making a template, contouring the spine, radiusing tip, radiusing pommel, indenting for the mock habaki (needed to better secure the guard on final assembly)
making a template, contouring the spine, radiusing tip, radiusing pommel, indenting for the mock habaki (needed to better secure the guard on final assembly)
...shall be the next big project.
the old armor. mostly heavy fiberglass. kit-bashed sports-helmet. Army LBE. cloth-shelled dense foam padding.
for the new armor? I'm thinking a sandwich.
1/16" 4130steel (hard-quenched) + 1/8" aircraft aliminum + 1/16" 4130steel (mild-quenched), one ply fiberglass case, 75 shoreB RTVSR topcoat, 20 shoreA RTVSR padding.
thoughts?