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by sarnac
Tue Jan 13, 2004 10:31 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Boffer Weapon construction...
Replies: 19
Views: 19

Where can you get the "paint on" coloured latex?
by sarnac
Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:55 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Fixing Pennsic
Replies: 42
Views: 43

well...if that is the case...why then is Lillies one of the most stress free wars around?

The only REASON to fight there is for the love of it.
by sarnac
Sun Jan 11, 2004 1:24 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Fixing Pennsic
Replies: 42
Views: 43

Rock ball got banned when someone broke their back and a guy broke their leg (compund fracture) the same game.
by sarnac
Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:12 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Getting Gacked by newbies...
Replies: 21
Views: 23

they are unpredictable....

funny that they lose that as they learn more.....
by sarnac
Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:11 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: et tu madu? Or is that a basket on my hand?
Replies: 124
Views: 133

How many years has this been said? How many years do we bitch about Pennsic and say what a travesty its become? What is it going to take to fix this? When are the Kings of the Mid and East start thinking more about the 10,000 people that are spending their vacations there, than their own egos? Penns...
by sarnac
Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:03 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Movie armour
Replies: 22
Views: 79

painted fiberglass....
by sarnac
Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:07 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: AA combat archery unit
Replies: 6
Views: 12

Ask Rhys...I bet he would LOVE to...

Image
by sarnac
Tue Jan 06, 2004 2:19 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Can You use Gun Blue on aluminum?
Replies: 5
Views: 11

went to the loal gun store and got some Aluminum Black....

not at all what I was hoping...it is nothing like bluing...

ah well...I will try somethign else.
by sarnac
Tue Jan 06, 2004 11:47 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Can You use Gun Blue on aluminum?
Replies: 5
Views: 11

I dont have the cash to invest in an anodizing kit right now...which is why I was going to try bluing....
by sarnac
Tue Jan 06, 2004 11:25 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Just curious
Replies: 12
Views: 14

I am in the process of gettting quotes for the same plate from places here in Windsor Ontario.....

I am pricing plates in Stainless, Brass, and 6061 T-6 Aluminum
by sarnac
Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:51 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Rate my Kettle Hat
Replies: 16
Views: 31

it looks rather flat...is it supposed to be like that???

Every image or repro I have seen had the brim with more of a conical shape, sloping down from the bowl...

Other than that its got nice lines.
by sarnac
Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:49 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Can You use Gun Blue on aluminum?
Replies: 5
Views: 11

Can You use Gun Blue on aluminum?

I have some nice aluminum armour and I LOVE it, but I HATE that gray look it has....it just doesnt look right... I dont have the funds right now to replace any thing so I wanted to see if I could Blue it so it looked better. Before I go out and buy the Bluing compund, I was hoping to see if anyone k...
by sarnac
Mon Jan 05, 2004 5:02 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Grand Unified theory of SCA Style combat
Replies: 9
Views: 15

Actually, as someone who has been King...I surrounded my self with a command staff who was best suited for the challenges I wanted to overcome...not by what tourneys they won... My War General *was* a Duke, but he is known much more for his war fighting tactics and melee sense than winning tourneys....
by sarnac
Sat Jan 03, 2004 12:24 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: [SCA] Swords for blocking?
Replies: 31
Views: 24

sword blocks and using your shield are a last line of defense...the best defense is good control of range and foot work...ie not being there. If you use alot of sword blocks, you are subject to fakes that you sword block and then get your arm ripped off.... sword blocks are only an "OH SHIT" necessi...
by sarnac
Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:12 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: (SCA) Where to buy the bow for a Crossbow
Replies: 10
Views: 8

Sir Edward the Red got ours from Australia....
they are fiberglass and are extremely powerful
by sarnac
Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:11 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: et tu madu? Or is that a basket on my hand?
Replies: 124
Views: 133

If you look at pictures of the earlier SCA, you will see they USED to allow Flail and Morningstar type weapons... I beleive that they were removed from use because of injuries
by sarnac
Wed Dec 31, 2003 12:06 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: The reason for the season...
Replies: 17
Views: 19

Sometimes you have to call a spade a spade and deal with the shitstorm that comes your way....I know that better than anyone... and I see a shitstorm coming my way in the near future but won't deviate from my course, as I feel its the right thing to do. As you said...I cannot judge whether my action...
by sarnac
Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:40 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: et tu madu? Or is that a basket on my hand?
Replies: 124
Views: 133

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by carlyle: <B>GdV: “Why is a spear held in one hand with two thrusting tips a madu? Aren't you aware that one handed spear was a common period style? Aren't you aware that one-...
by sarnac
Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:03 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: I finally *really* get it..........
Replies: 57
Views: 60

the most important thing???

