The Armour Archive

johnpowers

Wow. Just. Wow.

johnpowers

I'm thinking of doing Roman calligae with birkenstock inserts.

johnpowers

Lovely work!

johnpowers

One day, and one day soon I will be commissioning a full harness. I still don't know what period, but oh, it'll be a harness worth wearing. Beautiful article, thank you.

johnpowers

holy crow I wish I had the money for that.

johnpowers

Awesome video, awesome hats. I wishes I could afford one!

johnpowers

Apparently there's two full suits on that dxf, Craig.

johnpowers

...There's four. I'll ask the guy who did the file, maybe he remembers.

johnpowers

Effingham- that sucks. I don't know why it's doing that. Pops up fine for me.

Craig- Those would be the shovel greaves! Took me a few minutes of looking at it to remember exactly what they were.

johnpowers

I wish.

And Makoto's first line was the price. Good luck selling, Makoto!

johnpowers

I gave up smoking my pipe because of my children.

But man, nothing quite like a nice bowl after a hard day's work.

johnpowers

I have the lorica dxf. It's laid out for a plasma table on a 4x8 sheet

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7yFMq9 ... edit?pli=1

johnpowers

I'm posting so that this stays in my list of threads. Very very interested, by the way. Abandoning my previous Roman (SCA) persona due to the collapse of a warband, going with my Magyar roots, methinks.

johnpowers

Well, it's a dxf for a similar suit, based upon the same archeology. Not based on your work.

johnpowers

I may have access to a .dxf for the suit of lorica segmentata on the bottom of your archive, Sinric. If you like, I'll talk to my friend about it.

johnpowers

That's niiiiiiiiice.

johnpowers

Thread necromancy aside, very useful links here! Thanks guys!

johnpowers

I think it's beautiful, and wonderfully handy. But I haven't pounded steel in almost a decade, so..

johnpowers

Good to know, guys! Thank you- a thumbs up from multiple prolific, long-term forumites means a lot.

johnpowers

How about in stainless, 14/16?

johnpowers

I am going to begin the process of figuring out if the budget can take it. If you do get another offer, Sir, take it, but here's hopin'!

johnpowers

That may answer the question for someone more knowledgeable, but I'm not that person.

If I hit something with it, would it break like a rat-tail tang, or would it stand up? I'm not planning on doing something like that, but purely ornamental blades are not my thing.

johnpowers

Mind if I ask for a quote on this one?
http://www.knotwolf.com/mambo/index.php ... &Itemid=28

It makes me happy just to look at it!

johnpowers

Pics?

johnpowers

http://www.plasticlamellar.com/ is where one of my bandmates picked up his lamellar. It wasn't cheap, but he's also 6'3". Easy as heck to lace, just be sure to burn the ends into 'needles' and it'll go fast. A pair of pliers to tighten them down and you're good to go!

johnpowers

Holy smokes! Are those ornamental, or battle ready? I'm suspecting ornamental because of the cost, but a guy can dream..

johnpowers

Wow! I like your stuff.. Question, though (asking here for the benefit of others) what would be a base estimate on this http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater helm? Just a range, not an actual estimate..

johnpowers

Absolutely breathtaking.

johnpowers

That is a work of art.

johnpowers

horsefriend- nope!

I'm going to be fighting for Midrealm, too! That's the really tricksy part!

johnpowers

The problem with the easiest thing is that it's the hardest thing- we're trying to equip up to 10 people in as good a suit of roman armour as possible, on as little money as possible. It's going to be tough, but we'll make it work as best we can. Buying helmets is not an option- Unless someone wants...

johnpowers

People keep thinking I'm in places I'm not, lol. I'm in Northern Ontario, Canada. I don't know where An Tir is, but it's not around here- we're Eldormere up here. And if you are willing to do trades, that might come in handy, horsefriend. There is the qiant distance between us, but there might be so...

johnpowers

Thanks, Norman. That is indeed helpful. Never made a spagenhelm, but there's a first time for everything!

johnpowers

Heck, 43 views- anyone have any advice? Am I being too ambitious?

Should I raise it, or dish it? That answer alone would be handy as heck.

johnpowers

I can't wait to take my baby girl to war.

Showing these to my wife to help her get in the mood to get into the SCA. Thanks!

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