The Armour Archive

Rev. George

IIRC that chest was pretty substancial in size, are you going a 1:1 repro or a scale one? I only had the pic to work from (and its b/w) the finished size will be 3 foot long, 1.5 foot tall and ~11" deep Was the chest originally completely painted, or are you using artistic liscence to paint parts a...

Rev. George

Well our barony was asked to "make a gift box" for one of the other kingdoms royalty, as part of the annual "pennsic gift exchange" ( I wont say who is getting the box, but someone can probably figure it out) Anyhow... I had the sarcastic / novel idea to actually make a box. So what kind of box? a 6...

Rev. George

actually it is plaster and glue.

I still dont think it would hold up well on a semi flexible backing.

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Rev. George

I heard duke Gareth had resigned his belt. If this is true, IMHO, that would make him the baddest-assed unbelt in meridies.

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Rev. George

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Rev. George

$35

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Rev. George

Jo-anns ETC stores have 100% cotton, 95/5% cotton wool and 95/5% cotton silk batting in most sizes. At least the one I went to in Alpharetta GA did.

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Rev. George

then in think it's -possible- it coud break off clean if you didn't let it warm up.

Froma safety standpoint, that's ok. Jagged pokey breaks are the danger.

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Rev. George

Energy of every variety is measure in joules (in SI).

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Rev. George

I keep waiting for someone to try the classic faux trump- "If you can't afford to replace your rattan every X (time units), then you shouldnt be playing.

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Rev. George

PSI will tell you the amount of force used. But force isnt all there is. In fact, I would say impact force has about 30% or less to do with a blow. The rest? momentum and Energy. Kinetic energy to be precise. The old explanation goes: Momentum knocks you off the barstool, and Kinetic energy breaks y...

Rev. George

but the Romans, as a rule, used poles, not crosses. Cite? The reason I ask is that a recorded common insult among slaves was "ad crux malorum" Essentially, "to the evil cross" Further, records seem to indicate that in judea a cross with arms was used. Whether it was T shaped, t shaped, X shaped or ...

Rev. George

Nahhh superman just clenches his facial muscles and sheers off the hairs.

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Rev. George

And remember, the nemian lion was supposed to be damn near unkillable/ bullet proof/whatnot. Herakles had to strangle it to death. Arguably its skin would be proof against hellenistic weapons at the very least.

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Rev. George

actually, (and I cannot tell if this is an artifact of age or decay) the figure who's horse is standing on a shield appears to have a buckle of some sort on his garter.

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Rev. George

Just a quick reminder to everyone...Turtle is illegal to buy, sell or trade in the US (with special exceptions for grandfathered items). I have worked in Environmental Education, and we have some items Customs gave us back that they seized. Most people know about ivory, and furs, but most turtle an...

Rev. George

well they used standard dowells, rather than branch arrows. the grain of a dowell is not concentric around the center. the grain of a branch is.

As for the tree cannon, I doubt it could be done in a day. A couple days however, would put it into the realm of possibility.

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Rev. George

How much do you charge for those? They look really nice.

It depends on the device. Gules a sword Or is cheaper than Gyronny of 32 azure and argent, six millets counterchanged. It also depends on whether you want it front and back.

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Rev. George

I think the lady in question would be much angered if the word was out that people should robb her the rigors and joy of real, full force, no holds bared combat. True, but the other side of the coin is that even as a male, I dont want to play with people who are intentionally trying to break me. I ...

Rev. George

I have been accused of such. Here's a example:

And another
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Rev. George

Cheapest shipping would be USPS. there's a customs declaration, and if you want to try, a NAFTA statement (though they often charge tax even if you include this), but the postal service doesnt charge you a 20 dollar border crossing fee like some of the other folks.

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Rev. George

Yanno...that is PIMPTASTIC...

Just my (semi-) professional opinion.

And I would buy it... but alas, it is on the cusp of my measurments AND I live in GA. Good luck with the sale.

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Rev. George

My thoughts on the matter- as I have pointed out many times. The ideal solution would be to assume that your persona was told by his king/ daymio/ kahn/ krohl/ etc that he should wear red, or the archers/cannons/seige engines would fire on him by accident. Then look at your persona and answer the fo...

Rev. George

Here is the Reasoning given (direct quote from pop chiv-Kingdom news letter): Now, this goes into effect immediately! KongÃ‚Â® brand dog chew toys are expressly forbidden for use in the construction of mace heads in the Kingdom of Meridies. IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been meaning to get that out since Border Raids...

Rev. George

Right, but the rank and file would be wearing the colors of thier lord. We just dont have enough emphasis on heraldry. I can point out my baronies arms, and the arms of a couple groups around here. I can recognize most of the kingdom arms (the crowns help), but as for the great baronies and houses o...

Rev. George

I usually use either Trimfabrics (www.trimfabric.com) or phoenix textiles (www.phoenixtextiles.com)

or i hit the end of the year clearance at my local stores. (with a half off coupon)

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Rev. George

Assuming the eyeslot is less than 1", andd you can find someway to keep the "visor" down, and it fits you (with padding and a chinstrap) , then yes, it should be legal. You have a year to go: that's 2 seasons of lawn mowing, and one of raking, (and if you are in a cold place, some show shoveling and...

Rev. George

howmuch for one of those pimp-ass sallets in 14ga stainless?

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Rev. George

Does a deed of arms require staging, planning and props?

No, but a GREAT (and formal) Deed of arms does.

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Rev. George

Yes. It would have to be directly related to the list field. Those other things have other sanctions available. Ok... If that is the case (I dont know either way), what about what HRM Godwine (allegedly) did to that one Fencer? Stripped his card becasue he decided to call his students "Cadets" (we ...

Rev. George

I dont know what I'd do in the situation, but, this is what's going through my mind- Pulling a card SHOULD involve a combat -related infraction. Otherwise what's the point? The person is a safe fighter (of whatever persuasion) and could, therefore re-authorize the next day. How many time would a kin...

Rev. George

honestly ive never done the counted blow thing. i assume its just blows to contact and not about force. that changes the aspect of the game in several ways. With respect, I believe you are mis informed as to what the "counted blows" system is. Counted blows can be done several ways, but the most co...

Rev. George

Monarchs act like Monarchs. It's part and parcel of our society. Deal with it. However, part of the problem is that we dont have some of the options availible to historical monarchs, and our modern society makes it more taxing and instantaneous. We cannot Kill the king, nor force him to sign the gr...

Rev. George

Rev; what do you think is a fair price for them is is it or Probably somewhere in between, but closer to Leo Got the protoype. I'll see if I can get a pic of what Mine looks like. I changed the strap, for one, (it is now wider) and, in my case, lined the flap and did cut work to put my household ba...

Rev. George

You as Crown can NOT banish anyone with L2 or L3 without BoD approval. The best you can do all by your loansome is L1 banishment. Which only lasts as long as you reign. I happen to know alot about the procedures for sanctions, and I have to say, Yes you can. It is reviewed by the Board, but they ki...

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