I had a different experience with this pattern as I made adjustments to it and combined other patterns. My only wish is that the Prince would include the specific stamps he uses JUST IN CASE you want to do what he did. I understand not wanting people to just copy him and to explore their own options, but when you're just starting out like I am, I didn't know where to even get some of the crazy and cool stamps he uses. I had to hunt stuff down. Anyways, this is my first real leather project, and I'm excited to do more.

This was my first attempt at a Prince Armory pattern - I've done some leatherwork before and was entirely self-taught, so it was great to have a video walking me through the process. Some things I wish the video included: more closeups of the construction process/how each piece fit together and more detailed information on each tool/product used on the leather to clarify what gets used where and how. But overall it was easy enough to follow, and with a little Google-fu for some of the things I didn't understand/weren't covered, I got this bad boy put together finally. I used Chicago screws instead of rivets, and acrylic dye (so I could mix colours) instead of alcohol-based leather dye.

I enjoyed making this set, I still have a few items to go. I still have a lot to learn on the sizing, but the patterns and videos are great tools. The articulation was a bid draw for me and it was worth it. I have a great range of movement. I can do light yoga in the breastplate. Overall Prince academy helped me make a dream come true, to make my set of armor.