The Armour Archive

Sasha_Khan

I had one genius who moved here from some heathen kingdom try the spin thing on me in a tournament once. I had been watching him do this with some success at practice (mostly because people would stop while trying to figure out WTF he was doing...) and was waiting for it. When he spun on me, I crouc...

Sasha_Khan

Maximus Atreus Of Rome wrote:I believe that's Terry Nix, of Nix Imperial.

Yeah, that would be Terry Nix. His prices for most things are somewhat... inflated

Sasha_Khan

Jackie - I had the same procedure a few weeks ago, so you have condolences from someone who has the memory quite fresh... I'm glad that yours was also clear. Don't push too hard to get TOO active Too soon.

Looking forward to you getting on the mend, friend!

Sasha_Khan

Hang in there, Jackie. Stress test results are often read with a SERIOUS error on the side of caution. Been there, done that, got my pubes shaved by a cute nurse to prove it. Was that TMI?

Get well!

Sasha_Khan

The Old Fort MacArthur Timeline is the largest military timeline west of the Mississippi, and is home to the coastal defense (and later, a Nike site) of a pair of 16" disappearing guns, as well as a host of smaller coastal defense arty. ( http://fortmacarthur.tripod.com/index.html ) https://lh4...

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Everyone put on your big boy pants and move on weapons break people that break shit on purpose usally have an early day on the field so it all works out fine Really a weird thread IMO Balin, the guy that I referenced earlier up-thread (this was mid-90s) I watched intentionally break at least 5 spea...

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James - I'm hurriedly packing for a timeline event at the moment, and most of my books are at my old house, but Nicolle would be my first suggestion. When I get back on Monday, I'll poke through and see what else I can point you at.

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One nice thing about ordering from a stateside shop is, you'll never see a post saying, "Luckily, my lady is half Trimarian, so..." Mermaids are HOT!!!! "...it was her unblinking eyes, and the way her hair smelled like kelp, and the sexy, SEXAY way she fluttered her gills..."

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Nasals were not unknown.

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When I was active, there was a fellow from a neighboring kingdom who would 'accidentally' break fiberglass pikes, and I believe he got sanctioned.

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30 USD

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I used to work nights as a bouncer in a biker bar, and wore the same type of cup for that and SCA heavy. I had several pairs of lycra compression shorts made for me that included a pouch to keep the cup in place. Most comfortable I ever found.

Sasha_Khan

Nissan Maxima wrote:Where did you leave your kidney?

I don't have it! ::tries to look innocent::

Sasha_Khan

It's going to be a suckfest.

I will give it all the attention it deserves - just like 'Deadliest Warrior'.

That is to say, I may see a picosecond of it while changing channels.

Sasha_Khan

My friend's suburban garage here in San Diego had an infestation of rodents (mice AND rats) and we used .22 shotshells in pistols. We turned the stereo up louder than usual, and used safety glasses and faceshields - but the neighbours didn't seem to notice...

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zippy wrote:Nate's dad has a smugmug gallery that is filled with awesome pics
cant think of the name he has on it right now

http://sunspider.smugmug.com/

Earl (Count Skalla and Nate's dad) takes THOUSANDS of shots at every event he goes to - great guy, and a good eye for action shots, especially

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DMINMIN wrote:I believe it's called oolant or something like that
Maddalena and there's still some nice simple armory

Ululant, I believe.

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Any chance these will be produced again ?? Or is this the last of em period, donso, finito ?? They were commissioned by Count Balin for the Caidan Spartan warband. I do not know if or when they will be making another order, since the tooling and production costs were fairly high, and there was a la...

Sasha_Khan

Malachiuri wrote:Not really. No injuries, no heat stroke, nobody burned my pavilion down.

All in all a damn fine week.

Apparently, Calontir's Pelicans have recognized Malachi as one of theirs... and he's all shy and stuff.

Sasha_Khan

Hey Mal, brother mine - is there anything ELSE ::pointed look:: that you'd like to share with the class?

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I actually have one of those aluminum ones sitting in my garage at the moment. It's even one of the bronze powder coated ones. Never been used and been sitting in storage now for probably 6 years. They were really pricy when we bought them. I actually am pretty sure I know where at least 3 of them ...

Sasha_Khan

One thing that helped me a huge amount was the 'Orkney Living Room Fight' - which oddly enough would happen in the living room of the house Count Brand was living in -

Helmet, shield, arm armor and gorget - and working at half-speed only. We did a lot of fighting in the living room.

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Linen, linen, linen

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You might want to mention which culture's kaftan this is patterned on in your ad copy, so that folks know what they are getting.

Looks good!

Sasha_Khan

Watch out for that Malachi - he is a bad, bad man.

...and he's also my old squire brother who I love dearly/

But he is a BAD, BAD man.

Sasha_Khan

One problem I see in this thread is people disagreeing over terminology - and using various ethnic terms interchangeably, without regard to the item's actual ethnic origin. Sir Rodrigo's helmet, being a prime example of an Ottoman helmet of the type the Turks refer to as a chichak - may be called so...

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Andrew - I think it sounds like you played it well. After decades of explaining the SCA, and the various reenactment groups I belong to, you get a sense of what tells to look for, and how to read people so that your efforts aren't wasted. I find that as I get older, I'm more inclined to save my brea...

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One thing I always stress: Explaining what we do does not always need to be a recruiting pitch - in MANY, MANY cases, that is exactly counter-productive. Sometimes, the quick answer is all that's needed, and anything further makes you come across as proselytizing - which causes most folks to raise t...

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In Caid, the Barony of Calafia, we have the May War - which draws people from Caid, Atenveldt, the West, and Artemesia. The scenarios are usually pretty good, the fighting tends to be hard but friendly and the social circuit is pretty busy. The site is in the mountains East of San Diego, where we re...

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Sebbin dollah!

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Five dolluh!

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Ciaran ghazi - looks good! If you are at Potrero make sure to look us up, as I'd like to check it out.

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Malcolmthebold wrote:btw sasha, i think you and i have spoken before. if i am not mistaken we are both very familiar with a certain group of trouble makers. dougal and shieridan.

I'm not even going to try and look innocent...

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Rhythm Fusion in Santa Cruz - the owner, Dror Sinai, is an old friend and an amazing percussionist who gigs professionally all over the world. EDITED TO ADD: m He usually has a large stock of instruments in stock, and is someone who I would recommend over just about any of the other online retailers...

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Looks like a Brand helm

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