A Silly Project

I started messing around with a silly project - cardboard armor!

The Evolution of a "Project"

It started with me thinking about how to do a beginner kit in the cheapest fashion possible.

Part 1 - Basis Garb

I figure that one could do basic garb with a t-shirt, sweatpants, and hiking boots.

Here is an AI generated example.

Part 2 - Enhancements

Then I got to thinking about how to enhance the above kit. 

The simplest idea is to add a tabard.

Also, how about some armor? But I want to keep things cheap. Which leads me to ...

Cardboard Armor
I've been researching cardboard armor and found some very intriguing sites.

On YouTube, Mark's Workshop has some good videos, like this brigandine.

Some more ideas. I will add more as I find them.

• Greathelm

Honestly, I don't know if I can make cardboard armor resilient enough for LARP. Perhaps if I plastidip it? But even if it doesn't work, I can use the patterns for leather armor.

The Simplest Armor?

I'm pondering what the simplest armor would be.

• Greaves and bracers should be pretty simple. Probably not going to bother with bracers; I recommend people get gloves instead.
• Helmet? Probably a flat top design, although I recommend open-face.
• Body? The brig seems like a lot of work. What would be easier?