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Originally Posted by Willravel
Yes! Older methods of creating armor prioritized defense far above maneuverability.Have you ever worn medieval armor? It's extremely heavy and incredibly difficult to move in. The idea would be to basically get the armor as close to your body as possible to reduce having to fight against the weight of the armor and increase speed and control over your center of gravity. I got the idea from my little brother's motorcycle jacket, which has everything from a built in ceramic vertebrae to elbow guards that restrict the way his arms can bend to within normal human movement so his arms can't be twisted or bent the wrong way in a crash. It's really a brilliant piece of engineering.
Tearing is going to be unlikely, imho. Have you ever worn and handled a ballistic vest or a high quality motorcycle jacket?
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I really like the idea of that, it would cut down on manufacture time and would help with wearing it over long peiods of time. My two biggest questions would be, 1) What base would I start with? A premade suit of BMX armor or try to find a similar base jacket and attach the plates myself? 2) If I did a coat/jacket/undershirt and did this, would it be better to attach plates permentally or to do it with a sleve style of plate holder.
I've never wore a ballistic vest or a high quality motorcycle jacket, but I know what you are talking about. I've got some ideas for fast/cheap armor, but not for my first suit of armor.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
The pieces are connected with very, very heavy fabric, the same kind which is used in bulletproof vests, and you can have leather between the plates to further protect you from slashes that could cut the fabric.
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I wonder how hard it is to work with those types of materials and if it in the realm of weekend warrior to buy the suits to rip apart.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
The mask, along with the helmet, are designed to protect from fast moving projectiles like those which come from IEDs. They can hold off rocks, glass and shrapnel, which tells me they can almost certainly deal with something like a sword. It may not look as cool as a Spartan style helmet, but it's going to be lighter and will almost certainly protect you better.
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I like that, a helmet was going to be something I'd buy anyway. Good sturdy helmets are hard to make if you are not a blacksmith. If I wanted style I'll just attach a faux-mohawk to the top of it.
Legonnaire'd!
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Originally Posted by Willravel
If you're going to be swinging a cruciform around, you'll need as much strength as you can muster. I think that reinforces my suggestion about lighter armor and more speed and maneuverability.
This might have to end up being experiential. No two warriors are the same, after all.
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I misread your statement, I thought you were still asking about what weapons I was going to defend against. I would be using a 32' blade or smaller, maybe a Gladius style sword. I'd also be using a buckler style shield around the same size of a stop sign.
I do want to go lighter, as I'm a smaller guy and need to be able to move faster than my adversary.
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I'd love to get my hands on
this, cut resistant fabric. This is something I didn't think of, Fencing Vests. Those coats are made to protect the user from slashing weapons. I wonder how much something like this costs and how flexable it is.
Also, they have
ballistic fabric available, tho god knows how much that will cost.