It’s all steel, I painted the plate armkr with a base coat of rustoleum hammer forged paint (mostly for rust prevention without needing to oil it) then I weathered it with accrylics. I darkened the hauberk by using bluing solution. I hand made the mail coif. There are some historical anachronisms, but I think they are reasonable.
Very happy with the way it looks.
Looks great! What kind of repair/maintenance/care do you need to do to it between days of wearing it?
Well the plate armor pieces have a base coat of rustoleum hammer forged paint on them, so they aren’t going to rust. So I don’t do anything for those. The chainmail coif is handmade and is made from galvanized fencing wire, so also nothing needed for it. The hauberk was galvanized, but I stripped it off so I could darken it. I am getting some light machining oil to keep on it when in storage.
Oh wow, I didn’t know you could strip off galvanization! (I’ve only really worked with foam, Worbla, and now 3D printed stuff)
You can! Just know it involves using hydrochloric acid. You do NOT want to breathe the resulting fumes. Wear a mask, rubber gloves, and goggles. You also want to check it in 10 minute intervals lest you just corrode the metal. Once it’s off you are left with just mild steel with no rust protection, so you have to use some kind of rust inhibitor. I looked up a video on youtube on how to “age” galvanized steel.
Results may vary!
