The Armour Archive

Vladimir

He PMed me too. He is in a Barony next door to me.

Beastman, I hope you don't mind me telling them.

The helmet has already been disasembled prior to any pictures being taken. Thus, no pics.

Vladimir

I'll be there in my new rig for the melee (that is if my ride can get out of bed before noon on a Saturday).

I'll post some pics of me when I can.

Vladimir

anyone else going? I'll be there.

Vladimir

Which type of helmet did you buy? Please post some pics.

Also, where in VA are you? Which Barony?

Vladimir

UlrichvR, that may be the spirit of the Atlantian law, but it is not the actuall wording as I understand it. A quick summary of the law would be that all blatantly mundane parts of your kit must be concealed (with few exceptions). This is not the same as saying your kit must have a period appearance...

Vladimir

I just want to clarify something.

For the SCA style melee, all authorized combatants are allowed regardless of the time period of their armour. Is this correct?

Vladimir

Last GW during pick-ups I had a phone in a small pouch I keep on my belt. I had a non-SCA person coming to the event and I couldn't miss the call. I went to check my phone later and it had a crease in it. I missed someone's shot. Uric My buddy Aethelwulf (occasional poster) absolutely destroyed a b...

Vladimir

Anyone who chooses to wear a scabbard, spare weapon, or pouch in combat should have themselves calibrated on that spot. It is the only responsible thing to do. If they have difficulty recognizing a good shot in that location then they should take any blow that lands there. Cloaks and long sleeves I ...

Vladimir

We got a request one time for a local religious school for a demo.

They specifically wanted us to tell the children all about castles, armour, and knights.

But they didn't want us to mention anything about battles or war.

Vladimir

ID means the internal diameter of the ring In other words, how big is the hole in the center Rivited means each link would be overlapped slightly and held shut by a tiny rivit. Welded or soldered would mean that each link was held shut by one of those two methods. Butted means that the ends of the l...

Vladimir

Umm, how come when I click the link there is no information listed about this event on the web site? Is it still happening or has it been cancelled? How much are tickets? If you are participating in the SCA style Grand Melee portion is there a change in ticket prices? Also who would we contact for t...

Vladimir

I used a very large wood screw, about the size of a lag bolt. Pre drilled the hole and put water in it. Coated the screw with some gorilla glue and put it in place.

Vladimir

At work, no time to use the search function.

Iâ€™m looking for good pics on attaching an aventail to SCA helmets. Preferably spangenhelms and conicals. Close ups would be a plus.

Thanks

Vladimir

PM sent

Vladimir

D. Sebastian wrote:Follow the Banner:

http://honorblade.com/pics/2007/07-Penn ... arge-1.jpg
http://honorblade.com/pics/2007/07-Penn ... arge-2.jpg
http://honorblade.com/pics/2007/07-Penn ... arge-3.jpg
http://honorblade.com/pics/2007/07-Penn ... arge-4.jpg
http://honorblade.com/pics/2007/07-Penn ... arge-5.jpg

http://honorblade.com/pics/2007/07-Penn ... ld1-01.jpg

http://honorblade.com/pics/2007/07-Penn ... d1-01b.jpg

Damn, we came so close to bumping into each other.

I'm only a couple people away in this one (I'm in the red with the pole arm)
http://honorblade.com/pics/2007/07-Penn ... arge-1.jpg

And I'm right behind you in this one, good view of my backside btw.

http://honorblade.com/pics/2007/07-Penn ... ld1-01.jpg

Vladimir

Sorry, thrusties on one handed (and most 2 handed) axes are dumb. The didn't really thrust with them in period, so why do it now? I figure the entire axe would have been used as a weapon. Every bit of it. But, SCA regulations prevent me from smashing someone in the face with the butt end unless I p...

Vladimir

I second the street hockey glove.

I dye the edges of mine just in case the colors peep out of my gauntlets.

Vladimir

Maybe they could superglue each link shut.

Kinda like soldering it...but different.

Vladimir

There are a ton of fighters out there wearing plastic lammellar. I could see this having a market if it holds up ok.

I would prefer steel myself, so I have no intention of getting any plastic maille, but I could see a market depending on price and durability.

Vladimir

hrolf threadjacking for a second to second this: random barnyard animals do not good models of human skulls make. For example: even a yearling lamb's skull is remarkably thick. Humans just don't look like this on the inside: Yeah, sheep would not be a good choice. Actually anything with horns would...

Vladimir

Yup, cows can have horns too. Depending on the breed. However, I wouldn't discount a rhino because the horn is made from hair. That is pretty standard. If I were to discount rhino horn it would be because of the lack of a bone core. As far as I can recall the simplest definition of a true horn consi...

Vladimir

got a close up of the belt fittings?

Vladimir

That is because sewing is evil schreiber.

And sewing machines are the modern incarnation of the devil.

Every time I use one I have to fight an insane desire to hurl it through a window in frustration.

Vladimir

HA HA HA

We should have gotten together when I was visiting my folks in Florida over Christmas.

I could have traded my unblackened maille for your blackened.

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=73987

Vladimir

Of course the cold blue is probably easier, but I'd bet you'd spend as much on bluing as you did on the byrnie. Exactly, it isn't a big deal for the helmet. One small bottle lasts a while and I can spread it on with a dauber. But I figure I would have to submerge the maille and I don't want to buy ...

Vladimir

I want the color mostly for looks. I think it would look really nice with the new armour I am about to finish. I don't have an oven like the one you describe. Would an ordinary electric oven do the job? Iâ€™ve been using the 2.5 oz bottles of Perma Blue for my helmet when the bluing began to wear. I...

Vladimir

Iâ€™m sure that Iâ€™m probably beating a dead horse here. But, we are conducting interviews today and I donâ€™t have time to use the search feature. I need to know a good way to blacken my byrnie. Iâ€™ve heard that one way is to use a gas torch to heat it up and then spray with WD-40. But that sound...

Vladimir

left knee, neopreene knee compression brace, standard knee pad from walmart, stainlesss low profile knee cop from windrose

Right knee, same but without the brace.

Vladimir

Your injury sounds worse than mine. I tore a tendon or ligament (could not afford a doctor so I'm not sure which) behind my knee years ago. It still bugs me on occasion if I don't wear a brace. I just use a decent quality brace from a sporting goods store. Not the el cheapo, but not uber expensive e...

Vladimir

Hey WT, you wouldn't be interested in selling off those aventails separate from the helmets would you?

Vladimir

Now Sir Colin of Atlantia is going to run you down, kill you, and take your shield as his own.

Vladimir

RenJunkie wrote:Gorm, there's a shire right next to you.

Us!

Christopher, the Isenfiri

And on the other side. Berley Court

Vladimir

Dilan wrote:Don't rush - Give the fighter the chance to salute/honor their opponent, the Crown, and their inspiration - doesn't have to be a ton of time, but don't talk like an auctioneer either.
Dilan

This part too.

Vladimir

Sha-Ul it's actually a pain when there's a ton of pics to load in a thread. Clicking them is much better. I've got a 24K (half the speed of regular dialup) internet connection. Someone here told me they connected at 18K. The click to pics are a lot more slow dialup friendly. 24? I wish. I average 1...

Vladimir

I used to watch the old show every week. I loved it. But last night it just seemed that there was an amazing display of bad sportsmanship and showboating.

I'm going to watch some more, and hope that it was just them being a little over eager for their first episode. But I was disapointed.

attaching aventail to early helm

Blackening Maille