The Armour Archive

Gerhard von Liebau

Reenactors already use all of the terms he mentioned, Scott. Most of them, if you think about it for more than a few seconds, make perfect sense with what they're trying to reveal. Where they fall flat is in revealing particulars. Also, what I don't understand is trying to create some sort of witch ...

Gerhard von Liebau

You're thinking too hard. It's not about our modern vocabulary and that shouldn't be a big deal. Who cares if someone says "period" or "historically inspired?" Anyone who knows what they're looking at will appreciate the quality of the work, and anyone who doesn't know what they're looking at won't ...

Gerhard von Liebau

Really? Historians may not extrapolate and doing so invalidates their work? I think that would eliminate 100% of historians.... You're going far beyond what I implied. Historians cannot extrapolate outside of the confines of available evidence. A single bit of evidence is enough to extrapolate from...

Gerhard von Liebau

And now I'm going to go write a history book based on what history probably occurred, albeit that we have no recollection of. 'Er, no. :? An important point is that we have to realize that we are always going to be limited in our scope of recreation, just as we are inevitably limited in our scope of...

Gerhard von Liebau

Haven't worked with her, but I can't imagine going wrong here... I will get some of her stuff, eventually!

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Gerhard von Liebau

I'd reckon two different artists did two different things with the same basic concept. You can't look at two similar pieces of artwork and say that minor differences mean that there's a difference in what is being depicted. Find a dozen or so images that show this gap, compare them all, and draw a m...

Gerhard von Liebau

You might want to say "wanted" as some may assume you're selling a sword. Also, go ask at myArmoury.com, where a lot of WMA guys and ardent sword collectors chill. You'd have better luck there, methinks.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

This kit belongs to Chris Gilman, who's a member on this forum. It's likely that most of the components are good for the 1360s, although the corrazina is probably a bit later. The changes you mention can all work with the rest of its components well, and more mail would be a natural addition for a h...

Gerhard von Liebau

I love stuff like this. I used to spend an unhealthy amount of time over at the Replica Prop Forums looking at such projects... Always been too busy with Medieval stuff myself, 'tis a shame I haven't found the time. The way the craft person (can't tell if it's the girl who made it or not) worked the...

Gerhard von Liebau

I reckon the resin would be a bit harder to use than the clay, which is meant to be user friendly in small-scale quantities and isn't as liquid-like in its purchased state.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Ivory colored polymer clay.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Damn, you got it for a great price compared to what they're asking for it new. Plus the other little pieces... Lucky!

Gerhard von Liebau

Nissan Maxima wrote:Will this book have advice for people that aren't midgets?

*clicks like button*

Gerhard von Liebau

I would third that sentiment. If there appears to be any designs beneath the gap, it's probably caused by the artist trying to render the texture of a padded garment underneath.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Those turned out great, as I imagined they would. Groovin'!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Although I appreciate the aesthetic uniqueness of the long face I'm not a fan of it. Is there a particular historical example that inspired that feature? It clearly mimicks masked helmets used by the Pechenegs, Kipchaks and similar Western Asian peoples, but can't recall seein' one with a mask like ...

Gerhard von Liebau

Very nicely done, Sir. It's always refreshing to see atypical examples of anything being built by competent armorers.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

I've only made a few, without heat. Didn't seem that crazy, but hey, if I had to make a ton perhaps my opinion would change... Can't say for sure! I know I'll be trying to rely exclusively on them for my own commission work in the future, nevertheless.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Meh. If you're good enough to make the helmet, you've probably got the skill to make a rivet in about a minute flat, or less... And hand made rivets are an attractive affair. After showing off some helmets exhibiting the feature, I'll bet it'd justify a price increase.

Just a thought.

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Make yer own outta' round rod. Cut 'em a bit long, stick 'em in a vise and pound the ends down to form the first flat, and then apply as usual. Will look great, too.

Gerhard von Liebau

And a geek strikes!

Gerhard von Liebau

So, is that a pre-15th century mitten gauntlet, then? Indeed, but one that was probably never popular - or perhaps even seen - outside of Persia and the Near East at the time of it's use. If this technology's use did spread, I can imagine some of the most likely users to be the Byzantine cataphract...

Gerhard von Liebau

Not according to the couple of book citations I've seen... Says that it's Sassanian and dates roughly to where you're talking. I don't own any of the works that discuss it, so can't provide specific details. There are certainly some here who can. The Sassanian heavy cavalry was known for being armor...

Gerhard von Liebau

Green field. Decided to spice it up a bit. This is the first colored bit of the entire harness, so the deciding factors are slim as of yet... Sorta' just going with it as it happens. Whether the eagle should remain brown or become red is still up in the air, but I'm leaning towards red so it becomes...

Gerhard von Liebau

I like showing pictures of stuff that isn't *quite* done for progress, so here's the front almost complete... Just a bit more paint to go. Turned out I used over 2,000 escutcheon nails on the eagle. Yikes! I'm seriously debating dying the eagle red, though, and carrying that over to the straps and s...

Gerhard von Liebau

At ten bucks a pop, he'd barely make back the money spent on the paper and ink to print full dissertations and the time he spent acquiring them would never be made up for. If they aren't published as books, I imagine most students would be flattered that their work was being circulated, and particul...

Gerhard von Liebau

I actually noticed that in most period art I have seen (excluding the odd 15th century piece) that they tended to armour the shins before the thighs. Yeah, I'd argue that that's quite wrong for this period. Much more likely to opt for upper leg armor, as these fellows drawn by Durer do, or as many ...

Gerhard von Liebau

Even without the tilt buff being set immediately against the front of the helm, as most period examples seem to do, isn't the angle of the buff's curvature the more critical component to deflecting lance slivers? If Rod took a shot to the chest, several inches of the buff would be protruding in fron...

Gerhard von Liebau

Faux pas.

Gerhard von Liebau

Been ogling the kit over on Facebook, Nissan, and I must say it's coming along righteously. Are you planning on filling out the armor? Looks a little odd for a viable historic look, mainly considering that your lower legs are covered before your upper legs. Nicer clothing underneath will really touc...

Gerhard von Liebau

In David Nicolle's Teutonic Knights 1190-1561 he has Graham Turner draw an early 13th century helm with a red cover on it on plate B, fig. 11. The plate description merely states "In Germany this style was often worn with a large, slightly quilted, brightly-coloured and sometimes embroidered hat ove...

Gerhard von Liebau

If you're dead set on the helmet you're discussing in Classifieds, you should be looking at the period 1390-1410. Cheers!

-Gerhard

Gerhard von Liebau

Oh, my! Coburg and Churburg are different places!? I always thought one was the German spelling and the other Italian of the same place. I do see that Coburg is in Bavaria now... Cool! Well, my mistake, and my apologies, Pittbull! This is why they haven't accepted me as a member of the 14th century ...

Gerhard von Liebau

Coburg, or Churburg, is actually an Italian castle where a collection of armor is housed. A couple of famous 'pig-nose' visored bascinets are housed there, but this is not one of them. This is an onion-top klappvisor bascinet and is more typical of German examples/art from the latest decades of the ...

Gerhard von Liebau

I like the results. I might do this to a helm I have instead of painting it, now... Thanks for sharing!

-Gerhard

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