The Armour Archive

Swete

Holy poop that is one epic stick! O.O

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It is a tale of woe and empty pockets....I tried on the extra small gauntlets at Border March, and never before have gauntlets ever felt so....so right. I didn't have the money at the time, but I am now in the position to get them! Gosh I hope Nakos answers my PM... OoO And thank you Baron Alcyoneus...

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I am going to assume that Nakos is Bob?

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Do the plates overlap?

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boomer wrote:i have their valsgarde helm by zwiehammer. and i love it. there stuff is high quality and fairly easy to put together.

+9,000. I have it too. And what makes it so awesome is that it is so easy to make it look like "your own". So many sexy options post-build.

Swete

*sigh* tenative dibs for a friend.

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Anyone know how I can get a hold of them? They are not responding to either email or the phone # on their site.

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Elricxiii wrote:something my brother sadric forgets to mention is he is a youth fighter. so he is a tiny little bugger

Dude! I didn't know Sadric was your lil bro.

But yeah, Sadric is about 5'2"-3"

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more of the photos lacing holes.jpg Very nice work. The speed with which you are putting it together is inspiring. I would like to ask about the above picture though. The clear substance around the stitching holes: is that a reenforcing glue or merely moisture being released from the hole punching?...

Swete

Ahem....why you no have size B mild steel simple cops in stock? What? You no like skinny guy to buy armour?

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Human hands could not have formed that awesomeness... Ugo must be a galactic forge-master.

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My sleeves were period all along...Who knew? How serendipitous! As Oswyn says, tailoring the mail will really help. It will drop a little weight, and it will just feet better when you wear it. You will need to get some spare links and the setting tongs anyway. Riveted mail is pretty durable, but ho...

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There are two fighters in our shire who use them. They love 'em. Very protective. Not sure how hard it was for them to put together though.

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Iain Ruadh wrote:

Why have you not submitted this pic to the "Inspire New Guys" gallery yet?!!!! That is epic as all get out! OoO

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Welcome to the world of hauling twice as much armour & weapons to events. ;-) Don't buy alchem or hanwei. Buy from Zen Warrior at that price point. Haha Oops! I meant to say Zen. :lol: Also, I am confused about their mask sizing. Has it listed as child, woman, man, and large man. Now, I have a smal...

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I finally got to try light fighting a few weekends ago at Winter Wonders and I had a blast. I saw 2 heavy fighters I know (Varukh and Lorrcan) doing it and thought "why shouldn't I?". All I need to fight is either a hood or porforated helm and a sword. I cannot afford anything expensive for now, so ...

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Sorry that I don't have anything relevant to say, but: Boomer, please tell me that Red Squirrel is the blazon on your shield!

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This is very cool stuff! I find the nasal-looking helms with cheekplates to be the most fascinating.

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No disregarding here! Your opinion (and those of others) are the reason I posted my kit here in the first place ;p I have no idea about accuracy of the shoe color. It was the first batch that Viking Leather got in and that was the only color he had. I would prefer a more earthy brown or something. A...

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@Andrew: Lookin good! But also like you are about to be baked alive! OoO
How do you survive without breaths cut into those helms?!!

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kaolin wrote:Excellent, yes that is the one.

You could make a more form-fitting and protective suit yourself for 1/8 of the cost of that you know. Just sayin.

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Worked on your old axes a bit today. Yeah! Soon I'll have: 1. Two "hammer" style pollaxes. 2. Two homemade, weight corrected pollaxes (almost 5 lbs each). 3. Two Thorgrimr pollaxes 4. Four Sir Vitus pollaxes. Now I just need to have a golf bag to carry the pollaxes in. ;) -Aaron Haha! "Hmm...that V...

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Can you give us some details about how your shield is constructed? The kit looks lovely. -Gerhard Sure. It is just 3/8 birch plywood round at about 24 inches diameter I believe, with a mild steel shield boss held on by 3 steel nails and 3 copper rivets. I hope to make a plank rendition soon. I have...

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The brass highlights are super sweet against the blackened bits!

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What is the size/inner circumference?

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The mail looks good. And I like your hat too. -Graedwyn Thank'ee kindly. :o I think the maille looks good too; way more accurate than the ringmesh I was wearing too. I am lucky to have such an awesome mentor as Sir Grimbaldus. As far as the hat goes, I figure a lot of people don't wear the phrygian...

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Here we go. I am portraying a late 8th century wealthy Anglo-Swede merchant who now resides in the Kent area of Jolly-Old-Soon-to-be-Viking-Afflicted-England. I have always been interested in the peaceful relations of the Saxons and continental Scandinavian peoples before the onset of the Viking Age...

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The first thing I would suggest is wearing your kidney protection under your tunic. Long sleeves would also bring it up. However, I suggest these things only if you are going for a more historic kit. But really, I guess the main question is: What about your kit do you feel represents the 3 cultures ...

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Helgulf wrote:With some research I see I may be able to add some brasswork and an aventail yo make it a late 1100movie early 1200 rus helm

Regardless of what you end up doing, it can only get more awesome looking.

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While it is cool, I was always one to maintain my individuality. You want to be recognized as an individual, not a mini-Bacon. :D I think it will be cool to have a second kit, but am impressed with watching you develop your own the way you have. Uric Thanks, Ulric. Means a lot to me, your saying th...

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well poop. I didn't read all the post before pm'ing ... :p

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I can't wait to see your progress. Step-by-step tutorials are always a great motivator for others

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It is an awesome helm, so I can see why you would want to keep it ;) It does have some SCAdian bits, but I would put it from 880-1040. Probably lean to the later time as it is made to appear as a one-piece top, not of spangens. It is akin to the Gjerumbu helm, which is Viking age. Doesn't have the s...

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Looks like ya might need a bit of padding in the top of that helm

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Oh my. I am ok with this not being armour.

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