Pure Vessel Armor Shoulder Pauldrons Hollow Knight

Most characters in Hollow Knight have no armor, but the Pure Vessel is an exception (although details of his armor are hard to find). I will add profiles to this model for a breastplate later once it is completed, but wanted to share this first as these are the most iconic part. Warning: I will use the word pauldron here often (which just means shoulder armor). I do this for 2 reasons; first, it is accurate, second, it is fun to say.. Pauldron…

Sizing - After a few attempts, I find that these pauldrons fit my shoulders well. How do you size pauldron armor you ask? I don't know. So I included a slice of the pauldron and back plate so you can see if it fits without committing to a full print on plate 1 (thanks to @balder for the suggestion!) The inside diameter is about 8.5 inches at it's widest part. For the back plate, the picture shown is actually about 20% smaller than the profile I have included here. I just thought it would be cooler bigger (I may reprint the full size one and replace my original picture). Everything here is meant to be designed for an adult, so you may want to scale it down proportionally for a child (I figured it was easier for you to scale down than to scale up). An argument could be made that all of these pieces needs to be twice the size to match the one image I have to work with from the game. I am balancing that with the cost to print these pieces, avoiding a many plate print to complete, and the size of most printers. 

Since this is my first piece of armor, I am not really sure what I should add to make it easier to add to your costume. I added strap small holders to the inside of the back plate and pauldron (in the main profile) so you can have options of how to use it. In a second profile I have a magnet version of the pauldrons using 5 6x2mm magnets for each.

I am really excited to see what you do with this!

One could argue that I have gotten carried away with Hollow Knight and Silksong related designs… I am sharing the list and links here so you can find them easily, I hope you enjoy them!

1. The knight's mask (this is my improved version that is bigger and fits together tightly).
2. The knight's sword, or The Nail
3. Hornet's mask (teen/child sized) 
4. Hornet's mask (adult sized)
5. Hornet's sword, or Needle (teen/child sized)
6. Hornet's sword, or Needle (adult sized)
7. The Pure Vessel mask
8. The Pure Vessel sword
9. The Pure Vessel armor
10. Lace mask
11. Lace sword or pin
12. Shakra Mask
13. The Pale King mask
14. Mantis lord mask
15. Mantis lord lance
16. The Grimm mask
17. Sherma hat
18. Sherma mask and tools
19. Trobbio mask
20. Wingmould
21. Hollow Knight License Plate Frame
22. Hollow Knight Christmas Tree Ornament
23. Tools
    1. Cogly
    2. Silkshot
    3. Mantis claw
24. The Dreamers
    1. Harrah the Beast Mask
    2. Monomon the Teacher Mask
    3. Lurien the Watcher Mask

You can check out my other designs at my homepage here: https://spencermann.com

It is a work in progress, but I hope to provide more information about my models, and some tips if you want to create your own.