Well I'm still working on my armor, grinding down edges and such but I thought about trying some thing different

I like steampunk alot but I'm not good at the Victorian esthetic thats so popular in the genre. So since my first major exposure to it was through the mad science of the Weird West RPG games I figured I'd stick with that (which is odd since I don't really like westerns much... cept for blazing saddles) , And I need a good hat, My bowler and my toppers might fit (well less my top hats) But I paied too much money for them to modify them on a whim. Plus they don't fit my ideas (but I do love my bowler, I need more reasons to wear it) so I'm going to try to make a hat myself.

My father left me a nice leather gaucho hat thats a perfect design, wide brim, flat top, I love that hat (so no moding that either) but Its a great one to base my new design off of.

I'm going to try felt first simply because it'll be easier to get, and if I can manage to make a good hat I might try to make a leather one for a final


anyone have any advice? or do you think Wild west is an appropriate steam punk esthetic? or do ypou wanna just call me a loser go ahead as a bunny I'm all ears