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Sasha_Khan

DragonOrder wrote:Where can i find period patterned fabric?

That covers a lot of territory - narrowing it down would be helpful. What period and culture are you trying to clothe?

Sasha_Khan

Senior - I remember the old cannon very fondly - and got hit by the huge, sleeping bag-sized foam wad once - it knocked me right on my ass, and I went down giggling like a fool.

Good times.

Sasha_Khan

I'm going to be VERY blunt, and ask a question: So you are also going to market this as 'possibly SCA legal' and hope that the person that buys this helmet doesn't complain when they find out otherwise? Marketing it for LARP use? Sure - I'm sure that it would be suitable for some LARP system ruleset...

Sasha_Khan

Since there is no start date to the SCA....Roman or greek maybe. Loin cloth, white tunica (with purple stripe or clavus as a roman dignitary), toga, and calceus (sandals) and you're done. Slight correction - calcae and caligae are MILITARY boots - the calcae are enclosed boots and caligae are openw...

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OutSTANDING!

Sasha_Khan

Konstantin the Red wrote:The lad's in SE Iowa -- Calontir.

::winces:: Calontir natives will turn that helmet into a decorative ashtray pretty quick.

Damn, damn, damn.

Sasha_Khan

Next important question - WHere are located? 16 guage MIGHT be legal where you are, but it's also at the bottom edge of legal. Many places 'hit harder' than others, and 16 guage won't last long. More importantly, mass and weight are part of what makes a helmet protective for SCA combat, and since th...

Sasha_Khan

::wincing:: I have some bad news then, the company likely doesn't actually make those items themselves, and based on the images on their site, they are a retailer for the Deepeeka Group, based in India. The helmet is not made for the kind of use your are looking for - I would be very surprised if it...

Sasha_Khan

Adrastos - was it this company?
http://www.nauticalarmour.com

Sasha_Khan

Saritor wrote:
Baron Alejandro wrote:If you are incensed by what I have just written, I advise you to reread it again in an outrageous french accent.

I read everything you write that way.

I like to re-read what Alejandro writes in da voyce of AH-nold - singing...

Sasha_Khan

It would be helpful to have a picture of the helmet, and to know where you got it from - there are a ton of helmets out there - especially Corinthians - that are NOT AT ALL suitable for use in SCA combat.

Sasha_Khan

I'm interested in the gorget on the left.

Sasha_Khan

Very nice, Irish.

Sasha_Khan

Why do you think it would 'look cool'?

Personally, I wonder why you would even worry about it, if you are wearing pants?

Sasha_Khan

Wow. The marshall is power-tripping.

Sasha_Khan

I am yet another waiting for measurements...

Sasha_Khan

I stopped doing demos for the most part around here - because most of the time, SCA traditions were being taught as history.

I won't be a party to lying to children - even if it is through pig-ignorance and not malice.

Sasha_Khan

Spinning Winds was, as I recall, based out of Ansteorra. I've seen several of her tents over the years, and I recall that she used havyweight awning canvas. As for the Current Middle Ages site - that's the brainchild of Dame Mira Silverlock, out of An Tir. She is an inspiration and a fellow member o...

Sasha_Khan

It may be a Spinning Winds pavilion - the lady who made them passed away a few years ago.

Sasha_Khan

Mateo Bey - when we meet, I am buying the drinks. Very well-written.

Sasha_Khan

Bleach BAAAAAAAD!

I have had very good results removing mildew stains with a stiff brush and Simple Green diluted a bit - this did not affect the Sunforger treatment - followed by some baking in the sun.

Sasha_Khan

Oscad wrote:Any idea how much it costs to run an ad before a movie?? Wonder if they would give a discount to a non-profit educational organization....

...and here I thought we were discussing the SCA...

Sasha_Khan

Ha! Now I am gonna have to make an SCA resume. I can see it now: NISSAN'S REZOOMAY I have excellent people skills, am able to motivate large groups of unruly, bloodthirsty thugz, and when called upon, will cheerfully pop your King in the jimmy with a mace. Repeatedly. Compensation negotiable (bacon...

Sasha_Khan

This is a constant battle. I can't count the number of times I've asked someone who is complaining about someone not having an award if they sent in a recommendation and heard the response "No", or even worse "I shouldn't have to." --j That seems to be universal - bitch, bitch, ...

Sasha_Khan

One of my household brothers had a rawhide wrapped sword he called "Deliverance" and he currently has a glaive made out of ~2" rattan planed down he named "Log". It's Log, Log, it's big, it's heavy, it's wood. It's Log, Log, it's better than bad, it's good! I also had a swo...

Sasha_Khan

CiaranBlackrune wrote:Whatever happened to In Service To The Dream?

The producers seem to have disappeared when there was a fiasco over the DVD release not happening - after quite a few folks pre-ordered and prepaid.

Sasha_Khan

My knight had a mace called "Ballcrusher". I remember watching His Grace fighting one day with you, Countess Cassandra, Mistress Ygraine, Sirs Derek and Stephen - and the collective flinch and shudder we all gave when he suckered some poor mid-level dude ito moving his shield just enough ...

Sasha_Khan

If I die to an archer, it means that **I** was not paying enough attention - especially since most of them aren't very good shots at range.

Sasha_Khan

I love you, man. That's the thing. We're so used to machine-engendered perfection, we fail to take into account the human element in the equation. Think of scales for armour. (I think Japanese, your mileage may vary. ) We want EVERY scale to be an exact copy of every other scale -- all the holes th...

Sasha_Khan

Rivets? What did they expect? Machine-perfect replication? I think we sometimes lose sight of what "hand-made" means. Well done! I think that quite a few people DO expect that - I was showing some of my reenactment Roman gear to some friends, when a semi-local Laurel (who doesn't do any o...

Sasha_Khan

I'm adding to the chorus of 'sell it/don't modify it'. Most SCA Roman helms don't look particularly Roman to begin with, and modifying this one will make it even less so. Since WCA helmets tend to get a pretty good sum on resale, you'll be happier with the end result of selling this and getting a he...

Sasha_Khan

The shamshir is a good piece, and definitely NOT a club. Sharp as F*CK, and well-balanced.

Sasha_Khan

I purchased this buckler from Reenactment Supplies, and it arrived today. http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=136226 (pics are in original thread) I am very pleased with the fit and finish. It will work quite well in my reenactment camp, as well as SCA fencing. Communicati...

Sasha_Khan

Baron Alcyoneus wrote:
Sasha_Khan wrote:I think I remember someone else blasting my genius in the (unarmored) ass with a rather nasty thrust from a falchion...

Did he learn anything?

Yeah. He moved.

Sasha_Khan

I think I remember someone else blasting my genius in the (unarmored) ass with a rather nasty thrust from a falchion...

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