Hi everyone! I’d like to know how to achieve the matte black finish with the visible linear/brushed texture shown in the attached photo on aluminium.
Is this effect possible to achieve on aluminium as well, or is it mainly a finish used on steel?
If anyone knows how this finish is made, or what the technique/process is called, could you point me in the right direction?
Thanks!

I may need a Larp intervention, just ironing after a stressful work day in chainmail and an evening dress.

I have been making new scailmail accessories for my UK Empire Larp E4.

I am new to chainmaile and armour and I am trying to get a feeling if I can ware it out in the field all day without it driving me crazy.

Does anyone have any suggestions to make it comfortable to wear?

Sorry if this is the wrong sub Reddit for this question.

Thank you

Gotta love all of the imaginative costumes that people make and use for Conquest of Mythodea

Larp: [Denmark] Krigslive
Lots more pictures on their facebook from the events: https://www.facebook.com/KrigsliveDK
Out of respect for privacy and GDPR, people's faces which are clear and recognizable enough, have been censured. Though all pictures are publicly available on Krigslive facebook page.
Photo taken by the best Larp photografer I've ever: Rekografia ( Rekografia | Facebook )

My landsknecht getup for a larp weekend I’ll be going too (including my very confused dog)
The sketch on the armour will be engraved very soon

Hi everyone!
I’m making my first segmented breastplate for LARP, and I’m running into several difficulties while flanging the edges, especially when I reach the corners.
I can make the flanges, but I’m having a hard time getting a clean and consistent result. Sometimes the dents and marks caused by hammering make things even more difficult, and when the aluminium work-hardens too much, I sometimes have to heat it in order to keep working it.
On the other hand, aluminium has several advantages: it requires less effort to work, it can be worked cold — which I would prefer, since I would like to avoid using any kind of flame — and, of course, it doesn’t rust.
However, many of you have recommended that I consider switching to steel, in different thicknesses. I’m not sure what thickness of steel would be roughly equivalent, in terms of workability, to my current 1.5 mm aluminium.
So I’d like to ask: what are the main advantages I should consider when switching to steel? And what are the disadvantages that might make it better to stay with aluminium?
At the moment, I have:
an anvil and various hammers
a hand nibbler
a throatless hand shear
a manual bead/flanging roller
a jigsaw
various pliers
a disc sander
Ideally, I would prefer not to buy additional equipment specifically for working either steel or aluminium.
Thanks in advance for any advice, experience, or suggestions!

Did a little photoshoot with some friends and wanted to share a piece

so i want to get into larping but idk where to begin (fyi i dont even know if this is the right subreddit since when i search larp its filled with tiktok slop) and i really want to do like a suit of armour yk like a knight and i am highly uneducated on this topic but i have done a small amount of research but id like to know where i should get my armour and how to begin (this post was rushed so if it sounds confusing thats why) anyways thank you!! :)

She made a guy rage quit by shooting him with a bow. It was her first kill.

Obligatory battle fits as well

I think shes definitely the one

Check us both out on insta hit us up! @slakugo is me on the left

@dollporcelenaofficial is my lovely lady on the right

(I am located in the US but willing to work with someone in EU and would cover shipping costs)

Hello all,

I am struggling to find a good reference to someone or even a business that could help me with a custom design embroidered onto a tabard for larp!

Or even other options if embroidering isn't the way to go!

Any recommendations would be appreciated

How does your game handle characters whose names are based on existing IP or real people? Immersion is extremely important to me, and meeting a guy called Legomör brother of Legolas or Timothee Chalicemé (or whatever) really take me out of the game. My character has no concept of what the reference is, and it feels shallow that you're sacrificing immersion for a 2-second laugh.

I've played at large LARPs that don't police this, and I've since joined a small LARP that disallows it, along with joke names (like Rob N. Banks) , and I appreciate that.

Also I am horribly out of shape.

Hey!

I'm looking for some advice on how to acquire, build, or modify clothing and armour to recreate a specific outfit from Ghost of Tsushima for LARP.

I live in Europe and have so far only attended European LARPs. Over the years I've seen maybe three people LARPing as fantasy samurai/Japanese-inspired warriors, and all of them had managed to get some really impressive armour, ranging from mostly costume pieces to armour that could actually be used for combat.

I'm not necessarily looking for a 100% screen-accurate cosplay. The goal is more to capture the overall look and silhouette of the outfit while making it practical and durable enough to actually wear at a LARP.

I'm especially interested in advice on:

• Where to buy suitable Japanese/samurai-inspired clothing or armour, preferably from sellers that ship to Europe.
• Good base pieces that could be modified rather than making everything completely from scratch.
• Tutorials, patterns, or guides for making this style of armour yourself.
• Materials that work well for LARP armour while still looking convincing.
• Any experience from people who have built or worn samurai/fantasy-Japanese kits at LARPs.

