The Armour Archive

Aaron

Hey! You could even do CURRENT historical work. We have tons of returning troops that are primary sources for situations we had in Operation Enduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom... ...the book "Black Hawk Down" is a historical reference based on primary sources...could you do the same...and pu...

Aaron

Howdy! I just noticed that there will be openings for historians (at a VERY reasonable pay rate) on quite a few Army posts. Almost all Army posts have a Post Historian (or in case of Fort Sam Houston, 2 at the school house, 4 at the museum, etcâ€¦), and they are getting to retirement ageâ€¦in the ne...

Aaron

Leather-steel articulations are a good place to start learning. Steel to steel articulations is something Iâ€™ve mastered only one time. If Lord of the Rings is what you want, I would suggest borrowing the DVDs from the library (inexpensive) and viewing their "how we did this" videos. Slow the video...

Aaron

Aren't we all being a little nit-"Pict"-y?

Stop "Pict"-ing on those early period peronas!

[img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif[/img]

I can't believe we've gone this far without that old pun! [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif[/img]

-Aaron

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Madyn: Why is the SCA resistant to changing it? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> 1. The comfort of tradition. For example, even though urine from a healthy person has been shown to be ...

Aaron

I could of sworn I saw a painting very close to your "Complete 14th Century Man's Outfit" in an Osprey book about English Archers, in the late 15th Century.

Did the "style" stay around that long? Or has my brain thrown a rod again?

Still, very beautiful stuff.

-Aaron

Aaron

Gwen, You've always held the banner for authenticity as far as I'm concerned. My only concern is saving up the money to get my wife, then me, outfited with you guys. This will take awhile, but your garb is worth every saved penney. Are some just splitting hairs here on the extreme end of authenticit...

Aaron

Who made those neat bucklers?

Could you fit a guantlet in them?

Does he or she sell them?

For how much?

Do they have a website?

Aaron

These pictures ROCK!

The authenticity standard is fantastic!

I loved the Phrygian helm and Sallet (as well as the rest of the suits).

Sir Nigel's (?) klapvisor helm is quite nice.

I especially liked the Evanders' armour (cap-a-pie with buckler and sallet!)!

Thank you!

-Aaron

Aaron

Seaghnait,

Any update on your armour hunt?

Did you talk to the curator of the Museum? Show him some photos (or video) of a SCA event (the mass-battle videos of Pennsic should do it...) and he'll be facinated enough to help you...I think.

-Aaron

Aaron

I'll be in Japan in April, but I'll be tied up with work a lot. I'm replacing something with ten years experience in his field, while this is my FIRST assignment in this field... MASSIVE catch-up.

-Aaron

Aaron

Ask the curators of the museum. Some of those HAVE to be reproductions...I'm guessing that the artists may like to work on a suit again...or have parts just sitting around...

Aaron

Try Duke Paul of Bellatrix's on-line manual.

He's been in the SCA since that first party in Berkeley.

http://www.bellatrix.org/school/

-Aaron

Aaron

For unique ideas, go the Korean War Museum, next to the Army Post at Yongsong. Korea has been fought over since the Stone Age. The Museum has armour from something like 300 BC to the current age. There was a beautiful suit of scale that I saw, cap-a-pie English Armour from meetings with Europeans, a...

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Seaghnait: Thanks, I've already run into the problem of hindered arm movement. What I currently have is my first set, I put together myself, of a modified coat of plates. It wo...

Aaron

Bex,

We saw your photo at:

http://www.lostvikingshoard.com/crew.htm

It's your "Xena" suit.

-Aaron

Aaron

I made the Great Helm featured in the July 4th part of http://photos.yahoo.com/miaullis It was a great Great Helm [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif[/img], and never received even a token dent. And, I used it as a pell. It weighed 14 pounds (the Van Pranck it was patterned off of weig...

Aaron

I made the Great Helm featured in the July 4th part of http://photos.yahoo.com/miaullis It was a great Great Helm [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif[/img], and never received even a token dent. And, I used it as a pell. It weighed 14 pounds (the Van Pranck it was patterned off of weig...

Aaron

http://www.dbis.ns.ca/~carlomeg/cwork.html

Truehearth armouries did some work you might be interested in.

Aaron

Check out Bexter's thread on this list!

http://bexter.adkinssoftware.com/womensarmour.html
http://bexter.adkinssoftware.com

She is a lady armourer, who knows how to armour a lady for protection and style.

-Aaron

PS: For some reason I posted three times on this thread already...weird.

Aaron

Check out Bexter's thread on this list!

http://bexter.adkinssoftware.com/womensarmour.html
http://bexter.adkinssoftware.com

She is a lady armourer, who knows how to armour a lady for protection and style.

-Aaron

Aaron

Check out Bexter's thread on this list!

http://bexter.adkinssoftware.com/womensarmour.html
http://bexter.adkinssoftware.com

She is a lady armourer, who knows how to armour a lady for protection and style.

-Aaron

Aaron

It was the "Vikings" thread. You were at a ren faire with some rather "well-fed" Vikings (horns included... [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif[/img] ) who had a "pixie hunt". You were Valkarie of Armour or some such name. One (of several) comments was something on the line of, "I'd di...

Aaron

Neil,

Do you want the helm too? It would cost you ~15 pounds worth of shipping.

I really can't take it to Japan with me, and it needs a good home.....possibly a retirement home, but a home regardless.

-Aaron
908-902-3461 (cell)

Aaron

Neil, Send me an address to my e-mail (miaullis@yahoo.com), and I will ask my wife to find them. The cost would be that of shipping. They weigh something like 3 pounds (maybe less). They are my best work, and beyond price...due to my time and enjoyment of making the arms(not the quality http://www.a...

Aaron

You can see the arms at: http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/miaullis/detail?.dir=/My+Photos-Helm+by+Accentprone&.dnm=MVC-049S.jpg My daughter wouldn't take a nap except in her Daddy's arms, so I reclined on my back and put her on my chest...and she fell asleep. I needed a nap too. It's one of those ti...

Aaron

Neil, Viking Leather crafts has a give-away on scrap leather that you can use to make a lamellar suit, or a scale suit. Here is the thread talking about it: http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/Forum3/HTML/005374.html I would advise making a lamellar suit yourself (fun, and not THAT hard), ordering a he...

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by VikingLeather: Guys, I will break up the bulk for you. I can break it up into lots of 30-40 lbs each. I go through loads of leather and it is just backing up on me so I thou...

Aaron

Before you do anything, go to the library and research what you want to wear....

I made three suits before I found THE suit. It will save you time.

-Aaron

Aaron

http://icefalcon.safeshopper.com/1/137.htm?479

That might work for a helm...

Aaron

Lloyd Clark? I videotaped your joust in Lakewood, NJ, and sent you the CD. Ice Falcon (Andre' Sinou) may look pricey, but his work is excellent. If you give him a call I am certain he can work something out. And, most of his armour is off the shelf right now... And on the non-high polish (that still...

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by trystan: Why the deep condescension, Aaron? Those are legitimate questions! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> It wasnâ€™t meant to be a condemnation. My post was poorly worded if...

Aaron

Your English is certainly better than my French!

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Magmaforge: Aaron, thanks for putting those side by side. So.... *cough* anybody going to put up a tonlet pattern on the Archive?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I think I could...

Aaron

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Janos: If I remember correctly it was made for Leeds as a foot armour for the display combat (though I may be mistaken) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I think you're right! I ...

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