The Armour Archive

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According to several accounts, Boucicaut was smaller compared to the average knights, this probably pushed his need to be stronger than them, so he probably invested much more time in training and exercises.

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Another idea could be this: take a picture from the longest distance possibile, behind the head a squared surface, and a tiny (2x2, 3x3) squared patch over the temple. This could allow to check and correct the perspective distortion between the two gridded planes. But I'm sure that Mac is right, the...

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In this case, to make a realistic head profile, you have to set the lamp, the head to be square to the surface, and perfectly aligned, otherwise you will obtain sections that are not reconciliable to the real profile, the shape and dimension of the light source influence the "resolution" of your sha...

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But.. once you have a very specific head to fit it, how to not trow proportions out of the window? A linear scaling of X and Y may not fit any headshape, so what are the trick that allow a helm to not lose its personality?

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Take care of all those creases in the front, if they fold or crack, your piece will be ruined.

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If you find it, I can read and translate it in english. I'm pretty curious about this corazzina too, even just for the sake to go to a guy that I know that own a replica of this piece and use it for XIV° reenactment, and tell that his corazzina is bullshit.

Yes, I'm kind of evil.

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It's still an approximation, unless the data stored in the picture contain informations about the focal distance at the time of the picture. Yes, knowing the lens parameters allow to make corrections, but the amount of these correction is different in "macro" or in "landscape" situation, even if the...

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Good rule, I will try to remember it.

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Interesting. As some of you know I am an active RC pilot. Newer radio systems have down link telemetry to collect data from the plane in flight. I have several systems in use at this time. One of the sensors I can plug in is a 3 axis G sensor -8 to +8 G's in each axis. Might make a neat winter proj...

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What you are looking for is photogrammetry. Today there is some software that can do amazing things, the problem of those software is the price, and the need they have to be fed with a calibrated camera. This , combined with the large number of pictures needed make it worthy only if you can take the...

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Maybe it's not the case at all, but.. When we decided to make two harnesses with great bascinets for our foot tournament, we had several candidates , but just two armours, so we made the armours with hybrid measurements, one for the thinner fighters, and one for the larger ones. Knowing in advance t...

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Well, the first thing that comes in mind is the first guy that tried to attach a lance rest to a breastplate. That must have been a game changer, because in a short while, everyone adopted it. Much better than the guy who invented weapon chains, he probably strangled himself or spend his time in jai...

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Fast! Build a temple for this guy!

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Sean, I would not dismiss the hammer marks, they are indeed helpful. Despite the period in which the helm was made, it was made of steel , a hammer, and fire. They teach a way to work, probably not the only one, maybe not the "right" one, maybe not even the "best" one, but it's still a method that c...

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Apparently, selling a bascinet with blood stains of the old owner was considered bad marketing practice.

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Caius705 wrote:
Signo wrote:I bite my tongue.
Do you bite your tongue at us, sir?

Wait, wrong reference.

Have to admit, I'd be curious to know the story, if you were willing to share.

Sorry for the delay, I lost track of this thread..

the tongue biting was in reference to the italian BOTN team armour overall quality.

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I trow platener.eu in the pit, this polish guy know his job, especially if you are in 14th century mafia.

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I second this request, as for some reasons I can't really understand what Mac meant.

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Fiore dei Liberi, in his famous manual depicts armets on the head of armoured combatatants that show his teachings.
http://www.truefork.org/DragonPreservat ... iore12.jpg
You can easily find more, with bascinets and armets.

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I would watch it only if they improve the armours, and then use chainsaws and other fantasy fancy weapons. And flames, this show definitely need flames!

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You should be very proud of what you are doing.

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Why the backplate shoulder top is almost double the width of the front?

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I would put aside the cop for another project, were its proportions will be just fine.
The problem with the brig is that torso plate are too flat, and that those nails are a bit big, and I fear the will make a scissor effect when they touch with the uppermost plate.

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Rome is big and beautiful, but if you want armour porn nearby, go to Florence. Stibbert and Bargello museum will give you a nice armourgasm. You should be able to reach Florence by train quite easily, plus, Florence is smaller than Rome but is tightly packed with awesome stuff, even just the buildin...

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I bite my tongue.

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As I said many times here, an old (don't know how old) recipe for a black paint, involve sulphur and turpentine. The paint that is obtained, once flamed after applying it, turn gummy, glossy and black (it's yellowish before the last heat treatment). Scratches can be repaired with a flame touch. Warn...

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According to a restoration website, "lamp black" is a black tint obtained with special lamps that burns resinous woods, it may have some sky blue tint in it.

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Cennini is an artist, a rapid read of his work, say that almost everything is related to painting. There are some parts about making a oil paint that can stick to stones and even to metal, there are even parts about making glue, but when he talks about colors, he mean colors for painting, so, this "...

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Question : what is the recommended power of a bench wheel or belt sander that won't slap your face with your ripped off arm, and that at the same time, will do his job reasonably well?

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I would bind the s/p/b/m characteristic to the weapon more than to the armour, otherwise it would mean that the penetration capability of a heavy crossbow and of a simple bow are the same. Because, on a damage level, two shaft of wood that pierce your body, deliver mostly the same damage, but heavie...

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Overlapping plates would have improved your project in a lot of ways, but maybe it will work just fine as it is.

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http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panno_casentino The "big cloth", obtained from the shearing of sheep in the valley, it was appreciated for its high wear resistance and weatherproof, and was adapted to the needs of those who had to live on the road or spend out in the open, most of the day . It also see...

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I bet around the brim.

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Beware of Frankenstein!

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Someone use things like that, in the heavy duty version:
http://img4.wfrcdn.com/lf/49/hash/996/8 ... +Shear.jpg
They are quite expensive and need some care, I love mine, but I don't use it a lot because I'm still without a shop.

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