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Hello,

I makeing landsknecht breast plate now.
The start material is 2.0mm mild steel. The hems and flowers on breast plate and tasset will be polish.Other parts of breast plate will be blackening.
The inspiration is according to this picture.
All best Stanislav

I do not made the photo from start producing, so the breast plate was raised .

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Stanislav,

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I really liked the helm and that was a real inspiration, this is just going to make me crazy as you post the progress photos. Nice lines, Will there be a back to go with it, or just the breast?

cheers!

Luthold wrote:Stanislav,

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I really liked the helm and that was a real inspiration, this is just going to make me crazy as you post the progress photos. Nice lines, Will there be a back to go with it, or just the breast?

cheers!

Thanks)!
I makeing only breast plate without back plate.
St.

very sexy, flowing curves

I started producing decoration on breast plate.
St.

Wonderfully rounded shape!

I love it.

Very nice.

Nice, decorations has some nice lines there.

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Hello ,

I finished the breast plate.
Here are the photos.
Stanislav

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Stanislav

That's just darn pretty, lovely work as always.

Matt

That's excellent!

Another wonderful piece of armour created by you!
Looks really cool!

Hi Stanislav, that my freind, is a fine piece of armor, beautiful contrast. The progress pics are totally awesome too, thank you for taking the time to post them. Would you mind If I asked you what method you use for the black parts? It looks perfect. Happy Hollidays to you and yours.

Take care

Pitbull

Hello,

because my english is not okey for explanation working progress, I asked my friend Jiri Klepaè and he write you Pm message with answer for you.
All best Stanislav

Another fine piece of wearable art!

Hi, No problem Stan, thanks for the inspiration.

Happy Hollidays

Pitbull

Nice work Stanislav!

What was the method for the black areas did you go for paint or is it burnt?

Pitbull, maybe you'd share the info?!

JonT

Hi guys,

here is the proces Stanislav used. I do use it for some time with I believe good results

Mac calls this blackening frying pan black and you will see why It is just the thin layer of linseed oil gently and carefully heated by weed burner untill it gets black. Forged finish is very recommanded before treatment as it gives a better durability to the layer. Recently there was a thread about blackening and Mac mentioned he thinks most of the kits were just forged and paitnted with linseed oil based paint. At least a good number definitelly were. I do this as a repair, when my frying pan armour gets some abuse.

cheers

Jiri

Hi there, Thanks for taking the time explaining that to us Jiri, From the pics it seems to produce excelent results, and im a big fan of any process that lets you leave the firescale on! Now I just need to practice the process.

Take care

Pitbull

Sweet.

Damn that is nice!

Sweet BP!!!!

But, it DOES remind me of something that could go on the cover of "High Times"....

Vermin wrote:Sweet BP!!!!

But, it DOES remind me of something that could go on the cover of "High Times"....

With just a little modification to the leaves, it would read that way very easily.

That would be so awesome in its irony O:

Also, that is a seriously fantastic breastplate.

That one makes me weak in the knees. I'm a sucker for B&W, and that one just rocks.

Love. It.

Christopher

well,

I said you need the weed burner for work like this, but it was not meants THAT weed actually but with this kind of leaf... any weed burner Is THAT weed burner We enjoyed the design in the shop, when Stanislav was making it...

Jiri

Rofl Jiri, that is funny. Hey I got some linseed oil and it works great, one question , Do you put the heat on the oiled side of the armor or the backside?

Thank you

PB

Pitbull Armory wrote:Rofl Jiri, that is funny. Hey I got some linseed oil and it works great, one question , Do you put the heat on the oiled side of the armor or the backside?

Thank you

PB

I put the heat on only oiled side))
St.