The Armour Archive

Kristoffer

Gerhard von Liebau wrote: I posted that painting for you already..?

Oh, I see. I only get a broken image link;

You don't have permission to access "http://image1.masterfile.com/em_w/02/49 ... 96319w.jpg" on this server.

Kristoffer

Great, now to my followup question. What style of gorget would be appropriate with that helmet and the breastplate style i posted?

Kristoffer

I found this painting, dated 1509. However, not much of the actual breastplate can be seen on it.

Kristoffer

The breastplate it would be paired with would be similar to this one:

How would the gorget setup look like to work with that breastplate and helmet?

Kristoffer

I am looking at the possibility to take this helmet: http://www.bestarmour.com/helmets/sallet_20c.jpg And modify it to work with a early 16th century breastplate (1510-ish) without altering the skull piece. My thoughts so far is to change the neck piece and the visor and turn it into some kind of cl...

Kristoffer

just a thought, could: "...and nayle hym to the scylde and lete hyme drye..." refer to affixing the leather to a form or last for the drying process? Sounds reasonable to me. Nail the edge (hymn?) to the shield (mold?) and let hyme (could this be hide?) dry. Edit: Totally missed that this thread ha...

Kristoffer

Is it a ninja?

Kristoffer

I would like to see more historical patterns instead of the standard SCA stuff. Also, drawings of profiles and such for historical helmets and other parts would be awesome. Things like the bascinet drawings Mac did with the "historical" vs "modern" theme is fantastic and could be a good way of helpi...

Kristoffer

You could try finding 25CrMoS4 as an alternative. I have been able to find it available from airplane part suppliers as it seems to be the steel of choice for constructing airplanes.

Kristoffer

It could be an idea to make a digital copy available for streaming for those of us in places of the world where the shipping would cost more then the dvd. I would be happy to pay for a digital copy.

Kristoffer

Thank you for the input, I was also considering a good way if doing It without having to put too many rivets trough the brass. I will play around with some ideas and post pictures of how its coming among.

Kristoffer

Hm, is there a picture available somewhere?

Kristoffer

So, I am making some custom fantasy besagews for a guy and I was thinking about how to make a simple solution for him to attatch them to his armour. I assume he has no armouring skills or experience so it has to be a simple way. The besagews will be made out of an 1mm brass plate riveted to a 1mm mi...

Kristoffer

I love this kit and cant wait to see more pictures of it finished. It makes me sad that people will try to dent it =)

Kristoffer

These tools are your best friend for finding the perfect articulation points: http://rustning.se/Media/Default/Verktyg/artikulering_c-klamma.jpg You drill the holes in the visor, then just clamp it in place and move it around until you are satisfied. For a helmet, you would need a tool like this tha...

Kristoffer

Yes Ugo, start hammering. Will hook you up with a 3D viewer so you can spin it around.

Im feeling the urge to work on a game with late period theme so proper armour can be used. Must perhapd start whipping the monkeys..

Kristoffer

Cap'n Atli wrote:Because he can; and it's cool?

What he said?

...and I must obey my masters bidding..

Kristoffer

Here are two new helmets, they are still both work in progress and needs some modifications to be finished. I estimate they are at 50% completion at the moment. Some of you might recognize the design on these puppies. The pictures are too big to display so I had to link to them. http://www.rustning....

Kristoffer

I can probably fix something for you and I think shipping from Sweden to UK shouldn't be that expensive.

Kristoffer

Here are some more pics of helmet front and bevor, inside pics and details of the reinforced eye slot. I will get the weight of it when I have access to a scale but it is pretty much the same weight as any other SCA helmet I have had. Not too heavy and not too light. http://rustning.se/Media/Default...

Kristoffer

I can post some more pics of it. Yes, there is a chain with a pin at the end on the bevor that goes in the visor to secure the bevor to the helmet.

Kristoffer

Bevor is separate. Thickness of metal suprises me since we usually have 1.5 or 2mm over here but the skull is thicker then 2mm and I think the neck is thicker then 1.5. Might be made from gauge thickness steel but its a very, very, very solid helm. The edges on the visor and brim is reinforced and i...

Kristoffer

I have a stainless sallet that I have never used and I will probably never use it. It has a leather suspension in it and fits my 58cm head. It will probably fit anyone with a smaller head then mine. The helmet is in Sweden. I have posted it here on the local SCA forum but I havent found anyone who w...

Kristoffer

For circumference of a circle, the diameter multiplied by pi is the formula, to reverse it, circumference divided into pi is what you need. Take your head circumference and devide it by pi. This gives you the diameter. Devide diameter by pi then add padding thickness x 2 then take the new number and...

Kristoffer

doner765 wrote:- a bit offtopic-

i get the point of plastic , light and pretty durable; BUT making a lamellar from plastic? seriously? it just doesnt look right
just my opinion

You are aware that the thread is about japanese armour? Laquer and plastic looks very much the same..

Kristoffer

I am afraid you are quite wrong. What you called the "holes" were just cuts on the waist lame made to make it simpler to close the breast and backplate. No additional plates or belts. X, You are on the right track. There are a few of surviving examples of separate saddle shaped oval plates which ar...

Kristoffer

To me it looks like that belt would go under the breastplate, then another belt with protective side plates would be worn over both the back- and frontplate.

Kristoffer

Wandering off-topic from the Death painting discussion, could plausible that some kind of belt/belts were worn partially on the inside and the outside, coming out of the hole in the sides? Like a belt that you strap on your backplate with before you put on your breastplate? This could perhaps let yo...

Kristoffer

Why is death wearing cheapo armour? I mean, he's Death.. Either Death should wear no armour since he doesn't need it, or he should be wearing something very spiffy and deathy with skulls, bells and whistles since he is a showoff. I think that Death painting is fake, Death was probably never present ...

Kristoffer

Serves you right to get stabbed in the kidney if you skip out on protection because of vanity..

Kristoffer

I have noticed that on some 16th century breast- and backplates have a cut out section in the waist that seems to leave a hole in the side of the armour. Can anyone explain this? It doesn't seem like a brilliant idea to have holes there and I cant really understand what kind of functionality this wo...

Kristoffer

I would get some alifatic polyurea of the harder, less flexible kind. That would survive a lot better then anything else.

Kristoffer

Clang!

http://clang.adkinssoftware.com/gaunt%2 ... %2001.html

Kristoffer

Since its a technology, not just one material, there are literally thousands of variations in the materials. The brand companies usually work with one or a few systems. There are formulators that manufacture specific systems for specific applications where you customize the material properties to fi...

Kristoffer

There are many reasons why you should have training working with the stuff. I can mention a few. You need to understand how the material reacts and cures and how to do surface preparation and what environment regarding humidity and temperature you need to have to get proper adhesion. There is also a...

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Stainless sallet with bevor and brass bling (SCA)

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Re: Holes in the side of 16th century breastplates?

Re: Holes in the side of 16th century breastplates?

Re: Holes in the side of 16th century breastplates?

Re: Holes in the side of 16th century breastplates?

Re: Holes in the side of 16th century breastplates?

Holes in the side of 16th century breastplates?

Re: ABS vs Kydex vs... what? Plastic properties

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Re: serious shield painters of the SCA, a question, pease.