The Armour Archive

Jestyr

We train every guy the same way at our practice. We go over these things in these order, repeats are on there because we harp on them Week 1 - Stance, Basic Flat Snap and Offside, go have fun Week 2 - Stance, Basic Snap and Offside and thrust, footwork Go have fun Week 3 - Stance, Basic snap and of...

Jestyr

Sir Subadai
Sir Takamatsu

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Duke Thorstenn
Duke Gaston
Sir Killian
Sir Krotus

Jestyr

In Trimaris (not necessarily in order):

Duke Gaston
Master Bela
Duke Baldar
Duke Mittion
Count Kurn

Honorable Mention to HL Tymmgard

Jestyr

. Certainly he's a lot nicer/better/cooler than his liege-lord. ;-) All that my Men at Arms do reflects as if I have done it, all that I do reflects as if my knight has done it. Everything I own belongs to my knight. I'll let him know. I could use the entertainment. :twisted: Looking forward to TMT...

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Swamp Stick wrote:Besides if I feed you to the hungry craven masses they won't need to take a chunk out of my butt so quick!

Oh, never you worry, I'll leave plenty of juice for you.

Jestyr

I didn't realize you bought it. I'm very glad I will be able to dent it fairly soon. :-) hey Jestyr! any chance I might know this gentle? when can I lay stick on this pretty? I don't know if you know him, but I doubt it. Warin is fairly new, but very enthusiastic. He lives in Fort Myers (Trysel). C...

Jestyr

I didn't realize you bought it. I'm very glad I will be able to dent it fairly soon.

Jestyr

I understand your frustration, but I don't know how fair your assessment of the situation is. This is how I am reading the order of things: 1. You ordered something you were not happy with. 2. Merchant told you to send them back and he'll replace/fix/refund 3. You didn't send them back for a while 4...

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I'd be wary of making a cup hilt from leather, hardened or otherwise I have a 14g stainless basket that is really warped. And while I bear some of that responsibility by blocking with my cuphilt more often than I should, the reality is that people block with their cuphilts a lot in many of the style...

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I would buy off-the-shelf armour from him IF AND ONLY IF he ever makes good on all of his back orders. Same goes true for Otto. All the way back to the Armor Store? Every single person that has ever ordered from him at any point under any name or pretense. If he does that, in my eyes he is a good a...

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I would buy off-the-shelf armour from him IF AND ONLY IF he ever makes good on all of his back orders.

Same goes true for Otto.

Jestyr

First you need a sword to swordfight. Standing belly to belly ass wraping each other with bamboo isn't sword fighting. Still the SCA stuff looks fun. I tried it once at a practice. Was cool. Johannes, This saddens me as I know you are a good guy, but this statement comes across very derogatory and ...

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For as well as everything seems to done regarding this, their website user interface is utter crap.

Jestyr

What material is it? Who is the manufacturer (I'm guessing Midwest)?

Jestyr

Can I suggest tweeting with a specific hashtag (i.e. #bon-usa)? This way we will all know what is going on.

Jestyr

#3: $15

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Niall Mor wrote:You can always go this route:

Great kit!

Jestyr

I had started this auction wanting to know how much people were willing to pay for my work. I guess I have me answer: as little as humanly possible, even when the buyers know I spent more than they are offering in materials (and in the case of Windrose shipping, which I forgot to mention earlier). ...

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I was looking at Midwest Tents pretty hard a few months ago because their prices are really amazing. Some of my friends bought a tent from them, and had an abnormally leaky Gulf War. Sounds like they need additional water proofing. As long as you're prepared to take care of that they may still be a...

Jestyr

While there are some excellent pieces in there and individually they all look good, for me they do not come together very well as a cohesive kit. I think the reason is that there is a fairly large gap in time between some of the pieces. As Randall point out, the tassets seem to make the breastplate ...

Jestyr

We used the greydragon plans that Mother of Heroes mentioned. Here is a photo: http://flyingchimp.com/sca/photos/field.jpg I would encourage you to paint it the two-toned style that we did, as it really makes it pop. Also, I'd suggest using a good quality, washable paint as otherwise you'll need to ...

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Robert of Canterbury wrote:Out of curiosity, Who is the Islamic Gent in the second Picture?

Gõcauo Ramiriç

"Gocauo" here on the archive. A good fighter and a good guy.

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Tomburr wrote:Handsome kit, Kenwrec!

Indeed it is... when it's not broken!

In this photo, you'll actually see his spaulder flying off:

It's actually an amazing kit, and up close and in person, the lines are just absolutely lovely.

Jestyr

NeeSayer wrote:

Is your cross the correct type? I've only done cursory research, but yours looks like a modern cross and I think a Greek Cross would be more accurate. Or perhaps a Cross Formee?

Jestyr

I was hoping it wasn't another April Fool's joke. Actually, I was was hoping it was a joke. The day I am no longer considered honorable enough not to cheat by not calling shots and have a piece of crap phone tell me when it thinks I was hit or not is the last day I officially put on armor in the SC...

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Need support? Don't spend money on something that looks stupid. Spend it on orthotics that fit in your period shoes. This is not rocket science. ;) Ignoring the condescending tone to your post, I DO wear custom orthotics in my turn shoes... for my soft kit. Furthermore, cleats are doing you NO favo...

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Period "correct" footwear is widely available from so many source these days, why stick a suede foreskin on your foot? Many people, myself included, greatly prefer to wear modern shoes when they fight because they offer much more support. With my soft kit, I wear turn shoes, but I have bad feet and...

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Antonis, For your first time in armour, you have the makings of a nice kit. Ignoring the issues you are having below the waist, my biggest suggestion would be to get an aventail ASAP. There are some weird things happening between your upper chest, shoulders and helm that I can't place my finger on e...

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Thorstenn wrote:Thank you Jestyr, I have no idea why some will re size and some wont. Thank you for your help.

No worries. See you Saturday.

Jestyr

Here are the pics:

Jestyr

Roderick is a great guy and he needs to replace his helm (welds are going)... so if anybody has an earlier period stainless Norman that they're willing to consider parting with, I can assure it will go to a good home and be well used. Ditto. We can make on for you to fit your head. That is a small ...

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I'd like to make contact with my opponent from the Unbelted Champions round, one Danial von Hessen from Trimaris. I have a present for his lady. My lady runs the dyer's point on Artisan's Row and had brought a hand-dyed silk scarf (using historical dyes and methods) to the tourney, but I did not se...

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How long is it from tip of scabbard to the base of the sword hilt?

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I'll be glad to help any way I can.

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