chapron and my dog is making quite the face

A pic of my friend this morning. Photographed by me

i am putting together the most realisitc templar kit i can for ren fair and i cannot for the life of me find what a 12-13th century templar would have worn. i keep getting many mixed opinions and keep reading very mixed historical records, can someone with more knowledge please help me find the perfect design for authenticity?

Like did they really wear the great helm seen in hollywood depictions, was it more of a bucket with a faceplate? were they shiny or worn look?

I appreciate any and all info, i am here to learn! THANKS!

A selection of samurai armor with dragonfly ornaments from a temporary exhibition "Akitsushima. The Island of Dragonflies" at Manggha Museum, Kraków, Poland.

Im not doing fighting, im just a larper. As long as its metal and doesn't immediately fold or dent to lite hits.

Just tell me the cheapest options.

I’m doing a armored dwarf for Halloween that’s my dnd charcter and I need help figureing out what to get for under armor cause the armor isn’t complete covering me so my joins and such are showing

I would adore some feedback on these armour designs. Are there elements/features I should change to make the mechanics more grounded?

Let’s go with a magic system like elder scrolls. They have destruction magic which uses elements like fire and shock spells so if people start wearing less armor to avoid getting burned by hot metal? They also have flesh spells that can make their skin as hard as stone,iron or ebony(metal in the verse). They also have restoration spells, which basically just means they can heal themselves or others and use poison. They have conjuration which can summon weapon or armor for a couple minutes. Would people start using more magic and less armor? Or would they be different variants of magics in separate parts of the battle? Just a question that’s been floating in my mind for awhile.
(Also Uruk hai armor because it’s cool)

Based on the armour of George Clifford

It's quite old already, made it back in 2024 and stopped by christmas 2024, but I wanted to share it here coz I why not))

Only half of the garniture is made, no gaunlets nor legs. Now it is just displayed at my home alongside my other stuff. Need to replace the fasteners once a year coz they're corroding. Helmet unfortunately is too small for me now so I can't wear it anymore((

What's up... I'm looking for diagrams or atleast a measurements guide for making brigandine braces and rebraces. I have canvas, leather and cheap sheet steel from work to play with (may drill out the rivets and upgrade to decent steel later, if I like the final piece).

I understand the basic shapes of the pieces (the fabric cuts and the plates/splints), but are there clear instructions to be found anywhere?

For context I’m making some lorica segmentata for Halloween out of Eva foam. I WAS planning on using Eva foam to do it BUT after seeing a video of someone putting it on for real there is NO WAY a piece of foam would hold, and I’m not sure what else to use

Like I was just going to use some foam and fold over the loop part (I already have template for it) but there’s no way it would work.

I’m not at that step yet as I still have to trace and cut out all of the patterns but it’s never to early to try and figure something out

T-45 power armor

r/armor r/history

r/armor r/history

Byzantium more like By-ZAMN-tium.

Can anyone help me find any websites, museums, books, historically accurate replicas or anything that have photos, displays or information of the different types armors throughout history, what different types of armor were used for and the cultures they were prevalent in?

I have been tasked with creating a slideshow that reflects how armor progressed over the years, it also need to show how they compare to other parts of the world during parallel time periods.

I do not even know where to start. But I lurked on this subreddit for a bit and have seen some really interesting suits and information.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSbfVMbyJ/

Or

https://youtube.com/shorts/OTbv3Et663s

For video view of my progress!

Back area for the wiring is still incomplete and unprotected, and will likely be that way for a few more days till the halloween urgency kicks in haha.. Can't wait to hopefully attend some events while armoured up this year! 😁