Deagostini Samurai Armour User guide

Brand: Deagostini

Model: Samurai Armour

Type: User guide

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Your parts

The chain

Tools & materials

Toothpicks

Glue

Scissors

Ruler

Needle-nose pliers

Correction pen (white)

Tweezers

Cotton bud

The gauntlet sleeve, and

more tassets

Tasset plate and backing (fourth)

Tasset plate and backing (fifth)

Tasset plate and backing (sixth)

Lace (approx. 105cm)

Yellow lace (approx. 70cm)

Chain sheet

Use the needle-nose pliers to

remove the wire from the side and

back of the chain, as shown. Then push

toothpicks through rings at intervals

and into the backing board to help

hold the chain in place (see photo

directly below). Make sure the chain is

sitting directly aligned with the plan

printed on the board.

You will see that there

are sections of chain

plan printed in red on the

backing board. Making

sure the chain is aligned

with the plan, mark out

the corresponding rings of

the chain that are printed

in red with your correction

pen. These sections are to

be removed in the coming

steps. Once done, remove

the toothpicks.

Stage 29

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The gauntlet

Link to connect

Remember to remove these links.

Use the pliers to carefully remove the links marked

with the correction pen, by gently opening the thinner,

wider links joining the thicker, smaller links one at a time,

and unhooking them from the chain. Make sure you only

open the thinner and wider links and never the thicker and

smaller ones, and not to remove or twist any unmarked

links. Important: keep the removed links together in

sections (see photo below, right), as you will be using these

in later stages.

Once all the marked sections have been

removed, join the rings shown in the photo on

a diagonal, again using the needle-nose pliers. Once

done, remove the chain from the backing board.

Begin connecting the chain to the

gauntlet crown plate, supplied with

Stage 27, by opening the top right link and

feeding it into the second hole from the

corner on the straight side of the upper

wrist plate. Use the photos for guidance.

At the other end of the chain, begin

attaching the six lower wrist plates you

assembled in Stage 28. Attach the largest

(sixth) wrist plate at its wider end to the links at

the bottom right corner of the chain, using the

same method of opening and closing the links

with needle-nose pliers. Make sure you apply

the spacing of the links

to be used correctly,

following the photos

for this step and

Step 4 closely for

guidance.

Connect each link in the same way

until the entire top side of the chain is

attached. Again, leave the very farthest hole

to the left of the plate.

Remove each of the

larger corner links from

the chain. Make sure not to

twist any of the other links.

In this manner, remove all of the

marked links. Look at the photo

for guidance.

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The tasset

Attach the rest of the wrist plates,

making absolutely sure to follow the

spacing shown in the photographs.

Fix the backings

to their respective

tasset plates. Prepare

the lace as you have

done before, with one

shaped end and one

sealed end for the

sixth plate.

Thread the lace all the way through the

third hole on the front side of the sixth

plate.

Pass the lace from the back

through to the front, then

through to the back again, and

repeat for the entire row. Tie a

knot at the end, cut away any

excess lace, and apply PVA glue

to the knot to secure it.

3Prepare the length of lace again, and thread it

through the bottom hole of the third column

of the sixth plate.

Cross over to the fourth hole of the middle

row and thread back through. Complete the

lacing along the two bottom rows of the sixth

plate, as detailed on page 10 (Stage 3).

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Attaching the tasset Retrieve the

three plates

assembled in Stage

27, and lace the

fourth plate onto

the other three.

Remember to

check the positions

against the other

tassets and the

check sheet.

Fit the fth and sixth plates onto the

rest of the tasset.

Pass the lengths of lace through to

the back of the sixth plate and tie a

ball knot at the end of each length. Cut

away the excess, and apply PVA glue to

the knots to secure them in place.

Thread the yellow lace through the outer holes of the

tasset as you have done in previous stages, tying a knot

once complete. Prepare the remaining blue and yellow lace

by sealing one end and sharpening the other, ready for the

next step.

Spread the cuirass plates out and

thread the blue lace through the

second-most outer hole on the right side

of the underarm plate, from the back. Tie a

knot in the lace on the inside of the plate.

Attach the rst

tasset plate as

you have done in

previous stages,

crossing the lace over

through the four

holes to get the lace

back up to the cuirass

plate. Once in, thread

the lace around to

the next hole along

in the cuirass and out

to the front again.

Repeat with the second and

third sets of holes until the tasset

is attached in three places. Adjust

the length of the laces, so that the

tasset hangs at the same distance as

the others you have previously tted,

then tie a knot at the back and dab

with glue to seal. As you did with the

other tassets, nish this assembly by

lining the blue laces with two lengths

of yellow lace, following the same

procedure used in earlier stages.

