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Rainald

Send it to me and I'll throw it on my armourarchive @ home space for all the world to see.

Rainald

One thing I do is hack a pattern in 1/2's, 1/4's or whatever it takes so I can place them as a 8" X 10" on a copier. Then use the enlarge function to say 125% and make copies. You might have to make a couple of different pieces for each one, but once you have the whole thing copied tape it together ...

Rainald

I used it make make the middle helm in the following picture. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/rainald/3HELMS.JPG It's 14ga/2mm mild steel like the other two. If I remember right I came up short on the lower front face dimensions. It was not as deep as I thought it was going to be (projecting f...

Rainald

Another revisit on this topic. Just curious on what size shield you use if use a heater? I just made a new one to replace my small scutum. It just didn't jive with a german persona. The new heater is 16" W by 24" L and will be my one and only from now on. So is it bigger, smaller or just about norma...

Rainald

That's probably because it's hosted on geosh*ties, too much bandwith...

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Gocin: ....But i will try to make few essays "how to..." like "how to make a sallet by Rainald". So now the real part of my post: Who will allow me to make an how to essay o...

Rainald

I never bought anything from Tandy but did make my own for leather stuff. It's a minature of my device carved into a large bolt head. I ground it into a heater shape then put my device on it using chisels and a dremel. It works well for stamping my device onto leather, except it's a little on the la...

Rainald

It's good to see someone diving in and making an effort.

Just remember the armour is there to protect, not bite you. You might want to try and round off some of the 90 degree corners on the bottom of the spaulders for starters. From the pics it looks a little sharp.

Keep hammering!

Rainald

An odd picture off the cooling thread:

http://www.globaleffects.com/Rental/Wardrobe/Armor/Period/CompleteSuit/European/Runhangarmorh.JPG

Rainald

I think I would go with strap and buckles for the cuisses/wrap plates. My thighs tend to vary quite a bit according to diet and exercise. I think you would want to quickly vary the fit if say something happens to change. Say like an 18 ga wrap plate being flattened in SCA combat. A couple of good wa...

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Stoffel: ...the majority of fighters in my area wear either lots of plastic or minimal leather. Most helms are either generic spangen tops or grilled spun tops. <HR></BL...

Rainald

I made mine out of 20 ga. stainless.

Rainald

I do my streching routine in the shower. Wait till my muscles are warmed up by the hot water and then use the shower walls to help strech beyond my normal limits.

Rainald

I suggest having a life. As far as myself goes I would never, ever devote that many hours to armouring. Next thing you know you'll be adding brass work to articulated codpieces at 2am.

I suggest you seek guidance from your spiritual totem, the rabid weasel, to cure you of this affliction.

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Gundo: There are [or were] a whole bunch of nifty line drawings of Italian Cavalry harness on DARIVS ARCHITECTUS' site, but I lost my bookmark. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ...

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Dude you look like you are roasting in that old armour! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Actually yes, the kit totally sucked as far as heat goes, and I had yet to figure out that ten o'clock armour...

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Airth: Wow, Lord Rainald! You've come quite a long way since last I saw you...is your son modeling the kit you were working on in Yokota? Impressive work--I suppose you alre...

Rainald

I would love to be in a plate/mail only tourney. Or anything that involves counted blows and matched period style weapons (no florentine or madus allowed!)

I also volunteer to help out.

Rainald

Awesome work; How big is the piece so I can get a sense of scale?

Alas I think my most of my fine-work days are quickly fading. I find it almost impossible anymore to do anything close up without having to take my glasses off. #@#~!%& old age!!!

Rainald

Anybody else got any photos that they want to share about there first kit and their latest. I happened across these while trying to put a webpage together. Before kit: Wisby style coat of plate, plates made of 10ga (at the least) aluminum, plates are mounted inside out (I didn't know any better and ...

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Konstantin the Red: Build your anvil stand as a narrow pyramid of 2x4s, laid horizontally, nailed or screwed together as desired. It's basically a hollow-centered stack of 2...

Rainald

Disregard,it was there when I went to work this am.

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Noe: This is going to sound really snobbish, but wow, that is an awful lot of really crappy, unauthentic fantasy armour. Going through all those pictures, I was hard-pressed...

Rainald

It's located here:
http://www.geocities.com/mystic_metals/Photo553.jpg

and here:

http://www.geocities.com/mystic_metals/Photo552.jpg

BTW; how did you darken them?

[This message has been edited by Rainald (edited 08-25-2002).]

Rainald

The greaves look good.

I would suggest posting pics somewhere else though. Geocities has a bad habit of vaporizing your site when you exceed one of their numerous rules. THey did it too me twice.

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Mad Matt: ...Who elce has been on TV thanks to their odd hobby? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Been in a Florida newspaper,an Icelandic TV spot for a demo we did, appeared in ...

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Morgan: A statement that drives me INSANE is "Well, I'll take it for practice, but I wouldn't in a tourney."... .<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Same here, I don't have a tourn...

Rainald

Pretty.

How do the eyelets attach to the belt?

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by FrauHirsch: Yes, this is the BEST. The paint sticks REALLY well... Juliana <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Since I am forced by Meridian rules to replace my current "plastic" ...

Rainald

6' glaive
9' fiberglass spear
an assortment of 36" swords (baskethilt,cuphilt,quillions)
a matched set of 28" swords with quillions
48" bastard with thrusty (favorite style)
28" mace
28" warhammer

and various other assorted bits.

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rainald: It's worth a look to go here as far as authenticity in clothing goes: http://www.historicenterprises.com/ I'm sure that many on this board would consider their rese...

Rainald

It's worth a look to go here as far as authenticity in clothing goes: http://www.historicenterprises.com/

I'm sure that many on this board would consider their research to be be pretty spot on for dressing from the skin out.

Rainald

Lose the high tech shoes and the kit looks pretty good.

However...1200 X 1600 pixels is just a wee bit overkill for a picture posted on a board. Try and reduce future picture size postings and you will have more people actually looking at it. Not everybody is on a high speed line.

Rainald

Been thinking about making some for my dog just for the hell of it. I think a 7lb dog in full plate would look pretty cool. I don't know if I could find anything light enough though that wouldn't tip him over when I put it on him.

Rainald

Like the title says, if you wear more armour than usual for your kingdom.... do you turn into a rhino according to the kingdom standards? I am starting to see that problem emerging for me sometime soon. I wear more armour then anyone I have seen so far in Meridies. I have fought a lot a high caliber...

Heater shield size across the SCA?

Run Forest, Run!

My armour kit progression through the years

Move towards authenticity = Rhino?