Making Leeds gothic armour replica -- myArmoury.com

Bartlomiej Jakubiec

Hello there, recently I decided to make a replica of full late medieval armour, I hope that awareness of this that some people may be weaiting for any progres in this topic will make me to finish this project :)

I chose Leeds one because it is seem quite uncomplicated, and I think that i will be capable to finish it unreservedly. Here I send link to blog where the orginal one is photograped and descirbed: http://southtowerarmouringguild.blogspot.com/...ember.html .

And here is my current progress after about two days of work:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-q9z2OXZmVTs/UBQDGLcg0aI/AAAAAAAAACQ/rMxBRLcvRdg/s912/Zdj%25C4%2599cie0000.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oP5so2gwi38/UBQDGDdqtaI/AAAAAAAAACM/8PmGixCbR0A/s912/Zdj%25C4%2599cie0001.jpg
In upcoming week I will try to assemble backplate and make tassets, and from Friday I will start making legs during Craft Festival so maybe i can post some photos from festival itself if anyone will be interested. Of corse feel free to leave comment or suggestion :)

Aleksei Sosnovski · Posted: Sun 29 Jul, 2012 11:34 pm Post subject:

Maybe I am wrong, but the cuirass seems to be flaring too little from the waist upwards. Just compare proto of your breastplate:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-q9z2OXZmVTs/UBQDGLcg0aI/AAAAAAAAACQ/rMxBRLcvRdg/s912/Zdj%25C4%2599cie0000.jpg

to this photo of the original backplate

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I myself made that mistake when making my cuirass. As a result the cuirass is functional, but I feel that it constrains my breathing a little.

Bartlomiej Jakubiec · Posted: Mon 30 Jul, 2012 7:46 am Post subject:

Breastplate is quite flaring in my opinion, I tried this breastplate and i feel quite comfortable in it :) Tomorrow when I will be in my workshop I will make side view photo.

Bartlomiej Jakubiec · Posted: Sat 18 Aug, 2012 2:25 am Post subject:

So here comes new photos :) By this time I only managed to finish whole cuirass, this armour is after hours project so progress will be rather sloppy. But i decided to sew a gambeson for it and begin armour stand and at later date make a chainmail so it will look as much same as original as possible. Armour will be 100% usable, so proportions may be a bit different than original. And last fauld of backplate has make a little joke to me, so I have to do something about it :) So here are photos:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-O5Wju9_KdWo/UC9r2TLlsOI/AAAAAAAAACo/woI6fSNDT7Y/s720/IMG_0213.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-57lv3Y3OQvc/UC9r2s358cI/AAAAAAAAACs/NgOa2I9Rtik/s371/IMG_0210.JPG
Of corse feel free to comment or discuss.

Bartlomiej Jakubiec · Posted: Tue 02 Oct, 2012 12:40 am Post subject: