My Wife's Vday gift to me

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My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Outhro Youkker » Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:19 pm

A few days before Valentines day, my wife figures, "I WANT TO MAKE YOU ARMOR.... LIKE BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA... but different."
The day before Valentines day we drive 4 hours to get to Tandy leather to buy a side of leather for her to work with leather for the first time.
She finished the armor of her own design with my help last night and wants me to post pictures of it and show her work.
For her first project in leather, here is her Valentines gift to me.

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Good mobility, but I cant touch my opposite arm pit.
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and this is me in full garb and more armor
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"Boot still with foot."
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Solusar » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:17 am

I like the tooling. She did a great job.
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Forkbeard » Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:31 am

Your wife is cool as ****. Keep her.
nice first armor.
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Dawken » Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:16 am

I like the right shoulder and the wings on the back. That's some amazing work for a first time project. She put alot of work and love into that peice. For the thing about not being able to reach your other side it looks like you need to cut more into the front peice of the chest. Make it more tank top like. But you might mess up the cool heart on the left side. That might effect your fighting if you can't tuck your shield. Just a thought.
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Outhro Youkker » Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:28 am

Her choice in design was all about, "This is how I want it." So she would ignore my advice on a few things and now I am going to have to get a squire so that they can help me get in and out of the armor and get me a butt scratcher if I itch anywhere.
Does anybody have any extra squires to trade?
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Embara Cayosin » Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:44 am

No, but i know someone who can get you a butt scratcher!
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Gámhain » Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:26 am

You, sir, win on three counts:

1) Awesome tooling. The floral patterns on the shoulder are particularly intricate and well-done.
2) Being a green-skin and actually having GREEN SKIN and EARS. Kudos!
3) Having a wife that would make armor for you. Kudos again.
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby No'Vak » Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:00 am

Gámhain wrote:You, sir, win on three counts:

1) Awesome tooling. The floral patterns on the shoulder are particularly intricate and well-done.
2) Being a green-skin and actually having GREEN SKIN and EARS. Kudos!
3) Having a wife that would make armor for you. Kudos again.


Idk about you but most goblins I see at events have green skin..

That is one awesome wife though. Vday armor > vday sexins.
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Remdawg Killionaire » Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:51 am

You are lucky in so many ways.
*wants armor again so bad*
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Soo Ma Tai » Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:01 pm

Very cool stuff, nice work, esp. for a first attempt.
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Fangesta » Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:24 pm

Very awesome!!!!

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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Outhro Youkker » Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:36 pm

The face, ears, and hair are a mask in the helmet. I can remove the mask and wear it without the helmet, but cant wear the helmet without the mask.
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I am going to be dismantling the helmet soon so that it fits to my head without the mask. I will add detachable ears and hair.
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Aiden » Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:56 pm

1. Your wife is awesome to make you armor.
2. The armor has great tooling.
3. I wish EVERY goblin had a mask/ear setup like you. Well done.
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Re: My Wife's Vday gift to me

Postby Outhro Youkker » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:21 pm

The armor looks awesome and feels awesome.
but I still havent battle tested it because I fight children and they havent shown up in a few weeks. FML
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