Mens Roman Centurion Fancy Dress Costume

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Get started, get gluingAfter I knew what shape I wanted to create, I curved a piece of cardboard so it fit most of the way around the circumference of the helmet. (images 4-8) Cassius was a straight forward man: he enlisted to dedicate his life to the emperor and spent every waking moment serving to the best of his ability. It was difficult to pinpoint exactly when his shift in attitude occurred, and what led to the decision to plot the emperor’s downfall- but when you deal with tyranny day in, day out, the romance of fighting for such a man begins to fade. On the day of the emperor’s assassination, one thing was clear: that day, Cassius was no longer serving the emperor. That day, he was fighting for Rome. Since the shield was recessed, I mounted some cardboard to the interior of the shield. I used wood glue - which doesn't work well on plastic - use hot glue to begin with and you're fine and dandy. This part was rather difficult to make it look how I wanted it to look. In the end, it looks fine, but I'm still overly critical of it.

Enhance your authenticity with our range of accessories, from laurel wreaths to prop weapons. These details will transport you to a world where gods and mortals coexist, creating an unforgettable experience. Rediscover History Pay attention to the direction of the corrugation (the lines) in the paper, this will help keep your cardboard smooth and crease free. -- Creases are ugly. (image 2)Now, thru the grommet in the strap, I ran cord thru the button, thru the two chest holes and tied them with knots on the inside of the chest armor. This can be used for a variety of different things - not just this costume, I started getting some awesome ideas for what i could do with this technique, but alas, I get distracted too easily, so those were put to rest. A brush (image 9)I made a brush from the cut off ends from my broom - a little duct tape and you have a perfect swirling brush. The tape should be fairly close to the end of the bristle, when i tried to use it on the other end, the bristles started breaking. Real roman armor was usually made out of iron and bronze. Given that we live in the modern world, making armor out of these materials it’s not really practical anymore, which is why we decided to make it from stainless steel with brass accents. These materials are more durable, more readily available, and still, look just as good! Roman armor at a discount I tried using my airbrush to paint the bristles - man, how naive I was. I recommend using thinned red paint (deep crimson, like dried blood color) and painting it on with a paint brush. It wasn't perfect, but it worked well enough.

Other pointsOne crucial point in forming the shell is to flatten the cardboard as thin as it will go, this will allow you to mold the curved shape into the paper. If you don't, you'll end up with a folded (and creased) piece of cardboard. (image 4)We have tried to make our Roman-style armor as authentic as possible whilst still making it comfortable and practical to wear. We have based most of our designs on historical prototypes to ensure they are as close as possible to the real thing, with our own twist to make it a little bit special for you. Put together the perfect roman kit Roman legionary armor was easy to construct and provided the most vital amount of protection without weighing down the wearer too much. It was designed to be easily transported and standardized to almost any size so that it could be used again by future soldiers. This same concept applied to a lot of Roman clothing. This approach didn’t by any means make any of their fashion or armor ill-fitting or less attractive, though - the Romans were still undeniably stylish! I sandwiched the broom section between two pieces of curved cardboard. This gave me flexibility in case I messed up and glued them incorrectly - I wouldn't damage the crest holder re-positioning the broom location. I marked the location of each slat, as well as it's number (the slats are all different sizes from my guesstimations) I used duct tape and folded it over once on top of the belt.

I used my shins to make the main curve of the cardboard. Use anything that will sufficiently and easily curve your cardboard. (image 8)

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I wanted to make it look robust, and I needed the surface area to make a strong bond with the glue. A textureSimply squirting glue onto the cardboard, (image 6) I used the bottle's attached glue spreader (images 7-8). This is perfect in that I got the buttons from a bag of buttons my girlfriend got from her friend. Silver, big and shiny were perfect! For auction, Here is my most precious prize for sale, a 100% AUTHENTIC custom built Cylon Centurion costume For all you Cylon costume fans who are trying to "piece" together an authentic Cylon Putting together a complete kit can be hard! It’s difficult to know what you should focus on - should your first buy your roman helmet, or should you instead buy your Roman soldier shield before even considering armor? What about body armor, is that truly important? Or is it more important to think about roman leg armor? We’re here to help and point you in the right direction because we know exactly how intimidating it is putting together a costume from scratch. Here in the “Cassius” collection, you’ll find everything you need to hit the battlefield! What about Roman clothing?