The Armour Archive

Ckanite

Very nice! Very shiney!

Ckanite

Doggie Dentures!!! Lookin FANTASTIC Mac!!

Ckanite

Find Ugo and ask him.... Just remember, what has been seen cannot be unseen.

Ckanite

Well hey now Hal, me and your muse had a wee talk. And we more or less came to the same conclusion

. But at least yours still talks to you. Mine is not very happy with me right not. And Steam punk does sell. If you find the right sucker

Btw, thanks!

Ckanite

Well said! Now I want to see what that welded up contraption looks like!!

Ckanite

Fantastic! That helps a TON! For the first couple that I'm gunna be working on will be from old leather jackets. Kinda junky, but I'd rather go the free route for my trial runs than screw up some rather expensive leather from the git go. I should have something new, maybe some pictures, by friday!

Ckanite

Wow Ugo! That is one nasty lookin blade! Almost looks like it's out of a Gears of War game or something of the sort. Very nice!!

Ckanite

I was wondering if any of you have made your own gloves from scrap leather. And if you could point my in a good direction for such a craft to keep me busy till it warms up a bit? I found this, but I was looking for a bit more http://www.glove.org/myfirstgloves.php

Ckanite

Hey Hal, not to derail this thread too much but is there any way we could see how a pair of completed gothic knees stand up to your .45c instead of just a single piece? Just curious is all...

Ckanite

I would love to start doing knives with simple wire inlays and basic designs, and slowly work my way up and up until I'm confident enough to do a helm with intricate inlays and celtic knots and sort of tell a story, but like I said, very slowly. Hal, I know it's an art but we all must learn somehow ...

Ckanite

AMEN Eltz!

Ckanite

I'm looking to try my hand at engraving, so I was wondering if anyone here could give me some advise on which gravers to get and if there were any tutiorials floating around. I was thinking of also doing simple wire inlays. I found this site from a previous thread, but theyre not all too helpful as ...

Ckanite

I agree with Mac. Doing that to save from filing would give you a melted look, like something unfinished, and if you have any fine points or delicate detail, it would likewise be ruined. Sometimes there is no shortcut at all that can be taken.

Ckanite

Wow what a joke! Erik, I don't think you have a thing to be worried about!

Ckanite

While this may be true, I don't think that you can achieve the same look with a laser that you can with a file. You can get an equal cut, even a more uniform one, but it will look too perfect, to even and the human eye would be able to tell the difference, at least a trained eye would be able to. IMHO

Ckanite

Go to home depo, they have a polishing kit that attaches to a drill. It takes a wee bit longer and a bit more elbow grease, but it is a lot cheaper than a new grinder!!

Ckanite

I would def use the tape idea. Tape it up, mock off all of your marks while on your arm, peel it off and then refine after it it flattened. You will have to cut it to flatten it.

Ckanite

spray wd40 onto some steel wool, scour the blade, wipe it down very well, repolish with some oil and enjoy!

Ckanite

If I had enough money I would snach them up in a heartbeat!

Ckanite

That looks like sex in metal. Period, end of story. Just awesome!

Ckanite

Nice find!!

Ckanite

Can't wait to see what you got done!!

Ckanite

Now That would be a real treat for the eyes!

Ckanite

What painting are you talking about? And I agree, it is very nice armor!

Ckanite

WOW! That's incredible!!

Ckanite

Very cool!

Ckanite

Every day I look back at this thread, I become more and more impressed! Keep up the good work!!

Ckanite

Looking good! And by good I mean GREAT!

Ckanite

Zethros, you are a machiene!!

Ckanite

Ugo, you should have given us more pics for Christmas!

Ckanite

Incredible work!!

Ckanite

Naw, they are far to beautiful to be caged in a museum.

Ckanite

lookin real good!

Ckanite

Well in that case Aztridh, Weclome!

Ckanite

I just finished my Drafting final so I figured I would go on AA and see what's new, and I wept at the beauty! Fantastic work Ugo! And chance we could see the under chin more closely, open, closed, and a half n' half? And I cant wait to see it fully finished! Bravo!!

Re: Rough interpitation of a 1480 ish Sallet

Re: 3D mudguard for choppers by Mac-Stanislav

Re: Cthulhu...Armor

Re: Golf Ball Stake.... Iron D made me do it.

Re: Golf Ball Stake.... Iron D made me do it.

Re: Gloving

Re: Made somfin' different,

Gloving

Re: Napoleonic BP!!!

Re: Engraving Help

Re: Making of: Ocean's Wrath (Maxamillian/Gothic/Fantasy)

Engraving Help

Re: Cutting Curly Designs into Metal?

Re: I think I just passed a rite of passage

Re: Cutting Curly Designs into Metal?

Re: Removing stains from blade

Re: help with a gothic Spalder/rearbrace, with a twist

Re: Removing stains from blade

Re: New tool set

Re: Making of: Ocean's Wrath (Maxamillian/Gothic/Fantasy)

Re: Another weird scrapyard find.

Re: Making of: Ocean's Wrath (Maxamillian/Gothic/Fantasy)

Re: 3D mudguard for choppers by Mac-Stanislav

Re: Awesome armor!

Re: 3D mudguard for choppers by Mac-Stanislav

Re: dog armour.... First attempt.

Re: Making of: Ocean's Wrath (Maxamillian/Gothic/Fantasy)

Re: Making of: Ocean's Wrath (Maxamillian/Gothic/Fantasy)

Re: Making of: Ocean's Wrath (Maxamillian/Gothic/Fantasy)

Re: Helm for Ajax... 12/17/11- in mold... who wants copies?

Re: Making of: Ocean's Wrath (Maxamillian/Gothic/Fantasy)

Re: Helm for Ajax... 12/17/11- in mold... who wants copies?

Re: dog armour.... First attempt.

Re: dog armour.... First attempt.

Re: Helm for Ajax...Progress pics... 12/14/11