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Gerhard von Liebau

I added this reply to an inquiry posted on my thread over at Myarmoury. I'll throw it in here for those who may be interested in reading. Thanks again! -------------------- It's based strictly between the First and Third Crusades and focuses almost entirely on Eastern primary sources such as Usama I...

Gerhard von Liebau

Hello folks, I have a paper that I wrote in college that I'm planning to redevelop into a more academic piece for possible publishing. It's about the relationship between Crusading knights' armament and tactics, and how the two aspects were critical to the success of the mounted charge. I would like...

Gerhard von Liebau

They make spray paint now that's meant to be used on plastics, including base coat primers. I'll bet it would hold up on the surface a lot better than one can imagine. And how often does one fight in their stuff anyway? Get hit a few times a week at practice and a few more times a day at War or tour...

Gerhard von Liebau

Actually, considering the armor is plastic and most of the fellows are actually wearing Roman style helmets, the silhouette of their group is pretty neat... I believe I saw you guys marching across camp a couple of Pennsic's back. Spray paint the plastic silver to make it look like metal, as a loric...

Gerhard von Liebau

Peikko wrote:
Kilian_the_warlike wrote:... as long as there is no chance of it being obstructed...
is that what you meant to say?

Yes, obstructed from view. You can't have coat tails hanging down that may make it randomly into a 'concealed' weapon.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Lagging behind in what regard? If you're just considering architecture, which I hope is the case, well... One has to imagine the society in which major structures were meant to be built and function within. High nobility in England were busy building dense fortifications to keep charge of their land...

Gerhard von Liebau

That is an Armour Archive pilgrim's badge! Who makes these?!? Grimr As mentioned in my post, the pilgrimage badges are exclusively from Billy & Charlie's Highest Quality Pewter Goods. The badge next to it was 'specially made for Sir Gaston and his Pennsic House, and given by him and myself last yea...

Gerhard von Liebau

Kilian, I'm not sure where you're coming from, unless if modern engineering is your only interest in this matter. The first picture you present is of a modern reconstruction of a Celtic sword with a leaf blade that lacks much historical precedence, if any... The second image is from my friend Jeroen...

Gerhard von Liebau

Not the 'Armies of Agincourt,' James - if you were countering my post, that is. The Campaign series title "Agincourt" illustrated by Graham Turner is that of which I spoke!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Xiphos didn't have tangs... Nor were they bronze, but perhaps my eyes just deceive me... Anyway, I guess you could make it look like one alright. Just isn't quite right.

Gerhard von Liebau

What exactly is it? It looks like a bronze Celtic leaf blade with a tang... Me don't get it.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

The Osprey Warrior title English Medieval Knights 1400-1500 and the Campaign titles for Agincourt and Orleans are all great visual aids with a decent mix of photographic references, to get things rolling. Good luck!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

One of the most famous is from Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, c. 1415.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... Berry1.jpg

Gerhard von Liebau

Okay, so I've been holding off to show my soft kit for some time now because there are a few details it's lacking. Alas, today I am extremely bored so figured "why the hell not?" even though some of these details have yet to be added/changed. This kit is based primarily off of images from the Codex ...

Gerhard von Liebau

As usual, your execution is flawless and your designs are simple yet stylish. Bravo!

-Gerhard von Liebau

Gerhard von Liebau

As far as I remember, having not researched this in a while myself... The original specimen(s) of the scale armor discovered in Tut's tomb was crafted from rawhide, and this is confirmed due to the presence of other leather items in the tomb, such as shoes. The stagnant air in many Egyptian tombs th...

Gerhard von Liebau

I'd really enjoy attending as a spectator/squire to the US team one of these coming seasons. It certainly seems to be taking off into all kinds of fun! Good luck to the new European teams and their formation.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Yes, it was used...

In Hollywood.

Gerhard von Liebau

My friend Todd Feinman made a section of Egyptian hide scale armor based on original finds from Tutankhamun's tomb and paintings from the tomb of Ramesses III as inspiration for the painted pattern. It was created for Mike Loades to test in an upcoming special on Egyptian warfare, and Mike was kind ...

Gerhard von Liebau

PM sent, Ottawa. Congratulations!

Gerhard von Liebau

Aye, 'tis a pity, but this will definitely be a lesson learned. No more nice armor that isn't custom ordered! This piece will be used as an example on my upcoming website, so at least I have it under my belt for advertisement. Still, paying off a bit of student loans with it was the plan, but now it...

Gerhard von Liebau

*Bump!* Come on folks, only two days to go. If I can't get at least $300 for this I'm going to throw myself out of a window. There are dozens of hours of work invested in this piece, and technically it's construction is second-to-none! Bid, bid!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Chris Gilman wrote:As for larger sabatons, that is the style of the early 14th C. But it doesn't look right.

I'd suggest making the lames cover more of the outside of your foot. They'd look better if they were fit for you, rather than based upon the original image's proportions.

Gerhard von Liebau

Hey Chris,

Was waiting for an update. Glad this show's back on the road! Keep us posted until Pennsic time. Are you still toying with the idea of having the harness in a 'ready' state by then? Cheers!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Thanks for the bid! Still a lot of time left, but I want to keep fresh viewers aware of this one...

Gerhard von Liebau

Just as inspiration and for practical advice, a leather anime can look pretty good and isn't really too hard to make, either! Here's one I did a while back. Wish I'd finished the whole cuirass rather than just the breastplate. Also, after hardening the individual plates and riveting it together it w...

Gerhard von Liebau

Let me be the first to say "dope!" This style of helmet is one of my favorites. I wouldn't be sure about calling it a landsknecht piece, though. It's far more likely to have been used by a cavalryman during the time period of its use, in the 1510s.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Maybe you'd be interested in the spolas I'm auctioning off... Cheers!

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Gerhard von Liebau

Ba-da-bump for the evening!

Gerhard von Liebau

Hello,

I'm interested in being contacted by someone who works with photoshop/related programs and can edit portraiture. Can't spare details in thread. Please PM. Cheers!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Thanks for the opening bids and the compliments, folks.

Gerhard von Liebau

Okay folks, I've got to get rid of this thing and need cash for it, pronto! I've decided to auction it off starting at $1 ! The auction will run until Saturday, June 30th at midnight Pacific Time. Please see the description below for all details about the spolas. I will accept Paypal or money order ...

Gerhard von Liebau

If you're still thinking of buying the body armor at any point, I'll throw my hat in as well... I can do custom work or I've got a decent spolas all set up and ready to go... Cheers!

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Gerhard von Liebau

Mine closes just like the originals apparently were, Vlad. It has those three brass rings on either side and they're tied shut with laces. It takes five laces to secure the entire spolas and that's that. You can see it pretty clearly in the first picture on this thread. Cheers!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

My first time to Chicago was last week, and it happened to collide with the Genghis Khan exhibit that will be at the Field Museum. Most of the items are sourced from Mongolian national museums and this is only a temporary exhibit that runs until September third! Because it was a special exhibit no p...

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