The Armour Archive

Payn

ok
pretty much any spangen top will work I think I can use down to 24 guage to do what I want to do. Just need the top and possibly a nasal. want that prototypical "viking helmet with horns" look, without the horns.

Fritz the peasant

Payn

Just saw the Nissan Frontier truck commercial and lo and behold. A helm that looks remarkably UGO ish. might have been Merlin's as far as I could see... anyone else see it?

Fritz

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Pheylin Quinn: In reference to horsefriends post: Does anyone have the ordering information for Brian P's hinges. I have looked around, albeit briefly, and have not found th...

Payn

Actually Tybolt. The rule in An Tir is that you can't POWER through 90 degrees. You can swing through 90 degrees all day, as long as you aren't getting that grunt of effort in while the sword is still over your shoulder and behind your back... you should be good to go. as far as benefits of each Gre...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by sasa: Ok, I guess Eric has collected all evidence he need. At least I am be completelly satisfied with picture (add that one to your collection http://www.thehaca.com/artta...

Payn

Ok... I talked to Sir Aethelred Saturday night and got the ruling that. in fact. it could be. possibly. okokok He said that "it isn't outlawed in the rules. Go for it."

Fritz

Payn

Someone in my kingdom was interested in finding out the following "Ok I have been experimenting with doing acid etching for a bit now using Nitric Acid broken down to about 60/40 with water and spray paint or paint pens as a resist. It has worked pretty well thus far. Is there a better way? I just f...

Payn

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by william: But what do I do about the body armour? Is there a way to reinforce the gambeson so that it is legal and still looks ok? Maybe a maille surface might also help, bu...

Payn

anyone got a link to Melchiors quillions and baskets?

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French Warfare... A knife fight followed by a track meet

Payn

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Sir Andreas Eisfalke: Just wanted to see if you were all awake out there..... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I can see you running recruits and screaming "LARGE BREASTS" at 4:...

Payn

Go to your nearest Kayak shop
get some Kayak seat foam. It can run up to 3 inches thick in neoprene foam. You can make any shape you want

including dagger tips

Fritz

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French Warfare... A knife fight followed by a track meet

Payn

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Samuel: IM looking for any evidence of globular-side-pivoting visors. we've seen spade visors and pig faces side mounted ( thanks Tom). and center mounted globular visors ( ...

Payn

I'll ask Sir Aethelred the next time I see him (same practice) but I am willing to bet that he says yeah under the premise that as long as the rule book doesn't right out ban it, he'll generally allow it.

Fritz

Payn

Uhm... I'll hang my head with shame, but here is what happened to me. I had hit a guy with 5 Good hard shots in the side of the helm with my glaive. He legged me. I legged him. I armed him. He was sitting with his knees spread and just the one sword. I chopped the sword hard into the ground, C'd the...

Payn

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Russ Mitchell: "That's okay. I'm a Marine. You can hit me as hard as you want (we're using aluminum training knives), I'll just slap on some duct tape, and we'll be good to...

Payn

OHOHOHOH Forgot one fencing tourney... <stab> "That was too fast" reply: "Huh?" <stab, holds it> "that skipped off" reply: "Well, my sword killed someone here, and if it wasn't you, it must have been me." reply from stabbing victim: "uh, ok, thanks" and he didn't understand why the other guy didn't ...

Payn

High on the helm (landed on the cheekplate)

I normally block that.

Well, I am allowed 3 of the same illegal shot.

Fritz

Payn

Anodizing aluminum can be done at home... it's not generally a great thing to do... but it can be done. Look around at some Car Repair forums and their might be something.

I know I have seen an article about anodizing from car geeks.

Fritz

Payn

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Aaron: Cool! The usual questions: How much do you have? 2 or 3 sticks left What is the diameter? around 1 3/4 inch What would you like in trade, or do you want money? 25 buc...

Payn

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Aaron: Howdy, I've bought rattan from H.H. Perkins Co.....but their web-site seems to be on the fritz. Who sells rattan? -Aaron<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> If you want some...

Payn

On the safe-flex blades. are they still doing a welded and ground construction for the round middle of the blade attaching to the rest of the flat blade? or are they doing a all one peice stamped construction now? While I love the hilts, there has been a problem locally that with the welded ones, if...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by edward atte flynt: I'm looking for standard size. Inch and a quarter. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Dude... bummage. I got some 1 1/2 inch stuff that I could send ya if you w...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Olaf MacBrome: Go with the tape... the whole thing has to be taped by the rules anyway. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> not society wide. Your kindom may vary.. but society rules stat...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by edward atte flynt: I need to make a broadsword. I have a piece of 10' rataan I bought cause the bigger end is nice and straight to make a 5' or 6' Greatsword out of. The oth...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: ....Wade, Mac, and (hopefully) Brent have started to use spring steel in their reproductions, resulting in comparably strong but substantially lighter finished kit.....

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by KeggeR: opps sorry =) was kinda drunk last night <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> kinda? http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&SortProperty=MetaEndSor...

Payn

well... that's my armour porn budget till next summer shot.

Thanks Brian!

thanks for posting this Rainald.

Fritz

Payn

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by taltosh: bump, any others? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Just a note. Chiv Sports uses a different thumb pattern. Fritz

Payn

I would like to note that this bwiggins guy has made a HUGE improvement in his desriptions of armour. Taking out the SCA on 18 gauge and lighter stuff. And adding in those auctions that SCA requires 16 gauge.

Fritz

Payn

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rev. George: Well I have a piar of andy ward's gaunts in stainless steel. They are new , never been strapped, etc. if you are interested, drop me an e-mail Pics if he doesn'...

Payn

The legs that I bought from the armour store and the guantlets that I have seen from them just aren't that good. The articulation relied on the looseness of the rivet for 70 percent of the articulation. That doesn't come out quite right. 70 percent of the motion was generated by sliding up and down ...

Payn

http://tulgey.browser.net/~lewis/shldcam/contact.html

Fritz

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French Warfare... A knife fight followed by a track meet

Payn

it's most definitely a bascinet.. I will try to get a better idea of the more exact date sometime this weekend

Fritz

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French Warfare... A knife fight followed by a track meet

Payn

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Iohne: Here is a link to some pictures of the latest suit of armour I've been working on. http://members.nbci.com/ggutshal/gallery/newarmour/newarmour.html -Iohne...

Payn

Good scissors, an exacto knife, stitch markers are nice to have (kinda look like a spur on a handle), a strip cutter. most definitely. A speed Stitcher!!!!! make sure that your rotary hole punch allows you to change bits once they are worn through. And you probably want to get a regular punch for th...

WTB: non sca "viking" helm

Ugo helm in Nissan commercial

Acid Etching and piercework

Link For Melchior?