Link armor inspired by BOTW

nbehling

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I am building a Breath of the wild inspired Link costume as fast as I can. I say "inspired" because I am not building any one set of armor or look. I just love that he wears a range of tunics/armor/weapons and I plan on building something similar.

I want to take these concepts and make a "real life" link.
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That being said. I have always love the Master Sword and Hylian Shield. SOOO... I will probably start with those weapons
 
Subbed. I'm excited to see what you do. I've been doing some designs myself for building on some of the weapons/shields/bows from the game. My personal favorite outfits from the game were Classic Tunic, Tunic of the Wild, and the Hylian tunic.
 
Awesome!
I hope you like The direction Im going. I am hoping my Link could walk on to the set of Game of Thrones or Vikings and fit in but still feel like Link.
 
progolfercd
EVA foam. It's from 5 below. I just looks funny because its pink.

Update. I used flex seal to fill in gaps and threw a quick coat of paint. I think i want to try again on the paint job. and then paint the eagle (or whatever it is) on the bottom

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That looks pretty good for foam!

As far as my adventure was concerned, I the outfit I rocked for most of the game was the Hylian Tunic (dyed green, of course) with Hylian Trousers, both upgraded, with the Amber earrings. Weapons for the majority of the game: Royal Bow, Knight's Sword, and Hylian shield.
 
I made some progress last night on the tunic. It is all just roughed in and the belts are just their for mock up purposes. I know the green is not BOTW green but I am not going for an exact replica. I am using it more for inspiration.

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Quick update. I added some piping around the bottom of the Tunic and back of the next. Then I started adding some paint details. I found a photo of the Link armor I am going for. Again. I am not going to Game Accurate. Just style.
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Moving right along. Last night I distressed and added more depth to the tunic. The belts are still just place holders but I might use them in the finished product.
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I used the Hylian Tunic for most of my adventure as well. I left it standard to give me that Zelda II feel. Once I got the Clothes of the Wild I switched and finished with that. This is coming along nicely. I just grabbed some foam to play with.
 
I had a ton of fun this weekend! I started on the Master Sword and the Shoulder Armor. I am still going to add strapping and details to the armor. It was my first time trying to make foam look like leather and I am really pleased with how it turned out.

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Every time I make a piece of this costume I realize there is four more things that need to be created. Make a sword, it needs a hilt. Make a hilt, it needs strapping.
It is a ton of fun but a lot of work. Here is some of the updates


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