The Armour Archive

DAVID01

Do you think it would afford more/less protection than a mail hauberk? From what I have been reading about the mountain pattern , it might be just as good. Not quite sure yet , I want to find more on it and that is proving a little difficult You mean Mountain Scale? Many have tried but none I know ...

DAVID01

Be good for something to do with a small child. Just as a keep em busy project.

DAVID01

Josh Warren wrote:Do you think it would afford more/less protection than a mail hauberk?

From what I have been reading about the mountain pattern , it might be just as good. Not quite sure yet , I want to find more on it and that is proving a little difficult

DAVID01

I think those who like to put down the Mongol and people who like them and want to portray them should take a closer look at the art in their armor and read a little more about their history. These were a very fascinating people. Animal, great pics... Thanks for sharing.

DAVID01

Kestryll wrote:Ultraman might be a relative like a cousin or something but Ultron has to be a brother at least!

[img]http://www.bcemylar.com/images/bowen/Ultron5_mb.jpg[/img]

I'll be, I've never seen this thing before but it has to be where they got the idea for the helm....FUNNY

DAVID01

I think the reason I really like this is because it looks like an evil character by the name of January in a comic book my brother in law has been working on.

DAVID01

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

I like it though.

DAVID01

From loneliness to a weeeeding ring

Hell of a deal!

DAVID01

Yea roll em about 4 inches all round

DAVID01

Hell I'm waitin to see the auction on the finished proto. This oughts be good.

DAVID01

Damn that was over quick

DAVID01

Hey inexpensive and good will be just fine I'm sure.

DAVID01

With the but built into it, it makes it look more like it was made for his wife.

DAVID01

Hal, How long do you think it would take you to put one of these together now that you have the design down?

DAVID01

From the looks of the big ass sword I would have thought German too and the helm looks a little like the Maximilian (sp)?

DAVID01

Wow You sure didn't need my suggestion. This terned out great I didn't realize where the eye opening would position BRAVO!

[img]http://www.photodump.com/direct/MeadDrinker/HANDCL12.jpg[/img]

DAVID01

Animal Weretiger wrote:The armor is beautiful. I'd also like to express appreciation of your wife but in the most respectful of ways. She's a beautiful woman.

EEEER Animal Um you mean she's a beautiful chest?

DAVID01

OOOOooo Puuuurrrrrdy! Those are realy nice.

DAVID01

Very nice work, those are my favorite Mythical creatures. Great tooling and dye work.

DAVID01

Good Gosh Ray, Looks like your well on your way to an armoring career. Very nice work. Hell I may be talking with you later about some Mongol items.

DAVID01

HELL YES! I got some advise for you.... Start making and selling that stuff you were wearing and I think you'll do just fine making a living selling armour

DAVID01

Hey, bazubands work for rattan fighting. I dont think I'd want leather ones for facing real steel but for rattan fighting the leather ones work just fine. I just gave Minimal his pair and he loves them. If you want a pattern I'll give you the one I've been using no problem. It seems to work real we...

DAVID01

Another off thing to notice: look how the rerebrace overlaps the couter. I'd write this off as an artistic error, but it appears in many other depictions of armour of this date as well.

I was wondering about that, it looked to me as it could catch at the wrong moment and get a guy killed

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DAVID01

This helm kit gonna be all dished just like in the pic?

DAVID01

Paul what is she using as a dishing form, whats it made from?

DAVID01

I'm bout ready to aim a trebuchet at this guesrhouse we're building.

DAVID01

Thanks Tim I'm gonna go for it. I'll try to get my kit together between now and next spring. Then try to meet like minded people close to me and go from there.

DAVID01

I want to thank you guys for the encouragement,

Wil yes I know I do need to start some projects and will soon Thanks.

Tim and Morristh, Yeah I have been thinking of the archer thing, I wonder if a Mongol archer would be acceptable

Anyway thanks to you all.

DAVID01

Is that a COP hes wearing?

DAVID01

Awwww you lucky penguin

DAVID01

Thats PURDY. I really like the way the eye slot is open all the way across. Beuitiful work.

DAVID01

I posted this here also to make sure you all see it. I'm doing this again because I don't think some of you think I meant it and I really do. I know I have rubbed a few of you the wrong way and for that I am very sorry, when I came here I wanted to learn all I could and make some friends that liked ...

DAVID01

Hew, thanks for those links. this is an armour I am really interested in. I have liked to read about the Mongols long before I found the A/A. Now I wonder were I'll get this kind of lamilar.

DAVID01

I'm curious about how I would keep the dye from seeping away from the exact area that the block covers when I would lay it down on the fabric, which would certainly soak some up, it seems.

Hence, the Idea I had on page one with the wax.

DAVID01

Yeah thats what I figured. Oh well they are cool though.

Helm on e-bay (different)

An Apology to all