The Armour Archive

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One reason Hollywood doesn't use metal armour, is to many of the armourers out there insist on using 12 and 14 gauge steel for their armour. Costumers see these pieces and are convinced that all armour in metal is/was really heavy. I don't think that's true at all. SCA armorers tend to build helmet...

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The line between acrylics and latex's is bluring. Anyway... yeah... in theory it's 'special' paint. Special enough to charge you twice what other paints cost. I've used my Citadel miniatures brand paints on lots of stuff and it holds up spiff.. doesn't really seem to matter if it has a finish coat o...

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Wow.... right there in front of us... and.... I know I never noticed....

Thanks AB, that's neat.

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Sounds like the alum work hardened on you, that's why it cracked. Likely, it will continue to tear at that spot and get worse. About the only thing you can do to fix it, is find someone that does alum welding, and have them patch it up. For future reference, drill or punch a hole at the bottom of yo...

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Yep, when I instruct Archers I tell them to do the same thing I do when I strike with a sword. 1. If the first one does not work, shoot another. 2. If the second one does not work, shoot another. 3. If the third one does not work, shoot someone else. 4. Talk with the people you "Think" sluffed your...

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For all intents and purposes in this context, splints and clackers are the same thing.

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[quote="trystan"]Here is a graphic example (picture=1000w) of why mild is NOT desirable (Rod Walker aka DeValcerre here on the AA - at the July 2003 WCJA Worlds). This occurred in the course of just one WCJA tourney : [quote] Out of curiosity, do we know the thickness of material used?

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Not trying to be confrontational (maybe I'm just misinformed...), but how is mild steel that has been case-hardened any different from spring steel? Carbon steel/spring steel, has the carbon content built in. The carbon permeates the entirety of the material. Case hardening is just that, you still ...

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[quote="Mike F"]
Gruber, it's case hardened and it's denting? Freaky. Doesn't appear to have hurt you any, though.

[quote]

Sure....

Even hardend spring steel will dent/bend. It just takes more punishment to do it.

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Eeesa var nice indeed....

Curiosity tho... why are some of the rivets brass, and others not? From the heat discoloration around the top, I assume that it's welded on the inside?

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Depending on how big or small you are you may need to scale them anyway. For the record, it seems that if you cut on the INSIDE of his lines that the paterns work better. I suspect this is because he traced his originals onto the graph paper with a marker. and so the INSIDE of the fat line is where ...

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For the love of everything pure and holy in the world please don't!!!!

I beg thee!!!

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Animal wrote:That's just common sense.

Common sense ain't so common.....

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Grizzley makes one for about $300. That's the route I plan to go eventualy.... I'm lasy and will happily let someone else monkey with all the fiddly bits, so I don't have to.

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Is THAT what your looking for? I thought you were wanting the more gothic ones like Rainald posted.

Go here.... this is awesome.

http://www.ageofarmour.com/education/index.html

Will show you everything you need for that. While it's actualy a knee cop that he's detailing, SAME technique and probably one of the best essays on it around.

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It depends too on what you call 'for real' A quick glance at any of the gauntlets presented from this thread makes me inclined to say that none would pass SCA list requirements, I may be wrong about the second gothic pair, but would need to see them from the side. Your group may have tighter or more...

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Lots of guys here should be able to do it for you. It would probably be a custom order thing and take a bit of time to get done. Valentine armory may be able to get you something very similar and may have it in stock, not sure how they operate tho. Some questions you're going to get asked: What do y...

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It's an artist thing I think. Part of it, the casual observer will never see half of the flaws, an educated observer will see half to 3/4s of them, the guy who makes it knows EXACTLY where EVERY teeny problem might be and it will mock him every time he see's it. Another part is, the world gets to se...

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I always hate all my stuff. I have a lot more ambition and imagination than skill. Everyone else likes it, but I get angry when I see most of it. It's all pretty well made, and certainly passes any requirements... but it always just isn't quite what I wanted. There is one exception to that rule.... ...

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I asumue you're talking about the big floating gothic couters with no lames etc? It can absolutely be done in a single peice. To my knowledge it was how it was done. Welding would indeed be MUCH easier. But it is a cheat. The riveted pattern here should adapt tretty well to welding. Otherwise... I h...

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Yes.... 1 more rule and I'd go for it totaly. Not that I don't allready, because I agree with you on the idea of it all. Was just stating why it was the way it was (as explained to me by knights and dukes and KEM's and on and on). It's really just a common sense, spirit of the rules kind of thing fr...

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OK, this is a grammar problem. the phrase "a minimum of....or equivalent padding" means that you must wear something that is at least as protective as heavy leather over 1/4" padding. Heavy leather alone is less protective and therefore does not meet the rule. Metal plate alone is more protective a...

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Is that some kind of shield joke i've not heard of. if not it means medium density fibreboard. stronger than ply wood. It's just a terminology thing. I remember back when Citadel Miniatures/games workshop was primarily UK based. For a lot of their modeling they use PVA glue. Here in the states we c...

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I hate moronic marshalls who make seemingly random judgment calls about padding out of thin air. Why on Earth and who (if they are anyone of note) told you that you have to pad a cherbourg breastplate? Not that I neccisarily agree with the marshal in question but... from the marshalls handbook (emp...

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If I recall, you CAN strap a sheild to your body. At that point it becomes armor, and not a shield (SCA deffinitions here). The difference being if you get hit in armor you are required to call the blow. So... getting hit on a sheld strapped to your arm would mean that you loose the arm. The WHY for...

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Um.. bump....

Hal, curious to see how this is working out for you (assuming you haven't given up).

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I dont agree that we should not make burner.... It really comes down to personal choice. You are right, it is reasonably safe, and easy. Seeing the fairly pricey one that I bought in action. Getting to know it and seeing it operate, I will probably build the next one, and the one after that etc. I ...

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Yes.... the hole has been filled. The words probably mean differetn things to me than they do to others... but there's no more blank stare and 'duh' look on my face. danke

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And to clarify, yes the SCA covers more than the medieval period. However our combat and codes of conduct in the lists and in melee are quite clearly based on the medieval chivalric/noble model appropriate to Europe (and the Renn period). It is not based on early Athenian, Spartan, Roman, Celtic, B...

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Vitus, It pains me to read your words. I don't know you personaly or well, but I find myself admiring you through your words here on the archive, and I can read your suffering in the words. For what it's worth... I'm at the bottom of the fighting barrel. I suck. I still fight, and I still have fun. ...

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24 years of fighting as a girl in the SCA raised the level of intimidation that I can take in male-dominated fields by a factor of ten. Broinnfinn I'll bet your mechanic don't try and give you no crap either. Even as a guy, fighting will deffinitely improve self confidence (any martial art should r...

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You can also buy them premade. That's what I did. Wasn't wanting to fiddle much with blowing myself up on homade burners and the like. Many of the advertisers on the previously mentioned anvilfire site sell NCTool brand forges. One thing to consider is that propane forges are typicaly more... enclos...

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in our society there takes little for someone to say "i love......." whatever. but there is a lot more emphasis in the word hate. I'd disagree with part of that statement. I absolutely feel that people will say that they 'love' far more frequently than they mean it. But my personal experience is th...

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I've only been able to find blueprints on an English close helm, so if you have a pattern I'd love to see it. I'm guessing you found Craig Nadler's close helm plans. That is in fact the pattern that my burgonets are based on. I had to modify the bevor to get the shape I wanted, and the top halves s...

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