Cardboard Armor, Full Set 1

This Instructable is in reply to a challenge sent to me by Danger_Dolan

The challenge: ...thanks! i also have a challenge for you! my challenge is: make full body armor. legs, feet, arms, breastplate, and face piece! all out of cardboard! i would like to see if you can do that. thanks!

This instructable is split into five parts.

Head-Helm

Chest-Breastplate+Pauldrons

Arms-Gauntlets+Couters

Waist-Tassets+Belt

Legs-Greaves+Poleyns

Materials,

Cardboard

Old plastic helmet

Brass fasteners

Tape

My helm started out as a horned helm with gold trim. After taking off the horns and rim, I was left with two holes on either side of the helm which I covered with cardboard circles and tape.

I was also left with four small holes around the rim of the helm, which I used to attach the rest.

The helm really depends on what size head you have and what you have to use, so I ended up taping three pieces of cardboard together and using brass fasteners to attach them via the holes left from disassembly.

Because I like to hide my face, I Made a simple faceplate by cutting eyeholes, and a small triangle out of the top of the mask. I folded the cardboard inwards until the two resulting flaps met, and tape it into place.

I attached the entire thing to the helm, taped it for color, and came out with a pretty nice helm.

Materials,

Cardboard (A lot of it)

String

Tape

Using a single large piece of cardboard.

Create a ridge by folding the piece in half, then back up as shown.

Trim into desired shape, keeping functionality in mind. You will need to be able to move your arms.

Cut a piece of cardboard around the same size as the breastplate.

Poke a hole in each corner of each piece.

Run a long string through each hole of the bottoms of the pieces.

At the top corners, tie a string as shoulder straps from the backplate to the front plate.

Take a sizable piece of cardboard.

I ridged the center like the breastplate. This is optional.

Cut two slits almost to the center as shown. If you cut all the way through, it's not that big a problem, you can just tape the center back together.

Cut a triangle out of the cut as shown, and fold the piece inward until the resulting flaps meet, then tape them in place.

Shape the pauldron as you wish.

At the points you attached the shoulder straps, poke a hole next to it. also poke holes in both top corners of both pauldrons, using small pieces of string to attach them as shown.

First on the backplate, cut a small slit in the top center, and fold inward so the pieces overlap. Tape into place. This helps give shape and make it look less barreled.

Next is on the pauldrons. On the back of each pauldron, poke a hole, and run a string between the two so they stay upright.

Tape for color if desired.

Materials,

Cardboard

Tape

String

Get a piece of cardboard about the length of your forearm.

You may ridge the center if you wish.

Trim the elbow end into a point, and trim down the long sides as shown. This is for function.

This piece is basically made the same was as the Pauldron.

Cut to the center

fold,

cut the triangles out,

tape.

BTW, cool Helmet idea on pic 3.

For a styled fan plate, Cut one end of the piece into odd shapes.

Align the two pieces, and poke two holes through both pieces as shown.

Use string to attach the two as shown.

As shown.

Color as desired.

Materials,

Cardboard

string

(1 pop tab/soup can tab, a shoelace/hoodie string,1 brass fastener) Or a belt.

Get a piece of cardboard that will cover one hip nicely.

Cut it into a shape you like.

say, "Wow that was an easy step."

If you don't have a spare belt, do this.

Put the end of the lace through the hole and brass fasten the together as shown.

Poke two holes in the corners of the top of each tasset.

Run a piece of string through the hole, and tie the end onto the belt.

For this style belt, it is very easy to tie.

Run the end through the hole, and tie the string in a knot around itself.

Color as desired.

Materials

Cardboard

Tape

String

This part is basically the exact same as the gauntlet, except slightly bigger.

Ridge,

Cut poleyn (Knee couter) to center,

Fold,

tape,

poke holes,

Attach with string.

There are, though, some differences.

First, cut a short slit blow the knee as show.

Second, you will need to cut a triangle from the bottom of the greave for your foot.

Cut the poleyn into a desirable shape.

Poke four holes, one in each side, and string as shown.

Color as desired.

WOOOOOO!

Yeah!

This took a few days, but it was worth it!

Thank you Danger_Dolan for the request!

Sincerely yours,

Nemesis.