The Armour Archive

Malek

We don't have a specific room per se. The garage mainly is used for armouring and sewing and other big projects. The Living room couch is used by my wife for jewelry and embroidering. I use the chair next to it for maille, arrow fletching and leather tooling. Next to the fireplace mantle is the musi...

Malek

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Malek

One of my first SCA wars. I was loaned a glaive to use for the day and in my warm-up fights I seemed to be doing well with it. The first engagement was "Assault the Hill" - there was a short (about 10 feet in rise) ridge about 20 yards long. We took turns defending and attacking the hill. ...

Malek

YMHoward wrote:
Malek wrote:* If you do belly dancing - a new dance veil
Hope that helps.

2 (sort of),3 and 4 are possibilities. 1, 5 and 6, well..... well I'm not quite ready to startle the natives in period drag

Don't discount #6 - I have played for some really good male belly dancers.

Malek

What comes to mind offhand -
* If you have enough lace material - use it as a backing for a Gypsy overskirt.
* New veil
* Kaftan style over-tunic
* Cut to length for a sash
* Sleeves for a Ghawazee dress
* If you do belly dancing - a new dance veil

Hope that helps.

Malek

That's cool (^_^)b hope you don't mind if I link your design to a fellow Scadian she was trying to work out how to do some female armor and this is a great fix. Help yourself - I presented it here so that others could see what I came up with and can use it for the other ladies that want to get armo...

Malek

From back in my Amtgard days. There is an annual event called "Winterbash" Basically it's a multi-day event usually near Astoria, OR (where the Columbia River meets the Pacific) at Fort Stevens. There is an area called "Battery Russel" which we gleefully and (with permission) use...

Malek

My wife's armour is finally together and it seems to be working well. I have been spending most of my project time for the last several months getting her armour together, fitted, tuned and tweaked. At long last she can move, fight and be fairly comfortable in it. Pictures and assorted descriptions ...

Malek

Sir Edward uses the Winged Hussair style of shield.

Malek

I have had the chance to play with cut-and-thrust, and am even planning to make a kit for it. The bonus is that so long as your blade meets the requirements, you can use whatever persona you like (and armour). SCA heavy minimums do fit the bill, although shoulder/collarbone protection is highly reco...

Malek

As a left-handed fighter, I throw a LOT of wrap shots. I have had my fair share of them land flat and it has been me to call it each time (as I continue to fight and improve, these instances get further apart). It may be just me, but I can definitely tell the difference in how the blow lands if it l...

Malek

Here are my ideas on highly adjustable loaner armour: Bear in mind, this is all intended to be worn with a really big surcoat or short-sleeve tunic with sash to hide all this modern stuff. Helm - sized to slightly larger, keep extra pads around for the smaller heads. Gorget - simple dog-collar types...

Malek

I use a strapped round shield. I am also left-handed. I put the handle dead center on the shield and strapped my arm along the diameter line. The main reason I did this was so that I could cover my left side better (shield being on my right arm) without having to twist my body too far. The only plac...

Malek

I'll also chime in on that - have fun with an all new set of craziness.

Malek

We have a new fighter in my barony that might be able to use that helm - our "small" helm is WAY too big for her.

I'll email and get measurements and see if it's viable. - should have results this evening.

Malek

"letting them try it out" (as we always did) does NOT mean "Then turn loose sir cup-smasher on them with a full head of steam". It means "Go gently, and give them a taste of how fun it can be". It's not like we ever threw a loaner suit on a newb and went "okay.. r...

Malek

I can't cite the source at the moment, but my wife found a Mongolian drinking game. Put a large jug or jar in the center of people standing around it. Each person gets their own arrow (points removed, preferably) Taking turns, toss the arrow into the jug point first. Those that make it, take a drink...

Malek

Having never "larped" in the way being discussed here, I ask those who have "crossed over" whether larpland has the same sort of community vibe the SCA has? I know a few people who do larp, but I have never met anyone who seems to be as, well, "escapist" about their ga...

