The Armour Archive

Mike F

I'm sorry, is this the MAG or the ARS? In either case, I'll be there so long as the ARS convention tickets are reasonable.

Mike F

Goddamn, Hal. You need to start offering those for sale more often. Not my time period, but I'd fight one and wear one if I could justify it with my armor.

And the bluing idea sounds wonderful. I like it.

Mike F

Damn you! I have a party that day. Have lots of fun and take lots of pictures!

Although if you're interested in doing any more museum work or armouring, I have two weeks off starting Monday.

Mike F

Hmm. Fairly certain you can use semis in Wisconsin. Well, whatever your local laws say.

I wish I had the money to pick up the 7mm Remmington with an included Leopold scope I saw about four years ago. Quality weapon.

Mike F

The Russian is superior, no doubt about that. I meant well made for the Chinese models.

Sorry if there was any doubt.

And you can hunt deer with those. They've got less power than a .30-06.

Mike F

It's cold, maligned and I dunno about jobs, but consider Wisconsin. We've got lots of wilderness depending on where you go. Not two hundred feel from me right now is a few dozen acres of marshland (in a city!) and a few miles away is several miles of Ice Age Trail (where the glaciers ended during th...

Mike F

I personally like #1, but I can't afford it. I'm starting Christmas in a really deep hole, I can't spend too much more, especially on myself. And you can't have my guns. Although I have an export model Chinese SKS (the ones that are actually made well) but I like that gun. And that's a rather funny...

Mike F

Brian W. Rainey wrote:Or you could ditch the 15th century thing and make some really cool horn armour.. that would be the bee's knees.

11th century horn armor? But isn't that really hot?

Thanks, Cet. I'll do so in the near future.

Mike F

I only have line-art drawings of the front of the effigies at the moment. If they're hinged and buckled, that would also imply that they extend the entire circumferance of the hips. Okay, thanks.

Mike F

Brian: You're welcome on both counts. It certainly pleases me to help you out, and I do expect to get more than my money's worth. Okay, he suggested the Alabaster Tombs by Arthur Gardener. He says it's hard to come by, but something to snap up. I havn't dug too deep, but the only thing I've seen is ...

Mike F

I'm kind of confused. Are ventails and aventails distinct? Are you talking about 11th century armor (as T.Bob does) or all periods? What threw me was the "later period" applied to the mail draping from a nasal. Because if a ventail like you're talking about is the same as an aventail on an early 15t...

Mike F

Mike, I apoligze for my tone if it was off-handed. I just got done reading a post on Sword Forum from a guy who is hoping that the ARS content will "filter down" to the non-members. That just irks my goat (and my goat was not happy to begin with this morning)... in order to succeed in an organizati...

Mike F

And you don't know me very well, Brian.

And if I had to pay a dollar a month for the Archive, I most certainly would. I have nothing but confidence the price is well thought out.

Money has been sent. If I had two grand, or even 500, you'd have it, but I don't.

Mike F

God, I'm so dumb. I -did- talk to him, and I forgot that he gave me a few books to check out! I'm such a goon.

Mike F

X-post from R&A So, I've been looking through effigies, and I'm fairly certain I know what I want to do and how to do it, except for the faulds I find on the breastplates. Does anyone have any pictures or suggestions? I don't find overly much that is helpful, aside from rather complete documentation...

Mike F

I did a brief look on Amazon, but I'd like any print sources (ideally collectsions of effigies) that people particularly like.

I'm currently interested in ~1415 (100 Years War) English, but everything is helpful.

Mike F

Animal: Just bid and tell him you'll pick it up.

Can't charge shipping if you'll pick it up, right?

Mike F

Yea, what Wulfe said. I'd personally only be interested in the riveted flat, but I'm trying for a historically accurate kit.

And yea, wolves are overused, but I like my arms.

Mike F

Damnit, Brian! Now that Capwell's coming, I have to show up.

So, you start taking my money in January? Do you have student rates? I'm an ASME and SAE member!

Sorry, engineering stuff.

