Strom Coldsteel Armor

Really starting to get back to work on my armor set. So far I decided to start with the layers underneath.

Doing a brown skirt under a black robe will give me some interesting contrast and I can adjust the length. Since the goal is basically warrior mage - Mister Strom Coldsteel, we definitely need a red cape.

The original and oldest artwork simply had a few armor elements added.

Which I should be able to do with the shoulder armor and harness I have now. Although, I would need to do robe to fit over the top. Maybe something like a tabard.

But the new miniature - converted from a Reaper Alchemist model, has a couple of different elements.

I found this really cool gorget online - which I would prefer to make. I have a friend doing some amazing work with leather. So getting Jameson to help me would let me capture that style of armor. I really like offsetting the black robe with this brown leather in this gorget.

This witchhunter costume looks just about perfect.

I could add in a banded chest piece or since I am making it, just continue my layers down in the front. So it is all rivetted together. Making a belt like this and lots of pouches and accessories should go pretty quick.

Since I decided to go with the wide sleeves on the robe, I definitely want to make some gauntlets. I can bunch up my sleeves so they are tight and tuck them under a two part system of bracers and gauntlets like these.

The main idea with the top layer of armor is to cover the harness that holds my shoulder armor, but also looks cool. I suppose if I am really going to build my own gorget I should probably add some some straps on top. I can relegate the armor I have already built into a cyberpunk costume - I have an awesome sleeveless trenchcoat already to do a more futuristic version. And I could go full on metal armor with -

I am not really sure. I am definitely having fun thinking of ways to put this stuff together.

Most of my shopping and exploring around so far has been on - Link

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