The Rubies visor is no where near dark enough. It needs to hide your eyes even if someone takes a picture with a flash. There are multiple ways to darken the visor, from just putting a dark window film on the visor you have, to completely replacing with a low cost face shield ! A couple of examples ...

Awesome, congrats !!!

First official troop !

I'm a lot happier with the glove color also !

Congrats, dwdj75! What pattern did you use to make your gloves? I've bought some of this fabric in hopes that it will match my inner robe better than dyeing the suede gloves I currently have (which I think might be the same ones you have lol). Honestly just slapped my hand down, traced it, and adde...

Hey, I'm an aspiring Royal Guard, but I have a couple questions about the stuff needed, I already have a helmet on order so this will be just about weapons and fabric. My first question is if this fabric is good for the cape with the darker colour option below good enough for the thrawb etc. Link t...

I am approved !

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Thanks for all the help and guidance guys !

Okay guys I scoured the depths of fabric online stores and found a close match !!! This is called "Burgundy 60'' Solid Stretch Scuba Knit Fabric" from Stylish Fabric. Let me know your thoughts and opinions ! No flash : http://i.imgur.com/iTzjgoM.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/oFK03ab.jpg?1 With ...

Sorry, took awhile to get to taking it out ! http://i.imgur.com/rsSuxvI.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/Y5ogCe0.jpg?1 First I marked and trimmed where the edge of the helmet would be and tapered to fit. This is how it would set but I set it up between the red and burgundy outer robes. http://i.imgur.com/lN...

The West Texas Garrison was at Ama-Con this weekend so I met with them for an "unofficial" troop. Let me know what ya'll think ! https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20621811_482474008783935_8457121225778847619_n.jpg?oh=7d6060ba86794e59907a6e236fc6589a&oe=5A2E1114 https://scon...

Hey you're doing great. With the gap behind helmet I had same problem. To fix it I had seamstress make me some high shoulder pads like a grid iron thing made of foam. I wear it to all troops and it fixed problem and makes me look bigger which suits me fine as I'm rather small in shoulders. I think ...