Like
0laffson mentioned in the original submission, we had made some mistakes from a historical perspective while making the first armour, so we decided it was time to do some proper research and make a new one!
Just like the last one,
0laffson did all of the art (other than the heraldry in the background),
biformis made the background (again, other than heraldry), and I wrote the text and put the whole thing together!
The changes compared to the old armour, other than showing off the back of the armour for the first time, are fairly subtle in most places. Most importantly, the gorget now sits under the breastplate, like it's supposed to on 16th century armour.
Speaking of the gorget, we also researched different ways of integrating the helmet with the gorget to provide maximum protection. We found two options, one where the bottom rim of the helmet locks on a ring on the gorget, allowing them to move with each other, but letting the helmet rotate on the gorget. The other was to have a separate neck piece on the helmet itself, but I didn't like how this made it look like there was a gap in the throat protection, so we went with the first option.
The abdominal plate on the old one has been updated! Instead of a single plate protecting the abdomen, we now have multiple plates that can move relative to each other, adding mobility and thickness to the protection, and the layering works so that only the top-most abdominal plate sits under the one above, but this one has been attached directly to the breastplate, meaning a thin blade can no longer sneak through and potentially cause damage to the chest.
The leg armour has been updated with hinged plates, giving more coverage on the outside and back of the thigh, but still leaving the inside of the thigh open to allow for controlling a horse. Additionally, the gap in the ankle has now been covered by dense mail voiders, like the English knights (primarily infantry) did.
The pauldrons have also had a very minor update: They have had leather straps added around the rerebrace/upper cannon protecting the upper arm, so they don't flop around. This was an oversight on the old armour, but they're actually present and visible now - much better.
I think that's more or less it when it comes to changes from the original!
Just like with the old one, the red and silver adds some much needed contrast and decoration compared to the blackened armour, making it look fantastic. I could not be happier with what
0laffson managed here, I liked the old armour a lot, but this one is honestly a huge improvement on even that. It looks much more robust and sturdy, and I'm excited to get some commissions with her new armour!
Artist submission (just the full armour): https://www.furaffinity.net/view/60984403/
0laffson mentioned in the original submission, we had made some mistakes from a historical perspective while making the first armour, so we decided it was time to do some proper research and make a new one! Just like the last one,
0laffson did all of the art (other than the heraldry in the background),
biformis made the background (again, other than heraldry), and I wrote the text and put the whole thing together! The changes compared to the old armour, other than showing off the back of the armour for the first time, are fairly subtle in most places. Most importantly, the gorget now sits under the breastplate, like it's supposed to on 16th century armour.
Speaking of the gorget, we also researched different ways of integrating the helmet with the gorget to provide maximum protection. We found two options, one where the bottom rim of the helmet locks on a ring on the gorget, allowing them to move with each other, but letting the helmet rotate on the gorget. The other was to have a separate neck piece on the helmet itself, but I didn't like how this made it look like there was a gap in the throat protection, so we went with the first option.
The abdominal plate on the old one has been updated! Instead of a single plate protecting the abdomen, we now have multiple plates that can move relative to each other, adding mobility and thickness to the protection, and the layering works so that only the top-most abdominal plate sits under the one above, but this one has been attached directly to the breastplate, meaning a thin blade can no longer sneak through and potentially cause damage to the chest.
The leg armour has been updated with hinged plates, giving more coverage on the outside and back of the thigh, but still leaving the inside of the thigh open to allow for controlling a horse. Additionally, the gap in the ankle has now been covered by dense mail voiders, like the English knights (primarily infantry) did.
The pauldrons have also had a very minor update: They have had leather straps added around the rerebrace/upper cannon protecting the upper arm, so they don't flop around. This was an oversight on the old armour, but they're actually present and visible now - much better.
I think that's more or less it when it comes to changes from the original!
Just like with the old one, the red and silver adds some much needed contrast and decoration compared to the blackened armour, making it look fantastic. I could not be happier with what
0laffson managed here, I liked the old armour a lot, but this one is honestly a huge improvement on even that. It looks much more robust and sturdy, and I'm excited to get some commissions with her new armour!Artist submission (just the full armour): https://www.furaffinity.net/view/60984403/
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This is fantastic! The call outs to different armor parts gives me greater appreciation for the complete armor.
Looking at the paws, I'm curious if the protection for her feet are more like leather shoes or more like protective leather toe socks. I can also imagine how weird those would feel on an anthro character.
Looking at the paws, I'm curious if the protection for her feet are more like leather shoes or more like protective leather toe socks. I can also imagine how weird those would feel on an anthro character.
Thanks!
Yeah, the detail shots of different parts of the armour were pretty important to me, since it's hard to get an idea for each individual piece of the armour sometimes, especially the gorget since it's mostly covered, and the leg armour since the cloth skirt covers most of that.
The leather shoes have metal studs for better grip on grass, but yeah, she's not a fan of wearing them. The only reason she does is because the sabatons are attached to them, and the foot protection wouldn't work without it.
An alternative way of handling it is leather to cover the top of the foot, leaving the footpads exposed and having straps come down around the underside of the foot. That would be easier to break and wouldn't be as tough and resistant to general wear and tear, so she went for the full foot coverage in leather. It's not super comfortable compared to leaving the underside exposed, but armour is all about tradeoffs.
Yeah, the detail shots of different parts of the armour were pretty important to me, since it's hard to get an idea for each individual piece of the armour sometimes, especially the gorget since it's mostly covered, and the leg armour since the cloth skirt covers most of that.
The leather shoes have metal studs for better grip on grass, but yeah, she's not a fan of wearing them. The only reason she does is because the sabatons are attached to them, and the foot protection wouldn't work without it.
An alternative way of handling it is leather to cover the top of the foot, leaving the footpads exposed and having straps come down around the underside of the foot. That would be easier to break and wouldn't be as tough and resistant to general wear and tear, so she went for the full foot coverage in leather. It's not super comfortable compared to leaving the underside exposed, but armour is all about tradeoffs.
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