Assembled parts

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The nal tassets

Your parts

Tools & materials

Toothpick

Glue

Scissors

Tweezers

Ruler

Cotton buds

Tasset plate and backing (first)

Tasset plate and backing (second)

Tasset plate and backing (third)

Tasset plate and backing (fourth)

Tasset plate and backing (fifth)

Tasset plate and backing (sixth)

Toggle

Fastener

Blue lace (approx. 255cm)

Yellow lace (approx. 70cm)

The sixth tasset plate

Stage 30

Fit the backs to

their respective

tasset plates as you

have done in previous

stages. Then cut the

blue lace at around

150cm, and with the

remaining length,

seal one end and

sharpen the other.

Thread one length of the lace all

the way through the third hole on

the front side of the sixth plate.

Pass the lace from the back

through to the front, then

through to the back again,

and repeat for the entire row.

Tie a knot at the end, cut away

any excess lace, and apply PVA

glue to the knot to secure it.

3Prepare the length of lace

again, and thread it through

the bottom hole of the third

column of the sixth plate.

Cross over to the fourth hole of

the middle row and thread back

through. Complete the lacing along the

two bottom rows of the sixth plate, as

detailed on page 10 (Stage 3).

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Top holes

used

Top two holes left

empty

The tasset

Cut the 150cm lace from Step 1

into three equal 50cm lengths, and

sharpen both ends of each. Thread the

laces through the lower holes in the rst

tasset plate, from the back and leaving

the outermost holes.

Pass the lace furthest on

the right straight down,

under the second plate and

up through the corresponding

hole in the top row, cross

over to the adjacent hole,

through to the back and then

back through to the front.

Then pass the remaining

lengths of lace through the

corresponding holes in the

same way. Remember to

check the plates against the

tasset check sheet. The laces

should end up at the front of

the second plate.

Add the third tasset plate, following the

same pattern of lacing, and again checking

against the tasset check list that you have done

this correctly. As before, the laces should end

up at the front of the third tasset plate.

Repeat Steps 2 and

3 for the remaining

tasset plates, until

you have all six plates

connected in order.

As with all the previous

tassets you have

assembled, make sure to

refer to the tasset check

sheet and previously

completed tassets for

consistency.

Complete the tasset by

lining the edges with the

yellow lace as you have done

for previous stages, but as

this tasset will have a toggle

attached at the top left, rather

than a direct tie to the cuirass,

run the yellow lace shown on the

left side all the way to the top

hole, knotting it o at the back.

When the lace

reaches the back

of the sixth plate,

tie a ball knot at the

end of each length.

Cut away the excess,

and apply PVA

glue to the knots

to secure them in

place, dabbing away

any excess glue with

cotton buds.

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The tasset and cuirass

Assembled parts

Tie a knot at the end

of the remaining blue

lace, and thread through

the lower middle hole on

the left of the rst tasset

plate from behind, then

cross diagonally up to

the upper right hole and

thread through. Once out

the other side, thread the

lace through one of the

holes in the toggle.

Loop the lace over and thread it back

through the other hole in the toggle.

Adjust the lace to about 2cm, then thread

the free end into the top middle hole on the

tasset plate from the back, crossing over then

out to the back through the lower right hole.

Tie a knot in the back, dabbing with glue,

then trim.

Spread out the cuirass to give you easier

access to the plates. With a knot tied at

the end of the blue lace, pull through from the

inside of the second-from-last free hole in the

cuirass back plate, as shown. Thread through

one side of the fastener, then round and back

through the other to form a loop. Finally, t

the free end of the lace into the remaining

hole in the cuirass back plate, attach the

toggle from the tasset plate to achieve the

correct length, then knot at the back of the

plate. Dab the knot with glue.

Adjust the length of

the lace to match the

adjacent tassets, then

once you have crossed

the lace over in the usual

pattern, tie a knot at the

end and dab with glue.

To complete

this stage,

seal the end of

some yellow

lace, and thread

through the back

of the hole already

containing yellow

lace (circled). Pull

through and thread

into the last two

free holes on the

tasset, knotting

and gluing on the

back to secure the

length.

Seal one end of the

lace, and begin to

attach the tasset as you

have done for the previous

ones, beginning from the

inside of the underarm

plate, as shown. Make sure

you initially thread the

lace through the free hole

on the cuirass, closest to

the yellow lace. Follow the

photos for guidance.

