Creating Armor Plates from PVC Board

This is a great way to form armor plates to your body!

This is a quick little guide to PVC board armor, and the way I make it. It isn't hard, but it does take some time. I think this is a really good option, especially if 3D prints/commisioned pieces don't look likr they're right for your body type.

What you'll need:

Step One: drawing out your armor

Get out your PVC board and draw your armor shapes. The way you do this is up to you. Some people perfer to use a printed paper template and trace onto the PVC. I just freestyled what I wanted to my chest plates to look like and used a ruler to keep it symmetrical.

Step Two: cutting out the pieces

Use a box cutter to cut along the lines you drew. Probably put some cardboard underneath so you don't tear up whatever surface you're working on.

Step Three: shape your edges

So how I did this with the symmetrical pieces was I taped them together and dremeled the edges like that. Sand/dremel them however you like, I just softened my edges and took off any imperfections that happened while cutting. The most important part of this step is making sure everything lines up and is shaped right.

Step Four: heat!