The Armour Archive

Varukh

well i might just push it back a little to the 1200's, either way that will still fit in pretty well with the household i am joining.

Varukh

well i want a helm that looks similar to this one and want my kit to eventually look a lot more like this one.

http://www.xenophon-mil.org/rushistory/ ... /parti.htm

and i just threw on the helm for the pic so i'm sure it is not on all the way, but it does have a pretty high dome on it.

Varukh

well i still have a long way to go with the helm but i am planning on working on that in the near future. as far as a time period i am trying to go for Russian around the late 1400's to the early 1500's. What kind of belt would you suggest? I have the means of making one just need to know more about...

Varukh

thanks Benedek! haven't got to try it out just yet but i am going to do my best to get it out to practice this weekend.

Varukh

well after some criticism on my previous kit i submit to you, the new and improved kit. enjoy. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/jdreadrocker/41082_1374420361855_1272183665_30859563_1728496_n.jpg this look better? p.s. i know the helm needs some work and i am in the process of fixing it up a bi...

Varukh

Tristan vom Schwarzwald wrote:
Vitus von Atzinger wrote:Sir Vitus von Atzinger

Tenan of the Great House Stahlgeist

Master of House Atzinger

1351

OMG! Awesome look...and that MACE!

i agree. That mace is pretty fantastic. How and what did you use to make it?

Varukh

not really sure if there is another post like this but i just wanted to see some cool fighting videos that may be lurking around. I'll start with my most favorite fight video so far. m the hit at around 2:00 is so clean and such an awesome hit. gotta love it. lets see some of your favorite vids!

Varukh

well i'm looking at late 15th to early 16th century Russian

Varukh

sweet! thanks for the advice.

Varukh

just burned a patch of both burned without melting.

Varukh

I lucked out and got an entire roll of canvas and a lot of linen for next to nothing the other day at a second hand store, and i am looking to make a new gambeson. I have seen a few pics, and got a few pointers on making one, but i need to know how exactly how i need to layer the fabrics. I have bee...

Varukh

Thanks for the update. I've heard so many horror stories over the years of folks working with armourers, but your diligence in keeping communication flowing is very reassuring. agreed! I have always been leery of buying off of forums, but you have made this quite a pleasant experience. I will defin...

Varukh

thanks for the update. I'm in no big rush. just need it by the end of the month but that should be no prob since you live pretty close to here.

Varukh

LOL nice codpiece.

that video is very inspirational. makes me want to make more stuff asap.
nice first atempt though.

Varukh

yea i am looking for good protection and breath-ability. i did my fighter authorization a week or two ago and the weather was in the triple digits. we only fought a few times and called it a day. Doing anything i can to my armor to make it breath well will be the best kind of improvement where i com...

Varukh

well the helmet does have its fair share of dents and dings but they are hidden pretty well with the gold paint. i plan on welding up the holes and smoothing them down. then i am going to make it look more like a spangen helm, give it a new nasal, and blacken it. thanks for all the tips on the paddi...

Varukh

they are 3/8 rings but they are in a 6-1 pattern

Varukh

Konstantin that is the helm i am trying to pad. thanks.

Varukh

simple as that? cotton balls seems too easy. lol

Varukh

what did you use for the padding in your liner to get sufficient padding from a smack upside the helmet?

Varukh

thanks so much! that is pretty much exactly what i was looking for.

Varukh

anybody have a pattern or a link to a pattern for a padded helmet liner? I am wanting to line my SCA helmet and make it not look like i have foam just taped inside it. there was a guy on eBay one time that sold the padded liners but for some reason he has stopped selling them and i can't even find a...

Varukh

thank you very much! I am actually working on it a bit more. some of the maille binds when i try to put it on so i am trying to expand it a bit around the bottom so that it goes on a little better. Eventually going to weld up the holes and blacken the top of the helm. also going to make it look more...

Varukh

this was my second time to fight in the SCA at a demo. Having an actual bridge to battle on instead of hay bails makes for one hell of a fun fight.

Varukh

well after today's fighting and authorization i have come to realize that the 6-1 maille holds up great but i am going to have to split it down both sides so that it doesn't bunch up when i try to put my helmet on. Can't wait for cooler weather so i can use my leather armor and bring my full kit to ...

Varukh

i really want to make a linen helmet liner but right now my funding is kinda short. that will be an addition one of these days though.

Varukh

YAY!!!

Varukh

Whitewolf Sr. wrote:You appear to have done well in your venture Verukh, keep heading in this direction and you should have a very nice KIT soon. Well done.

thank you very much.

Varukh

well my next improvement on the helm is to change the nasal piece and to make the helm look more like a spangenhelm. Then i am going to blast it and oil blacken it.

Varukh

alright so i took some of your advice and ran with it. this will be my helm for the spring. hope you like this better than the wings...(you'd better this took forever to weave ) hope you like it: http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/jdreadrocker/39653_1359282343414_1272183665_30823458_8247877_n.jpg

Varukh

Can't wait to see it.

Varukh

yes a pattern would be quite nice.

Varukh

very nice! i have been wanting one like that for a while. Might have to scrape up some aluminum and give it a try.

Varukh

Yes the heat is miserable around here. Heat index in Searcy, where I work was 108 today. It sucks when you start sweating the minute you walk out the door.

Varukh

thanks for the update

thanks a ton!

sweet fighting videos

gambeson construction

pattern help?