many thanks guys. got my guarders done and my belt almost there, just need to make the tongue for the buckle, sheen the dye in (so it doesn't bleed on me) and make a purse. still haven't hemmed or done the fine stitching yet either hmmm ehehhe. as soon as this is done I'll move forward on the hard kit.
thinking of making a pair of padded chausis rather than buying some. I dunno, at 40 bucks that awful hard to pass up