The first attempts the samurai made at protective armor was of the solid metal plating kind, which curbed the samurai's ability to manoeuvre so badly due to its weight and non-flexibility, it was quickly found to be detrimental to the wearer. This, of course, was the complete opposite of what the samurai were trying to achieve, so development of this type of armor was quickly abandoned. Instead the samurai looked to other forms of armor which would protect them but not take away from their manoeuvrability. Manoeuvrability, after all, is the key reason by which the samurai were such effective warriors. Instead the samurai moved in the direction of having numerous tiny plates tied together usually by leather laces, rather than simply one big solid rigid plate.
Samurai culture and indeed Japanese fighting methods are often attributed to nature and its movements, and the development of this 'fish scale' armor it is thought may actually of come about from this observation. What the samurai didn't do however, was to make the suit in its entirety of metal 'scales' due to the fact it would of weighed around the same, if not more due to overlapping of scales as a whole rigid suit. Instead, the samurai decided on the most vulnerable places of the human body and placed the stronger metal scales here. Elsewhere where protection was needed on the body thick leather scales would be in place.
Our Samurai Armor 01 is a very complete suit featuring lots of flexy parts and details. We used only the very best handpainted textures that are unique in Second Life.
The Hosoi Japanese Samurai Armor comes with the following parts
Samurai Armor 01 Body Armor
Samurai Armor 01 Body Armor + Banner
Samurai Armor 01 Helmet
Samurai Armor 01 Mask
Samurai Armor 01 Forearm Left
Samurai Armor 01 Forearm Right
Samurai Armor 01 Upper Arm Left
Samurai Armor 01 Upper Arm Right
Samurai Armor 01 Glove Left
Samurai Armor 01 Glove Right
Samurai Armor 01 Pants
Samurai Armor 01 Shape
Samurai Armor 01 Shirt
Samurai Armor 01 Socks
Samurai Armor 01 Inro - Netsuke
Samurai Armor 01 Upperleg Left
Samurai Armor 01 Upperleg Right
Samurai Armor 01 Waraji - Left
Samurai Armor 01 Waraji - Right
Samurai Armor 01 Skin Young
Samurai Armor 01 Skin Old
Samurai Armor 01 Eyes
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Badass
One word: Badass.
OK, a few more; This wears well, I love it, fits perfectly
Great armor
As title says. Armor is amazingly detailed and mod so can be made to fit any avatar perfectly i should thing. Takes a bit of work, but who cares when the result is that good. The undershirt and pants are not that great, but easily replaceable with something to your liking.
As many other armors it does extend quite a bit downwards from the chest piece which can be an issue if your AO makes you bend a lot, but well.. hard to avoid i suppose.
Simply amazing
Beautiful textures, highly detailed and authentic. Looks amazing in-game as well. Clips on some AOs but otherwise is a must have for any high quality armor collection or simply for great looks. 5 stars out of 5. Great buy, amazing price for such a piece of art.
Beautifully textured and very authentic looking. Many of my friends and players in my sim have commented how great it looks.
The pic doesn't show it, but the armor does have another chest piece with a banner attached to it. The fact that its modiable I was able change the texture to the emblem nessasary for my RPG. Definatly worth the lindens to buy.
