Knight-Captain Cullen How To, Part 12: Tassets (otherwise known as bum armour)
Time taken: 8 hours
Materials: Expanded PVC foam board, hot glue, small amount of Wonderflex, Rub 'n' Buff in silver leaf, acrylic paints (graphite, mars black, burnt umber), 810 cap 10mm and 12mm shank rivets, 1.2mm leather in 20mm strips, 20mm buckle
Tools: Craft knife, heat gun, glue gun, paintbrushes, mallet, hole punch, rivet setter and anvil.
Techniques: Plastic thermomoulding and fabrication, painting, leatherwork, riveting.
Difficulty level: Making the template was a bit tricky, the rest was straightforward.
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I don't have a completed picture of these, because they can't be shown properly without being on the person, which requires the overskirt and sash to be completed. These will be shown in the next tutorial.
Materials: Expanded PVC foam board, hot glue, small amount of Wonderflex, Rub 'n' Buff in silver leaf, acrylic paints (graphite, mars black, burnt umber), 810 cap 10mm and 12mm shank rivets, 1.2mm leather in 20mm strips, 20mm buckle
Tools: Craft knife, heat gun, glue gun, paintbrushes, mallet, hole punch, rivet setter and anvil.
Techniques: Plastic thermomoulding and fabrication, painting, leatherwork, riveting.
Difficulty level: Making the template was a bit tricky, the rest was straightforward.
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I don't have a completed picture of these, because they can't be shown properly without being on the person, which requires the overskirt and sash to be completed. These will be shown in the next tutorial.