How to make lorica segmentata (Roman armor)
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- In this DIY armor making / armoring tutorial I’ll show you how to make the legendary Roman armor "lorica segmentata" that the legionaries of Roman army used.
I've always loved the look of this Roman armor so I decided to make it myself. Most of the lorica segmentata consist of straight steel plates and it’s not too hard to make this Roman armor even for a beginner. The hardest armoring part was the hinges but you can make them simpler. I used patterns from the site below. The thickness of the steel varies in different parts of the armor between 1 mm and 1,5 mm.
My build is based on "Corbridge type A lorica segmentata" with a few adjustments I made. Lorica segmentata was used by Roman army legionaries for about 200 years. In that time it had different models and it's one the most iconic pieces of Roman armor that legionaries wore.
This is a shorter of the previous three part armoring tutorial I made. For more details watch the full tutorial (there's a 3 part lorica segmentata playlist in my channel) or just ask in the comment section. Hope you like it!
You don't need any special tools for this armoring project but you might need to improvise a little like I did. If you want to, you can buy different parts like bosses or hinges from various sites. The steel parts are very simple and don't require much work. If you're going to build one, make a cardboard model first of the upper armor and at least the topmost girdle plate!
Free patterns and more instructions on this Roman armor can be found here:
www.larp.com/legioxx/lorica.html
Note! Apparently that site is having some issues so here's another site:
www.armourarchive.org/patterns...
(I don't own either of the sites so all credit goes to those site owners)
There's patterns for other Roman army armor parts too. If you're interested in armor making be sure to check it out! Now build your own Roman armor!
0:00 Intro
0:11 Brass hinges
2:02 Shoulder guards
3:45 Buckles for chest
7:33 Adjusting and measuring the chest piece
8:08: Lesser shoulder guards
10:17 Girdle plates and lacing loops
12:25 Decorative bosses
13:20 Final assembly and notes
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This video is now a bit over a year old and gained views nicely, thank you all for that! If you enjoyed it, please leave a like or comment how I could to better. Also check my channel for other tutorials.
I’m watching this in my psychology class! :)
Well if it's a boring class then watch my other videos too lol
Garage Knight the great helm tutorials are definitely next on my list
Thanks for watching and good luck on your studies too
Garage Knight thank you! 🙏
Archaeologists in the future: "We see a resurgence of the lorica segmentata in the last period of the Roman Empire, the Internet, around the beginning of the 21st century".
I'm gonna make a "wasteland" version with license plates and now with door hinges since I saw it in the comments lol.
That sounds awesome! I'll probably make some wasteland armor too at some point. Have fun building!
Imagine showing up in airsoft wearing roman armour
@@azra7874 And speaking latin, like a time travelling Roman
@@GarageKnight would be sure to win every match lol
Would be cool to see
What a piece of engineering, I can only imagine the cost to outfit thousands of soldiers with such armor
Boy, this tutorial would have been great when I made my suit... 11 years ago. They never show you HOW to it was put together. Sure they would tell you that it was connected together with leather straps. But for the life of me I couldn't find anything that explained how. Anyway months of trial and error eventually had me coming to your strap layout. Great video my man!
Thank you! I had the same problem since I couldn't find any video tutorial that would show the whole thing. That's one of the reasons I made this video
You have now been cited in my museum studies paper on antique armour as evidence of the continuation of the practice. Thank you for the links and instructions, it really made my research easier.
I am honored thank you very much! Glad I could help you with your studies and research
@@GarageKnight It was very helpful, and now my teddy bear has an attempt at a replica, even if I didn't have all the materials I could still do the layers :)
Yeah I imagine making the hinges and all that small would be quite a task ;) but anyway now that teddy bear is the most armored teddy bear in the neighborhood
@@GarageKnight Couldn't manage hinges because I had only a week, and no rivets small enough, nor the ability to make them, so it was layered atop duct tape with hinges painted on, but I still have all the bits for the "steel" and eventually will be doing it properly. Once I figure out how to make teeny tiny rivets. :)
Maybe some miniature shops could have some? Or you might get ideas from some miniature tutoriala / videos. Haven't worked so small so I can't really say :) but if you're ever going to post the result somewhere I would be interested to see it :)
I have watched this probably 30 times. I’m building my own this summer. Thank you so much this is very helpful.
No problem, I'm happy that you liked it, have fun building it
same brother, ave ceasar
any progress update?
