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Trujin — AC3 Connor Gear, Hood and Vambrace 2.0
Published: 2012-10-12 18:15:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 12388; Favourites: 85; Downloads: 307
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Upper picture: Vambrace 2.0, it's bigger than the last one and therefor fits the refs a lot better. Still having the unfinished hidden blade as mock up (I'll probably keep the tip, ditching the handle.Lower left: Early hood construction. Later I got rid of some fabric on the inside and cut some corners off to make the points pointier and the inside blue lining go back again (it sticks out at the front).
Lower right: some gear put on, the cuff is now attached to the sleeves.
Btw, allthough I needed to heavily modify this (switch some stitching lines and adding 5 cm underneath) I still think I'm ought to credit ~Franky-bizarro for his amazing hood pattern, located at:
[link]
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Well the last thing is basicly what I did. So it's printed at twice the size. However, being inexperienced at that moment it was actually to big. I had to resize the final product a little bit. When I'll get back to this costume I will probably fix it up again.
Btw, I tried to use the distance between my eyes (and thus the size of the beak) to scale the hood. Nowdays I would just resize a patternpicture on my computerscreen and trace it on a piece of paper to be sure it's the right size (I did that with Jacob's kukri too).
Btw, planning on something new 
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How exactly do you get the vambrace to stay on your arm? Did you use some kind of hooks to attach together?
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It's attached to the coat with some velcro 
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i was just wonderin if you were gonna put out a template for the vambrace? ive made a couple but i like the look of yours and would like to get the same results with mine
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Hey hey, you might want to try to look at this and use that as a template
trujin.deviantart.com/art/Vamb…
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I have couple qs. what did u use to place the leather on cardboard /metal ect?, what did u do to make the assassin logo in the middle. and what kinda fabric white did u use. white or off white. or does it not matter, thanks
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Hmm, the leather of the vambrace is fortified with plastic (just glue). The "metal" parts were pretty easy. I used some eyelets which I just screwed in the leather strap. The little metal strips I just folded around the leather strip. Later I glued them as well.
The AC logo in the middle is wood (look at my scrapbook pictures, there will be some wip pics there). I used white fabric, but off-white would also work. I later painted it with acrylic paint to give it a weared look, so I wouldn't really matter.
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thanks this will help alot. I have tones of white fabric around the house so i was thinking of using that. i was thinking of useing watch straps for the straps on the vambrace. Thanks for ur help.
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No problem at all, good luck on the build ^^.
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do you have blueprint of parts of the "bracelet"?
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Would something like this do:
[link]
Or did you mean this one:
[link]
Hope it helps
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No problem, have fun with them
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how much would u charge to make a left arm vambrace, the leather one in this picture?
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I really wouldn't know, besides I don't do commisions. It's sad but I just don't have the time 
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Great! What tips can u offer? What was the hardest part? Anything to help make it easier
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The hardest part is messuring everything. You want the thing to be kind of bulky and not too slimfit your arm (else the whole thing wouldn't have the awesomeness like it has in game).
The emblem could be a problem if you aren't too handy with crafting, searching for the right material could be somewhat difficult too. Be sure to first make a mock up out of carton (which has somewhat the thickness of leather) to see if everything fits right.
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ok i have a few more questions, where on earth did u get all the buttons? what would work best? also where did u get the clamps and rings that hold the belt and other leather straps and components together? just need some tips on what you used as material for all the leather? pretty expensive stuff.
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If you are purely talking about the "rivets" on the vambrace: these are your normal screw and bolt rings [link] attached to the vambrace with a silver painted split pin [link] . I tried to search for real rivits, but these do the trick. You can secure them at the back with solder or duct-tape.
The buttons for the coat I got from a local market, but these are indeed hard to find. Though I did change some of them for brown painted normal 4 hole buttons [link] since they seem to be in-game.
The clamps (I suppose you ment the four holding the emblem too the vambrace) are a total of 4 screweyes [link] (you now, the stuff you use to hang paintings or use to lock your doors with). These are screwed in the leather and/or secured with glue. The metal that looks attached to it at the end of the leather straps are pieces of can-metal, this can be cut by sizors and is easy to bend (be sure to sand the edges). If this isn't in your reach, you can also just use anything flexible (like plastic), paint it and glue it on.
Rings attached to the emblem is just metal wire formed into a ring. Leather straps are made by me, folding over 1/2 mm thick leather and sew them at the edges. My leather supply comes from leather I cut from old couches, a really simple way to get real leather cheap and since the couches have been used, probably allready weathered
Oh yes, this makes me a bit of a cheap ass. The costume didn't really cost me a lot of money, the whole thing is under the 100 euro, it only takes loads of time to construct these things.
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ok now i'm at the hood for the jacket....how do i start? i can't seem to find a pattern that might help me modify, any suggestions?
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The one I linked to in the description 
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I'm curious, did you use real leather for the vambrace or pleather?
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Everything is real leather. Old couches
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That vambrace is amazing. Do you have a pattern for it. I gotta have one.
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This photo from the top is the best thing I can give you
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Thanks. Really helped with making my own templates. What kind of material is that? Looks like leather but its sewn so its throwing me off
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It's leather from old couches. I just took a gamble and used my sewing machine to sow it. The material is 1 to 1,5 mm thick and can be sown with the machine. The use of a leather needle (just ask for it at your local store) makes it really easy. For the coat I had to sew 5 layers together of the stuff.
Biggest tip: have a lot of patience and for harder parts: use your hand to turn the wheel instead of the motor.
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Awesome. Thanks for the tips. I'll have to scout the fabric stores for a similar material and needle to handle it. I basically have my templates done I just gotta tweak them as I go to get them just right.
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You would be wise to get some cheap foam like substance (I used floorisolotion for example) to test your templates. The thicker material enables you to find out how the leather would behave
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I was thinking just that. Gettin some foamies and testin out the templates
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Did my test bracer and its fantastic. Can't wait to make the final piece
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Looking good! I love how you used different textures for the vambrace.
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Thank you
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Well I have some patterns hidden in some of the wip pics I posted. Next to I don't have anything other to say than just sow and glue 
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GODDAMMIT why ain't I so good at making jackets !
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I have no idea. I didn't think I could do it, I just started it and this is how it just turned out lol.
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lol indeed,
I made a small brace but it was no good :3
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Wow! This preview looks so good!
Good work!
... And BTW, I like the finihsed hood, it looks better than in paper XDDDD
Now it's time to make the eagle in the hood !
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Thanks a lot
The eagle is allready there,I just don't want to flash my face everywhere, so that's why you don't see it in these pictures.
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Hahaha, nice, I'll be uploading photos soon. For the moment I'm working in the weapons.
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