I didn't know how to start this. First, I was going to create a die so that I could stamp out the pattern for the plating. That didn't work, as the die kept gunking up. Then, I decided to try to cut out the plating and then poke holes. These would be used for fastening to the leather. I spent probably a good hour at the hobby store looking for something to create these with.
Don't they look like graham crackers? The problem with this is that not only did I have to sew them down to the leather, but I also had to paint them silver. The size is perfect for the body, too, but I was not happy with the way the pieces were not uniform. I was going to sew the pieces down with wire, which required additional work...or attach the wire, spray paint the pieces, and then glue them down. I was worried about finding the perfect silver paint so that the pieces looked metallic.
