Thanks Kryamla!

I did a bit more work yesterday....and there was a set back, sadly.
So even with re-working my chest plates to try and get them to sit properly and not have the bottom wings sticking out, it still was just not happening. To boot, the diamond in the middle was also not lining up properly, and one of the edges was a little wonky, so I set about fixing that with a little bit of help from a friend.

First, I aligned the top on the diamond as best I could, then reinforced it with a small patch of 3mm sintra, then did the same to the bottom. As you can see, there is a significant gap at the bottom that I just couldn't fix before.

Next, I added bondo in order to fill in the gaps and smooth out the surface between the plates.

Once it was dry, it got sanded and smoothed, and the inside of the diamond got some attention with a hand file. I then cut down the middle using the points of the diamond as a guide to where I should be cutting, using both a hot knife and a rotary tool. The edges from those were then spot bondo-ed, and sanded.

While things were drying for my chest plate, I worked on my sabayons for my boots. Yes, they're actual combat boots. No, I didn't buy them. They were left over from my days in the military as when I turned in my gear when I was discharged, I was pretty adamant about not letting them go. Glad I didn't.


I also did some work on adding trauma plates to my knees as well. The darts were filled in with bondo, and then a coat of primer was applied just to make it feel like I was getting SOME work done....considering.....

I broke my neck plate trying to add my trauma plate to it. Lesson learned: apply trauma plates BEFORE you start shaping, because its a little more difficult to apply them afterwards, and if you have to apply them afterwards, make sure you do one side at a time.... and try not to glue your fingers to your project in the process.... because super glue. >.< I was able to win up another neck plate though pretty quickly.
Now....
I have not been 100% sold on my soft obi-style belt since I made it, but I figured to try and work with it as best I could. Until....

Now, this is something that I had made for a previous costume for a LARP character, but I do like the idea of a short style kama. I like the way it looks with just what I've got here too. So my question is, would something like this pass approval? Obviously I'd adjust the design to fit my current kit, and not add the knot work (because THAT was a pain in the rear end to add on stoned oil leather in the first place), but I do really like the look, and think it pairs well with a heavier design.
Thoughts?
~Kaylin