Malek

My hidden arms are a little unusual, but work well for me. I have rather beefy forearms for someone my height. I was able to use a pair of articulated Archer's knees (small size) to fit my elbows. I fitted a hardened leather vambrace for forearm protection and there is a small bit of leather that or...

Malek

I am a LARP -> SCA crossover myself. I started out in Amtgard and did that for about 10 years. I enjoyed the fantasy aspects to it, but once I got married and now have a family, I find that the SCA is more family friendly. (at least in my area). Aside from learning to generate power more consistentl...

Malek

Here is what I did: Poured white vinegar into a small bowl. Used a green 3M kitchen scrubby pad. Dipped pad into vinegar, wiped vinegar around the inside of the helm on the rusted areas. Then gave the inside a good scrubbing - definitely took off the bad rust and left a yellow blotchy stain on the c...

Malek

My wifes beautiful new helm arrived from Two Ravens armoury. Sadly, due to the damp weather here in the Pacific Northwest, some rust spots are developing on the inside. I want to clean those off before I start painting the inside. I have seen here before reccomendations for a vinegar soak prior to s...

Malek

The Incipient Canton of Hauksgard held their Harvest feast last weekend and included a prize tournament. 6 Fighters showed and braved the rain for the day. At first it was supposed to be a double-elim tournament, but with 6 fighters, it was decided that a round-robin was a better format. (more fight...

Malek

Have you got any closer shots of that by chance? How does that shan wen kia protect? It looks cool. Very interesting aventail too. You can check out more pictures of the kit in action here. Sadly, most of them are not much closer, as my wife was taking pictures from the observation window and I had...

Malek

Here is my kit at a Pas D' Armes from this last weekend:

Malek

The grill on the bottom set is currently blackened and mounted on a very nice Persian twist helm he made for my lady. Pics are forthcoming.

Malek

The best results I have gotten have been to water soak the pre-cut leather, then bake in the oven between 180-200 degrees until dry/hardened.

After that, use wax / lacquer or acrylic as a sealant.

Malek

Halbrust wrote:Can we see a picture of the helm? Sounds like your wife is wearing my dream kit! Although I assume I'd need it in a larger size

We got shipping confirmation of the helm - it should be here early next week. Pictures to come in a new thread. (progress pictures of the new armour).

Malek

Where did you get the heavy silk brocade? Inherited. After my mom passed and I was going through her old sewing stuff, I found this cache of bolts of really nice silk brocade fabric. They have all gotten the "burn test" and they definitely come out as silk. My mom got the stuff when I was...

Malek

4 guys in my household are going to do a "period hunt" this weekend. They are carrying period tent, sleeping stuff and other gear. The intent is to recreate hunting in period as close as possible (within reason - they will have a modern first aide kit, water tablets, etc.) I could not make...

Malek

Thanks for the replies. I guess lining the aventail had not occurred to me. I think I can do it with some spare canvas I have from my previous project.

Malek

I am working on getting my wife's heavy kit together. Her helm is on it's way from the Archive's Ruthardis. The body armour will be hidden under a Persian coat. Low-profile Lacrosse gear augmented with hardened leather and aluminum. (legal road-sign aluminum) The Persian coat will be made from some ...

Malek

That grill is absolutely the Bomb! Who is responsible for that work? I don't know the guy's name, but there is a guy up here who will make grills like that, water-jet cut from 1/4" stainless plate. There are several fighters up this way who have had their grills modified/replaced with that fin...

Malek

-------------------- In all fairness to Malek, in his second post he did say this... His intent is to make another kit - accurate to the persona he chooses. At this point, he is floating between something Celtic and Japanese. I'll steer him to the appropriate resources (Effingham's site and his boo...

Malek

I do want to thank everyone here for the input offered. I'll take the comments about shaping things and will look into improving the finish as well. As for the authenticity comments, I will forward this thread to him for perusal. As I mentioned in my original post, I informed him that there are plen...

My Wife's armour - lots of pics.

Vinegar and scrubby pad - good for mild surface rust?

Harvest Feast tournament.

Riveted maille aventail and hidden armour