I make the chest in 1 day than add buckles +1 day +4 day for the golden finish which i remove later, 1 day for the shoulderpads and 2 days for the belt. Shopping and savaging materials for this costume takes 30 days, but building maximum takes 10 days if you are an amateur. For example the lion in my belt is a door bell.
=) (Edit: now 3 years in row, all prizes XD ) Now I am going to tell you how I build this costume without giving much detail like how i did that battle damage, but im going to give you the main idea that how you can make this costume like I do in 10 days! First of all I'm seriously thinking about that costume for 5 years, so when I saw a movie or a picture or even a doorbell! I save it in my mind. And when i was in rome this summer I buy a gladius so thats how I start =) I always believe the most difficult parts are in the costumes are details like boots, bracelets, weapons, helmets, masks or even googles when I have a gladius ready the rest was easy =) I make this costume for the halloween party in our city İzmir (6million lives here) and i won all prizes in two days row in all competitions and bars.
I always want to make a Spartacus / Roman Centurion costume.
