The Armour Archive

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v95/ratangei/lamplate1.jpg This is the shape I was talking about and the hole pattern as well. From what I can tell it's a lot more mongolian than the other stuff commercially available. Find out if he'd be into doing these and I'll get the dimensions. Thanks mate!

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Sorry mate, migraine issues lately, I'll get it to you, promise.

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I wanted to toss out this question to you guys fighting with Clay's gauntlets if I may. Do many/any of you use his finger gauntlets with one handed weapons often so to avoid having a basket/cup hilt? If so, how well do you like it, any concerns or what have you? I'm planning to order a pair this wi...

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I use a finger gauntlet on my sword hand. I love it. No problems so far.

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Arent those shields cool as hell? I love mine!

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2 minutes tops. In reality it would just be helmet, lamellar coat, and bazubands. I add a gorget, gauntlets and kneepads under my pants to fight with rattan.

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Wombat has absolutely astounding raw talent, nearly on the level of Ugo... Wow, go back and look at Wombat's stuff, then Ugo's. Take a really good look. Then I task you to write up a 100 word appology to Ugo. IMHO the name Ugo and Wombat do not belong in the same discussion. Period. No shit!

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Ya know, that flanged head is outright badass. I'd buy it but I'll be goddamned if I'll pay 20$ to ship that.
Just sayin.

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I have a finger gauntlet I assembled I use with my mace or saber. For polearm or spear I use a pair of House of the Wolf leather clamshell gauntlets. Love 'em.

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This isnt in a can actually. It's chunks. I figure I can use my torch if I take my time. As for what to put it in I turned an old coffee can over and hammered the bottom into a bowl. Seems like it might work.

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Ok, my pitch came today. Brewers pitch or somesuch. What's the best way to melt it?

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So when you look over at the guy in line across from you next pennsic and his vambraces have a little bone shaped tag with "Sparky" hanging from one of the buckles it's safe to assume that's where he got his set-up?

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I'd give $5 to see a picture of that set up!

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Hey! From one crease D to another Oi!
I played defense on the ice too. Total goon.

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I played lacrosse and ice hockey when I was younger. I think it helped a lot actually. Gets your eyes open and your head on a swivel.

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Hal I cant make helmets. I've tried. I did make a thumb tip though. And a cutlass guard for my new saber. Baby steps.

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Thanks mate! I've got some pitch coming from jas townsend so and so. That should be here this week coming up. I also have some thin metal to start working on. I figure I can draw the stuff, making it happen in metal wont necessarioy be easy but there's no reason I shouldnt be able to learn it. I can...

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I ordered pitch. it's coming. Thing is, on another board someone had suggested this stuff, and I actually found it at the harware store two minutes up the street. Just figured I'd see if it worked. Nothing wrong with having options, ya bastich

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I found goop! The roof tar in a can stuff from the hardware store. Seems kinda thin though, what should I mix in it to get the pitch texture? I've determined that come hell or high water I'm gonna teach myself this repousse' crap. (Damn you Ugo it's your fault!)

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Mine is badass! It cut this 16ga mild like butter and left a nice edge too. I made a thumb tip to go over my thumb I got from Clay. I cant tell you how much it helped being able to cut metal easy and quick with no guessing like with the jigsaw. Time to make more metal stuff! What's a good newb proje...

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That's Mongolian heavy cavalry armor about the period of Ghengis Khan.

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As a group we have raised our fighting and our armor to become one of the most effective deadly units on the field at Pennsic or any other event we happen to be attending. We dont play the game by your spirit, we play it by ours. like us or not that's just the way it is. This statement is no way mea...

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Same band, just a better singer.

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One of my dog-brothers has a cousin with a metal shop. He had the plates cut out on a laser for me. All I had to do was lace it together. As for metal plates, There's a guy named Felix that posts on here who has been selling metal versions of the small plastic lamellar plates. My buddy Jason has a s...

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It takes a blow real well. This is the most armor I've ever worn in my life and I gotta say it took some getting used to, but as I get older and ouchier it's a gooooood thing And I noticed that I stand out when I'm shiny. And that makes a fat man happy. People on the battlefield come to me, I dont h...

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Ah yes, the early SCA, before religion was tossed aside and replaced with ninja's, vampires, Tuchux and pirates... Though they did have elves Ah yes, the early days, before the freon tanks were replaced by sticks up the asses of several notables. I dont understand why you must continually be disres...

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v95/ratangei/tarkhanNme.jpg I'm on the right with the spear. My lamellar is aluminum and flat. It gets bent if I get hit hard enough, but the cool thing is 5 minutes with a rubber mallet down in the shop and it's straight as an arrow and good as new. I made this af...

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I'm gonna try the HF shear tomorrow. Should do ok for the stuff I wanna cut. When I get it set up I'll post how it works.

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Nah B I dont get pissed off at the archive stuff anymore. It's a pointless waste of time. Those that would actually fight with me over a slight generally dont offer slights. And those that do run like frenchmen when the offer is made. no big deal. And for the record I dont wear a cop under my shield...

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Invisibility is a perception first, then a reputation. Stories grow in the retelling because drama is more interesting than bland. Invisible also tends to have more to do with ears than eyes. Especially when it comes to moving without detection.
Just sayin.

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I thought Ashigaru were in fact samurai. The lowest class, but samurai nonetheless.

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Yah, I wear black because I'm colorblind and it tends to go together well.
And it's slimming

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Wow guys. Way to be assholes. Good job.

From what I've read ninja wore armor of chain mail ( kusari ) and other plates here and there. That's about all I know but if you look on the web I'm sure there are more knowledgeable people than me on the subject.

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Vicodin. Always in the morning, sometimes at night.

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If you make a simple mongol style spangenhelm I got a couple of dogs that would be interested to see them.