The Armour Archive

Tom B.

While not exactly what you are asking about read this thread and look at the links.

Another thread
and another
yet another thread

Tom

Tom B.

Be careful - read the descriptions. For example, the hooks to hold the pauldron straps? They are later additions. Not part of the actual pieces when they were used. Yeah, duly noted. I have just started looking through this today. The interface is a bit quirky. The text is difficult to read through...

Tom B.

We were talking about how the upper cannons of the arms on A-21 might actually work, whether they have been reworked, whether they are upside down, etc. These were great to see by themselves. The little hooks to catch the pauldron straps were interesting. We played with other parts of A-21 - you ca...

Tom B.

Sounds interesting.
I will have to see if this is possible with my work schedule.

Tom

Tom B.

I assume by "installing" you mean "running" - at least for Windows the readme tells you that the app will only run from the stick directly. I haven't tried to copy it, I am being a good boy and following the rules as stated. Wade I guess your right. I think when I plugged it in Windows probably sai...

Tom B.

Mine is on its way from the UK now. :D It must be on a slow boat, estimated delivery is 4/16. :cry: I am flying back to China that week for a 3 week business trip. I better get it before I leave. Tom It is here!! Wow they missed their estimate in a good way! :shock: The viewing app is installing no...

Tom B.

Duke Icefalcon wrote:Still looking at February or March delivery but it may run late.

Any further update?
How late have your orders from India been running?
How much notice do you usually get on their delivery?

Thanks,
Tom

Tom B.

Tom B.

15thc. brig pattern http://www.eskimo.com/~cwn/brig_craig1.html Wisby COP patterns http://www.bladeturner.com/pattern/plate.html Len makes a good point with these links. Many times people say brigandine when they really mean coat of plates. Aluminum road sign material can make a good coat of plates...

Tom B.

Like shown here. Stitched on or tied on using eyelets, both ways work. Tied on may be easier for maintenance.

Tom

Tom B.

wcallen wrote:My wife says my copy is sitting at home.

Mine is on its way from the UK now.

It must be on a slow boat, estimated delivery is 4/16.

I am flying back to China that week for a 3 week business trip.
I better get it before I leave.

Tom

Tom B.

very nice gauntlets. Would love to see some pics that show how much side to side wrist bend they permit. Mark I will definitely take more photos when I get them. I will be sure to remember to show the extent of motion. Maybe I will even take a video or two like Wade has shown of the real pieces fro...

Tom B.

Tom B.

Wow, those couters look quite a bit like ones on display in Glatt castle in Germany.

Tom

Tom B.

Same one he posted about in this thread
Though it seems he removed the youtube link.

Tom

Tom B.

Good looking stuff you got there, Enrico. I like the body part casts...very cool. Can't wait to get the gauntlets on my real flesh and blood hands. :lol: The several threads here on the archive about making body casts really helped, especially Chris Gilman's posts. I used alginate, hydro cal, and a...

Tom B.

I have used a smaller version of this Vibratory Tumbler on mail sleeves, voiders, and faulds with great results. The walnut shell media and a bit of sand work great.
Quite often you can find a 40% off coupon. I will probably buy the bigger version I linked to at some point.

Tom

Tom B.

Enrico, Those gauntlets are very handsome. Oleg has an excellent command of proportion and shape. Mac Indeed he does! :D That is why I chose him for this project. He also is a perfectionist, he made quite a few test pieces before tackling the final gauntlets. The over all design is based on the A79...

Tom B.

Here is the bracing used by another armourer (Stanislav Prosek) on my leg harness a few years ago.
I will suggest to Oleg that he might want to think about some bracing.
Luckily the gauntlets did not have any warping issues.

Tom

Tom B.

A couple of pieces had some warpage

Looks like it is anneal fix and try again.

Tom

Tom B.

More parts back from heat treatment.

Tom B.

Your website does not work correctly with Internet Explorer version 8.0.76, works well with Google Chrome though. Saw some nice work on quite a variety of things in your gallery. Have you taken a look at Eric Dube's videos? here There also are the recently posted video's from Chris Gilman's Armour I...

Tom B.

marcos.blues wrote:Do you intend to make the entire harness?
Answer:
Sorry, I did not understand what's whip. Please send me pictures.

Sorry, I forgot about possible translation issues with the word "harness".
I meant are you planning a reproduction of the entire Archduke Sigismund of Tyrol armour?

Tom

Tom B.

i have uploaded most of what i have to http://www.youtube.com/user/willjwkennels I will try to get the raising demo up over the weekend. It is a tad bit slow uploading from home and it is a half hour plus. Thanks so much. I have not had a chance to watch them yet but I have downloaded them already....

Tom B.

marcos.blues wrote:Dear Enrico di Venezia,

See if the shapes are best.

I see much improvement.
How much armour work have you done before?
Thia is some impressive work so far.

Do you intend to make the entire harness?
What thickness and type of steel are you using?

Tom

Tom B.

PM sent

Tom B.

The armour is Oleg Yanchuk known as Eisenberg here on the archive.

Check out this thread or his webpage for some more examples of his work.

Thanks,
Tom

Tom B.

Watched the first episode online through my company's VPN while in China. Could not get a good enough connection to watch the other episodes, so I watched #2 & #3 On Demand over the weekend when I got home. Good stuff! I will definitely what the rest. I don't get H2 so I will have to wait till they ...

Tom B.

I have some unused 6mm (1/2 round ring round rivet & 1/2 solid flat ring) from Icefalcon I would be willing to part with.
PM me if you are interested.

Thanks,
Tom

Tom B.

It's going to take me a couple days to compress the videos and get it uploaded. EDIT: Sorry guys. I don't think I can get the videos up. There's about 2 gigs worth of videos that I've been trying to compress and render but the quality keeps coming out horrible and the size is still too big. :( Some...

Tom B.

Zetheros wrote:Here are the photos I took: http://imgur.com/a/z4KBA#0

there are 83 in total!

Glad to see you made it.

Tom

Tom B.

There should be a stud connecting the greave to the lowest lame of the polyen. The center crease of the greave should line up with the center crease of the same lame. Take a look here , stud is missing but holes are still there. Here is another leg harness showing the stud. Look here to see the dept...

Tom B.

Gloves with sorbothane padding. Note armourer's hands are not the same size as mine. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-VM2c1Vw_Ed4/T0r-kWL05HI/AAAAAAAAABM/c25aPlbMPnI/s400/Resize%2520of%2520Rotation%2520of%2520____0767.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-G_8y-vABaqo/T0r-lCOhESI/AAAAAAAAABU/rPOan...

Tom B.

The gauntlets after heat treatment. Still needs the thumb and individual finger tips. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zM2W_3wQRVU/T0MWP6vj8qI/AAAAAAAAAA0/7GvT_MbXqCE/s640/P2130017.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qQZKWLsYuuk/T0MWQh_ApuI/AAAAAAAAAA4/yDGqi17_blY/s640/P2130019.JPG https://lh6....

Tom B.

I have some pending upgrades to my armour and thought I would share some of the progress photos that my armourer has sent me. This stuff has been in the works for a long time and I think the wait is going to worth it. :D Upper & lower cannons and couters. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pZ3upgrTp...

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