Description
Product Description
This Fantasy Breastplate Pattern can be used for LARP (Live Action Roleplay) as well as cosplay. Attend your next ComicCon, DragonCon, and Renaissance Festival in style!
+Printing, resizing, and other tips included as an additional document.
+Secondary Style included in primary PDF and provides a variation that gives smoother, more rounded design lines.
+By default, this is geared towards leather crafters but it is designed to make modification
+Bonus Free Buckle Strap Patterns to add another level of customization to your armor set.
In every set of armor, the breastplate is the core piece that brings everything together. This customizable pattern gives you the starting design that you can incorporate into an existing cosplay, or create something entirely new. Add your own styles, tooling, dyes, paints, and other design elements for a truly customizable experience and create the cosplay or costume of your dreams. Watch our past and future tutorials and videos for ideas on how you can make your armor projects over the top. These breastplate patterns can be made from leather or can be made and mocked up alternatively with foam, card stock, worbla, and more.
This design is intended as a unisex breastplate and has room in the chest section for comfortable wear for both men and women. If you would prefer a female breastplate we do have that available HERE as well. The sizing can be adjusted easily by scaling the pattern and adjusting the side plates.
The patterns include a PDF pattern that can be printed on any printer (Use tiled pages). A FREE step-by-step instructional video is available for this and other projects as part of the How To Make Armor series by Prince Armory. Follow the series to learn more armor components and leather working techniques. Although this design is Fantasy in theme, the function is very real. Watch the early part of the video to see a basic demonstration of how it articulates. As long as you adjust the scale and fit properly, it will be incredibly comfortable and functional.
The most comfortable armor I've ever worn in LARP! It offers great flexibility and surprising comfort. Although the armor is designed for men, it's equally comfortable for small-breasted women!
(Pictures were taken after 1 full season of LARP )
For a long time, we didn't make any serious projects out of it, we just made a prototype from a single-colored black leather, for which we designed a women's fantasy jacket with a military character.
First, I would like to show you our pictures of this project.
Having then taped and cut out the paper pattern I made a paper mock-up of the top-most parts for my kid to try on.
I decided that the finished product should be slightly too big for them because I didn't want them to outgrow it within weeks.
Because I own no leather-working tools or materials I used sewing materials. I cut the pieces out of Decovil (a non-woven iron-on interfacing with a sturdy, leather like handle); ironed them onto a quilted cotton jersey and cut that out with a seam allowance; folded under the seam allowance and whip-stitched it to the back of the Decovil.
Instead of riveting the pieces together I first added decorative studs where visible rivets would be and then sewed the pieces together at the relevant points. For closures I used velcro because that makes it easier for them to put it on and take it off by themselves.
Because the breastplate would be too big for them at the moment, I have not yet added all the pieces at the bottom.
The pattern is easy to use. I appreciated the YouTube video because it made planning my approach with slightly different materials much easier. I love that I was able to easily size the pattern to my needs.
All this on Teenage Mutan Ninja Turtles styles