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armor - yoke to carapace attachment, v1by *demosthenes1blackops

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first stab at connecting the collar/shoulder armor "yoke" to the scale-armor carapace.

not quite there. about 1/2" too much is exposed.
this should be a simple matter of pulling the cord lacing and re-doing it so that the lower edge of the yoke is pulled down lower onto the leather band that underlies the top series of scales.

even now, though, it is workable.

Finally having the carapace in place hanging properly over the belt and suspension harness, I think I will need to make one final panel of scale armor to cover the sacrum/coccyx area.

for those stumbling across this WIP for the first time, many in-process pics are available here: [link]

*myiu14 Sep 24, 2012

it really looks fantastic

*demosthenes1blackops Sep 25, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

thanks!

~Ghostartist1 Sep 20, 2012 Professional General Artist

this is coming along real nice, love the process and style

*demosthenes1blackops Sep 20, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

thanks! all that remains now is scaling the plastron (front) and lacing up the remaining tasets.

~unreal-hunter Sep 18, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Looking good.
question, that wrinkled look some have on the surface. is that texture or reflection?

*demosthenes1blackops Sep 19, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

the wrinkling is molded into the surfaces

~unreal-hunter Sep 19, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

I see, is that because of the setup you use, or bacause you want them to have that look?
(cause I imagine they are easy enough to avoid by working on a pane of glass or a mirror.)

*demosthenes1blackops Sep 19, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

when I showed the client the prototype scales, he decided he wanted the "organic" look rather than a perfectly smooth surface.

glass? well, if you used a good mold-break compound, I guess that'd work.

I produced the ripples by using a type of plastic sheeting as mold "bags" that I knew would react slightly to the resin and to the heat of curing. vis-queen, to be specific.

other types of plastic sheeting could be used to produce a smooth surface. for the flats, heat-shrink plastic (window insulation kit). for the rounds, garbage bags stretched tight.

illustration: the undersides of all of the carapace scales are perfectly smooth, as I used window-insulation plastic to cover my molding plate.

~unreal-hunter Sep 20, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Ah i see. Nah we used a regulair pane of glass where I had an internship 2 years back. we made sure there was one lip beyond the pane, and the entire laminate just 'popped' off when pressure was applied.

Ah, customer is king, right? the organic look isn't what I would have chosen, but that'll be a difference in taste I reckon ^^ It has it's charms, that's for sure.
vis-queen... hmm it looks like the type of plastic used for vacuum assisted rtm.

*demosthenes1blackops Sep 20, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

vis-queen is a common plastic sheeting, readily available in large sizes, commonly used in construction jobs as a drop-cloth and temporary partition.

the client is the person who won a contest. the armor is a prize. it was never intended to be this elaborate, but it ran away from my control

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