“There is no better empowerment than to know how to use a battle sword with finesse and skill,” says Fedun. “Anybody that has an interest in honour, courtesy, loyalty, chastity, faith, courage, and prowess, will also have an interest in armour.”
Not only that, but I would argue that anyone who has an interest in getting in shape through a mixture of weight training (those swords certainly aren’t light) and martial arts would also be interested. Swordfighting is a great way to get moving, work on your agility and exercise muscles you normally wouldn’t use. (Seriously; What day-to-day activities are similar to a swordfight??)
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Eric's Breastplate.
The elbow cops
gauntlets
I am wondering if these are actually too long in the forearm! 
The scales to the gauntlets
The knee cops.
The gauntlet thumbs are supported by the top rivet and the pairs near the barrel of the hinge are slotted, so the whole thumb slides back and forth. Its hard to get any articulation in that joint...but I got some! And if the lance sticks on the thumb, it will not tear the thumb away...because when the armour joint moves to its maximum, it won't move any more.
A look at the left hand gauntlet.
Almost done. What is missing is of course, the shoes, gloves, and the backs of the lower legs.
The armour is held closed by hasps.
Here is a hasp under the arm...the hinge flap of the hasp is not installed. Yet.
The pins which hold the shoulders on.
Not bad from the back (above without flash, below with)
Usually the backs of the armour suffers from a lack of attention. Not so here.
Those shoulders look pretty kick ass to me!
Interestingly enough, there is no sanding at all...this is "from the hammer".
And the final view. Not so shabby after all.
Still in progress. Will have to shorten the bottom ... oh heck have to do a hundred things yet, but it is starting to look like a breast plate.
A little squeeze in the front to make him look slim....
