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PatternWeld

Dibs please. I'm a few hour drive from SD.

Edit dammit got scooped! 2nd dibs then if the first falls through. Shipping poles etc can be pricey and I'm willing to drive out to pick it up.

PatternWeld

Thank you!

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I picked up one of these very recently... http://i.ebayimg.com/t/BRASS-STEEL-MEDIEVAL-HELMET-REPRODUCTION-/00/s/NjQwWDQ4MA==/$(KGrHqRHJE!E88YlIO89BPV3)1UrG!~~60_3.JPG and my search fu is weak today. Does anyone have a good resource for a blunt skippy/patterns for converting one of these to a SCA/Adr...

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Hi, For instock stuff I use motor oil on the armor, and I keep a piece of plastic or paper over the shelf to keep water or mist from settling on it. I live in Wa state so we are under water here for 9 months of the year. The plastic or paper cover on the shelf makes a huge difference. Ty Pb This + ...

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I forgot about calontir trim and didn't know Viking Leather did scales...... let me add a HUGE +1 for doing business with Frank / Viking Leather. Edit... Last I heard https://www.facebook.com/AesirMetalwyrks bought the scale die from White Mountain and was looking for a shop that could run it.... bu...

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Eldressar, Polar Bear Forge, ebonwolfe for metal.

Torvaldr or Kade for leather.

Tengushin has had a set of titanium mogolian lamellar he's selling....

PatternWeld

Lovin the clean anatomic lines.

PatternWeld

Hal,

I've got to admit you are mostly right. I guess I'll have to call it a lesson in expensive nostalgia.

PatternWeld

Meh guess no one wants it. I've been offered a few trades for it but nothing I really need.

Its obvious people are looking but this is discouraging. I don't want to take 3rd world wages for the hours I put into this to make it nice again.

PatternWeld

Excellent thread so far. I've solved this issue with non period approaches for tapering helm shapes similar to this in the past. Being able to see and hear others experiences and solutions for a period liner is making me more confident in patterning & making a period liner to sew into my own bascine...

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This is what the raising kit looks like so far: http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/RaisingKit.JPG Hal Halberds, I had an idea to improve on your basic design, mind if I use it to make a couple prototypes? I won't be producing them commercially and when I complete them I'll post pics, gi...

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GuntherofOrkney wrote:if you could get different sizes for cheap i would be interested but 2 of those is all i need for now.

+1

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Ingvarr & Maeryk - if you'd like to discuss those issues why don't we take it out of this thread and on over to "Off Topic" ?

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For clarity, I did not CALL for a R&D.... I speculated that his actions very well could end up in an R&D. At the very least I'd bet there will be a CoC. By representing the SCA in a poor light, in public media, he has actually violated the directive on media relations.

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Here's his profile on the FMJ website.... http://www.history.com/shows/full-metal-jousting/bios/landon-morris Quoted from his Bio.... Landon learned to ride horses in private school, picking up several riding disciplines and playing polo. Currently, he works as an auctioneer, practices Muy Thai kick...

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Bueller?

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LoL! :lol: I had a friend DVR the show just to watch the "incident" First, I am no "expert" horseman but I grew up around riders and have known horse owners most of my life. There are only 2 circumstances in which one would get physical with a horse. I don't mean BEATING it, I mean smacking it hard ...

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Is it too late to get mine retrofitted?

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I sure hope Brand is reading this... I personally knew someone who fell afoul of the first "whoops" from Brand. They chose to walk away from it rather than fruitlessly pursue him. Amongst all this Brand chose to enter Crown lists and sat the throne of Caid. If he could afford to do that, he could ha...

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Paypal sent for 3 + shipping. All I have to do is remember where I put the high penetration rod.....

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Ok hundreds of views and no one has even so much as PM'd me. So I am forced to pull out the Way-Back Machine sans Mr. Peabody http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn114/clueX4_graphics/426875_338019736241042_100000990543153_905602_704348625_n.jpg The year 1987... September Crown in Caid. Guillaume De ...

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What would shipping run to 92307 for 3 of them?

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That Cuirass is pretty kick ass... almost has a Spanish or Portuguese flair to it. The only faults I could find in all the Facebook pics were the gap at the side closure and the rear of the fauld could be a little tighter as there seems just a tad of gap. Now those shoulders.... *Drool* and the besa...

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I picked this up from another archiver as a project to restore & resell ..... my mistake, your gain. Acid stripped, bumped out, oven oil blackened,heavy brass cotter pin verveilles, aventail taken apart and redone with expansions so it lays properly, Phosphor bronze edge and dagging, new leathers (h...

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Sold pending payment. Thank you for your interest

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Increase the budget then talk to http://clang.adkinssoftware.com/helm%20pics/helm%20kabuto%2001.html or http://www.htmps.org/TwoRavens/japanese.htm or http://armourandcastings.com/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=69 or http://www.darkheartarmoury.com/zunari.htm Emphasis on its easy to find Armourer's...

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So how exactly did James Fairclough (sp?) (THE HAMMER) get all cut up inside his helmet like that? I've never seen anything quite like that before. :? My speculation based on where they were stapling him vs how the helmet sits.... The padding bottomed out and the inner portion of the bolt for the l...

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This looks like it would fit in with what you are looking for....

http://ironmongerarmory.com/stock-helms/roman-helms

If he doesn't like Roman, look to a Spangen helm style or a Norman.

PatternWeld

Also please don't forget that, if you are not using pasteurized honey, do not boil the honey or use Iodophor/Sulphites, it retains its natural, powerful, anti bacterial properties.

The Romans, among other cultures, used Honey as a wound dressing to prevent infection.

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I hope he can dig out and get folks repaid on a up front regular schedule. Its a shame when talent like his crashes & burns.

If I had a way to know for sure folks were getting repaid I'd buy armour from him.

-Grimr

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IMO there's one guy you want to go to for a Hussar helmet.

Donngal

https://www.facebook.com/AesirMetalwyrks

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Jackie, As one of the customers in your que all I can say is.... no worries, hope things get better. What can *I* do to help you get there, from here? I'm planning on building my 2nd kit around the hat you are making, just wish there was more pictures of the process. To me pictures/process are more ...

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Depending on your size, I might have a cheap solution. I have a plastic Wisby COP on a heavy fabric that I bought on the archive for like $50 +shipping. If you are around 46-50" chest in that gambeson, it should fit you fine. I'd like to get what I paid for it. Grimr Edit: I found the thread where I...

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Since we've had Medieval Batman & Medieval Vader.... I give you BatVader the Dark Knight of Sith http://0.media.dorkly.cvcdn.com/25/32/4faedb74cf4c266d359f1602efd19c97.jpg But none of it as as epic as Samurai Stormtrooper http://geektyrant.com/storage/page-images/samuraistormtrooper-thumb-550x822-46...

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Obviously they had to have some new drama.... Swollen and sore ego's - check Drinking & behaving like its their first beer - check Bitching / blame fixing on the horse - check Bitching about the armour not fitting/pinching - check Poor fitting armour resulting in stitches - check Griping about loosi...

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