The Armour Archive

Vladimir

So, question. With the change to armor requirements, "All authorized combatants and warranted Marshals shall disguise, cover, or remove modern corporate logos and sport gear unless necessary for medical reasons." Does this mean that modern shoes are out. This extremely restricts many folk...

Vladimir

So now madus have to be over 48" and are therefore considered two handed weapons? I'm not tryin to be a stinker it's just that it really doesn't make sense why my weapon that never caused any issues for anyone is suddenly illegal after nearly two decades of use. With all due respect, I'm sure ...

Vladimir

I was told (pure gossip) that it was because too many people were getting a basket hilt or a gauntlet to the face when people tried to use a buttspike on their sword or mace. Then people began arguing about what was considered "one-handed" vs "two-handed". So the rule was written...

Vladimir

BdeB wrote:
Also, if you aren't a giant toolbag, with or without those symbols of rank.

I kind of like giant toolbags. Not as much as a toolbox though.

Vladimir

I'm very happy to have this rule change. I'm just wondering how long until somebody throws a piece of grey duct tape over the swoosh on their white nikes and calls it good.

Vladimir

I read it as a joke.

The helmet in the second picture reminds me of the helmets in the opening scene of Lord of the Rings.
What movie did you make them for?

Vladimir

What I can't figure out is why some people put so much work into blatantly non period armour. I met a guy once who made a lammellar out of blue plastic and laced it with weed eater cord. WHY? That is a lot of effort to cut plates, drill them, sand them, lace them etc when simply using the plastic to...

Vladimir

Wait, did this happen or is it a suggestion?

If it is true then Happy Day!!!

Vladimir

Yup, you're right. They do.

Vladimir

Sorry Rhys, but I would much prefer to see plain black egg gaunts than what you have there.

It boils down to taste, but for me the plain black fades away and those jump out at me.

Vladimir

No more than one inch.
Some go with 15/16ths just to be sure.

Vladimir

You can find rattan that has a natural bend in it. Though I doubt most merchants would bother bringing something that bent to an event for sale. Your best bet might be to use steam or hot water.

Vladimir

I won't be able to make it.

Good luck to all.

Vladimir

I like those gauntlets, but I can't wear them. My thumb seems to be in a different spot from his pattern. About 3/4 of an inch off.

Vladimir

Agreed, I read that as padded or grounding. Not padded and grounding.

Bolding mine

2. A gauntlet of rigid material, either lined with ¼ inch (6mm) of closed-cell foam or equivalent or designed
to transfer potentially injurious impact to the surfaces being grasped.

Vladimir

Oh, that is nice. Well done.

Vladimir

Gorm, I understand that tone is difficult to convey in a typed medium. I do hope your answer was not intended to be as flippant as it seemed when I read it. This is a good honest question and I'm not sure if there is an easy answer. The Society has members ranging from infants to the elderly. Our in...

Vladimir

I'm curious why there can't be a ban on visible plastic. As far as enforcing it that seems easy enough. If you show up on the field with any you are asked to replace it or remove yourself from the field. Because poorly made plastic barrel armour with a bedsheet glued onto it doesn't look like armou...

Vladimir

I'm wondering how much people are getting caught up on wording. Perhaps we should be discussing defining the bar rather than raising it. It is very difficult to enforce a standard that is so undefined. SCA has a low bar. I'm fine with that. But I do wish there was some way to define that bar so that...

Vladimir

That would be interesting. But how would the ability to weld allow you do to that? as opposed to forming and riveting it all cold? I changed the bar grill. Remodeling is fiddly and a bit slow compared with building new. I'm not a proffessional. This is not my livelyhood. Shop hours are not a real c...

Vladimir

Probably the same marshal from pennsic long ago who informed me that a shot could hit my chin if I were laying on my back and the thrust came up my belly and chest.

Vladimir

A friend offered me the use of his shop. A bit of welding has become an option.

I was thinking of something like this.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee11 ... ttle-2.jpg

Vladimir

I'll go $15 on the bevor.

Vladimir

The vervelles are cotter pins. They were added by my friend when he decided to hang an aventail from the helmet. He quickly decided it was too heavy and put a leather drape on instead. I removed the leather because it was moldy and I had to access the rest of the helmet to clean the rust off.

Vladimir

Here ya go.
pics are too big to post

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee11 ... 093035.jpg
and
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee11 ... 093046.jpg

Vladimir

Alright, alright. I'll see if I can get a pic at work tomorrow or something.

Vladimir

Is there really something wrong with the concept of "Hey, the Org sets a minimum standard that is deliberately crazy low, because we wanna get people in the tent...if you want to raise the bar for yourself and those around you, you're welcome to set it as high as you want, and if you get to th...

Vladimir

Nothing "needs" to be done. No repairs need to be made. The helmet is a tank, the top is made out of 10 gauge mild steel. I dunno about the sides, looks like 14 gauge to me. I'll probably use it with my 15th century kit as a "sallet-ish" kettle helm until I can get a more accurat...

Vladimir

A friend of mine gave me his old helmet. Its kind of odd, it looks like someone made a miniature "black sallet" with no visor and mounted it on top of an SCA helm. http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee11/fryeguy_2007/oddhelmet.jpg my guess is that it is supposed to be an "archer's sal...

Vladimir

I've always figured that they were an after-market add on.

Vladimir

I've got that book at home.

I'll look it up when I get back.

Vladimir

I've done it, but only once and it was over 20 years ago.

Vladimir

rhys wrote:
Vlad...you don't have a motorcycle do you? I just sent some parts to your town... kinda funny...

Nope, not me.

Vladimir

For the record, "throw a tabard over it" is not a means of concealing plastic body armour from view.

Though a tunic probably would be.

Vladimir

Snipped for brevity yeah...if there was a no plastic rule .. new folks would be out in the cold....College students wouldn't be able to afford Armor...? I'm sorry, but this is not true. My first college suit didn't cost hardly anything at all and it had no plastic in it at all (except the cup). In f...

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