Grey Pilgrim
Well-Known Member
Question on the belt -- is it all craft foam, or have you stitched the craft foam onto another belt? It looks like it's going to turn out well, too.
I finished the belt today, but I haven't gotten any good pictures of it. I had a real internal debate about how to do the belt/sword hanger stuff. It needs to be strong enough to support some weight, so straight-up craft foam is not an option. I knew the right way to do it would be to get some leather belt blanks and cut, tool, dye, etc. However, I have never worked with it before and while I'm not intimidated, I don't have time to learn before Dragon Con (I seriously stood in front of the belts at Tandy Leather for a good while yesterday trying to decide). What I did was get some double-sided carpet tape from Home Depot. It's basically duct-tape without the silver stuff. I sandwiched that between two pieces of the thinnest foam, and then cut, tooled, and painted it the same way I did the rest of the armor. It seriously feels and looks just like the real thing, and I suspect it will have no problem under the load it needs to bear.