The Armour Archive

Otto von Teich

I wish I had extra $$$, those are sexy.

Otto von Teich

I'm a big fan of wax. I always go with a heavy coat of it when it has to be stored for a long period of time. I use Johnsons paste wax, but I've heard good things about turtle wax too. I think any quality wax will do. I like to wrap the pieces seperatly after waxing to prevent the plates from rubbin...

Otto von Teich

Tally wrote:Any idea where from? Are they French? German?

I think ( but I'm not sure) they were worn all over Europe, but stayed in fashion a bit longer in German speaking areas. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

Otto von Teich

I'd say mid 14th century. That type of splinted armour was worn a bit longer in Germany, up till the later part of the 14th.

Otto von Teich

Well done! Sounds like you have a great new toy! Its going to make moving metal much easier.

Otto von Teich

Mine wasnt cast, it was forged iirc. I remember it had hammer marks on it.

Otto von Teich

Vitus, I'm sure I at least "used" to have one. I dont recall seeing it recently ( last 20 years) I'll dig around today and see if I can find it.

Otto von Teich

Matthew Fedele wrote:I'd love to see how they spring loaded the gussets. It would have to be a pretty sturdy spring and I don't think you'd want it on the inside of the breastplate.

Cheers!
Matthias

They are on the inside and fairly small on the couple I've seen. I doesnt take much to make it work.

Otto von Teich

I consider it a cheap lesson learned about ordering from the Ukraine. -Cian Sir! I'm strongly ask you to do not expand your experience with one ukrainian armoury to others We are on US market more then 6 years and never had blackouts longer then 1-2 days. 2 years ago site blackout takes me to drive...

Otto von Teich

But, the $400 helm isnt as nice or well made.

Otto von Teich

I just saw this thread, I'm likely guilty of nearly every offence.

Sloth, Anger, pride, drunken buffonery, general naughtyness, the list goes on... On the bright side, not being a Knight, no one looks up to me. Pity the fool who does..

Otto von Teich

I used to own a 16th cent arm harness with a spring pin that was secured with a sneck hook for the vambrace. Pretty fancy setup. It worked well. It was German make, but I sold it years ago, and lost the detailed pics when my old computer crashed.

Otto von Teich

DAYUM!

Otto von Teich

A "must have" on my list! Thanks guys!

Otto von Teich

Nice hat! its got character! I wish you the best of luck in getting the repairs made!

Otto von Teich

I've found that insured items going to another country from the USPS may as well not be insured. I sent an ebay item to Canada. I had many ebay pics I took of the item for the listing. All the paperwork. Pics of the utterly destroyed item as it arrived in Canada. After countless phone calls and fill...

Otto von Teich

Looks GREAT! And I think your 100% correct on the fittings part! In order to get that "perfect fit" you need to be available a few times. Once in the beginning, again half way through ( before the parts are polished and permanently riveted, in the roughed out stage, and at the end. "I...

Otto von Teich

Thats just a heck of a deal. And they look very VERY good! Nice armour at a GREAT price! What more could you ask for?

Otto von Teich

Hes a whole lota whup ass in a small package.

Otto von Teich

Of course, they might still better have been called "sowbug" gauntlets.....

True enough, seems anything I've ever seen described as a
"clamshell gauntlet" is in a class of its own.

I likes nice mitten gauntlets!

I shouldn't poke fun..

Otto von Teich

I dont know why they call them that. They are not worth a damn for canning soup. And clamshell might be better known as lobstertail, as it actually looks and works something like that. Hmmm....Now I want some clam chowder..wonder why?

Otto von Teich

While I understand the need for such laws, it seems a pity to let useful parts of the animal go to waste. It would make Sitting Bull cry.

Otto von Teich

I hear you Vitus, when I can sell my art, I make about 50 cents an hour. Maybe all the way up to $1 or even $1.50 on some stuff. I'd make more at McDonalds, at least 5 times as much. Of course, I'm not as talented as you. But I have some talents, its damn near impossible to find people to pay even a...

Otto von Teich

Excellent! Please keep us posted as you make more progress!

Otto von Teich

Pssst, I'll let you in on a secret. Vitus might stop taking orders, but he cant stop making stuff. Hes an artist, making art is what he does, he cant help himself. I'm pretty sure we'll see something for sale every now an then. At least I sure hope so! he might take a few days or even a few weeks of...

Otto von Teich

Indeed!

Otto von Teich

If history is any indication I will leave it alone. It may sound odd, but I come from an armourer background, not one focused on interior design. To me this means that I tend to prefer a 100% real piece that illustrates construction and form even if it is missing bits rather than a 75% or 50% real ...

Otto von Teich

Congrats! A great find! Are you going to make a fauld for it? Or leave it as is? Just curious, I know you have the talent to restore it to original slendor. on the other hand, its spendid as it is.

Otto von Teich

I've GOT to go to the Czech Republic before I die! Maybe in a couple of years I will make that trip! I've got to meet you and Jiri and Jiri. And any other jiri's I don't even know about yet!

Otto von Teich

I've read in period that they used lampblack. Lampblack is basically soot from the oil lamps. I was never sure exactly how it was collected, and painted on. But if you put something a few inches above the chimney of an oil lamp you can collect the stuff as a residue. It must have been mixed with som...

Otto von Teich

Well done! Great attention to the small details often missed by other armourers. Great price too!

Otto von Teich

Bumpage, as they end today! The Gold knight is about 1/8 scale, and measures 14 1/2" from bottom of hoof to tip of sword.

Otto von Teich

Collectively, we must be some of the poorist people in the world.

I cant believe you havn't had any offers.

I was thinking about listing a sword, I wonder if I should bother.

Otto von Teich

Wow, a well done shape, perfect for the 14th century on the continent. the way the top of the shield contracts is spot on. I'll have to get a blank, when finances permit. Probably spring if I'm lucky!

Otto von Teich

I'm listing some built up figure kits on ebay, including Aurora Gold knight, Polar Lights Phantom, reissues of Guilloteen, T Rex, Mammoth, hunchback and mummy, and Munsters living room, Moebius Mummy, Halcyon Predator 2, Horizon Superman, Joker and Batman. http://shop.ebay.com/otttokits/m.htm..._sop=12&_rdc=1

Aurora Gold Knight plus more figure kits on ebay!