The Armour Archive

Owen

so simply put these covers are nice for those who wish to use them in my opinion THIS! Is exactly what is wrong with the SCA on a whole. Good enough, acceptable, it will pass, no one will care etc etc These things do not look any better than a pair of Reeboks. Trying to make a silk purse out of a s...

Owen

That's why it's called an opinion. FWIW, my meads are typically still good and stable at 6+ years, and examples have been found that were still good at 17 (and by "good" I mean "awesome").

Owen

Need support? Don't spend money on something that looks stupid. Spend it on orthotics that fit in your period shoes. This is not rocket science. ;) Furthermore, cleats are doing you NO favors if you have bad feet/ankles/knees. Cleats are arguably the cause of more SCA-combat-related sports injuries...

Owen

Meads and wines are generally less sensitive to sanitation issues than beer is, due to the higher alcohol content. But a litle effort goes a long way. I prefer 1-Step to iodophor because it's non-rinsing properties are not affected concentration. I disagree about boiling mead must; in my opinion it ...

Owen

Bulk aging works, but you'll want to purge the headspace with CO2 or N2 to prevent oxidation, unless the carboy is filled to just under the stopper.

Owen

From the phrasing, I assume this means in a tournament. There, I prefer to take a knee/salute while loudly acknowledging the blow. In a battle, I want people to fall down dead. I have see far too many "tactical deaths", where they leap and fall somewhere awkward for the other side, or disrupt the op...

Owen

I would, depending on circumstances, either take it as a kill or go to my knees (knees are what ended my fighting career). However, I think someone on their knees should be immobile.

Owen

hehe, no more Mr. Nice Roman!

Owen

Those two are kind of pricey, what can I get for a little less, say, $10?

Owen

A member of my Roman unit built a Taberna, modeled on one excavated in Pompeii.

http://www.geocities.com/richsc53/
[img]http://www.geocities.com/richsc53/rdcaup2.jpg[/img]

Owen

I'll chime in favoring upholstery velvet, it will hold up a lot better. I'd be nervous about using anything expensive, but that's me, I wound up on the ground a lot.

A tip for keeping it clean- Scotchguard it, and clean it with spray carpet cleaner.

Owen

Kind of taking the theme from another thread, but I don't want to hijack it... My persona would have been religious. I am not, but I want to play a more accurate game for ME. One idea I had is in the form of scrolls. People in Northshield get scrolls all the time in the form of rune fonts or sumii ...

Owen

As I said, that's how it looks to me. I'm not declaring anyone the winner.

Owen

My connection is acting up, so I couldn't watch to the end, but it looks like the lefty should have won, as he struck the first acknowledged blow, to the righty's side, but which the righty appears to have accepted as a leg shot.

Owen

For high authenticity-
http://www.larp.com/legioxx/

Owen

Here's my gear- http://home.armourarchive.org/members/owenbrau/armor5.jpg I portray a Centurion, as it allows me to wear a crest in battle as well as greaves. Authentic or semi-authentic- Lorica hamata with shoulder doublings; subarmalis with pteruges (leather strip skirt) attached; helmet with neck...

Owen

No Maeryk, they got pissy because other people started doing it too; the Romans had been doing it for years. The people running the event ruined it for everyone.

Owen

At MTT, Sunday morning they have a "multi-timeline tactical" (that's pronounced, "free for all"). I have gone out in Roman armor, wearing sunglasses and armed with a Star Wars blaster, as well as a cap and ball revolver and grenades. Last year though, they changed the "rules", and said you could onl...

Owen

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070105/ap_on_sc/netherlands_roman_road By TOBY STERLING, Associated Press Writer Fri Jan 5, 3:19 PM ET AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Archaeologists in the Netherlands have uncovered what they believe is part of the military road Roman soldiers patrolled nearly 2,000 years ago...

Owen

I'd have to check mine, but our early Empire scuta weigh rather less than that, I think around 6 to 8 pounds.

Owen

Pavlvs- I have serious doubts that the Fayem shield was a battle shield.

12 pounds is ridiculous.

Owen

Look into staffs at martial arts stores, too. They are often ash or other suitable wood.

Owen

The question I'm asking, is if there IS a time covered by the SCA (up to 1600 if memory serves) where my kilt (the modern variety you see at highland games and such) is appropriate?

Short answer, no. The modern, "small kilt", isn't seen before about 1740.

Owen

I wear a set of Street-Hockey pants under my brachae; much lighter and better ventilated than ice hockey pants. Works pretty well. I have a pair of low-profile knee cops laced to them, so my knee protection isn't visible either. Before: http://home.armourarchive.org/members/owenbrau/Armor1b.jpg Afte...

Owen

Actually, if it is softened in the heat, it will still do quite a bit to protect you, just not as much as if it were stiff. Even softened, the wax still stiffens the leather quite a bit. Historically speaking, wax is simply a bad idea, as it is less effective at hardening as some other methods, and ...

Owen

Motorcycle helmets are designed to stop exactly one major impact; the foam is destroyed in the process. They are far better than SCA helmats at stopping that one impact; contrary to what Konstantin said, it is the resilient foam that we generally use in SCA helmets that decelerates the blow then ret...

Owen

Okay, so why would a LH-er want to play in the SCA? So far I've read (and agree with): A) it's a break from being 'onstage' to the public. B) It's a chance to learn more about other period kits from the 'high authenticity' end of the SCA's spectrum C) it's a chance to use/experiment with those thin...

Owen

Chef de Chambre once told me, maybe three years back, that he didn't think hardly any SCAdians moved into Living History or other painstaking recreationist disciplines. This thread suggests this is beginning to change, and I think that's all to the good. While that sounds like a Chef thing to say h...

Owen

The SCA is not for folks who want a focus on one period, one place, one culture. It is not a group for those who desire a high threshold for quality of research or material presentation. Sure it is. What it isn't good for is for folks that want everyone else to have the same focus and threshold as ...

Owen

So, what is a sailor doing with our gear?

Owen

very nice

Owen

Better yet, put em in a bucket half filled with sand.. then even if they DO burn down, and play "torch" it's no big deal.. just some hot sand. Actually, no. At EK Southern Region Warcamp some years ago, someone left a candle in a small tub of sand in their tent. The candle burned down and melted in...

Owen

Pirates!

Owen

Don't kill yourself over the earguards- on the originals, they are separate pieces riveted on.

Looks good.

Owen

Well, it is above his knees...

Re: shoe covers - anyone ever try these?

Re: A word about meadmaking sanitation...

Re: shoe covers - anyone ever try these?

Re: A word about meadmaking sanitation...

Re: A word about meadmaking sanitation...

Re: Religion in the SCA (or not)

Ancient Roman road found in Netherlands