The Armour Archive

William Frisbee

Give me till tomorrow night folks.

I'm trying to find my damn tabi and wara sandals.

William Frisbee

Ray,

We can start here: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... 585#554585

I screwed up the contest, but hey, at least you get to see the kote.

I'll be taking more photo's tonight.

William Frisbee

This is my problem as well.

It's only made worse with the fact that Mykaru made me a set of killer kote and I don't wanna cover ANY part of them.

William Frisbee

All I can say is keep it up. A kabuto is a lot of art as well as metal.

Listen to Effingham-san, as he knows.

Hopefully Mykaru will drop his two yen in as well.

William Frisbee

Hey PM me your measurements I weigh a little more but we're about the same height. I might get em Never have to many coats You may be able to get away with weighing a little more... I'll dig my measurements out when I get home, I think I still have some from my millions of armour fittings over the ...

William Frisbee

Ah I had wondered if you still had those pieces. Lamentably I think I am A. too large by a smidge and B. After my cotehardie went missing from the hotel at Birka my lady wife took the opportunity to kindly let me know that my legs really are too skinny to look good in fourteenth century kit. So thi...

William Frisbee

Ugh, I have NO clue why I said Black Prince... He ain't even from the same country my Persona is from...

Thanks for the updates Klaus, I didn't have em all...

Any images you have would be great, as my digcam is currently charging after not being used for a long time.

William Frisbee

It's been a long time since I poked my head in here, but figured I would give it a go... I have two more pieces of 14th Century European Garb & such left. This stuff is creme-de-creme, that is, you don't get much better than it. This stuff is fitted, so if you are taller than 5'10" and weigh more th...

William Frisbee

Hate to say it Klaus, but I too did the same thing: Here is the letter I got back: Yes, I goofed on that reference. Intended to double check and it fell through the cracks. Thanks for the info and my apologies. Ty Ty Burr The Boston Globe 617-929-3034 TBurr@globe.com and the email I sent: [quote] Ju...

William Frisbee

I found the charger!

Images up tomorrow night!

William Frisbee

That's cool, Guillaume, no rush of course! Take your time... With haste! Just kidding man, like I said, it'd be cool to see your armor. I find Japanese style armor hard to find photos of in the SCA... Maybe I haven't looked hard enough... All I need to do is get some clamshell gaunts... and some ta...

William Frisbee

Thaddeus wrote:Bill are you coming back to play?

Indeed Thaddeus, very soon...

William Frisbee

Ray Cornwell 2 wrote:That would be awesome, Guillaume! I would love to see your suit! Please do post pics!

I'll find the charger tomorrow!

William Frisbee

Now that my Mykaru built okegawa dou has shown up here in the states, I'll be taking some images of the full Japanese kit shortly (as soon as I find the charger for my digital camera).

Its AMAZING to say the least...

Hopefully I can get some better shots of the kabuto for you Ray.

William Frisbee

Mykaru wrote: Kinokuniya Katchu's latest catalog had two new reproduction shikoro. ( 1 hineno and 1 manjuu ) at 50,000 yen each.

Just shikoro? Yikes. I would figure the hachi (Ã©â€°Â¢ right?) would be the most expensive due to the amount of metal working needed...

William Frisbee

Probably got stopped by Customs, thinking you were illegally importing Important Cultural Properties from Japan without documentation. Effingham Yeah somehow I have a feeling they contacted you due to your familiarity with the subject. I can see my okegawa dou just sitting on an armour stand in Eff...

William Frisbee

Grrrr.. I should have paid for airmail shipping from Japan.

I'm still waiting for my dou to show up!

Looking good Mykaru!

William Frisbee

Very cool Steve!

Congrats!

William Frisbee

Padrig wrote:I am curious about your nick. What is a gawa and why is it better toasted.

Pad

Well gawa does mean side... so toasted side?

William Frisbee

Sweet mother of god and all that is holy... I'm at a loss for words. First the kabuto, then the kote and suneate, now this? I mean wow Mykaru... I need to have you do up some more stuff for me. Eff, I hate to say it but my Japanese kit now exceeds yours... *grin*, I only hope I can run into you at a...

William Frisbee

White Mountain Armoury wrote:So whats it going to take to see you at an event again Bill, i keep thinking i need to change deoderant

LOL!

Nah Adam it wasn't you, just got quickly sick of the politics and the amount of backstabbing...

But I gottta get fighting again soon, I'm going stir crazy.

William Frisbee

Bill, Actually, I'm in a holding pattern on yours. I need some stuff from Toraba to finish yours (kohaze, mimi-ito) and Trevor hasn't got back to me yet. SOON..... Ahhhh!!!! No worries Mykaru, I know you will do a smashing job on it, and I'll be afraid to wear it to practice, let alone a tourney......

William Frisbee

Aaron, I do all the metalwork at my shop in Thailand. I'm not there often, so I don't take orders often. Most recent completed piece is Gustav's Ogekawa Dou (If you've been playing with Avalon you've probably seen it). A complete dou with kusazuri and kohire is 110,000 yen. A word of advice NEVER o...

William Frisbee

Nice.

I'm over there as Ashigaru.

William Frisbee

So far a 10 for me.

Thanks Mykaru. =)

Black steel plates, well laced (Mykaru did some, I did some), Closely matches known armour of the period, clean lines, nicely spaced holes, and very detailed. So far I've had NO negative comments.

I'm happy

William Frisbee

Not only that, one hit, and boom, no more Urushi

William Frisbee

Wulfgar wrote:VERY NICE!, makes me want to do Japanese armour now.

When are we going to get to see the full kit together

Well all I need is the dou, and my Japanese kit is done. Well the hard kit anyways.

William Frisbee

Effingham wrote:Gillaume, you will be one trÃƒÂ¨s sexy samurai.

Effingham

Indeed!

What a way to get back to fighting but a full and damn accurate Japanese kit.

I need to get a nice pair of fighting hakama, tabi and waraji.

William Frisbee

Not going to lace the shikoro?

William Frisbee

Woohoo! I'm next!

nice looking dou Mykaru. Damn man, I love the look!

William Frisbee

I hope it works out well Steve. The haubergon rocked.

I'll be getting another half & half when I can!

Thanks for all the work.

William Frisbee

It all goes to Hanwei which will flood the US and the rest of the world with bad reproductions and cheesy katanas. Actually Hanwei makes some damn fine katanas, wakizashi's, tanto's, yari and naginata. Remember all of Bugei's stuff (minus the HC custom jobbers) are made by Hanwei. And they are quit...

William Frisbee

Hrm...

Off the top of my head...
1.) New navy (new ships)
2.) New Air Force (new planes)
3.) New Army (tanks, etc.)
4.) New space program (rockets)

William Frisbee

I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries. OR: Lancelot : We were in the nick of time. You were in great peril. Sir Galahad : I don't think I was. Lancelot : Yes, y...

William Frisbee

What's going to happen with Steve's armour now that he can't his stuff now that GDFB has been rather... um... nasty about locking up the US market.

Klaus The Red Pourpoint & Cotehardie for sale...