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The gauntlet hand

Your parts

Tools & materials

Needle-nose pliers

Chain

Thumb plate

Hand plate

Assembling the gauntlet Retrieve a group

of the links you

removed and kept from

Stage 29. Then, using

the same technique

from that stage, separate

a section of the links

consisting of three thick

links and eight wider

and thinner links. Check

against the photos to

make sure you have the

correct number of links

in your section. This will

be used to connect the

thumb and hand plates,

as shown by the circles

(right).

With the help of needle-nose pliers, open and

t the three thinner links through into the

corresponding three holes in middle of the shorter

straight side of the thumb plate, as shown. Close

the links to seal the chain.

In the same way, attach the chain to the

side of the hand plate, as shown. Make

sure to space the chain correctly.

Stage 31

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The gauntlet

Third

First two

Again, using the needle-nose pliers, connect the bottom two thick

links, on a diagonal with the thinner links as shown.

Lay out the hand and thumb plates next to the arm and

wrist pieces you assembled in Stage 29. The chain will

connect these two parts, with the longer side of the chain

(12 links) attaching to the six wrist plates, and the shorter

side (10 links) to the hand and thumb plates.

Begin tting the thinner links of the

chain to the back of the hand and

thumb plates. Start with the thumb plate,

attaching the rst two links to the thumb,

and the third to the chain between the

thumb and hand plates.

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Assembled parts

Connect the remaining seven links

to the hand plate so that your

assembly looks like this.

Next, begin to attach the wrist plates using the links on

the longer side, starting with the sixth and largest piece.

Connect all 12 links to the wrist plates using the photo

as a guide.

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The foundation fabric – the

chain and sleeve

Your parts

Tools & materials

Clothes pegs

Needle

Black thread

Scissors

Masking tape

Cardboard

Craft knife

Thread (Stage 21)

Sleeve front

Sleeve backing

Gauntlet backing

The gauntlet sleeve

Lay out the front of the sleeve

on your work surface and lay the

assembled gauntlet on top of it, as

shown in the photographs.

Adjust the sleeve so that it is perfectly aligned with the edge of the

gauntlet crown plate (circled) – the fabric should be visible through the

holes in the plate. Hold in place with a clothes peg, then begin to sew the

yellow suede border to the plate, threading the needle through the suede,

the hole in the crown plate and the fabric of the sleeve. Use the black thread

for this.

Continue to sew the yellow suede around

the wrist plate, making sure that the thread

passes through the edge of the suede, each

hole in the plate and the edge of the fabric

beneath. Once all the stitches are in place, you

can remove the clothes peg.

Stage 32

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Sew the whole way around the plate and once

the metal has ended, continue stitching the

yellow strip directly to the black fabric.

Cut o any excess suede from the strip you were

sewing to complete the top side of the sleeve.

In the same way as you did in Step 2, prepare the other end of the gauntlet for sewing by lining up

the thumb plate to the edge of the fabric and securing with a clothes peg. Begin to sew the yellow

suede strip around the thumb plate using black thread.

Sew around the thumb plate, making sure the thread

is pulled through the strip, plate and fabric. Be

especially careful here, as the sharp curve of the thumb

will cause the suede to bunch.

Once the thumb plate is in position, repeat

Steps 7 and 8 for the larger hand plate. If

required, trim the fabric a little with scissors

before tting the clothes peg to avoid any

creases forming in the fabric.

When the yellow strip

you have been sewing

overlaps the strip already

sewn onto the side of the

sleeve, pass the needle and

thread through both to

connect the two parts and

tie o.

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Assembled parts

The chain

Once you have stitched

around the hand section

of the gauntlet, overlap the

strips and knot the thread on the

back. Trim any excess suede to

complete this stage of assembly.

Lay the gauntlet out at, and spread

the chain evenly across it. Making sure

none of the links are overlapping each

other, hold in place at the edges using

strips of masking tape.

Use a craft knife to cut

a 3 x 3cm square in the

centre of a sheet of cardboard

– the cardboard used for

the packaging of the parts

supplied with this pack is

suitable.

Begin to stitch the chain to the

sleeve fabric, using the thread

supplied with Stage 21. To do this,

place the chain and sleeve on the

cardboard from Step 2, and use the

hole you cut to insert the needle

(bottom photo) for each stitch. Begin

at the top right green arrow on the

left photo, and loop through each of

the red highlighted links, following

the order shown by the arrows.

Continue stitching the chain to the sleeve until your

assembly looks like the above photo (right). Then tie a

knot in the end of the thread to complete this stage. Store the

assembly away safely until next time.

Deagostini Samurai Armour User guide

Deagostini Samurai Armour User guide

Deagostini Samurai Armour User guide

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