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Kristoffer

I think the whole helmets proportions are super funky. It appears massively tall and the eye slots seem to go really far away from the face. But again, I have not given bascinets much of my time.

Kristoffer

According to Mac, I believe you still need to tilt the visor more to get the eye slots more or less horizontal. http://cache.wists.com/thumbnails/2/fd/2fdd7954d4913732b659381c9ac42e55-orig I believe this picture shows a better tilt of the helmet. But dont trust me, bascinets aren't really my thing. ...

Kristoffer

There are many interesting things going on here I believe. I think that his inside out brigandine is very interesting. The striped things on his forearm is also interesting. I see no maille or anything similar to the forearms anywhere else. The plates on his torso seem to extend all the way out unde...

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That is some great looking maille Mac. I cant wait to see it together with the rest of the armour.

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I agree with sewing channels and then stick the plates inside the channels. I do like the "brick" pattern even though making them lined up would be a lot faster by first making channels, then stick in a row of plates, sew a straight line across, another row of plates, etc..

Kristoffer

Is it just me or has the leather card been played very frequently recently?

Kristoffer

Looking at my first pattern attempt and my current one, I feel I have gotten very far. This is someting you dont realize when you have no reference of how you did things before. It feels good to have past mistakes saved in a place like this to go back and look at and realize that progress has been m...

Kristoffer

I would assume that we see maille coming out from under a surcoat. The gauntlets remind me of the Wisby gauntlets with the splinted cuff. Interesting to see the plates on the outside and not covered in leather like most people make the Wisby ones. What I assume being maille could as well be somethin...

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And some more angles... 5.jpg 4.jpg Once I am done with this project, I was thinking I should share the patterns, profiles and all the things I have done wrong (and hopefully the things I have learned are right to do) and a pictorial of how I go along patterning and building these gauntlets. I hope ...

Kristoffer

Life is now allowing me to spend some time with this project again. I have looked at probably thousands of pictures of gauntlets, checking out details and shapes and lines and attempting to get a pattern I am happy with for a few different gauntlets. After my last side step with a more advanced kind...

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Are they just for the edge so you don't need any with rivets? I use my #5 JR punch to make washers but I really need to get one of those bench mounted punches with some different dies. It appears they are very practical for a lot of things.

Kristoffer

Ah, right. I remembered it differently. That lad has it in the front, then all you need is a mirror.

Kristoffer

With the strap on the outside of the maille, I would place the buckle at the edge and overlap front to back. With overlap back to front, I would put the strap inside the maille.

Where is that great painting that show a collar like this in detail again?

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The rest of the mans clothing is pretty simple and one-colored. I dont believe he is nearly as flamboyant as those gentlemen.

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Ernst, I see at least some leather arms and something that could be a helmet. The angels outfit is also peculiar.

Kristoffer

The lames look odd to me. I would not say leather by the look of them but it is very hard to say. Are there any examples of painted lames? I would expect the paint to come off a lame very quickly so painting them would not be a very lasting solution. I would expect that metal lames with a knee cop l...

Kristoffer

The straps and buckles have to be on the outside so you can get to them. Take a moment to make up a little diagram and you will see what I mean. I was thinking that you just put the strap end on the inside of the maille and make sure the distance to the buckle is far enough. Buckle stays where it i...

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If you look at the knee...

I see dark green hosen (or even black) and a black strap. Unless his hosen change color halfway, I call ass armour.

Kristoffer

How much curve should I aim for in the lames? If I make a straight line between the rivet holes on each lame I currently measure about 13mm from the line to the edge of the lame.

Kristoffer

Oh, and doesn't it look like they go up and cover the butt?

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I am assuming they have thin metal strips inside the rivet lines. It looks as if there is a leather strap under the rivets, perhaps sort of a wear and tear piece that can easily be replaced? The gold colored bottom edge, would that be metal or just paint? I still wonder about the poleyn and knee lam...

Kristoffer

I have been thinking about that too. There are no visible straps, hinges or edges. I am curious to know how they are opened and closed.

Kristoffer

After some hammering on my first pattern and reading all the comments in this thread, all advice given is now cystal clear to me. I screwed up by putting the rivet locations on the pinky side about the same distance from each other as the ones on the thumb side. Big mistake. I made new holes closer ...

Kristoffer

The gilded knee puzzles me. It appears to have lames that are red wich to me indicates leather (covering lames in fabric seems like a no-no) and it only has one large rivet on the side. Is it a floating knee with leather straps holding it together or is it riveted to an internal leather knee? Just o...

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I picked up a vice like that from a garage sale a while back. Pretty handy tool to have.

Would it be wrong to rivet the straps on the inside of the maille? I believe it would give a smoother appearance to the collar? The strap could perhaps even be sewn to the lining and held in place with a rivet..

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I would do some full size drawings and templates of the helmets profile, front and side view...

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I comissioned that wonderful piece from Master Ugo three years ago. He gave me a great deal for a custom built to fit masterpiece and I only had to pay $3000. I love it and will never have it replaced!

Kristoffer

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=175044 That thread is about lineseed blackening and its chemical properties when heated. I wonder what temperature that is required before polymerization will take place. It would be interesting to heat it a bit and use the warm-hot oil and ...

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Does this man have a serious medical condition? Like, having his torso twisted 180 degrees?

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Wax it, love it and store it in a custom built box filled with silica gel bags.

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Perhaps capping steel rivets with bronze would be a good (and historical) method to apply here..

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Whats up with those scale like plates? They are on the inside and not visible, why bother filing them to such a shape?

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What James said.

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I believe this is the droid you are looking for:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=170835

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