The Armour Archive

Vladimir

That is a nice helm, and a good price. But I wouldn't advertise it as a Sutton Hoo.
I think you are limiting your buying pool too much that way.

Vladimir

Glaukos the Athenian wrote:I mean in bulk...

You obviously haven't seen my belly.

Vladimir

I remember that battle.

My camail had torn free from my helmet on the right just prior and was dangling a bit. I'm on the right in red with the green belt.

Vladimir

bold and underlining mine Eirik the Viking: Barrel helm with horns painted on it Carpet tabard spray painted silver Bus stop sign breast and back plates painted black plastic skateboarder elbows foam gauntlets covered in thick leather strips (see thighs) thin leather legs with thick leather strips o...

Vladimir

Was it that long ago?

I guess it was.

Vladimir

Oh, I knew about that one. I was just wondering if he happened to stumble upon something else.

Its just for halloween or a play anyway, I'm sure.

Vladimir

Look what I stumbled across. Its intended as costume armour.

Its simple, but is it correct?

http://chuck-does-art.blogspot.com/2011 ... ke_21.html

Vladimir

Then I suggest that you may be looking for splinted legs with aluminum splints, or perhaps all aluminum. You can save weight on stainless or spring steel by using thinner metal for the same level of protection, but the cost is going to be much higher. You could use plastic, but plastic tends to be b...

Vladimir

Thanksgiving, 1994

I normally wore tan slacks when I fought. My mother wanted a picture and all I had with me was blue jeans.

For a first kit, I don't think its too bad.

Vladimir

Snipped for brevity But "home"? People who consider a tent in a field in western PA in August surrounded by hordes of unwashed dorks* "home", I'd hate to see what their real homes look like. ;) For some of us, home isn't home either. The place where I sleep and keep all my stuff isn't home. Its a ho...

Vladimir

Sir Athanaric, it is hard to tell by the picture, do you use hidden knees?

I've seen pictures of the greaves going under a knee cop, but I have never seen them worn over a set of pants covering a set of knees.

Vladimir

I'm glad to hear this. It may be a bit difficult to get the word out though.

Vladimir

Does he remember what the vendor sells?

Vladimir

Because if we new about AA at the time we would have known better :-p Not busting on you, but that is not a good rational. I was in the SCA for several years before I had heard of the Archive. Probably before the archive even existed. I've been here since the days of the old blue and yellow forum. ...

Vladimir

Most important rule...

Drink more water than you think you need.

Heck, lets shorten that.

Drink more water.

Vladimir

I never heard fake. But I did hear that it had been modified by someone at some point.

But modified when, I don't know.

Vladimir

Wow,

Localbrewz, at his worse, hungover, short on time, and with your budget, Ice Falcon can still get you looking better than 90% of the rest of the field.

Vladimir

No kidding? I hadn't noticed.

Vladimir

Ah, so rather than two handed "mass weapons" being illegal, its two handed weapons with 3 or more striking surfaces on the same end.

That's different. I understand now.

Vladimir

What about a bec de corbin?

Vladimir

Caedmon wrote:For those in the Midrealm, Calontir, or others without mass weapons over 48", aren't halberds, great axes, bills, etc also mass weapons?

My thought exactly. No polaxes in the midrealm?

Vladimir

Question

For those of us who already own windrose pommels and quillions. Do you offer a "modification" service?

Can we send you our sword furniture and have it turned into one of these pieces of art for us to mount on our own rattan?

Vladimir

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Halvgrimr wrote: -I picked up a linen Rus hat from Linengarb while at GW...

Wait.
What?
Pic?
I don't see them on his website.

Vladimir

I would also like to point out that there is a vast difference between a kit that is "ugly" and one that is simply not pretty, or is just plain.

Plain is fine. Lots of armour was plain. I like munitions grade.

Vladimir

If you have ugly armour because you are attempting to look like a soldier on a long campaign who hasn't been able to keep it up, then that ok by me. If you have ugly armour because you really can't find the time to maintain your kit, then I understand. If you have ugly armour because you don't have ...

Vladimir

Interested, but first 2 questions on those cuisses.

How big of a thigh does the XL go around?

I know you said they "work great", are they just heavy padding or is there any rigid material at all in them?

Vladimir

That helmet does not make me think "Ancient Greece".

Despite its modern sportiness (reminds me of a sports car actually) I would say you are much better off going for 15th century Italy.

Vladimir

True, the first page is the real cut.

I'm not sure how often it gets updated or not. I think the mods usually post when they have updated the first page.

Vladimir

A picture on facebook got me to pondering. How much does the name (in English) relate to the material the item is made of? Specifically, can we still call a linothorax made out of leather a "linothorax"? Does "lino" specifically mean made out of linen? What about other armours and materials? Are the...

Vladimir

snipped Hello everyone, I recently got into the SCA and am trying to get a set of leather so as to take the field quickly. I'm curious, how does buying leather armour get you onto the field more quickly than buying steel armour? If you were making it yourself and working out of an apartment, or had ...

Vladimir

This is what I would do.

But that's just me.

Vladimir

EnderPC You are off to a fine start. Probably better than most of our first kits. May I suggest that your first priority for upgrade be a helmet. Then some greaves. What kind of helmet is that you have on? At first glance I thought spun dome, but it isn't. I see a ridge, and are those rivets or arti...

Vladimir

Another recommendation for Linengarb.

I'd buy more, but I'm afraid he'll come out with a new style right after I buy the old style.

Vladimir

That one is awesome looking!

Vladimir

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