{"id":65,"date":"2007-03-24T12:35:08","date_gmt":"2007-03-24T12:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origamigaming.com\/?p=65"},"modified":"2017-07-04T09:35:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T09:35:51","slug":"post-apocalypse-armor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origamigaming.com\/index.php\/2007\/03\/24\/post-apocalypse-armor\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Apocalypse Armor"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s a college student to do when they have a stack of file shelf dividers, an old karate white belt, a rivet gun, and too much time on their hands pre-Halloween? Why build armor for a post-apocalypse orc costume, obviously!<\/p>\n

Inspired mainly by pictures of layered armor, I created a series of overlapping rings a bit like a lobster’s tail using riveted-together shelf dividers. The torso hangs from a pair of shoulder straps made from an old karate belt. For the chest and shoulders, I created a V-shaped piece and then a set of overlapping guards for the upper arm.<\/p>\n

Not content with a metal shell, I racked my brain for what I could add to it that would make it scream Mad Max! Lo and behold, I’m pulling off the freeway to head into the college when I see a shredded tire on the side of the road. Bingo. (Note to the wise: many tires actually include steel wires in them for structural support. These wires are very sharp. Don’t ask how I know.)<\/p>\n

Once I had the tire bits set up in a V shape to go over the chest piece, I (literally) tied it together with the hubcap, onto which I spray-painted a cheery happy face. It matched the upside down vampire teeth I used for tusks and the green camo facepaint rather nicely.<\/p>\n

\"Torso
Torso Front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Layered
Layered Torso Armor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Chest
Chest and Arm Armor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Tire
Tire Shoulder Pads with Hubcap Decoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Smiley
Smiley Face on Hubcap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What’s a college student to do when they have a stack of file shelf dividers, an old karate white belt, a rivet gun, and too much time on their hands pre-Halloween? Why build armor for a post-apocalypse orc costume, obviously! Inspired mainly by pictures of layered armor, I created a series of overlapping rings a … <\/p>\n

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