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audax

Yes, to all the above. You can brush dye it or paint it, you can do it before or after you bake. If you want to brush dye it, invest in some blocking solution to prevent the dyes from blending together. Whatver coloring you add do it before adding any wax or other sealer. Can't paint ot dye over wax.

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I'm pretty sure he's in Outremer. Just want to get him his armour.

audax

Angusm0628 wrote:I may have a potential buyer. Don't count on him saying yes, as I need to put this before him.

Let me know Angus. This would be cool for a new guy who wants to look good. I'm not selling because there's anything wrong with it, I'm just changing my temporal direction.

audax

jmperez wrote:Nope not me. I wound up blackening the spangen i had black with spray paint.

I would not want to offend the Dark Overlord Chick of the universe

No, indeed. I have hordes of minions.

Somewhere...I have to look uinder the fridge now.

audax

Hmmm, I could probably make shoes....

audax

jmperez wrote:
audax wrote:
jmperez wrote:How can I blacken the bar grill without painting it?

What's wrong with painting it? That's how I blacken mine.

I suppose you could use cold gunblue.

Nothing at all just wondering what my other options were.

Okay. Just thought you had some crazy prejudice against black paint.

audax

marcus the pale wrote:I'm easy, all I need is a set of vambraces.

marcus

I make them for about $60 plain. Contrasting trim color is no extra charge.

Tooling runs $30 an hour.

audax

Well, I already make vambs and bazus. Made a set with matching greaves, vambs and an interpretation of the Churburg 13 in leather for mctavish. Making a set of vambs and bazus for Noe. Some hard leather splints for Derian. So armour is covered. I was thinking things like chef and Malcolm suggested. ...

audax

Thank you.

audax

jmperez wrote:How can I blacken the bar grill without painting it?

What's wrong with painting it? That's how I blacken mine.

I suppose you could use cold gunblue.

audax

What sort of things do people want or need?

I'm looking to expand my line and am just looking for a bit of direction.

audax

YOur stuff is about ready.

Check your pms.

audax

Greaves or shynbalds. A surcote. Simple soupcan type knees. Proper shoes or cover the mundanity. Blacken the bargrill.

audax

Dunno the provenance for cop off the top of my head. It is modern however.

Couter, poleyn are referenced in period and they are the French terms. Espalier is the equivalent fpr shoulder armour.

Thing is that there weren't any standardized terms or spellings in the Medieval period.

audax

Anyone know where I can find an English translation of this Medieaval Latin poem. My googlefu is failing me. I can find tons of pages with the Latin poem or references to it, but not translation. You may want to to try babelfish, if I remember right it does English to Latin translating. Very badly,...

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Thank you.

audax

Nickenor wrote:Did you post a picture? I would like to see it.

Can be seen in this thread:

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... ar+cuirass

audax

Barnet wrote:What color is it again?

Pewter

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My kong toy won't come off my mace for love nor money, even before the shoe goo.

I guess it's one of those YMMV things.

audax

Brion of Terragon fighting Lucan.

If anyone knows where one might be please let me know.

All my pics got wipe from my hard drive due to douchebag hackers.

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We used to finish our brass in the service with lighter fluid. Polish with Brasso, wipe with lighter fluid.

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and another bump

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Rondel wrote:Hay Cadfel what to you use for the ends to keep the kong head in place?

It should stay on without anything. IN fact it will most liekly be a beyotch to get it on in the first place. But you can use shoe goo.

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And bump until someone says specifically "I'll take it" and gives me money.

audax

MOst welcome, sir.

audax

They are Clanne Prechainne. (pronounced Per Shawn) Yes it is a neo-celtic-druidic ritual where the women escort the men (armed) to the battlefield then consecrate/bless them before the battle. Its not 'neo' per-say the ladies of Prechainne read in some of the Roman accounts about the women of Brita...

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And a bump.

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Wulfgar wrote:
audax wrote:Well, Fedex is right out. $175 USD to ship to Oz?!

USPS would be about $40 USD.

Yeah Fedex is hell expensive to Aus. seeing as it would have to be pulled apart to ship I would be better off ordering from plasticlamellar.com

That's cool.

audax

Glaukos the Athenian wrote:I exist!!! after a few shots at extreme range where you can only see my helm's crest, Ursus kindness finally documented that I was there....

Thank you Ursus!

Glaukos

Well aren't you a handsome fellow.

audax

Cool. PLease post a pic when it's done. Your stuff is always a pleasure to see.

audax

Perhaps put the fastenings on the left side since it will generally be covered by a sheild? Is what I did on my lam cuirass.

audax

So Audax, you soak overnight, let sit for a while, bake at 180 for...? 20 minutes? Take out and let sit? The whole springy concept may be what's throwing me. My stuffi s pretty rock solid after it's initial waxxing. Maybe time for another test. What I do, depending on the thickness of the leather I...

audax

That's pretty cool, man.

Whatever sole you put on, some Sole In a Jar will help protect it.

audax

Wulfgar wrote:Whats the shipping to Australia 7008 for the disassembled plates?

Well, Fedex is right out. $175 USD to ship to Oz?!

USPS would be about $40 USD.

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mctavish to the white courtesy phone

Re: "Versus de scachis"

Looking for a picture of my grand knight