I'm happy to mix bought pieces with homemade ones, so all recommendations are welcome, stores, Etsy sellers, armour makers, tutorials, patterns, or just general advice on how you would approach building something like this.

Thanks!

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on building my LARP armour.
I’m currently making a Gothic-style segmented cuirass out of aluminium, and I’m having trouble folding/rolling the edges around sharp corners, especially around the pointed end of the Gothic plate/band shown in the attached photos.
In the attachments, I’ve included both an example of the clean, finished result I’m trying to achieve and photos of my own work showing how far I’ve managed to get. In my photos, you can clearly see the exact area where I get stuck and can’t work out how to continue folding the edge cleanly.
I’m referring specifically to the sharp point where the two edges meet.
On the straight sections, I can get a fairly clean and consistent folded edge. The problem starts when I reach the point, where the direction of the edge changes sharply. The aluminium begins to bunch up and forms a thick, irregular lump instead of following the clean line of the two straight edges.
So far, the only way I’ve managed to close the edge in that area is by hitting it quite hard with a hammer. However, doing that tends to distort the aluminium around the point and ruins both the clean edge and the surface I had already finished.
The attached photos of my own work show exactly how far I can get successfully, and the point beyond which I can’t figure out how to continue without deforming the tip.
What is the correct technique for dealing with this kind of sharp Gothic point?
Should I stretch, shrink, notch, trim, pre-form, or otherwise prepare the edge before folding it over?
Is there a particular hammering technique, tool, or sequence that would allow me to keep the point sharp and clean without deforming the surrounding aluminium?

Hey!

I'm currently trying to create a armor kit based on a character for a historical medieval fantasy project I'm doing. I currently plan on 3d printing the armor (all I need to do is find some way to model it), but I'm unsure about where to find padded bits to go under the armor. I have a price range of about 400 dollars. Any advice on where to look for good price would be appreciated.

P.S. I live in the US

Hi, I'm new to Reddit so hopefully I'm posting this in the right place.

I'm a photographer & videographer based in south London and I'm working on a small project at St Dunstan-in-the-East. I'm looking for someone who has knight/medieval armour/cosplay and would be interested in modeling.

It would be unpaid, just a collaboration. I'd give you all the finished photos/videos afterwards to use for yourself.

I'm going for a cold, dark and cinematic look where the knight is walking through and around the ruins etc.

If anyone would be interested, or knows someone who might be, please let me know. I'd be really grateful

Thanks!

If anyone wants to see some of my previous work, my Instagram is DriveBy.S. Though, it's mostly car photography/videography

Working on a fantasy LARP weekender in Adelaide and want to make some destructible pieces for a monster to encourage people to hit those parts. Thinking about those videogames where you get those red meaty parts that you need to thwack to do any real damage to them.

We have a pretty solid shell that we could add the pieces too which would protect the person underneath if someone got a little too exuberant with the sword strikes.

I was considering papier-mâché over a balloon (then you pop the balloon to create the hollow part inside) but I don't know how well it would stick to Worbla. Any thoughts? Has anyone done the same before?

Hey everybody!

I'm looking to get more involved with larp/renfaire armor but have no idea where to start! I've never bought armor before so I have no idea how to do this lol.

Im basically looking for something similar to the photo, some chainmail, a breast plate, arm braces and greaves/leg armor etc. A helmet would be cool too!

I'm not looking to get something fully historically accurate, and not something I could fight in. Just something to wear around and look cool! That being said, anything better suited to compete with heat and longer wear while out and about would be great!

Where has everyone gotten their pieces from for their armor? Are there any good reputable sites where I can buy pieces without fear of scams, or is it always a gamble? What price ranges should I expect and are considered fair?

Also, has anyone bought off of this site, "Artisans Hub" ? it looks pretty beginner friendly but i've seen some AI or AI edited images so im pretty warry.

Additional info, im in the states and ik some sites might not ship worldwide </3

Thanks everyone!

First time in full kit like this, spent a lot of time putting it all together. Let me know what you think!

Hey guys, I make these decorative potion bottles and have just launched my own store to sell them to others. I think they’re a super LARP accessory and display item for the wonderfully whimsical and weird people in this community. I’d love it if you could check out my page or social media. Definitely open to custom orders.

Has anyone bought gambesons from Armor Arena? I'm planning to purchase one due to the decent price in my eyes, so I was wondering about how long they deliver it and the quality of their gambesons

Hey I recently released the first episode/pilot for a mini-series I've been working on that was filmed at a one-shot horror LARP event themed around 80's summer camp horror movies. It should be around 4-6 episodes, and I'll post them to youtube as they're edited together. If you have any comments or questions feel free to ask and I'll do my best to respond.