Holy Jeepers, Batman. Those newest parts are blowing my tiny mind o..0
Thanks all! Not being able to spray paint and having to hand brush everything is definitely making it take longer but at the end it should be worth it.
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As far as attaching everything together, since it's "medievial-ish" armour, why don't you look at how armour was put together historically? This armour doesn't have to have the "invisible" attachments that an Iron Man suit would, so you can actually probably put grommets on the edges and use cord (cheap bulk shoelace-type cord works wonderfully, but you have to burn or seal the ends to keep them from fraying) to tie the arm pieces on - this is the way we do it with the steel armour we make for swordfighting. With metal armour you can tie the leg pieces to the chest piece, but since this is foam I might suggest putting a belt under the armour that you can tie the leg pieces to. I'd be concerned about damaging the bottom of the chest piece with the weight/movement. Actually, the belt idea could work for the arms too, if you're concerned about damage to the chest - cobble together some sort of suspender-like straps across your chest and tie the arms on to it before putting your breastplate on. It might also make it easier to get into by yourself, if you're not going to have a squire (though I definitely suggest getting help - it's surprisingly hard to reach across your body with armour on, lol!).
Speaking of historical attachments for armour, most of mine is put together with leather strapping. It provides great flexible and durable joins, but it's a pain to rivet in. Using webbing (woven straps, like on backpacks) works beautifully as a lightweight but strong substitute.
Another probably useless but fun fact - leg armour is suspended from a C-belt that sits on the point of the hips. Single straps provide the tie point at the hip, and you adjust the balance point so it hangs perfectly over your knee. Of course strapping around the leg helps keep it in place, but having the top point balanced is crucial for preventing leg rotation and stress on the join points. It's a really elegant solution, and you can suspend the knees using the same leather/webbing from the thigh plates. Keeps you from having a really uncomfortable strap around the back of your knee. Best to have one just above and below the knee joint, especially in articulated knees. A fixed knee cop such as found in most fantasy armour can happily float attached to the thigh plate in two or so places
Just two cents from someone who's worn a bit of steel armour!
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