need some help - armored gauntlet?

[hydin]

i am thinking of building an armored gauntlet for a display, and i am kind of stuck how exactly to get this worked out in real life.

obviously, the easiest way would be a big clay sculpture (like the 5th element hand made a few years back) but i would like this to be at least somewhat poseable.

does anyone have any blueprints or just any designs that i can use as a basic starting point? think hand and forearm, with the hand moving (fingers seperate and armored), and the forearm area being the big giant armored part with nothing moving at all.

any helps appreciated on it. im kinda stuck right now in the "doodling" stage.

chris

 

[Coz]

Standby for link overkill.
Did a ton of searching a few months ago looking for info on a similar item (the resurection glove from Torchwood).

Probably too much, but to paraphrase Clarence Worley, its better to have the info and not need it, than need the info and not have it.
To clarify your googling - you're looking for gauntlet (glove) and vambrace (forearm).

Using some of the pattern links below, you could make the armour wearable using aluminium sheet:

Probably the kinda thing you're looking for:
http://myweb.cableone.net/thor276/ARMOR/ARMOR.HTM

Especially:
http://myweb.cableone.net/thor276/ARMOR/GLETS5.HTM

Some good info:
http://www.wassonartistry.com/armor.php?w=gauntlets

Many patterns:
http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/

http://www.bladeturner.com/pattern/plate.html

http://www.arador.com/construction/index.html

http://www.jomsb.org/Dirk/armor/armor.htm

Good how-tos:
http://www.armourdesign.dial.pipex.com/

Especially:
http://www.armourdesign.dial.pipex.com/proj10.htm
http://www.armourdesign.dial.pipex.com/pc10.htm
http://www.armourdesign.dial.pipex.com/pb12.htm

Something different - Japanese armour (makes me wonder what a Japanese armour would look like in metal.):
http://www.sengokudaimyo.com/katchu/katchu.html

Have a look around the sites - I've only posted the direct links I saved, there is more info on the sites themselves.

Hope you find something to help.

C.

 

[hydin]

thanks man....

that is.. sort of what im looking for, and it gives me a great basis to build up off of.

think the big giant gauntlets in the new iron man movie and you have a better idea of the scale i am going for.

if it works out, itll be awesome

chris

 

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