Lorica Steampunktata

Behold the product of a late night, fevered idea to take a leather Roman Lorica Segmentata I had made and turn it into steampunk armor.

Tags: armor, steampunk

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Permalink Reply by Mortimer Hermes IV, esq. on April 10, 2012 at 8:37pm

Completed the back of the Lorica Steampunktata by adding additional rear neck protection and strapping the shoulder piece to the back. Also made an Armored Cuff and a Geared Couter to go along with it.

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Permalink Reply by Mortimer Hermes IV, esq. on April 10, 2012 at 8:53pm

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Permalink Reply by Mortimer Hermes IV, esq. on April 11, 2012 at 8:43am

that was a mere $35 from Target. There was a standup version as well that didnt look as good.

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Permalink Reply by Kitty MacDowell on April 13, 2012 at 8:14am

I'm just beginning to get into leatherwork, and MAN, that looks intense. I personally would have preferred tooling over the gear painting, but that's how I roll. Great piece, quite impressive!

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Permalink Reply by Major Girth on April 13, 2012 at 10:05am

Nice job - I like the lapel panels, brass hinges and "tails". Really nice design and execution. Well done.

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Permalink Reply by Jax von Böhm on May 4, 2012 at 10:19am

Me too! I absolutely adore the hinges. That's not something that I would have thought of.

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Permalink Reply by Ensign Witt on April 16, 2012 at 11:56am

Very nice work. I love the look of the collar. While I love the white on the sleeves, consider a dark colored vest or something sleeveless underneath. It would create the visual illusion that the gaps in the back aren't actually there, if indeed you're going for that fully armored look.