Aloha!

As a multimedia artist based in Honolulu, my current area of focus is designing contemporary Yoroi (Samurai armor).

Rather than creating replicas or works of Sci-Fi or fantasy, I base my designs on historical armor to portray the possible evolution of the Yoroi. I imagine how the armor designs would have evolved had the Samurai class continued into modern times.

You can find pictures of some of my works on my website: www.russogi.com

As the basis for my designs, I do a lot of reading on traditional Yoroi. When I have the chance, I visit armor collections and take detailed pictures to add to my personal reference library.

When I came across the DeAgostini ½ scale Samurai Armour kit, I thought it would be a great way to get first hand experience of some of the craftsmanship that went into the traditional Yoroi.

Growing up, I built scale models of cars, jets and Sci-Fi kits. I haven't built a kit in quite a few years, partially due to a lack of time from my work schedule and floor space to display my finished models. Since the DeAgostini kit ties into my work it's a great excuse for me to tap into my inner model maker again.

While I'm waiting to begin, I've been reading some of the build diaries. They've been really informative.

Looking forward to getting started.

Thanks for reading.

A hui hou!

Very cool stuff there ZetaForge. Are you planning to post a build diary as you build? This is one of those kits I would never build but enjoy watching other build.

If you do post that information on your personal blog please post a link to your blog in your build diary posts. I am looking forward to following this.

Welcome ZetaForge.

Hope you enjoy the armour build, it would be great to see a build diary to follow your progress.

There was one chap who made a rather stunning box and display stand for his.

Thank you to everyone for all the welcome messages. Apologies for the delay in response.

I have been recovering from shingles. I'm past the majority of the pain but fatigue sets in quickly. So, it takes me much longer to do things.

There are good days and bad days, and so, my posts may be sporadic for the time being.

I do plan on a build diary but, with so many great and comprehensive build diaries already up, I am thinking of ways I can make my content different but meaningful to the forum.

I'm thinking I'll skip over a lot of the build that just follows the instructions and point out any modifications or special techniques that I used along the way. I'm open to any thoughts or suggestions.

I'll focus on the actual build here in the forum, and will definitely include a link to the supplemental information on my personal blog like my thoughts on traditional armor construction and design and how it compares to/influencs or may influence my designs.

All the best.

Welcome to the forum, its great to have you on board..... Look forward to seeing some of your work...

Regards

Alan