The Armour Archive

accdntprone

One thing I noticed, the mid ocular band seems a bit wide. Assuming you want to be able to see people in front of you you may want to either trim that down or crease it more. Great first hat btw.

accdntprone

These two are a little different than my usual pattern(mostly because I had help making them), but they came out nice.

accdntprone

One of two actually, but the other one looks just like this one bit a tad bigger. Plus my phone seems to have eaten that photo.....

: small.jpg (49.8 KiB) Viewed 587 times

accdntprone

Iron Dwarf, we gotta talk about that power hammer. I SO need one

accdntprone

Do you feel that just because something is outside of your personal experience that it doesn't happen to anyone? I sure as hell couldn't afford to spend a bunch of money on armor when I first started playing this game. That's why I started making it. And as for starter helms ending up as part of the...

accdntprone

Be happy to do it, but its going to be a little bit. I have a mess of orders to get through. Its something I should be able to get done during the fall / winter slow season though. Maybe sooner, the ShopMonkey is working out better than expected.

accdntprone

Those are for up to 24.5-25" head with height of 8.5-9" from browline to shoulder. Can be used by someone with smaller head, just add padding. Typical loaner helm size.
Might not be a bad idea at that. Im pretty awful with a camera.

accdntprone

All the pics posted so far have been of smallish helms. Large starter buckets have the same amount of bargrill but greater facial height so they look kind of different. Plus they get some breaths drilled in below the bar grill.

: large.jpg (48.36 KiB) Viewed 194 times

accdntprone

It was worth quite a bit in terms of him learning. The end product will make some new guy on a budget a fine helm. Both seem like good things to me.

accdntprone

Killum, its a verb, a noun, and a life style. Its also on my birth certificate and drivers license, so sod off cancer boy.....

accdntprone

RE: humidity and moisture control.. I usually throw in a couple of the desiccant packets you often get with electronics, shoes or work-boots and such. Helps keep things dry, inside the moto helmet bag I stuff my party hat into. Accdntprone, you wouldn't happen to have a photo-stream somewhere a guy...

accdntprone

The old timers here on the archive use to call me Ack. (as in the sound bill the cat makes). Walter is Ack now though, so Axe works...

accdntprone

Made to fit a 23.5" head, but greathelms are pretty bulky so you could likely put it on a bigger person and still have enough room for sca padding.

accdntprone

Its hard to put a fair price on something when its not yet completed and we don't really know how well its going to come out. That said, the point in making these is to teach my son. I would expect prob. about $50 on the greathelm, prob. between $50 and $75 on the sugarloaf depending on how it turns...

accdntprone

Our story so far.... sm.jpg Needs some finishing work, and of course to have the face attached and not just sitting there. Have the SECOND face attached I should say. He attached the first one without minding the size of the eye slot and ended up at 1 1/8th" instead of 7/8th". So he got to learn abo...

accdntprone

Not a Minion! I'm a GOON! Minion has to many syllables and is WAY to hard to spell.......

accdntprone

Pics to follow as soon as completed. He learned about planishing, creasing, buttwelds and lapwelds, and that I can still throw a backhand faster than he can dodge.......

accdntprone

Would be cool. Hows your helm holding up? Seeing any use?

accdntprone

Im not merchenting at Pennsic, but I will have a few helms with me should someone want to see and/or acquire one of them. Ill have 2 norse spangenhelms, one sugarloaf, and a couple starter buckets. Maybe a greathelm if I don't run out of time.

accdntprone

Oh yours is a solid hat. I made it to protect MY noggin, and I have had ENOUGH concussions thank you very much. It was just a rush, one day helm. Its flaws are cosmetic, but I had no problem fighting in it. Hell, Im going to be fighting in my sons first helm at pennsic cause I can't find time to mak...

accdntprone

ANother one of my spangens with an avintail

: spangensm.jpg (70.46 KiB) Viewed 425 times

accdntprone

rough from the hammer

accdntprone

Generally I expect to get paid when the hat is ready to ship. A few people have chosen to pay up front, but I don't really like it cause then I feel like I have to bump them to the front of the que or its like Im just sitting on there money. So payment when the helm is ready to ship is what I prefer.

accdntprone

Any interest in 16 gage mild steel 3 pc knees and elbows? If so, what does everyone think a fair price would be? Its time for the 16 year old (henceforward referred to as ShopMonkey) to learn about articulation.

accdntprone

nope. Just send me an email (the address is in my profile) with measurements. (around your head at brow line and from the top of your ear down till you touch your shoulder)

accdntprone

+1 for losthelm

accdntprone

That would be cool

accdntprone

My intention is to have a couple starter buckets, a couple norse spangenhelms, and maybe a sugarloaf. Working at a rather frantic pace though, so I may not get all of them done. My first priority is getting orders that are promised by Pennsic finished.

accdntprone

+1 for rough from the hammer

accdntprone

Ill have them at camp, though I could swing by your booth if you like. (I doubtless will be there at some point to window shop anyway:))

accdntprone

Where are you going to be at Pennsic? Me? I camp with Clovenshield. DukeLogan, Thanks for the suggestion, Ill have to try that. (sounds easier and neater than carrying a can of wd40 in my armor bag) Ashe I don't do a lot of stainless at this point. I can, if it what you really want. Its just going ...

accdntprone

Otto makes a nice hat for the money. Someone should grab this.

accdntprone

came to an arrangement with bigfredb. Thanks everyone.

accdntprone

Yep. Pretty sure the buyer intends to put either leather or chainmail over the back. Cool pic btw

accdntprone

Came out mostly ok, though I am going to need to beef up that visor thingie before it ships.

: sevensm.jpg (45.98 KiB) Viewed 345 times

Re: my first attempt at a spangen/ crusader face helm

Re: Spangen for Voislava Pevtsova

Spangen for Voislava Pevtsova

Re: coming soon! Sugarloaf and greathelm from the shopmonkey

Re: coming soon! Sugarloaf and greathelm from the shopmonkey

Re: Large starter buckets

Re: Large starter buckets

Large starter buckets

Re: coming soon! Sugarloaf and greathelm from the shopmonkey

Re: coming soon! Sugarloaf and greathelm from the shopmonkey

Re: death by starter bucket

Re: coming soon! Sugarloaf and greathelm from the shopmonkey

Re: coming soon! Sugarloaf and greathelm from the shopmonkey

Re: coming soon! Sugarloaf and greathelm from the shopmonkey

Re: coming soon! Sugarloaf and greathelm from the shopmonkey

Re: coming soon! Sugarloaf and greathelm from the shopmonkey

coming soon! Sugarloaf and greathelm from the shopmonkey

Re: at Pennsic

at Pennsic

Re: WTB New to Me Helm

Re: WTB New to Me Helm

Re: WTB SS highpoint Bascinet skull ONLY

Re: death by starter bucket

any interest in knees and elbows?

Re: death by starter bucket

Re: LTB cheap aventail..

Re: death by starter bucket

Re: death by starter bucket

Re: WTB - stainless helm halves

Re: death by starter bucket

Re: death by starter bucket

Re: Helm 4 Sale

Re: Helm for garb?

Re: first attempt at a mongolian

first attempt at a mongolian