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 :)

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.

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.

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.

Hi there, i didn't post anything quite long, but project isn't dead! Armour is almost ready, greavers are last thing to do. Here are photos:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0GEangUic7c/UGqnzFa4vmI/AAAAAAAAADc/Sqh0W5-mYr0/s720/IMG_0300.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OrFXTETaWU8/UGqnzKu8_zI/AAAAAAAAADg/Kj5C98OP0KU/s720/IMG_0301.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-x8viBdVZJKU/UGqnzH6Di0I/AAAAAAAAADk/s2oqx1ZQnNg/s782/IMG_0302.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1j3_35N13gs/UGqn0McZaZI/AAAAAAAAADw/rOYrHFtLSJ8/s817/IMG_0315.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AWVke8rVQQw/UGqn0zUTWvI/AAAAAAAAAD0/8VHSxPrqzt4/s1024/IMG_0316.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2YM1OtljD8A/UGqn1IEmvAI/AAAAAAAAAD8/rlrlQxyC1F4/s747/IMG_0317.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2YM1OtljD8A/UGqn1IEmvAI/AAAAAAAAAD8/rlrlQxyC1F4/s747/IMG_0317.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iMlHrq3Ez8g/UGqn24mxhUI/AAAAAAAAAEM/TSIYVRBCYwQ/s720/IMG_0319.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZR-_glQNObo/UGqn3D2ia1I/AAAAAAAAAEU/UeWt5i-6a2I/s798/IMG_0320.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-l-KQuO1sc-k/UGqn3-CatkI/AAAAAAAAAEY/29FJCSCGzWY/s817/IMG_0321.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T0QXzNcO7gU/UGqn4dxZ8ZI/AAAAAAAAAEg/q-ZesvDy0Bw/s556/IMG_0323.JPG