The Armour Archive

Aaron

I'd suggest metal for the TING. Yes, the flauds will work, but they will protect you which means the shot will feel really, really light (if felt). The sound is important.

Aaron

Get the flauds so they make a distinct "TING!" sound. Then you'll know. Mine were like a high-pitched gong.

Aaron

Thanks for making this happen!

Aaron

Sounds like fun. I would so much like to be there.

Aaron

Thorsteinn Raudskeggr wrote:"A point about historical advisors in films" by Lindy Beige

OK, I had a belly laugh at that last bit about placing the banner!

-Aaron

Aaron

I'd put ACL at about 7,000 a year, with no out of country tourneys. Might have overshot it, but I'm feeling like I probably didn't (I buy way too much crap). I'll have to wait till I go back and get my bachelors degree. That was about my estimate too. I couldn't spare the time, and then looking at ...

Aaron

Yep, unlike a woman, your armour is too beautiful to be hit on.

Aaron

Luthur, I understand that armourers are grossly underpaid. At no time does that justify running away with people's money while attempting to claim the high ground. IMO all SCA/BotN armourers are underpaid. To make it a living wage, they would have to charge 2 to 10 times as much as they do now. Cust...

Aaron

Andre,

You did well.

-Aaron

Aaron

Invest in helms the same way you'd invest in your brains. Afterall, that helm protects your brains. That doesn't mean you buy a cast-iron cooking pot with eyeholes for $4K, but do some research and invest in your brains.

Aaron

Ice Falcon is like a finely made Swiss watch - always on time, no fluff or gimmics, and always shiney.

Aaron

Praying for you Lloyd.

My boss at work is the TBI MD for Afghanistan, and every once in awhile someone mentions NFL and he says, "Job security!"

TBI is cumulative. Rest is the best cure, and not reinjuring yourself.

With respect,

-Aaron

Aaron

Just joining in to geek and freak over the great armouring.

Aaron

Yeah, that stuff.

Aaron

Neat idea, but doesn't fit the "Made by an Archiver" motif I'm looking for. And Transformers are all over the place, and it's a mini-van that carts around three messy kids. So it's not something that a Transformer would ever consider being. It's just WAY too humble. Maybe someone can flute the Armou...

Aaron

Hi, Yesterday something fell off a vehicle and bounced a lot (I didn't see where it started) but our mini-van was boxed in on the Baltimore highway (695?) and something metal the size of a paint can hit the car square in the grill, right on the Toyota symbol, knocking it off. Dodging into one of the...

Aaron

Wasn't this shown last year? It looks familiar.

Aaron

Rome wasn't built in a day, but the contractor had make that estimate to get the contract?

Aaron

Pad your estimates. ALL of the estimates. Pad the cost estimate by 50%. Pad the time estimate by 50%. Pad the pain estimate by 50% (assume you bleed three pints instead of the standard two). Pad the delivery estimate by at LEAST 50% (ship Priority mail, and then tell the customer it will be 2-3 week...

Aaron

I have no ability to sing or play and instrument, so I'll just follow them around with the coconuts.

Aaron

Ah, once at Outlands War Practice I brought two coconuts. And a very good knight with an excellent sense of humor allowed me to follow him around banging the coconuts together as he pranced through the ranks... I enjoyed that he had a sense of humor and just fell right into the skit so easily. We bo...

Aaron

Although there are some really good fencers in the SCA, within 1-2 years of Rapier Crowns taking place, the same guys (Brannos, Michael, Lucan, Cuan, etc etc etc) would be at the top of the field and winning those Crowns as well. St. G- The same thing could be said if it were an A&S crown tournamen...

Aaron

I'd prefer a "War Crown" but we all know what happened to Avaloc.

Aaron

I enjoyed the one Crown Tournament I fought in. West Crown by far had the best format I've ever seen. Two bouts (or so) and then a GRAND MELEE for all those who are authorized fighters, fighting in Crown or not. Then two bouts, and repeat. I used this format for the Far West Baronial Tournament, and...

Aaron

Whoever put the action cameras on the refs...BRILLIANT! That's how to get an action photo!

Aaron

Hi,

The target I'm looking for is the pollaxe sweep to the shins, hafting the shins and then hooking back to pull the leg out from someone. Can someone suggest a pell design (other than "squire")?

With thanks,

-Aaron

Aaron

EVERY kit is beautiful, and the poise shown is astounding. OK, I think the ground in Paris will shake from the power of this team...as they walk in. Yeah, I'll brag now.

Aaron

Wow! It's STILL loading! And the photos are GREAT!

Aaron

OK, may I say WOW at the pictures on TeamSnap! WOW!!!

Aaron

I'm at Fort Meade. I'll PM you my contact information.

Aaron

Ooohh...I'd like to see a video of Skutai doing that.

Thank you for the update.

If you need sabatons, I've got an extra pair...

-Aaron

Aaron

Thank you. That was an excellent writeup and a fantastic read. I must admit, the injury rate does give me pause. If I get as injured as some did, (a) work would ban me from fighting or (b) I would be let go...and that's far worse. I could wait until I retire, but I don't think age would make me less...

Aaron

Hi,

Yeah, I know "Just look on Facebook!" but I'm not on Facebook and won't be.

Anything NOT on Facebook that could be posted here, etc...?

With thanks,

-Aaron

Aaron

Yep... Wade has it 100%. The second a SCA fighter in any type of fighting drops to his knees, you lose new folks. It looks fucking stupid. You can't deny that. I've been to too many demos were a fighter will drop to his knees, and people who were EXTREMELY interested will just walk away. It doesn't...

Aaron

His knees are not flexed. Do you think if he was not "standing tall" the blow would have landed with such good effect?

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Re: Issues with Anshelm order

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Re: Please G*d, No knee fighting in C&T.

Re: Please G*d, No knee fighting in C&T.

Re: Crown Tournament Formats and Rules

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Re: Crown Tournament Formats and Rules

Re: How did BotN Nationals go?

Building a "shin" pell

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How did BotN Nationals go?

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