JayRa
New Member
Hey there,
This is going to be my first elaborate costume, also helped by the fact that you can just throw a lot of money at it and it'll come together. I'm no particularly gifted in the talent and time department.
The one thing, besides the Lawgiver, that will take some work though are the boots.
I'm going to ask a local cobbler (that's the name for the leather guy, right?) to see what he can do with the stuff I have and do the rest myself.
I hope he'll be able to
glue the toecaps
glue the heelarmor
glue the shiftguards
attach the SIDI clasps (with the screws provided or Chicago ones)
attach the shinguard on the non-strapped side (Chicago screws or rivets should do, right?)
I'm not quite sure what the options are as far as the shinguard on the strapped side is. From what I was able to gather the strap retainers are glued into a cut out bit in the shin guard. What kind of glue works best here? What other options are there?
Then, the straps are fed through and under the shinguard with the extra length lingering there, right?
Anything else I should know/do/pay attention to?
This is going to be my first elaborate costume, also helped by the fact that you can just throw a lot of money at it and it'll come together. I'm no particularly gifted in the talent and time department.
The one thing, besides the Lawgiver, that will take some work though are the boots.
I'm going to ask a local cobbler (that's the name for the leather guy, right?) to see what he can do with the stuff I have and do the rest myself.
I hope he'll be able to
glue the toecaps
glue the heelarmor
glue the shiftguards
attach the SIDI clasps (with the screws provided or Chicago ones)
attach the shinguard on the non-strapped side (Chicago screws or rivets should do, right?)
I'm not quite sure what the options are as far as the shinguard on the strapped side is. From what I was able to gather the strap retainers are glued into a cut out bit in the shin guard. What kind of glue works best here? What other options are there?
Then, the straps are fed through and under the shinguard with the extra length lingering there, right?
Anything else I should know/do/pay attention to?