The Armour Archive

Dmitriy

Hey Russ..
What's your alcaholic beverage of choice?
If we ever meet, I'm buying you one.

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

As a squire, I care little what color belt people choose to wear (well, white excepted). As long as you don't mind telling people that you don't have a knight a few times a day, you should be fine. This might depend on your kingdom, though.

-Dmitriy
(West)

Dmitriy

Actually, I'd suggested going all out and making a skirt instead of a simple flap. It looks better, plus it protects your hips and buttocks.

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Eff -- we've seen previews, and there are pics floating about on the net.

Definately the Rohirrim.

Dmitriy

Waitaminute... isn't Langdon an armouring laurel?

Dmitriy

I've touched him!
Like, for real!

Dmitriy

Thomas -- they shouldn't have problems doing that during the process of meeting her, either...

Dmitriy

Irish -- can' assist you with the armourer selection, but I would be happy to help with design details and whatnot, Russian helmets are my thing.

For starters, see http://www.geocities.com/kaganate/armour -- look in the helmdb and my article on helmets with Icons.

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

I use sheepskin. It's very comfortable, not at all hot (at least when compared to modern sport pads!), and doesn't chafe the back of my knees...

Make sure you get the long-haired stuff. You can trim it as needed, but it's nice to have it there..

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Iain -- got pics?

Dmitriy

That's how I (and most people around here) do the shields I make. I generally use aluminium, but no reason one couldn't go with steel. The process is as follows: 1. Drill a hole near the least-abused corner of the shield (that's where the two ends of the edging will meet). 2. Attach one end of the c...

Dmitriy

Melee, Should've been paying attention in class http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . First off , you mean diameter, not radius, and second - remember that the circumference of the top will be less than the circumference of the circle you start out with, since you'll cut out a chunk (which do...

Dmitriy

Nah, matches my red-eye in the first picture

.

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Hard to judge without the picture, but I'd still say don't attach it to the grill. I've never seen aventails attached to grills look good. Chris will have to wear a gorget under the aventail anyway..

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

You could just let it hang under the client's chin -- see pics I posted ("Thaden bascinet and russian aventail"). If the aventail has those essential triangles that go up to the temples, it should be fine just attached to the sides and back.

Dmitriy

Hi guys, These pictures were taken at the lab where I work during a Halloween party (I dressed up in armour for that, but had a different costume for the big party in the city I went to -- armor is just too easy a costume!). Anyway, thought you might like to take a look. The coat of plates and the s...

Dmitriy

Sarnac -- please! Jimena has much stronger arms than the girl on the shield!

Dmitriy

Jason, Steve, that's very cool!
Do you think the method would work as well for a shirt? The problem with doing a shirt being that it's a big item, and would probably have to be folded..

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

Noe -- believe it or nor, that's exactly how it's done in the West; we frequently use the "plate is proof" rule.

-D

Dmitriy

Bob's a Duke, Brian Price a Count, there's a number of KSCAs, and I think there is a duke on the East coast whose sca name starts with a V who was one of the pioneers way-back-when, doing translations, etc.

Not a great percentage, but a few.

Dmitriy

Knuut makes excellent stuff.

Dmitriy

Some giant shield out there..

I really, really like Camric's kit. It's just right.

Dmitriy

Didn't want them around, anyway

Dmitriy

The Sword and shield section of the Clements book is complete extrapolation, not based on any manuals (because, well, there aren't any that show that weapons form!). At that point, you might as well read what people who actually *use* sword and shield have extrapolated. The guard serves to protect t...

Dmitriy

Think there's time to add an errata slip?

[This message has been edited by Dmitriy (edited 10-22-2002).]

Dmitriy

Bob, it's a joke..

Dmitriy

Someone (possibly Brian Price?) once suggested that these are for hanging helmets on a rack, like you would store wine glasses

Dmitriy

Flonzy -- there are many arguments against a wrap being a historical shot, but "it's weak" is not one of them. I have seen the damage a wrap with a sharp sword can do. Once, when I held the same beliefs you do, I challenged my knight to cut anything with a wrap. After he buried his sword in a wooden...

Dmitriy

Sir Vitus does not mince words

Dmitriy

Brian -- though not quite as tall as you, I was 135 when I started heavy fighting.. three months later I was 150, most of it in my shoulders, arms, chest and back

.

-D

Dmitriy

Sir Gaston (the one from Caid, not the Western one..) --
The aventail is one of Steve's own riveted ones.

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

<img src=http://history.westkingdom.org/Year37/Photos/OC37.jpg>

I think it goes something like:
"Quarterly Gules and Argent, a wyvern erect and reguardant, Or"

Not passed yet, btw..

-Dmitriy Shelomin

Dmitriy

GEEKS!!!!

Dmitriy

Wes -- wow! Way to go! VERY impressive!

IIRC, There are several SCA people in your area who hold open armour shop nights. You could get in touch with them and make the gauntlets and vambraces yourself if you're interested..

-Dmitriy

Dmitriy

It's a bit of a drive, but try Schola st George, http://www.chronique.com/Library/Fighting/schola.htm

It's in San Jose area.

-Dmitriy

Thaden bascinet + russian aventail [pics]