Making appliqués for a Lorica Cuirass Musculata cold castin

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Then it was time for the Dremel to smooth everything out



Below are the rest of the appliques I made and an original example. Over all I think my armor's motif came out pretty good... at the very least the iconogy is accurate to what the high ranking officers and Emperors typically had in sculpture; a Gorgon/Medusa head with wings center top, two gryphons facing left & right while flanking a single stick candelabra with flame, and Lupa with Romulus & Remus nursing toward the bottom. (I purchased the shoulder thunderbolts last year from Nix Imperial)

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I still have to finish them off in gold & silver and then paint them in vibrant colors as the originals were... I might have them plated or I might try using gold and silver leaf, I'm not sure yet. Then again, I might just paint them.

If you want to see more details of this technique and how I made the other appliques… please click here:
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