Linothorax design/construction

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Paul insists this would be to have lighter armor.I think this method would actually add weight.Shouldn't armour have the same weight on the front and back?This would mean plates should exist in the back,too.As someone else stated,scales are not nessecarily lighter than plate armor.And is it true that in good armor most of the waight goes to the shoulders?If true,plates should be added to the shoulders,too,and together with the linen itself,which is a considerable weight,this is not light armour!And I wouldn't say it is flexible either,even if the plates are not joined together.But Dan is right that it has not been constructed by anybody i know and it should be,to know for sure.
Khairete
Giannis