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Black Knight Costume/Cosplay Status!!!

Wow. This has taken an immense amount of work. Measuring, finding ratios, designing the sections I can’t see geez… I’m almost there though! I plan on making this more or less to scale of the actual armor but built custom for my body-type. I had to break up the drawing into different sections with various ratios and it’s confusing. I haven’t done much building yet, but I have done a prototype of some foam which might be the main component. I might do a fiberglass coating for protection, or maybe just some resin/lacquer. Here’s what I have so far:

Alondite:

Tall-51.5 Inches (133.9 cm) Drawing-5 Inches tall

BLADE

Total finished length – 153.0cm (Edge 1cm Wide)

*D-X…Curve…5.15cm

*X-Y…Minor convex…9.27cm

*Y-A…Straight…89.61cm

*A-B…Straight, Smooth transition into beginning and ending curves…9.27cm

*B-C…Straight, Smooth beginning transition curve to straight…18.54cm

Hidden Tang approx…20.6 cm

SPINDLE HANDLE

(Beginning from hilt bond to pommel)

Total finished length…36.3cm

Bead 1…W-5.2cm…L-1.3cm

Bead 2…W-4.1cm…L-1.3cm

Ogee…W-3.6cm-5.2cm-3.6cm…L-9.3cm

Bead 3…W-4.1cm…L-1.3cm

Barrel…W-3.6cm-4.1cm-3.6cm…L-4.1cm

Bead 4…W-4.1cm…L-1.3cm

Cylinder…W-3.6cm-4cm…L-11.3cm

Bead 5…W-3.8cm…L-1.3cm

Sphere Section 1…W-5.2cm…L-1.7cm

Bead 6…W-6.2cm…L-1.3cm

Sphere section 2…W-5.2cm…L-2.1cm

***Before turning leave 3.0cm extra stock on each end***

HILT

A-B…27.8cm               L-R

C-D…9.3cm…P            T-B

Wings of hilt consist of 3 thicknesses (and three tones)

T1…0.8cm

T2…0.6cm

T3…1.2cm

Detail work, beginning at reference point (Y) Alondite Blade.

Broken into cross-sections 1-8

Y-L1…5.2cm

L1-2…3.1cm

2-3…6.2cm

3-4…3.6cm

4-5…2.4cm

5-6…4.4cm

6-7…3.6cm

7-8…4.1cm

Bead 1…W-2.1cm

Gold Interior…W-4cm (@L4)

Flares…W-13.4cm (@L4)

Flares…W-12.4cm (@L5)

Flares…W-7.7cm (@L6)

Flare Tips…W-3.1cm (@L7)

Flare Trim…W-0.8cm (X3 Per Flare)

Curve connecting to blade: 17 striations. Trim…W-0.8cm

Jewel @L6…W-2.1cm (With Trim)

Trim Upwards Curve @L6…W-0.6cm (X2)

Rectangular Extension…W-2.6cm (@L8)

Rectangular Extension…W-2.9cm (@End)

THIGH PLATES: (X2)

Bisect…37.2cm

*Short Outside Edge…20.3cm

*B-Bisect (Point)…17.6cm

Width…27.0cm

*Bisect-A (Curve)…13.5cm

*Note: Plate is symmetrical, measurements with an astarix are to be replicated on their respective mirror half.*

Clasps situated at each corner excluding tip of plate. (4 each)

GROIN PLATE:

Bisect…29.1cm

*A-B…7.4cm

*B-C…15.4cm

*C-D…5.4cm

*D-E…9.5cm

*E-F…6.1cm

*F-G…4.7cm

Trim Width…1.4cm

DETAIL:

G-X…11.5cm

A-Y…10.8cm

D1                           Neck…W-1.8cm

                                P1…W-2.7cm

                                *N-P1…1.4cm

                                *P1-P2…3.4cm

D2                           Neck…W-1.4cm

                                P1…W-2.0cm

                                *N…L-4.1cm

                                *N-P1…1.4cm

                                *P1-P2…3.4cm

***Note: D2 has a pin in the centre of the triangle***

KNEEPADS: (X2)

Bisect…25.0cm

*A-B…9.5cm

*B-C…8.1cm

*C-D…2.0cm

*D-E…4.4cm

*E-F…5.4cm

Trim Width…2.0cm

 

 

 

ABDOMINAL PLATES :

Plate 1:

Bisect…Exposed Length…16.2cm

*A-B…6.8cm

B-?…Exposed Length…3.4cm

Trim Width…2.0cm

Trim Spike: A-X…6.1cm

                      *Y-X…2.7cm

Plate 2:

Bisect…17.0cm

*A-?…Exposed Length…10.8cm

Trim Width…2.0cm

Trim Spike: A-X…5.4cm

                      *Y-X…2.7cm

Note: Point “?” will meet up with the 5-10cm wings that will connect via belt to the kilt.

Note: Plate 2 is connected to Plate 1 and Plate 1 to the Groin Plate via Carabineer style hooks onto a dowel in order to facilitate bending.

 

 

 

 

 

BOOTS :

Boot Tops…Make To Fit.

Ankle & Calf Guards…Make to Fit.

Rim…W-2.0cm

Trim…W-0.8cm

Front Face Plate:

Trim…W-0.5cm

V1…11.5cm

*V2…10.1cm

*V3…8.8cm

*V4…6.8cm

*V5…3.4cm

*V1-V2…2.0cm

*V2-V3…1.4cm

*V3-V4…4.1cm

*V4-V5…3.4cm

*V5-A…1.4cm

*A-B…3.4cm

*B-C…2.0cm

*C-D…1.4cm

*D-E…2.4cm

*E-F…2.0cm

*F-G…2.7cm

Trim: V1-X…4.7cm

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A relative of mine sang “Someone like you” on christmas eve here in Quebec and holy shit on an altar this girl (who is only 13 years old) blew me away. Words cannot describe, I think it was much better than ANY time I had heard Adele sing it, it was just so raw and pure and she had her own little bit to add like a tinge in her voice. Wow. Just WOW, way to go Brooke.

)IT IS COMPLETE! MUAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

After hours of intense labour outside in the cold and the dark (overly-dramatic ;) ) The Guru-Cannon (name pending revision) is now complete! Test firing tomorrow in chem class.