The Armour Archive

Samuel

I suggest hittin it with a belt sander and about 50 grit first... that way you can take a look at how many and how deep those dings really are.... if theyre overtly deep find a local welder ( professional) who knows his shtuff. and have him fill weld the pits .... THEN you side grind with flap sandi...

Samuel

no problem ursus...

I resisted the stock french answer " take pics of me cause Im a vain pretty camera whore!"

Samuel

Hubert d'Aigues-Mortes wrote:Being french, I've always wanted to get a latinized version of "Cheese eating surrender monkey" painted on the front of my warshield, I just haven't found anyone who can translate it for me.

Fromage mangeant le singe de reddition

Samuel

I see "trunk monkey" coming to a field near you...

Samuel

I dont know of the one in calontir but strawberry fields armory here in the OUtlands ( duke Maelgwyn) will be making valsgard 6 type helms soon in stainless 14 guage. they will be along the same lines as this photos.yahoo.com/sjernigen in the armor folder. Ill be helping him make a few for starters ...

Samuel

I dunno... empty head-fu sounds like a lot of the fights ive ever witnessed:)

Samuel

Thanks everyone! I think the three most important points I got from this are: 1. Fight 2. Relax 3. Fun The relax is the hard part. Lord Vail and I fought on and off for nearly 40 minutes last night, and I was SO tired at the end! Totally exahausted. I hiked Mt. Fuji on Saturday (8 hours round trip)...

Samuel

Duke Brannos in the midrealm was stockin these...

theyre basically polyen knees

Samuel

ive found the "cooler" melee shots are the combatant in action up close shots...

pick random people and frame a few on a central figure... generally during engagement.

makes an awesome pic

Samuel

www.swordmaiden.com is a forum for female fighters not an armory...

the pics are individual ladies armor so they can share ideas and methods .

Samuel

tried it before with little success... at 120 psi on a large Compressor it peens but not near as fast as the ol bell binging hammer... the other thing I was debating on doing is grindin the hammer side of the palm nailer down so its "V" to concentrae the force a bit more. the main problem is you hav...

Samuel

sir rhys here in the Outlands sir calador I believe in the midrealm as well

Samuel

hangovers.... BIG effect on fighting....

Samuel

Dang brother... I was looking forward to decoring your armor up...

I second hanging onto it... Id make you stands for it all for display.. for free... JUST so you keep it...

funny thing is Gruber was finishing your armor and I was waiting after you... then he stopped making armor:)

Samuel

...that and I'm influenced by my all-consuming hatred of humanity and the desire to annihlate mankind and all it's works... No, that would be Duke Logan. And I gotta admit, every time I see the word "sambo" I think, " you can't say that! " But then, I grew up in the South... (Sorry, I'm not particu...

Samuel

hehe I read the title of the thread and thought....

"dude your armor looks like shit...."

" well yea it is shit....."

Cow chip lammelar:)

Samuel

Damn I was gonna use the kung-fu theatre reason...

but with a twist to the sinister...

Lefty-fu

Samuel

too many rules... remember KISS? keep it simple soldier... stop thinking, your becoming your worst enemy... your sword is for striking, block with it and your NOT striking. block with it only when thats all thats left to keep you alive. its better to block your head with your sword than feel theirs ...

Samuel

I tend to think broadswords ( the real blade version) tend to be more blade heavy than our rattan counterparts. I dont have anything to back that up apart from having picked up a few dozen period ones ( earliest Ive ever touched was a 14th cent german sword, if wearing white gloves like a prom date ...

Samuel

im making a batch of gaunts atm from 22G 4130

some Ansteorrans use the stuff with great results.

my plan is to make a couple pairs for myself one black from treating, one gold plated and maybe one polished ( gonna have to be careful NOT to polish through.)

Samuel

melt them down and save the ingot for casting...

Samuel

worst case senario you could dump the strapped heater and try a smaller center grip one...

next time your in armor think about my question and see if you can come up with an answer.

Samuel

Are you aware of the positioning of your opponant?

Samuel

im a big fan of poplar for painted peices. its a much more durable and stable wood than pine. works great even for unpainted but has a slight green tinge to it. ( most oil based dark stains and a good coat of linseed make it look less glairingly poplar.)

Samuel

Im a big fan of the "no mind" approach.... loose yourself in thinking of nothing and youll see the fight slow motion... which allows you to react in what seems an eternity before the shot is even concieved by your opponant... before a big tourney, well before I fight with intent to do my best, I sto...

Samuel

sonofadriano wrote:Yeah i guess so..... you do know that i dont start heavy fighting for another 3 years, right?

yup... but that doesnt exclude you from making your pop actually put on some of the armor he makes and go practice with ya:)

Samuel

Yeah, i like the whole look of the russian piece. The vendel stuff isnt really my niche'. Plus, i'll be able to maneuver really well, and you know how important that is to me, seeing as im just like my dad is fighting wise . I think im gonna go with some normal lookin greaves on the russian armor, ...

Samuel

Ive got some 15th cent repro turkish sturrups and believe they where in fact the norm to have a wider sturrup along the bottom of the foot. later english riding sturups are made to fit english riding boots much like western boots and american saddles. the contour fits the heel/ toe area well. second...

Samuel

gettin Ben to make you some heavy kit Jordy? save ol Uncle Sam a dance on that card if so... Actually, no.......... I'm makin it! The kiddy days are over, im doin this one on my own. I'm actually working on two sets, one is the russian set that thorfinn posted pictures on a while ago, and the other...

Samuel

a gambison...

basically you fit it to the measurement on the largest it will be ( flexed) and wear a gambison that squishes when the muscle flexes. and expands when its not keeping the vambrace from rattlinging about on your arm.

Samuel

either that or you should resale from these guys...

http://bradleys-military.com/catalog/pr ... cts_id=227

4.95.....

Samuel

gettin Ben to make you some heavy kit Jordy?

save ol Uncle Sam a dance on that card if so...

Samuel

thats a bit pricey.. kevlar chinstraps run 7 bucks around here...

Samuel

Animal Weretiger wrote:Heheh Morgan stop on by. If I'm there you get a warm welcome and a cold beer.

if animal Aint there youll get tied to a tree and tortured by wenches:)

Samuel

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