Imagine a whole workshop of people mass producing this during that time when the Marian Reform is implemented.
Yea I read they made them in different sizes too, quite an industry
This here might honestly save me a good couple hundred euros and make for an awesome project.
Thank you very much for this! :)
You're welcome, glad I could help you! This was a very interesting project indeed, one of my favorites. Have fun building!
The crazy thing is he cold smithed the entire thing
Your work is soo clean. 😃👍
Thanks! I made some mistakes which are not on the video but it's part of the learning process 😉
That's what I like about YT. Best to show warts and all.
@@DIMTips That's true 👍
Brother,it was a real joy watching the way you made this armor piece by piece, magnificent..respect to you and thank you for sharing this.
Thank you and glad to hear you liked it!
Thanks for your answer! Your videos are like an interesting documentary for me! Much better than going to the cinema! and good luck with your new work! Kevin from Germany!😊
Haha that's great to hear, thank you very much!
Excellent! I'll have to try to build one using your example sometime. Thanks!
Thanks and I'm glad you liked it!
Yes, nice presentation with good image angles.
Glad to hear you liked it, thank you
This was an excellent video, and very well edited. Thank you
Thank you!
This is amazing, so many great tips. Thanks
I'm glad you liked it, thanks for watching
Thank you for making this.
That looks very cool
- Thank you. Got you.
- Brass buckles are impressive! - 👋👍🙏✍ " Segmentata lorica - bravo!"
Señor usted es un grande! Saludos desde Chile.
Thank you very much! Chile seems like a beatiful country!
I am impressed and inspired.
And I am glad to hear that
Retired sheet metal worker and lover of anything Roman here . Well done sir .Cheers 😎🥃
Thank you very much sir!
Gracias ,no tengo dinero, para los metales, pero lo haré de cartón, y se que saldrá bien ,muchas gracias profesor, saludos desde Perú.
Wow this looks awesome
Thank you
Love this!
Good to hear thank you!
Thanks for sharing your incredible craftsmanship and such a wonderful work of art. I am going to make a cardboard version for one of my TPE Dolls ;-)
Very glad to hear I could help you, sounds like a fun project ;D also thank you!
@Cougar Davis I don't have sex with my sex dolls, I call them Art Doll Super Models and I like to pose them for pictures. I like creating images from famous works as well as my own take on fairy tales. I want the armor and a nice pair of wings for one of my male dolls because I want to recreate the Arch Angel Michael in a battle with a demon, It will be beautiful as soon as I can find someone to help me move these heavy things around. (and yes they hook up with each other in some of the pics;-)
Espectacular!!! Felicitaciones
Thank you very much!
That's a nice tutorial, thanks.
I'm glad you liked it!
very great work
Thank you very much!
Great work good
very nice work.
Thank you!
Thanks! I am making a 7 ft Roman soldier in bronze, and this will help
Glad to help you, that sounds like amazing project!
before I watch this video, I'm actually impressed and surprised that you know what the armor is called, most of the time people would just call it roman armor, looks like you however know some history.
btw, I came to this video after seeing the great helmet videos you made which I am going to try and make, great stuff, you deserve way more subs
Thank you! I'm very interested in Roman history so that's why I decided to build it. Glad you liked it!
VERY NICE !!!!!! now you have to make a samurai armor !!!!!
Great content!
Thank you!
Excelente trabajo,muy bueno
WELL DONE...
Amazing
Thank you!
Thank you so much for the template! I'm making a cosplay of it.
You're welcome! Although the templates ain't mine I just found the site. But I hope the video helps with building it :)
@@GarageKnight it definantly will
You just saved my time lol thankyou
Awesome, glad to hear it!
MAGNÍFICO TRABAJO, MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS PORCESTE TUTORIAL
Thank you!
@@GarageKnight podrías fabricar unas sandalias romanas o una espada gladius??
@@franz3354 Sorry I don't speak Spanish (?) but I used google translate and yes I would like to make a sword at some point. Gladius would be cool! Currently I don't have a forge so I need to find a way to make the blade somehow
@@GarageKnight ohhh ok ok, thanks you, and good work
Legal!!!Muito bom!!!
et vincere Roma!!
Nice
Thank you!
Magnificus
Thank you!
Nice 👍
Thank you!
Hello friend! Compliments for your artwork! Wanted to ask the material you used aluminum or normal soft metal?
Thank you! It's called "mild steel" in english, most hardware stores sell it
Curious, did you scale up the armor compared to the online templates you reference to make it larger to fit you?
