The Armour Archive

Lucian Ro

I believe the 2 terms you chose are basically the same thing. A Klapvisor is the visor that has one centeral hinge above the forehead to raise and lower the visor. A Hounskull is the no nose, slightly rounded visor that has a central hinge. A Pigface has the pointed snout that is a side hinged viso...

Lucian Ro

For those of you that have fought with both, or even extensively in one style or the other, which type of helm gives you better visibility? Which one can you breathe better with? What are your overall opinions on both? I'm looking to add a hounskull bascinet to my armor selection for the COTT, so I'...

Lucian Ro

Gorgeous. And too long.

Lucian Ro

Forkbeard wrote:I've got my Combat of the 30 set up. Here are a few samples, link to the set at bottom.

Great stuff, almost makes me feel like I was there again. I hated to miss Pennsic this year but after fighting in last years COTT, this is what I missed the most about not attending.

Nissan, nice plaque.

Lucian Ro

And I'm assuming these are paying SCA members so now lets throw all the folks with non-memberships into the mix. That would be a substantial numbers difference I'm thinking. Not as big as you may suspect. Here in Aethelmearc, your authorization is on record and is counted regardless of membership s...

Lucian Ro

And I'm assuming these are paying SCA members so now lets throw all the folks with non-memberships into the mix. That would be a substantial numbers difference I'm thinking. I think someone posted onetime that ~15K people at Pennsic and ~2K fighters (if that). That's ~13%. I bet there would be a sim...

Lucian Ro

Kilkenny wrote:
Lucian Ro wrote:The music is painful.

The man ain't got no culture

Lol, allow me to clarify that the music is quite nice, I just think it was synched badly to the action.

Lucian Ro

Chadwyke wrote:If you go with the modern looking ones and put a wood or stone print on it you could also sell advertising for the merchants on them. Imagine alternating sections advertising Windrose/Icefalcon/Bokolo/and anybody else who ponied up the dough....

Worst idea I've heard of in ages, friend.

Lucian Ro

The music is painful.

Lucian Ro

Aaron wrote:Sir Guy squires Squire Glaukos...or Bruce Willis squires Antonio Banderas.

NICE! Congrats Squire Glaukos!

Lucian Ro

Looking for two pair of shoulder cops for a verrrry skinny 9 and 11 year old. My ladys boys want "shoulder armour" and me, being the surprise guy that I am, would like to procure this for them. Mild, stainless, aluminum, whatever -- as long as I can find two pairs. Just think; you'll have ...

Lucian Ro

Again, take your time, Ursus, the results'll be worth it.

Sir Corby, I trust your artistic eye. Can't wait.

Lucian Ro

For those of us that didn't make it to War this year, and even for those that did, might I request you start posting those Pennsic pics? Many of us, myself included, have to live vicariously through your experiences. I could beg, you see, but that'd be ugly. And Ursus? Feel free to take your time be...

Lucian Ro

Edit - Ooops, didn't see there was another page of info. Carry on!

Lucian Ro

That sounds pretty amazing, Matt, do you happen to have any pictures of this or could you sketch something up whenever to get a chance?

Lucian Ro

Excellent, thanks for the info folks.

Lucian Ro

Seabrig, I won't be making it that early, if at all this year. Can you contact me after Pennsic and give me a rundown on what I missed?

Lucian Ro

Wow, Mateo, thanks for sharing. A little reminder now and again as to other persons perspectives regarding our game does wonders.

Lucian Ro

I do not see myself making it to Pennsic this year. I move from Tampa to St Louis the 5th, which wouldn't give me enough time to make it to the Thirty.
This breaks my heart.
It's POSSIBLE I'll make it later in War Week but I'm not holding my breath.

Lucian Ro

I just received my 14h century elbows with rerebraces from Stonekeep and I was wondering how many of you have your vambraces riveted directly to the elbows and how many just point the two items separately to your gambeson? Which way is more documentable? Also, anyone notice a difference in flexibili...

Lucian Ro

I have a bad feeling that I'm not going to make it to War until Monday/Tuesday of War Week which means I'll miss the 30 (this kills me), the AA gathering and then THIS! Damn it all to hell.

Lucian Ro

Alric do you have any 14th century mugs in stock? I thought it would be a good idea place my helm on top of mine, and, oddly enough, I'm now without a mug. Nothing in stock yet - I'm still working with wet clay, and it'll be a few weeks before anything is finished. I am working on a few 14th c. mug...

Lucian Ro

I saw that Alric of Drentha has mugs/jugs for sale but he isn't taking custom orders. With that said, I bought a basic 14th century mug at Gulf Wars a few years back and loved it but I decided to drop my helm on it one day, due to boredom apparently, and the mug is no more. Who else makes 14th centu...

Lucian Ro

Alric do you have any 14th century mugs in stock? I thought it would be a good idea place my helm on top of mine, and, oddly enough, I'm now without a mug.

Lucian Ro

Great to hear it, Jackie, welcome back!

Lucian Ro

Lucian, It is my belief that if you let your spear get grabbed by an opposing combatant and you tussle over it, it is your fault for not letting go. You placed your spear in harms way and your noble opponent has grabbed it legally to attempt to deny you the weapon, your reluctance to not let your n...

Lucian Ro

In a case like that how would anyone know if the breakage was intentional or not? Hit it with a weapon and it breaks? I'm pretty okay with that. Disappointed my spear broke but thrilled to lose it in a great combat. Yank my spear and bend it around a wall in an attempt to break it? I'll be pissed. ...

Lucian Ro

Iain Ruadh wrote:Ulfr (Forkbeard here on the archive) snapped a pic of myself and Gregoire this past weekend. I rather like the sergeant v. knight look.
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Iain, how many damn kits do you have?! And they're always amazing.

Lucian Ro

Looking good, Dweezle, err, Woodwose.

Lucian Ro

Has anyone ever tried a 4x4 in a tire with a cement base, sort of like a tether ball setup? Or would the base not be enough weight to support the 4x4?

Lucian Ro

A ili' bump for your troubles and also just a heads up, shipped off the maille today, Priority with insurance. =)

Lucian Ro

A mere 36" length, going to 33612.

Lucian Ro

My mail (I'm in the white with red chevron cotised & three rondels) is tailored tightly under the armpits, none of us use points for the armpits of our mail. The mail is tailored so that I can move freely, but it is firm all over. The method was to make the body a firm tube from base of ribs to...

Lucian Ro

Nah, I run a single-speed freewheel for bike polo, brother -- it's all about the coastin'.

I have a nice set of gaunts that I want to add fingers to. It'll make my COTT kit more fancy.

Maelduin mac D wrote:You get your hands mangled in a fixie chain, in a tragic bike polo accident, brother?

Lucian Ro

Your Grace, how much is shipping in the US for a 36" length?

Re: Klappvisored bascinet and hounskull bascinet

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Re: Post your Pennsic pics!

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