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Jose Cabrera de Castilla

A few more shots

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

I've been lurking for a couple years, focusing on other things since my kit was relatively stable. But I just got around to repainting it for An Tir's May crown tournament. Here's the latest look of my SCA harness.

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

Here's me fighting at An Tir's Grand Thing X, in the multi-weapons tournament.

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

Hi everyone! I've been away a while because my armor was in a stable state and I was focusing on other hobbies. But I'm back to making garb and some time this summer I'm going to have to update my soft kit as I modify and streamline my hard kit. Coincidentally, I've started taking commissions for cl...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

This was filmed in my backyard (not literally :P), at an event called the Grand Thing, in Stromgard (Vancouver, WA). Featuring: Baron Raoul (Stromgard) Anastasia Komnene (Dragon's Mist) Aldgudana Gunnarsdottir (somewhere up north; Canadian) Drax (not sure) Ducessa Hlutwige Wolfkiller (Three Mountain...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

I'm in mine... http://wiki.antir.sca.org/images/5/5d/Jose_CdC_in_Armor_2011.JPG All I want to add is cased greaves and those are already on the docket and paid for. Just need to wait for my armorer's docket to clear of my buddy's helm and then he'll be getting a mold of my legs and get to work. Okay...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

In An Tir, the full opening before a formal bout is (in my region, anyway) "In this <BLAH> round of <BLAH> tournament, here do meet in honorable combat <SO AND SO> and <SO AND SO>." In the first round, this tends to be the entire title and name of each combatant. In subsequent rounds it tends to get...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

The doublet is not presently pointed to the breeches, but that is a goal. For now, the skirting is more vital, and I made the breeches... in an interesting way, using bands of elastic sewn throughout each leg to give them a nice scrunched effect that hugs the leg. So right now, they aren't really se...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

The doublet is my own custom pattern, cut a little more roomy so that I could design in padding. I took my pattern from a combination of things, but mostly from Alcega's cutting guides which show -approximately- the right pieces and then I just worked with them until I figured out how they would fit...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

Skadoosh. Finally got a pic of my armor after using it for most of a year. Wish I had some photos from when it was all shiny and nice, but the battle-scarred version is kind of scarier.

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

Oh, it's been a long time since I've had anything to contribute. And just now, like literally five minutes ago, I finally got the e-mail with pictures of the fighting kit I've been using for the last year. So, a journey, if you will. Many years ago, I started fighting in this: http://wiki.antir.sca....

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

I'm just excited to hear that Pitbull wants to tackle a peascod. Huzzah for late period!

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

/envy

Very nice. Mine is slightly later (if you consider 50 years, give or take "a bit") and still a work in progress.

May it bring you joy in combat and strike fear into your opponents.

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

Yeah I would have thought a drill with a 1/2" head on it would carve that sucker right out. Depending on the size of the haft there wouldn't be much material left after you took a chunk that big out.

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

I think what you should get is someone on a high vantage point (tall ladder?) to film from above. Like in football, it's so much easier to tell what's going on in the overall struggle from a birds-eye view. Having someone else to document the up close and personal view from a low angle would also be...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

I just received my order from Westland, and in the interest of keeping the community informed, I feel I should share what my experience has been. First of all, the Fedex shipping details show the package leaving from Lahore, PK, stopping in France and then showing up in Portland, OR and being delive...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

It burns! It burns us, precious!

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

What's the gauge of the brim? I'd be worried that without support the brim will start to bend under blows.

It is very pretty, though.

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

That's sexy. Allow me to be the first to say "I'll be in my bunk." I have a similar set made by Waldryk that I blackened by taping off the bands and then spraying with automotive primer. Unfortunately, mine are stainless steel and semi-mirror polished and the primer isn't sticking so well. I am goin...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

*Ahem* My dad can kick your dad's butt. :D I've seen SCA combat that approaches art, with flow, and timing, and carefully considered angles. Moments where it seems like each fighter knows there's no telling blow coming. The moment where a fighter realizes he's just died a heartbeat before the blow l...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

I wasn't able to find a single armorer who makes all of the pieces I want in a price range I can afford. I am in the SCA, so my needs are different, but I am going for a higher grade of historical accuracy than most SCAdians. Currently, I am in: Von Sussen burgonet (out of business) Waldryk gorget a...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

Westland, I placed an order with you in May for nearly $1500 worth of items and have not heard from you since Thursday, June 24th. I have e-mailed since then twice asking after the status of my order and am growing concerned that you are not replying to my e-mails. You indicated that my order would ...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

I have just e-mailed for an update on my order (Ryan Davidson).

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

-EDIT- I've decided upon reflection that I do not know enough here to have posted the reply that I did. I stand by my statements that "No one deserves to be struck in the knee or to be hurt badly enough to require surgery. These things are risks of the game, yes, and something that all of us have to...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

Make friends with people who like a variety of time periods. Then you can help your saxon friend with his garb, and help your viking friend with her weaving, and your 16th century friend with his armour kit, and your 14th century friend with her woodworking, etc. Then you just have to figure out whi...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

svonbaden wrote:Best to forget Illusion unless you're in no particular hurry or you have the magical power to make artists work hard to get an item done within a year of the original deadline. Really pretty stuff when it arrives, though.

This.

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

dangerdean wrote:Also at An Tir May Crown...

Elevated to the chivalry were Aidan ap Darren y Cigfren (sp?) and Viscount Toryn Davinsson.

Aiden chose to be knighted under the name Aiden ap Grendel.

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

I have recently received an order from Illusion. I would characterize the ordering process as "not good". I placed my order in June of last year and was given a delivery date of November 4th. This time came and went, and what followed I can only describe as as a "pesterfest". I had to e-mail constan...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

15th c. is usually not my area of particular interest, but for a work of this sort, it would be a treasure just to have it, and a fascinating read. Plus, you let me interview you and I can't really send you cookies across the pond. Count me in for one.

Ryan Davidson

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

*bump for great justice*

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

Nissan Maxima wrote:My new suit in progress (Mykaru)and the original

Saying Mykaru is making your new armour is about the same as saying its documentable and accurate all on its own. But the comparison is awesome.

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

Mostly. I am in a pretty solid example of continental armour of the latter 16th century. From the waist up, that is. I'm working on getting cuisses and greaves through horsefriend . http://wiki.antir.sca.org/images/5/50/Jose_armour_4-3-10.JPG Burgonets had such a variety of shapes that I'm not worri...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

Finally got a pic of me in the new stuff.

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

I support this initiative, but I am already in steel from the waist up and I'm working on getting into steel from the waist down by the end of this season. As it is, my exposed plastic is the Alchemy Armory shaped black HDPE that at least looks relatively like leather/lacquered steel/not so blatantl...

Jose Cabrera de Castilla

So, Blackoak, it sounded like you were saying that you thought that if you were less accurate in your kit, say ditching the chain and wearing a kidney belt so you still meet society minimums, that you might get a combat effectiveness boost out of it? Perhaps you would be that much faster or have a s...

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