Love the videos and work you did. I know you mentioned as well you would do things differently if you were to do it again. What are the main things you would change?
Thank you! I changed the size and shape of the plates a bit but not much. Mostly just the breastplates, since when I tested the original templates (I made a cardboard version first) there were gaps on chest area.
For the second question, I would maybe add one more "girdle plate" to make the armor a bit taller. And I would definately polish the girdle plates before cutting them, since polishing a large plate is much easier than polishing those invidual long strips. Those are the main things I can think of.
@@GarageKnight Thank you for the quick reply! Yeah I was curious because I was starting to do a cardboard mock up and I felt the breastplates were a little bit small. You seem to have a similar build to me too so I was curious. Also, thanks for answering my other questions too!
@@Crookalicious No problem, I'm glad to help!
Отлично!) Но почему внутренние крепления не кожаные?
Wow good job! Do you know how much have real armor weighted?
Thanks! From what I've read the weight was something between 7 and 9 kilograms. I've heard they made the armor in different sizes so there was some variation in weight.
I need this in my life
We all need some armor in our lives. Sorry that your comment didn't show up earlier, youtube marked it as spam for some weird reason and I didn't see it
@@GarageKnight No need to apologize lol
I've been thinking of trying my hand at wooden armor as well as pvc actually in a kinda roman style apocalypse armor
@@OnyxXThePunch That sounds interesting! I've been thinking of making some scifi or post-apocalyptic armor, maybe a helmet, at some point
@@GarageKnight That would be extremely interesting actually.
Would love to see what you come up with because your legitimately talented at this
@@OnyxXThePunch Thanks that's nice to hear! Hope these videos help if you're going to make something yourself too :)
I love the video. I followed your link for patterns and more instructions, and the website does not offer access. It says, "You don't have permission to access /legioxx/lorica.html on this server." Is there a way around or another site where the patterns and instructions are shared? Thank you!
I just got the same error. Maybe they are updating the site or having some server issues? It's not my site so I can't tell. But anyway I found another site and added it to the description. It doesn't have so much instructions but it does have the templates, hope it helps! I can also help if you have questions about building.
nice
Thank you very much
Very impressive. I must ask, how did you bend the plates so that they are so cleanly curved? No creases on them like would happen if I tried this.
Oh... did you just estimate how far they needed to be bent and then just gripped the edges and carefully bent the plate?
Thank you! What plates do you mean exactly? I bent all the upper parts with the exhaustion pipe like the one in 2:15. If you mean the lower plates I bent those just by hand. I bet you could do it without creases too :) Or did you mean how I measured them?
Garage Knight Ok, so you used a pipe. I probably wouldn’t have thought of that...
Which dimensions were used
Hey, nice tutorial, would you mind telling me some inspirations and sources/cites you have used for this project(it's for a school). project
Thank you! Well I've always loved history and Roman era is one my favorites. And this armor with the square shield and Gallic helmet is really iconic for a Roman legionary. It was used for about three centuries and had some variations. This type of armor has been used by other cultures as well and you can find history behind that by searching for "Laminar armour
". Also there is a link to site in the video description which tells you more about this particular Roman armor. Hope I could help you, just ask if you want to know more
Beautiful job!
I'm curious, do you know thick the plates were historically?
Thank you! Well this should be pretty close to historical accuracy. I made the "girdle plates" (ones around the stomach) from 1 mm steel and rest are 1,5 mm steel. Historically the girdle plates might have been 1,2 mm, so were talking a fractions of millimeter difference here. And modern steel is better than in those days. Glad you liked the video!
@@GarageKnight Wouldn't the steel back then be stronger though, because it was hand forged?
@@stovallholmes3060 That's a good question and I'm no expert on metallurgy so that is something I've heard from professionals. In general we do have better understanding of steel and other metals today and have better equipment to make them. And btw your question had me google stuff and what came as a little surprise to me was that this armor (in those days) was actually made from iron not steel.
Would you recommend this armor, especially following all the steps of the tutorial, for HEMA Fights? Specifically of the medieval variety.
Sorry I don't know much about HEMA fights to give a proper answer. I've only seen some medieval MMA... While this armor was great in it's time, it doesn't offer the same protection as medieval armors. But it doesn't weight much and you can move pretty freely with it so that's good. If you can be more specific I could try to give better answer, if you wan to know some details about it etc
@@GarageKnight if I must say, it's certainly more attractive than medieval armor.