Dont ever let anyone tell you "you can't"
by sarnac
Mon Dec 29, 2003 11:52 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: What's wrong with Combat Archery?
Replies: 137
Views: 74

Gorm....when I shot siloflex arrows with baldar blunts on them out of a 50 lb bow and was unstoppable on the field....I killed with just about every shot. Hell when I first started and shot Golf tube/tennis balls out of a 50 lb bow I got about 80% kills... Shafted arrows are the only weapon on the f...
by sarnac
Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:03 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: What's wrong with Combat Archery?
Replies: 137
Views: 74

The bottom line for me is exactly what Logan keeps emphisizing over and over.... I do not dislike missle weapons nor the people who use them in our game... I object to the current rule set, the lack of stanardization, and disregard of safety considerations used to govern the activity. I still .....t...
by sarnac
Mon Dec 29, 2003 11:35 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Do you hate all missile troops? (SCA)
Replies: 30
Views: 30

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Vermin: <B>"If people want no-missile-weapon scenarios and/or events, why aren;t the autocrats specifically setting it up as such?" What most people WANT to say, but won't, is-...
by sarnac
Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:28 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Siege Weapons and CA. (SCA)
Replies: 12
Views: 7

actually they were disdained by the noblility...but as was stated, they were a necessary evil.
by sarnac
Thu Dec 18, 2003 10:59 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: CIGARS!!
Replies: 12
Views: 9

Dude...drop me a line off list...I still owe you some cigars....and I have had a computer crash since then and lost the names
by sarnac
Thu Dec 18, 2003 11:17 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Roman Helm (pics)
Replies: 29
Views: 55

I think you may be mistaken.... the rules state a standard of rivits per inch depending on rivit size for the construction of the helmet, but they say nothing about attaching the grill any specific way...unless I missed something..
by sarnac
Wed Dec 17, 2003 9:04 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: SCA helmet legality question, please please!!!
Replies: 39
Views: 46

Just get someone to weld the inside and it will be fine.
by sarnac
Sun Dec 14, 2003 2:48 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: If you had to choose...
Replies: 25
Views: 23

Roman Empire.... Cause I like the Decor, and it would be sweet to be a Praetorian, or a Senator! And NOTHING looks cooler than a proper musculata and accompanying proper kit. ...of course I would most likely end up Lion fodder!!! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif [This message has been edi...
by sarnac
Sun Dec 14, 2003 2:43 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Stupidest thing you've ever seen in melee?
Replies: 54
Views: 105

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Murdock: <B>"he got pissed off and punched me in the face with a steel gauntlet... nice, eh?" please tell me you kicked his ass </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Actually... I grabb...
by sarnac
Sat Dec 13, 2003 10:16 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Stupidest thing you've ever seen in melee?
Replies: 54
Views: 105

Its ok...its expected.... http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif Dumbest thing I ever saw.... in the Woods battle at Pennsic A guy from Anglesey jumped me with a pole arm as I was going for my back up weapon after loosing my spear... So I closed on him faster than he expected...took his pole fr...
by sarnac
Sat Dec 13, 2003 12:15 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: (SCA)Thrust & Throw Javelins?
Replies: 24
Views: 24

I love them.... I fight spear and shield with two...one held behind my shield unitl I throw the first...

I also use it for fighting sword and spear...

They rock!
by sarnac
Fri Dec 12, 2003 11:03 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: For Gaius
Replies: 22
Views: 29

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dmitriy: Sarnac -- granted, it's arguable, but in the interest of a better variety of (perfectly safe, imo) fighting techniques I'd claim that shield to body contact is differe...
by sarnac
Thu Dec 11, 2003 5:56 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: For Gaius
Replies: 22
Views: 29

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by FrauHirsch: <B> However even then it does not mean the attacker cannot use their body offensively against a shield. I sometimes work an elbow in to flip a large shield open and...
by sarnac
Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:17 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: India
Replies: 24
Views: 52

Please do not misunderstand my intent... he was satisfied with your customer service and very pleased when you offered for him to return the legs and refund him... but we had already taken them apart and used parts to build a set of working legs. The cuisses and cops were fine...we replaced the arti...
by sarnac
Mon Dec 08, 2003 10:10 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Whats the "A-frame" stance?
Replies: 22
Views: 26

I would agree on both points Rey...

I thought about pointing out the tip crossing thing...but just forgot to mention it...
by sarnac
Mon Dec 08, 2003 3:34 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: India
Replies: 24
Views: 52

I had a friend buy a set of legs off ebay from Von Sussen Enterprises...is this you?

They would'nt even close to a 90 degree angle due to serious flaws in the articulation.

Even reworking the articulation didnt get them functional.

Is this common for Indian work or was this a fluke?

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