Kinda looks like a snake or dragon's head when you look at it right

I thought it was an aligator at first.

About how heavy is it?

about 25 lbs like in the title XD

Could have sworn I read it... I must be oblivious. xD

Maybe I was like, "Hmmm... I know these strange symbols but I do not understand the way in which they are arranged!"

... Did you change the title? ._.

nope was there the whole time x3

Woe is me! I won't hide my comment though! It's important that people are reminded they should things read thoroughly. >:I

You that read wrong.

That too.

x3 cute

I like how youve tested that knife restence! Lol, i hope you werent in it while you tested it! ;)

lol i was in it. XD all i said was it stops knixes and ppl were knifing me

Dang, spring steel overlapping? That's never going to break xD Have you ever tried riveted rings? They apparently require some extra equipment but are supposedly the strongest... Was thinking about trying to use them for armor sometime.

That piece is very impressive!

mm i have but there alot of work and i dont have any XD.
thats why i use the split rings ther strong like riveted

Yeah I would guess they are a lot of work x3 How do you use the overlapping rings? Do you just bend them apart the back together again like normal jump rings? Or do you flip them to the other side so they always stay shut...? Omahgawsh so many questions x3

overlaping rings?
the split rings you have to spin around like keychain

Oooooh that's what you do with them? That makes it simpler, but does that take a lot more time? (And by overlapping I meant the keychain type, where the two ends overlap each other instead of meeting)

mm ya they take a bit caus you gota line them up then spin them 2x
they are almost 2 solid rings worth of wire X3

Dang x3 I guess it's a tradeoff, the more time you put into getting the rings together the less you have to spend repairing them eh?

x3 ya, but at this point theres no repair ever XD

Wow, that thing looks BOSS

^^ thanks

Can I wear this at AC? XD

maybe a bit but ill have it on alot X3

I see you in the reflection!!!

oh no busted

teehee! It looks awesome in the other picture I saw of you wearing it somewhere in your gallery. I think you had a gauntlet of some kind too...I think a triforce on your hand...

x3 ya
ive been adding to it so will post more later once i work more X3

yay! I can't wait to see it!

Aluminum scales?

steel aluminum mix

:P I envy you. Mine's mild steel, a full surcoat that goes to the knees and has arm sleeves, and weighs like 65.

And it rusts like you wouldn't believe if it gets left out. Gotta keep it in a hefty contractor bag after I oil it to keep it from leaving rust marks all over my gambeson. xD

X.X why you used that kind of steel. stainless would have been much better

Stainless isn't as strong as mild steel. For what I do, strength is paramount. Still, I'm looking into the titanium scales for my next suit.

good call titanium is lighter than mild steel but strong and sadly very expensive

yeah. It's like 18 bucks for 100 of them and, to make a surcoat like the one I have now, I'm gonna need like 4600. Sadface, but if it ever does happen, Titanium is oddly pretty for such a flat-colored metal :D

ah i did not know that XD. i have a few of trl's milled steel and stainless, i did not notice much of a deference. not the stainless clad aluminum. but if stronger thats good to know XD id just be sad if mine rusted alot X.X

trl's titanium scales might not be vary strong. id test them before buying alot. the page says there grade 2, where the rings are grade 5 not too sure on the specifics tho X3

They tend to shatter rather than bend is their only issue. They're a titanium-steel mix that heavily favored the Titanium. I've made a set of bracers from them before. They were amazingly light but I took rattan to the arm and one of them cracked. Titanium's not a flexible metal by any means.

It's a long term project. I'll be completing my bronze suit long before my titanium one. Titanium's mostly for zombie apocalypse anyways.

Weight's not so much an issue. I have extremely wide shoulders and a home-made heavy leather belt designed to hold up armor like chain/scale. I might be willing to try a collab with you some day though. Might be fun.

I would give ANYTHING to have one of these.... We need to discuss sometime, you and I.

cool were they are expensive so note me i guess

AWESOME