DIY Cyberpunk Armor

With this guide, I'll explain how you can make yourself a Cyberpunk armor, based on an hexagonal pattern.

The basic supplies are very simple:

- Leather

- Dye leather (black)

- Staples

First thing is to prepare a lot of hexes. Cut them from the leather, and then dye them.

There are probably more correct ways to dye the hexes. But... I'm lazy, not gonna deny it.

As a base for the armor you're going to want a very thin, yet sturdy, piece of leather.

I've ended up using synthetic leather.

The armor building process is pretty simple:

- Position the hexes of the base;

- Put 6 staples for each hex (underneath the base put a piece of foam, so the staples can go through);

- Close the staples on the back of the base;

- Go to step 1;

- Profit?

Here is the template for the vambraces. I've put velcro to close it, attaching to the armor with the staples.

Here is template for the pauldrons. Notice the velcro bit near the top.

Here is the template for the torso. I've split it into 3 parts so that you can actually bend forward while wearing it.

Here is the template for the back of the torso.

Here are the faulds. The velcro on the top creates a ring, so you can put it on a belt.

Here is the template for the shoulder, and how to combine everything for the upper torso.