I'm a Knight... Part 5!

I finished my armor! And my swords! I think I look much more knightly now :)

Spray painting the broadsword was very interesting, though, since it was so long... I had to suspend it from a string while it dried so it wouldn't get stuck to anything. Oh, and don't mind the log in the picture... I'm going to do something with it eventually... hopefully.

I also made another, much lighter and more wieldy sword! I like how the crossguard came out on it much better, and it's awesome to swing around!

I also decided to make a couple of darts. I ended up painting them black, but I forgot to take another picture.

So now, I think I'm ready for battle! :)

I'm a Knight... Part 4

It's been awhile since I finished up my cardboard breastplate and pauldrons. But I had always intended to make a few more pieces of armor, and then my friends at school decided to have a battle in cardboard armor! So... I'm making more pieces now, and weapons! Typical me, I procrastinated... a lot. So I only really started 2 days ago, but didn't have much to show until yesterday. And the battle is tomorrow, so these aren't going to be the most fancy things. Plus I'm not sure if I'm allowed to use paper mache... Anyways, I made some bracers and leg guards of a sort, to add to my existing armor. (I would have worn them all at once, but the breastplate is annoying to get in and out of, so I didn't want to do it late last night...)

Then, I also made a knife, complete with a scabbard to put it into:

And, my sword! It still doesn't have a cross guard yet, but other than that it's mostly finished. I also made a ball out of cardboard that I'm going to put in the end of the hilt once the sword is all painted. The only problem is that it might be a little too big and heavy for me to swing around... we'll see, I guess.

Well, hopefully I'll be able to finish these by tomorrow and get them all painted! And make another, smaller sword just in case...

I'm a Knight!

Happy Halloween!
I finished my knight costume!

I spray painted it silver, then added some black paint around the edges to make it look weathered, and then I coated it all in some acrylic sealer. The only problem is that I was only able to let it dry for a few hours before I had to put it on this morning... so I smelled very strongly of spray paint and acrylic sealer... Oh, well.

I'm a Knight... Part 2

Finally, I was able to make some progress on my cardboard armor!

The breastplate is a tight fit, so I ended up lacing the sides and shoulders, so I can actually get it on.

I started covering the pieces in paper mache, putting toothpicks in the holes so I could make sure not to accidentally cover them.

Then, I designed my pauldrons. I had to kind of guess how they would fit on the breastplate, but I don't think it will matter too much.

I also added a hole on the top of each one, to connect them to the shoulders of the breastplate.

Now all that's left is painting the pieces when they're dry, and then I can wear them tomorrow!

This is Why I Never Get Anything Done...

I'm so easily distracted... It'll be a miracle if I get my knight costume finished by Halloween...
So, I was looking through some pictures I had saved, trying to get an idea of how to proceed with my armor, and I happened across this cool origami box tutorial that I had never tried before. So, naturally, I wanted to try it. And then I thought it was so cool that I had to make ten more...
These are the prettiest ones I made:

At least I had gotten a little bit farther on my armor before that...

It looks kind of weird right now because I tried mod podging over part of the front piece... and then I realized that it wasn't quite the right shape and I that I probably should cover it in paper mache instead. But now I have a back to it as well. My next step is finding a way to connect the two pieces at the top. Hopefully with less distractions this time...

I'm a Knight... Part 1

I finally decided what I’m going to dress up as for Halloween this year! A knight! It is a bit last-minute, but at least it’s better than the past few years, when I literally came up with something the night before. One time I wore a blue shirt with a red bandana as Merlin, then the next year I drew blue arrows on my forehead, arms, and legs, and was an airbending master. And last year, I put slightly more time into my costume and dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow.

I had gotten the idea from camp, since one week my cabin all dressed up as Johnny Depp characters. It was pretty fun. And the best part both times was seeing people's reactions to the beard and mustache.

But anyways, this year, I’m going to make a better costume. And I have over a week to do it! I was going to try to finish a can tab chainmail shirt that I started a few years ago, but the tabs kept breaking away from each other, and it was frustrating. So, I’m making cardboard armor instead. This is what it looks like so far:

I’m not sure how many pieces of armor I can finish before Halloween, but I’m planning on at least making some pauldrons, and maybe a back for the breastplate.