I made this fantasy style "gladiator suit", and use it in one Finnish Rpg/fantasy-fair in 2001 summer. It's made of embossed copper and brass panels, aluminium/steel plates and pieces from my old leather jacket.
I modified that claw thing a little bit in year 2004 and you can go to this link if you want to see much closer pictures from that fantasy weapon. [link]
I look like a kid trying to draw, with my embossed copper, compared to this!