>>55652>don't shy away from the idea of having to do repairsif you mean plate armor eventually it'd get cracks from work hardening from hammering dents out, joints would become brittle and break off, there'd be unsightly ripples circumferencing the repaired spots that can't be polished out, and there goes one-two years worth of wage slaving, you could un-stress the steel during repair for longer lifespan but that would mean heating it to above non-magnetic (glowing orange) so that's probably not realistic for op, it'd also need polishing afterward
you could spend a lot less time and money than two years worth making scale armor instead, it can be as form fitting as plate armor, easily repairable, make you look like a cool reptile, the hardest part would just be cutting out all those pieces and drilling them