I’m always into armor especially when it comes to cosplaying since 2004. But rather than making light weighted prop armor, I opt for the real thing so that it feels like armor…real armor during those periods. To accommodate that…of course I need to play with my weights and exercise more but that another story.
Actually I made plate armor using aluminum and rubber/pvc sheets. But after watching Kingdom of Heaven on DVD about a month ago(heck I’m late watching that fantastic movie), I decided to make a chainmail wearing medieval soldier. I did a few crusader characters but they are not clad in chain-mail. This time I’m a little ambitious…I wanna make a full chainmail shirt with long sleeves…who knows, I might add a brigandine armor vest in the future if this works.
Using the tutorials from web, I decided to make it based on the European Pattern of 4-in-1 which I think is the simplest(just to start off).
So I bought some strong tools like
Thick Wire Cutters, Pliers and HackSaws(No pix sorry)
As for the materials…it is relatively thick iron wires
that are ever available at the local hardware shops either in small rolls or by weight(which is much cheaper if you need lots of them)
To start make rings outta this wires, I need something to winch them into shape…I was out of ideas until I saw this thing.
hanging at the shop and decide to buy em.
After that, I saw off the screw thread with a hacksaw at the end to avoid unwanted jams between the wire and the surface.
And then I drilled a hole on the other end to jam the wire for easy winching.
Whether or not if I succeed in making my Chainmail…the following entries will show my progress as I go along. Stay Tuned.
