The Armour Archive

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I have a few fake Garnets that look pretty real. I'd be glad to send you a few to use if you'd like.

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These folks are also around:
http://armaaustin.org/main/main.html

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http://www.spiegel.de/international/ger ... 42,00.html

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While a boffer shield and not SCA, this is some of my best work yet.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3 ... 1426151644

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I see the edging on the bits of material. How do you keep the edges from fraying? Do you apply that edging, then apply the fabric to the garment? Do you stitch it all down together? What is that edging?

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Can you give us some of the specifics of your interpretation of the outfit? How did you make the helm, How did you choose colors for the suit, etc...? Are there pics to go with the research you found of archeological findings, or at least some art of these items? I really would like to know more. At...

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There is a guy in my boffer group that has a wire running up his shirt to the camera in his hat, the recorder being in a belt pouch. It is totally hidden.

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Up close not all their stuff looks that good. Just get ideas, then do better yourself.

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I could be wrong, but close up it looks like acid etching.

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So, if you have his OK, then the marshals can't say no, right?

Really nice helm there. I love the smooth sweep to the back and the overall hight of it.

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Being a boffer group, I am actually going with a Warhammer Empire look, but Landeschect is pretty close so I posted here. I did try some pants and the how to page for the outfit is here: http://www.drandmir.org/howto/puffandslash.pdf That is for the shirt and pants. I didn't like how the pants came ...

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So I am with a boffer group, not SCA, so I am working on the base soft kit first, then we'll get to some armour. Here is my starting place. [img]http://drandmir.org/photo_archive/Puffandslash/DSC00171.JPG[/img] The next bits in no particular order are better pants, a pizza hat, and a katzbalger. I t...

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Here is the end for now. First a close up of the ribbons keeping the sleeves from wandering off by themselves. [img]http://drandmir.org/photo_archive/Puffandslash/puffslash%20project-close%20up%20of%20sleeve%20ribbons.JPG[/img] You can see where I gave a small stitch to keep them where I want them, ...

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Almost done now. Continuing on with the right leg. [img]http://drandmir.org/photo_archive/Puffandslash/puffslash%20project-right%20leg%202%20strips.JPG[/img] [img]http://drandmir.org/photo_archive/Puffandslash/puffslash%20project-right%20leg%203%20strips%20done.JPG[/img] Then I attached the legs tog...

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Armour will defiantly take longer than the outfit, but plans are in the works. Here is the beginning of the right leg. I am taking strips of puffs like I did on the back of the doublet and they will get sewn to the leg and wrap around it. Here are the strips laid out. [img]http://drandmir.org/photo_...

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Here is the complete doublet minus buttons and some extra ribbon. [img]http://drandmir.org/photo_archive/Puffandslash/puffslash%20project-both%20sleeves%20done.JPG[/img] So, now I move on to the legs. They will go to just below the knee. Below the legs I picked up some soccer socks in different colo...

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Now that I have some more fabric...(btw, never enter a JoAnn's during their Grand Opening. I thought I'd never make it out.) I finished cutting out the over slashings. Really I just cut two long strips, sewed the long edges and turned it inside out. Then ironed it flat. Once I had them made here is ...

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I can do that, but I figured with the amount of pics I have been adding that it will take forever for the page to load for folks.

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Thanks Eirikr. Truthfully I have done it in other less 'busy' varieties, and I have been thinking it through for about a month before I started. I just figured even though this is a deviation to this sort of outfit, perhaps some pics to my version could help someone out. Besides, with as much as I G...

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Got some more done. So far the left back. For the left side I am going with blue with yellow puffs. Since it's not striped the front will be a bit different, but I choose to go the same way on the back. http://drandmir.org/photo_archive/Puffandslash/puffslash%20project-left%20back%20started.JPG http...

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More added. Here are stripes 3 and 4 and then the finished side panel. No puffs there, but it will be on my side and under my arm. I don't think puffs are needed. http://drandmir.org/photo_archive/Puffandslash/puffslash%20project-3%20stripes%20done.JPG http://drandmir.org/photo_archive/Puffandslash/...

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Fixed some pics! k, Here is the original doublet that really did fit at one point. I like the length and how the arms fit, so I used it as a basis. http://drandmir.org/photo_archive/Puffandslash/puffslash%20project-original%20dublet.JPG So I made the lining first and gave it a square neckline. It wi...

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So, I have the week off and I am working on a new puff and slash outfit. While the design is more aimed at a warhammer Empire outfit, it is along the lines of a Landsknecht, so I am posting here as it may be of interest. I started on some and uploaded some pics, but I did something screwy, so I have...

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I don't know that I could add much more than my being there, but I would love to go.

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What I do is add a whole row of rings and then throw in a few expansions spread around the edgs and go to the next row. Depending on the size of the rings and just how much maille mass you are looking for I go 6-8 extra rings per row.

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All year long I practice accuracy to be able to make a 'nerple' attack to my opponent's nipples.
I also keep a shield in front of mine in case of my opponents getting lucky and hitting me.

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If anyone is in central Texas and would like to try a bit with combat and a storyline, my group is having what will be a pretty cool event on the last weekend in January. The website with more info is http://drandmir.org and the event specific info is the Midreign link to the left. I will also be ar...

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Any time you happen to be in Texas let me know and I will hook you up.

Man I wish those folks would dress better...

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I'm not impressed. I want to know where the rest of the suit is to go with it...

You need some sort of dragon head buckles or some such.

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Hal, last pic on the anvil in the background. It's red.

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Hey central Tx folks! It's been a while since I picked up some steel, but I am looking to again in the near future. I had been using Trident, but they said 1 sheet is not a big enough order to process. I think that's crazy, as they don't have to do much but pick up a sheet and give it to me. I am lo...

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Maybe a dumb question, but would a covered breastplate ever be worn with a back plate, and would that be covered as well? I have only ever seen fronts, and I am guessing that for the period that is what we have, but I wanted to be sure.

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Duco-In that picture you are alot younger than I imagined...

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Molto Bellisimo! I like the shape of the elbow particularly.

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So... is windex good for making a helm shiny?

Very nice helm.

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