Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally?

[sulla felix]

"The back is irrelevant. Just look at the front"

I disagree.. the back is very relevant to form and fit

Particularly the relationship between the width of the back plates and breast plates which you seem to completely ignore Hibernicus.

Bend tweak an shape plates and the fit is better.

You have presented absolutley no evidence that anything you make "fits better", even allowing for very stretchy leather! In any event there has to be a point of reference to determine what may be "better". Maybe you could post some pictures of the Corbridge segs you made closely following the evidence and compare these with your so-called improved versions? We may then be able to determine what you mean by "better".