Mike F

I think their response was a bit evasive, but not insulting. What alloy? Was this carbon steel or stainless? I don't think it's a bad helm, actually. The eye slots are a bit ugly (and definately look welded) but the bacinet looks good for a cheap piece. Although, let me point out this is why I build...

Mike F

Ah, excellent! I recently noticed both the price of The Knight and the Blast Furnace, the price of the Armoury of Castle Churburg (is that the title?) and the fact that someone stole the first volume of Armor of the Battle of Wisby from the Milwaukee library. I do, indeed, know you. That's one of th...

Mike F

Huuuuuge. 25"

What you have to remember is one size will never fit all. My head is quite oval, which makes custom helms (in my experience) a must, and makes Japanese helms look rather silly.

Mike F

Yeesh. Yea, I can see that. Locheed looked like such a great company until they mentioned they didn't have anywhere around here . . . Yea, I'm about a half hour north of Milwaukee. Platteville sounds very familiar, but I can't put my finger on where it is. There's a UW school there, I think. Well, w...

Mike F

Come back, Jeff! We need more accuracy-oriented people!

Actually, we have a few, but I think I'd enjoy talking to you and Char.

Cheese is definately a feastmaker, so I'll have to take note of the list for the next feast we do. Thanks.

Mike F

Durin: http://www.budk.com

That's his entire stock at reasonable prices. Or order through me.

Seriously, this guy is such a jerk. Leave negative feedback, Newbie! Leave "Deceptive, violates eBay TOS. Avoid!"

Mike F

I made a 14 gauge stainless steel standoff for a brake pedal. My mother is short.

Otherwise I don't feel confident enough (and until now, was busy with my own stuff) to ask around, and nobody had more than a passing interest in having anything.

Mike F

Most interesting. I'm certainly looking forward to the forthcoming details on a lot of that material. And I also wish I could afford the lifetime membership, but not right now. Can I assume this lookup service would be some kind of e-bookish thing with various sources archived? That would be very us...

Mike F

Information? List? Evening? I gotta check my e-mail!

Mike F

I think I used the wrong word. Is a fauld one contigous piece across the bottom of the breastplate while tassets are two pieces? If so, I meant fauld when I said tasset, sorry. The first picture was what I could find even remotely similar to the harness I have pictures of. I'd post those, but they'r...

Mike F

It'll be fun to see his "Local Authorities" enforce anything in Germany. You over there on a US Army base, or are you living there as a civilian? Personally, I hate people like that on so many levels. Had a seller on eBay (whom we've ordered about $1000 of stuff from, and his cousin sold us two arca...

Mike F

So, I've been looking through effigies, and I'm fairly certain I know what I want to do and how to do it, except for the tassets I find on the breastplates. Does anyone have any pictures or suggestions? I don't find overly much that is helpful, aside from rather complete documentation of a 1540-1590...

Mike F

Not that I'm supposed to tell you this . . . But that blade retails for $50, and has the image stolen from BudK's site. I'll report them to Bud K as well.

Edit: Checked out his store. Almost all Bud K stuff. Want his stuff? Order from me, I'll give you a fair break.

Mike F

Artur, I'm looking forward to reports of your armor when it comes out, and I respect you trying to be fair, but most armorers charge $20 an hour for their work so we can afford to eat. I guess what I'm saying is if you can deliver quality items, you can be a fairly well off man if you make $200 a mo...

Mike F

Yea, I shoulda stopped when I started losing concentration. I was only I only minorly hurt myself after that point. I try to stop when joints hurt, but it usually ends up being my back. I realize how I need to take care of my back (especially considering family problems with the lower spine) but som...

Mike F

I was getting ready for an event (which I didn't make it to) and I wanted to finish my harness (which I didn't) and I ended up working from eleven in the morning to three in the morning with an hour off, two lunch breaks, and one break because my back hurt. Today, my hands don't flex right, it hurts...

15th Centruy (Agincourt / 100 Years War) Faulds

Effigies? (hardcopy sources)

15th Centruy (Agincourt / 100 Years War) Faulds

Armoring: How long is too long in one day?