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by Peikko
Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:15 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Why aren't SCA weapons made to look like...wood?
Replies: 78
Views: 2061

Has anyone tried making sca "swords" to simulate more of a wood appearance? Yes. The marshals bounced them for not having a defined striking edge, or thrusting tip marker. I told them it was a wood baton, used for tournaments of peace. Bounce. Then I got to hear the same person cry like a...
by Peikko
Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:06 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: armour case of Joseon dynasty(Korea)
Replies: 2
Views: 121

check out his flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kyb0417/

nice work there.
by Peikko
Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:53 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: how to blow up an armor pattern without distortion?
Replies: 16
Views: 425

Brennainn wrote:If you can get one for a reasonable price, overhead projector.
Thanks,
Brennainn


Schools with poor security are great sources for these.... :lol:
by Peikko
Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:16 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Where are all the Pennsic pics this year???
Replies: 13
Views: 670

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=121513
by Peikko
Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:34 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Sit on it Scythian!
Replies: 9
Views: 328

I'm not seeing a chair here...to my eye I see a somewhat stylized representation of earth under the figures. The item just behind the left hand figure, that I think you are seeing as part of an X-chair, is his bow in its case.

my two pence.
by Peikko
Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:59 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Recommended Talhoffer/Lichtenauer books?
Replies: 39
Views: 673

Try here as well: http://www.fioredeiliberi.org/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=25
by Peikko
Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:37 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Show Us Your Spring "10" kits
Replies: 511
Views: 48212

...BTW what shield would you guys suggest? I thought teardrop shaped but i am a really big fan of center grip rounds. would a center grip round fit my time period for Russian? I think that a "kite" shield is kosher for the period and region, but yours seem a bit angular. It ought to be mo...
by Peikko
Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:48 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Technical question about madus
Replies: 30
Views: 905

Sir Brendan TT wrote:Acctually, my friends that just visited both wallace collection as well as some other museums got some pics.
I'll se if i can get a hold of them...


If there are any "madu-esque" weapons in the European rooms I'll be amazed.
by Peikko
Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:34 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: If I had it to do over, I'd buy...
Replies: 14
Views: 772

talaananthes wrote:
Redsword wrote:
Jestyr wrote:Gaston's Pennsic House


For a noobie, that is about the coolest thing to see what unlimited creativity there is in this group.

Something to aspire to.


Pix again? I think I've seen it . . .

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=112281
by Peikko
Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:27 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: How do you inerpret this?
Replies: 11
Views: 524

Bleddyn De Caldicot wrote:Probably just splints on the inside. Likely the artist wanted to represent the splints creating a slightly raised look to the fabric but it is hard to get 3d in a 2d sculpture.


this sounds the most reasonable explanation to me.
by Peikko
Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:04 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Technical question about madus
Replies: 30
Views: 905

Did some investigating, and according my sources in London, the Wallace has only one madu in its collection and it's Indian and dates to the 18th century at the earliest. Anyway...If we're gonna continue allowing this blatantly OOP weapon, can I use an arquebus? Two: #OA1759 and #OA1777 in the coll...
by Peikko
Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:03 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Technical question about madus
Replies: 30
Views: 905

Did some investigating, and according my sources in London, the Wallace has only one madu in its collection and it's Indian and dates to the 18th century at the earliest.

Anyway...If we're gonna continue allowing this blatantly OOP weapon, can I use an arquebus?

:D
by Peikko
Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:47 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Technical question about madus
Replies: 30
Views: 905

If there are any "madus" in the Wallace they would be in the Oriental room.
by Peikko
Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:41 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: looking for pics of cut and thrust legal armor
Replies: 37
Views: 1015

From what i gather we hit harder and faster up here in my corner of An Tir. that said this is my cut and thrust kit as of a year or so ago. since that pic was taken I've swapped to an Alchem curved blade with turkic hilt and swapped a lot of the maille out for riveted maille and i;m about half way ...
by Peikko
Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:50 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Technical question about madus
Replies: 30
Views: 905

...As for the madu not being a "period weapon", visit the Wallace collection in London, Englland. They have several european examples from the 14-15-hundreds... Hmmm, despite practically living in the Wallace collection for a time, I have no recollection of ever seeing these. I guess I ne...
by Peikko
Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:30 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Let's see your favorite SCA picture
Replies: 209
Views: 17933

Gunnstein wrote:Don't know if this is SCA. Looks like Tuchux to me, but this picture sparked my interest in the SCA

That's Bytor I believe...Tuchux.
by Peikko
Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:57 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Kevlar gloves
Replies: 9
Views: 465

Sorry to say, I've used two pair for SCA rapier and C&T.... these shred at the seams when points hit them. Each kevlar pad or foam pad is "inset" in a hole in the outer leather and stitched around. Further, they have unpadded gaps between the visible pads, when struck with a narrow bl...
by Peikko
Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:41 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Pennsic House
Replies: 228
Views: 24568

Benedek wrote:
Tracy Justus wrote:So... have any photos of Gaston's casa made it onto the internet?