@@alecbowman4127 It certainly does have a unique look, I've always liked it's design
@@GarageKnight honestly I like it more than other armors.
Forget knight armor. Give me lorica segmentata, manica on both arms, a reinforced imperial gallic with a faceplate, and greaves on my shins, and segmented foot covers attached to my Roman studded boots.
Along with that, the pompaii gladius with the reinforced tip, and the scutum. Bro, I wouldn't be afraid of any knight!
Bring him on, Roma Invicta!
Like a roman general speaking!
That's the armor from asterix and obelix
That's the one lol
Hi.
I downloaded the patterns, but i saw that your backplates I,II,III,IV and V are 50-55cm but in the patterns the scale shows +/-21cm.
The explanation, at least for a english native is that: 2 inches wide, shown the half lenght.
So is the only plate who duplicates the lenght? The lenght and the wide? Is for every schale in the patterns? Can you share your wisdom?
Thank you
Hi! These patterns are not mine, but I used them to make my armor. But yes the ones you say only duplicate in length. And I highly suggest you make a cardboard version first so it will fit you. I used the templates in the link but I made modifications to their size since they wouldn't suit me in their original size. So if you make the cardboard version first it will save you a lot of trouble later on
@@GarageKnight Thank you so much. I will try it like this, first.
Nice video and nice channel.
What size nails do you use for rivets?
The copper rivets were 4 mm, the roofing nails I used with the girdle plates were 3mm
Awesome build!
What materials were used and about how much material was used?
Also, about how much did it cost in the end?
Thank you! Just the ones shown in the video: steel, brass, nylon straps, rivets etc. It's hard to say the exact cost since I buy steel and brass in larger sheets and I had some of it left after I finished it. But maybe like 40 to 60 euros?
@@GarageKnight You rock! Thanks for the quick response!
Can you make roman legate armour and helmet by the way lorica segmentata is great
Thanks! I might do it in the future thanks for the idea.
where I can buy the small metal rod you have
I buy all my metal from local hardware stores, supermarkets etc. so unfortunately I don't know any good online shop. Maybe your local hardware store could help?
Great work. Do you sell these?
Thank you! Unfortunately not, since this is just a hobby, so I don't have time to make more
The hinges can I use door hinges instead
Yes why not, if you have hinges that rotate both ways it should work fine. And the way this armor is constructed they don't move much anyway, only little motion is enough
How long did it take you to make?
Do you think the armour is functional or is it more of a cosplay item?
Tens of hours but I can't remember the exact time since only worked few hours here and there. And it is functional and not just a cosplay piece since it works like the historical version did. But it doesn't of course offer the same kind of protection that you would get from some more advanced medieval armors.
Sorry to break the 666 upvote mark, but the video was too nice
I can accept that, thank you! Maybe it will reach 666 comments at some point!
what steel did you use
It varied from 1 to 1,5 mm like it was done historically. I don't know the exact type of the steel, but I guess it's called "mild steel" in English.
Wow
What os the thickness of the brasa?
Oops, nvm. 0.6
Have you tried making the other pieces of armor such as the quote on quote "Roman Greathelm"?
I haven't but I want to try the "imperial gallic helmet" at some point
@@GarageKnight Question
If I were to reproduce these for a movie, what materials would be convincing yet cheapest? I'm thinking aluminum, but Idk if aluminum that thin is even rigid.
Yeah aluminium is quite soft and it isn't even cheaper than steel, I think it's actually even more expensive than steel (especially since you need thicker plates since it's so soft) So I think steel is actually cheapest, a 50 cm x 100 cm sheet cost about 15 €.
@@GarageKnight Interesting. Perhaps you should try and recreate the Coin Armor made by The Q. It's a good set of armor, but the structure isn't too promising.
Take a look
ruclips.net/video/pUnM4FI35CA/видео.html
Almost looks like chain mail :) that looks a bit too repetive work but who knows maybe I try it at some point, and thanks for the channel tip!
Do you think I can build this in my apartment room?
Well bending the steel parts and making the holes is quite easy. But you need a vice and some other tools so it really depends if you can use those tools in your apartment. But there are also sites that sell the hinges, buckles etc. if you can't make them
What was the material that holds the girdles together?
Load straps / tie-down straps. You can use leather, but these are much cheaper and have worked so far
@@GarageKnight thanks again bro
@@larkisofsparta7973 You're welcome
what dimensions are the lesser shoulder guards?
