Sheilajeanne Report post Posted December 3, 2018 AWESOME! Curious to know about the construction. What is underneath the scales? Boiled leather? Or just heavy weight hide? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plinkercases Report post Posted December 3, 2018 Just wow and awe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robs456 Report post Posted December 3, 2018 19 hours ago, immiketoo said: I hate it, but its a matter of cost. Too much time to do them all. Just messin'. Of course no one would do that for armor, the pieces would be cut and pierced and would have to be replaced all the time. At least that's a good story if anyone else mentions it.... On a serious note, do you know if this kind of armor was made out of leather back in the day, or if the ancients used metal scale only? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stetson912 Report post Posted December 3, 2018 Well butter my butt n call me a biscuit.. This is fantastic! Meanwhile, I'm over here and can't carve two parallel lines bahahahaha! Awesome stuff Mike! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted December 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said: AWESOME! Curious to know about the construction. What is underneath the scales? Boiled leather? Or just heavy weight hide? Just thick hide. This is meant for reenactment, not actual battle. Plus, there is no historical reference to boiled hide from this time period. It could have been done, but we can't prove it. 1 hour ago, robs456 said: Just messin'. Of course no one would do that for armor, the pieces would be cut and pierced and would have to be replaced all the time. At least that's a good story if anyone else mentions it.... On a serious note, do you know if this kind of armor was made out of leather back in the day, or if the ancients used metal scale only? There is historical reference to thermatothorax (Leather thorax) armor, but nothing on actual construction methods. We have an archeologist who consulted on this project. Thanks, everyone! It was a fun project to make. Sure is heavy though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noobleather Report post Posted December 3, 2018 Stunning work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyAussie Report post Posted December 3, 2018 I thought I had somethin worth posting in the gallery this morning and see this...........Daaaam......that is just toooo good. Maybe tomorrow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted December 3, 2018 29 minutes ago, noobleather said: Stunning work! Thanks! 18 minutes ago, RockyAussie said: I thought I had somethin worth posting in the gallery this morning and see this...........Daaaam......that is just toooo good. Maybe tomorrow. Nah, post it up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted December 4, 2018 Well done, Sir. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyAussie Report post Posted December 4, 2018 2 hours ago, immiketoo said: Thanks! Nah, post it up! Ok I did it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spacedog Report post Posted December 4, 2018 Absolutely outstanding! I really love the lion, but the whole piece is great. Well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted December 4, 2018 14 hours ago, RockyAussie said: Ok I did it Nice work. I enjoyed seeing your process! Maybe a post with a little more explanation is in order? 58 minutes ago, spacedog said: Absolutely outstanding! I really love the lion, but the whole piece is great. Well done. Thank you. The lion is pretty cool. Makes the piece in my opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robs456 Report post Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, immiketoo said: There is historical reference to thermatothorax (Leather thorax) armor, but nothing on actual construction methods. We have an archeologist who consulted on this project. Thanks, I've been researching a bit and figure that a lot of leather armor actually was made the same way as the metal scale armor. (Especially in the Asian cultures.) So this piece is looking real good. Edited December 4, 2018 by robs456 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, robs456 said: Thanks, I've been researching a bit and figure that a lot of leather armor actually was made the same way as the metal scale armor. (Especially in the Asian cultures.) So this piece is looking real good. Thanks, Rob! There are only so many ways to attach leather to leather. Ours is modified from what we know about historically because I have a stitcher. Traditionally they have been riveted or laced on to minimize the amount of work and time required to build them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doomgiver13 Report post Posted December 4, 2018 Amazing work! I aspire to armor at some point and this is a darn good reason why. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted December 4, 2018 55 minutes ago, Doomgiver13 said: Amazing work! I aspire to armor at some point and this is a darn good reason why. I aspired to armor at some point too. I was just afraid to commit this many resources to a project without knowing the outcome. It was totally worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyAussie Report post Posted December 4, 2018 7 hours ago, immiketoo said: Nice work. I enjoyed seeing your process! Maybe a post with a little more explanation is in order? I thought about that but there is a lot of steps like making my own font for it and then the doing the font file for the outside 3d print and files for the laser cutting and settings and I just thought I would test the interest levels before I spent more hours trying to explain it all. So far very little interest I have seen so I will think about some more. I will dig back and find an earlier post where I started this project as it shows a few more of the steps involved - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie Q Report post Posted December 5, 2018 What an amazing piece of art, you sure deserve a few drinks !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted December 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Eddie Q said: What an amazing piece of art, you sure deserve a few drinks !! Thanks Eddie! I am having those right this moment! Had a little photo shoot today! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Sioux Saddlery Report post Posted December 6, 2018 Pretty darn nice work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LatigoAmigo Report post Posted December 6, 2018 11 hours ago, immiketoo said: Had a little photo shoot today! Enough of the "hardware." We need to see a shot of you in your full regalia! Now that would be a real crowd pleaser. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted December 6, 2018 Thanks everyone. Latino, this suit was made for a guy much smaller than me, so I can’t even try it on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HaloJones Report post Posted December 6, 2018 Wow! Is all I can say, I just finished an armour Set so I feel your pain on sewing it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted December 6, 2018 2 hours ago, HaloJones said: Wow! Is all I can say, I just finished an armour Set so I feel your pain on sewing it. No kidding, right!? Pics man, lets see it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HaloJones Report post Posted December 6, 2018 1 hour ago, immiketoo said: No kidding, right!? Pics man, lets see it! No where near as good as yours but the owner is happy & it has survived battle. Not sure if I can insert the picture (Currently mobile) but here is a link to it on my Flickr page Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