T.


Lord I hope so!


Gerhard von Liebau's got a few on his facebook.
by Peikko
Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:22 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: border reiver helmet
Replies: 49
Views: 1608

shortie-n wrote:also the crazy long links are and odd side effect of the new google images :?

http://tinyurl.com/
:D
by Peikko
Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:57 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Joseon era lamellar armours(late14th~ 19th centry)
Replies: 8
Views: 684

So cool :shock:
by Peikko
Sun Aug 08, 2010 2:55 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Kastenbrust
Replies: 9
Views: 427

Maeryk wrote:LOOK! LOOK! I LEARNED TO FLUTE!
:lol:
by Peikko
Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:15 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: painting and colouring armour
Replies: 50
Views: 945

You can also remove galvanization with aforementioned heat. if you dont need your lungs any more that is +1 ...And I'd rather see painted metal armour than galvanised metal armour any day. Surely I'm not the only one around here who's not scared of galvanization. 0_o Seriously guys, people around h...
by Peikko
Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:43 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Broken off from another thread:
Replies: 25
Views: 557

Conrad the Mad wrote:but what about pretend power?

:roll: :lol:


...pretend responsibility. :lol:
by Peikko
Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:00 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: painting and colouring armour
Replies: 50
Views: 945

The Iron Dwarf wrote:
Destichado wrote:You can also remove galvanization with aforementioned heat.

if you dont need your lungs any more that is


+1

...And I'd rather see painted metal armour than galvanised metal armour any day.
by Peikko
Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:54 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: pattern help?
Replies: 25
Views: 386

Verukh wrote::shock: simple as that? cotton balls seems too easy. lol


Well, one would, I imagine, use quite a few of them and stuff them quite tightly.
by Peikko
Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:31 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: painting and colouring armour
Replies: 50
Views: 945

shortie-n wrote:...so back to coloured armour is it possible to colour it with heat?


If its galvanised then the answer is no.
by Peikko
Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:46 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: painting and colouring armour
Replies: 50
Views: 945

shortie-n wrote:oh i have 2mm in abundance thats no issue its smaller thats the problem and i cant make a harness in 2mm.


I'm pretty sure you can in 2mm...you might not want to, but you can :wink:
by Peikko
Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:54 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Need swordfighters for a feature film
Replies: 36
Views: 1253

Hartmann wrote:
Sander Marechal wrote:Oh c'mon, that's nowhere near Peter Griffin :) Also, who says the people in the paintings are warriors?


I think we're looking at peasants.


yep...damned chavs the lot of em.
by Peikko
Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:58 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: painting and colouring armour
Replies: 50
Views: 945

shortie-n wrote:...also the sniping makes me feel like one of the archive team now :lol:


its standard pub behavior really.
by Peikko
Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:57 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: painting and colouring armour
Replies: 50
Views: 945

thanks for such helpful words Not that I'm a mind reader, but I read Suzerain's comment as a compliment. In a left-handed way, what I think he was saying was that the English are a proud people and once provoked never leave anything unfinished. So he provoked you. I thought it was funny. Shortie's ...
by Peikko
Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:33 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: painting and colouring armour
Replies: 50
Views: 945

thanks for such helpful words in case none of you have realised i have already been on to all the above mentioned places even worked in arklow marine. most supply thick steel suitable for boat hulls etc the others dont do small orders and the others dont do plain mild sheet of the needed thickness ...
by Peikko
Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:53 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: painting and colouring armour
Replies: 50
Views: 945

Shortie-n do you have access to a suitable vehicle? Can you drive? If not, do you have a mate that you can bribe? If so get on this and use those sources...if you can't physically get to these resources, see if they'll ship to you.
by Peikko
Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:34 pm
Forum: Armour - I want to be a...
Topic: Moray Scot, 1040
Replies: 18
Views: 1033

Good luck...let us know how this turns out.
by Peikko
Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:25 am
Forum: Armour - I want to be a...
Topic: Moray Scot, 1040
Replies: 18
Views: 1033

I think JohannM's comments are spot on. The only place I disagree is regarding the gambeson/aketon; I feel that there's enough evidence of them to warrant the inclusion if you want one, although that's certainly debatable. Definitely shoes. Mail was expensive. People with mail had the money for sho...
by Peikko
Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:08 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Any info on this gauntlet?
Replies: 8
Views: 499

...As designed, that glove is adequate for shinai. It's not a good mesh with the SCA threat environment nor its game. My point exactly, this was not designed with the SCA in mind. It's fine for what what was intended for: "accidental" contact with rebated steel blade. moreover since its a...

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