Roman soldier shield diy

I went as a cardboard Roman soldier this Halloween. I worked for 2 days on it and just finished in time to show up to the big party 1 hour late, so there aren't pics of the making of the end of it, because it was down to, e.g. "I have 1 hour to design and build a shield." But here's at least the beginnings of the helmet making. There was also a back piece that I added, as well as some tiny details, viewable in the party set. You can see me in the full costume in the Halloween party set <a…

My Hoplite costume of course needs a shield, and I lucked out that when I first made my 300 costume a friend let me have their saucer sled which was exactly the size I needed for my shield. It was the easiest build ever: Take plastic saucer sled (about $10), drill 4 holes (two per side, to put in laces for holding shield on inside), spray paint brown, then lightly add gold spray paint to make a bronze-ish final color. I also added a spray on varnish to keep the paint from chipping too much…

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Aaah it is a long time since we last made a shield.. last time it was an adorable Cardboard Knight’s Shield.. and as Red Ted grows up, we move from Cartoon Knights to Roman Shields! I thought I would share my son’s Roman Legionaire Shield DIY. Well.. he and The Englishman made it recently for...

Roman-esque Soldier Uniform - From Cardboard!: This instructable will show you how I made a Roman-esque Centurion/Legionnaire/soldier outfit.Some background: I previously made a version of this costume in about 5 hours with some tape, cardboard, and spray paint about 12 years ago. The costume wa…

I made this costume for my son's 6th grade project. Red cape, white tunic, faux leather skirt, faux gold bracers. My husband made the spear. I purchased a patterned and ended up winging everything myself.

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How to Make a Roman Costume With Kids. I can't wait to show you how to make a roman costume with kids for just about $3.00 and in about 5 minutes. Also, you love my ideas here at Ancient Rome Lapbook for Kids and Fun Hands-on Ideas. If you need a quick and cheap costume for a presentation at home or co-op, maybe even just for fun this is the easiest and inexpensive tutorial for you to try. I took a quick trip to Dollar Tree and gathered up just 3 items, wanting to keep this simple and low…

How to Make cardboard prop swords for fun or for halloween. I make four different weapons: Buster Cloud Sword, Cutlass, Knight Sword and Grim Reaper Scythe.