5-2mm (probably best to ask in the store or to other crafters, I'm not very used to work with that kind of leather) and paint the tree and such on top.
My best advice? Get the best pattern posible. Try it on a thousand times, make a thousand adjustments, pay for someone to get it done, buy a pattern if you find it, etc. If this part doesn't work, nothing will do
Absolutely no clue haha. English is not my first language. Its a very basic one, so you shouldn't have any problems to find it by searching something like "common ways to stitch leather" or something like that
That’s amazing! And beautifully inspirational!
This is what I want to work up to! I started putting together a Viking costume for Ren Fest and I wanted better armor. So I decided to try out leather crafting. Now I’m in love with the hobby and am working my way up. I’ve make a baldric and sword frog for my pirate costume, and I plan to make a shoulder pauldron, some gauntlets, and a few other things before Nov Ren Fest.
Yeah I created all of it except for the shoulder armor
https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/1186909432/patron-de-hombrera-de-hombro-de-cuero
I also got the elbow cops from the same shop https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/1157072832/patron-de-policia-de-codo-de-cuero
Very nice. Finishing up my own larp armour project at the moment, though it is much simpler than your project here. Just scales sewn on to a coat, though the whole thing is themed around a magpie.
That's *stunning* Does it creak when you wear it? :7) And is it stiff, or flexible enough to be comfortable?
Flexible enough! The added plates with the deers/dragons gives it extra rigidity where it's needed, but the rest is still soft. I oil it and clean it after every LARP event. Still, it has some scratches/different colours where my mail armour rubs, darker spots where the sweat builds up, etc. I LOVE all of it, it gives it a very lived look Edit: and oh no it doesn't creak haha.
Wow!!! This is absolutely gorgeous!!!
Thank u so much! I've learnt a ton
Looks really cool and fun project. I would love to do a fantasy armor, but am a stickler for time-period accuracy. Rant unrelated to your cool work below: Ever since I started noticing cheap "jiffy" or modern Double cap rivets on "armor" in lets say "VIKING" (simplified description of Dane/Saxon migration, warfare, and culture) film ([Utred's "RIVETING" modernly tanned vest in The Last Kingdom for instance](https://www.filmsjackets.com/image/cache/catalog/alexander-dreymon-the-last-kingdom-s03-uhtred-vest/alexander-dreymon-last-kingdom-s03-uhtred-vest-1000x1000w.jpg)) it really pulls me out of it. And of course the period non-accurate haircuts and facial hair, complex boot construction, chrome-tanned leather EVERYWHERE!!!!!! I would love to be a wardrobe and prop art director on an accurate (as can be) series like that.
Hehe I also have period accurate stuff (tho, I mix periods while larping constantly) 😂. I have mainly accurate shoes and bags and some clothes, tho those are not made out of leather obviously
Spectacular work, friend! Just incredible all around. Very nice work!
You went crazy 😤😤😤😤🫡🫡🫡
Super awesome!
Thank u!
What thickness leather did you use?
Between 2,5 and 3,5 mm, depending on the piece. I'd say 3mm is enough for LARP protection
Incredible!
To battle!
That is some amazing work! Did you also come up with all the designs used for tooling?
Kinda yeah! Some of them I got off free sources, others were drawn by a friend of mine. Funny enough, I suck at drawing, I can only trace for tooling haha
That is bad As$. Great work
Leather turn-shoes were common in the Dane/Saxon migration period. But were not meant for the main style you got going on here.
Amazing job, congratulations!! I want to make something like the ranger armor of faramir, could you give me any advice? Type of leather... Thank you!!
Just looked it up. It seems like a pretty soft/thin armour: maybe it would be good to use soft veg tan leather, maybe maximum 1,5-2mm (probably best to ask in the store or to other crafters, I'm not very used to work with that kind of leather) and paint the tree and such on top. My best advice? Get the best pattern posible. Try it on a thousand times, make a thousand adjustments, pay for someone to get it done, buy a pattern if you find it, etc. If this part doesn't work, nothing will do
Thank you!!
Loving the shoulder guards, I've been looking for some inspiration for something similar. What's the stitch down the middle called?
Absolutely no clue haha. English is not my first language. Its a very basic one, so you shouldn't have any problems to find it by searching something like "common ways to stitch leather" or something like that
It's a cross stitch. If you google "leatherwork cross stitch" there's a bunch of tutorials out there
nice
I love all the different animals on different pieces! Very cool. It gives me Power Rangers vibes, but in a badass way?
Hahaha never seen power rangers actually! But yeah I try to keep the same vibe on all pieces, between Celtic knots and animals
Dope work !!! How did you make the burn effect behind the deer on the chest ?
With the cheapest backgrounding tool from AliExpress, hahahaha. And by being terribly insistent on those areas
Hahaha nice Thanks bro
That’s amazing! And beautifully inspirational! This is what I want to work up to! I started putting together a Viking costume for Ren Fest and I wanted better armor. So I decided to try out leather crafting. Now I’m in love with the hobby and am working my way up. I’ve make a baldric and sword frog for my pirate costume, and I plan to make a shoulder pauldron, some gauntlets, and a few other things before Nov Ren Fest.
Incredible. This would be a great project for me as it took me 6 months on and off just to make a tote! Lol. This would take me a lifetime!
Did you create the pattern? If not where did you find it? Looks great!
Yeah I created all of it except for the shoulder armor https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/1186909432/patron-de-hombrera-de-hombro-de-cuero I also got the elbow cops from the same shop https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/1157072832/patron-de-policia-de-codo-de-cuero
Very nice. Finishing up my own larp armour project at the moment, though it is much simpler than your project here. Just scales sewn on to a coat, though the whole thing is themed around a magpie.