5,5 cm wide and 19,5 to 21,5 long. They are the same as in the templates, link is in the description.
@@GarageKnight but are those half-lengths?. I looked at the templates but they are kinda hard to figure out heh. 21,5 long is hardly an arms length.
@Kevin Jonasson oh sorry, all of thoses are named lesser shoulder guards. The longer ones are 44 cm long, 5 cm wide
How long did this take to make?
I can't remember exactly. This was one of the first things I built, so I made mistakes which made the process longer. Looking back to it now, it seems like an easy thing to build, but I didn't have a video to learn from, so I had many things I had to figure out on my own. And I think I made the hinges like three times before I was happy with the result. All in all, maybe tens of hours but not more than 100 hours.
@@GarageKnight thanks for the quick response. I think I'll try to make this in the future.
No problem glad you watched the video. It was a interesting and fun thing to build, so good luck and have fun if you decide to make it
what is the gold looking material called?
It's brass
@@GarageKnight thx
Do you have a pattern?
There's a link in the description
Very nice, do you have the templates? Is it possible to get il? Thanks
Thanks! Yes there's a link in description. Those are not my templates though and I made small adjustments for them to fit me better
#armor
#howtomake
Do you know what the diameter to the metal rod is?
Do you mean the metal rod in hinge? It's 4 mm
@@GarageKnight yes, I meant that one. Thank you so much!
Also I wanted to build this today and couldn't find any brass sheets at any store. Any other ideas from where I can find it, or even a place to order online?
You're welcome! I buy all my metal from a local store, so I can't recommend any specific online store, but I know even Amazon sells them (well what wouldn't they sell lol) but maybe some local hardware store etc. can help you find a local metal store? I found mine by just googling. But I hope you find some and good luck with the build! For any questions just ask
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Just how many tools are required to do all of this!? 😂
Hah :D yeah I do got quite a collection of tools. But you can replace some of the expensive ones with cheaper alternatives (use files instead of dremel tool), power tools just makes the job faster. And I did have to create some of the tools myself, being creative :)
@@GarageKnight I'm not creative so :p
Well that's a shame, then it's the expensive tools I guess lol
I use to be a Roman soldier until I took an arrow to the knees.
What is of use of all this metal without heat treatment .first blow of the gladius and you are in Valhalla
1. Roman armor was only case hardened and not heat treated like medieval armor. It was soft iron on the inside and casehardened on the outside 2. Why would a Roman go to Valhalla? 3. Who would use an ancient armor in this era of guns?
Are you 12 years old?
Valhalla? I think you mean Elysium.... right?
A sword wont exactly go through mild steel as well as flesh and cloth. Hardening was traditionally for the outer layer, but there's plenty examples of un Hardend metal used for armor historically. Would it stand up to a pole arm very well? No, but still better than bare skin, the cut and stab resistance as well as rounded shape allows more blows to glance or at least mitigate wounds on stabs (it just requires more force to stab through, far from impossible, but even when well traied this was an everyman formation army. Not exactly ending up in many situations where a combatant can focus you for a solid stab)
Who would win : a fully armoured legionnaire or a 13th century knight?
The knight. He is much better equipped and trained to fight alone than a legionnaire would be
@@benadams5557 ok but let's make it interesting. No Armour only they get to pick a sword each
@@ricklopez4703 again, the knight trains to fight other knights legionnaires train to fight as part of their legion. I'm sure plenty of legionnaires would win against plenty of knights but as a rule my money is on the knight.
The Knight, his armor alone makes him pretty much invincible to attack, plage armor plus chain mail , full body covered in plate, basically a man tank. The romans armor was very good but no were near as good as solid high carbon steel plates. Plus knights used longswords giving them further advantage over the gladius.
@@liamkisbee8117 roman desintregrate a lot of Sarmat and horse fighter whit full armor
Нихуя не понял. Но очень интересно😊👍
Thank you glad you liked it!
Ok, but not historically correct, and why o why the red tunic???? The Roman legionaries wore an undyed sheep's wool, and an undyed linen in Summer, red because it was so expensive, was worn by officers from Centurions upwards to mark them out. All the neck plates were rolled not just bent upwards for comfort, to stop them rubbing.
This armor had multiple version so this is pretty close to one of those. Also what tunic? That's a t-shirt, I don't own a tunic
@@GarageKnight
and the helmet?
How did they make the helmet round in ancient times?
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Amazing
Thank you!