The Armour Archive

Amanda M

I'm currently still in medic school so I probably won't be doing any plaque belts for a while, particularly because I have banner orders to fill at the moment. I just can't do both in a reasonable amount of time right now. :/

Amanda M

I took leather tabs and put small holes for stitching in with an awl, then stitched them onto the coat. The cord for mine doesn't pass through the garment itself, but rather a pair of holes in the leather. It's only stitched around 3 sides so I can remove the cords and replace as needed. http://i538...

Amanda M

I am 6' and the only time I ever felt like I needed anything longer than a 38" ish blade is during melee when everyone else is using a 42". I have one of those but melee is the only time I've ever used it.

Amanda M

Ok. I will have to look for other options then. :/ I am unfortunately just not an off the shelf size in women's or men for almost anything. <----------Mutant.

Amanda M

How is Grettr on sizing? I am thinking down the road since I love the poleaxe so much that I should invest in some gaunts that look like that but I have skinny lady hands.

Amanda M

The economy taking a dump hurt even the locals. I only live a few hours away and I couldn't even make it for a few years. >_<

Amanda M

The fighting is still amazing, no matter the reduced numbers. I am sad that I can't make it this year. >_<

Amanda M

You can also find a gallery of pic scrounged from the net with the help of the women from the Club and people from the Archive here: http://s538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/isabellaevangelista/Female%20Armored%20Combat%20Fighters%20SCA/ The thing I learned putting all the pics together is that wome...

Amanda M

Ask his wife what she wants. Show her good pics of a variety of different styles of helm and go from there. I'm not sure what cute is in terms of a helm but I think you can certainly find helms that are beautiful and elegant.

Amanda M

Type of padding made a big difference for me. I had just the black foam that Windrose sells in there but it was too stiff and I was getting bad headaches from even light hits. I took it out and replaced it with the bare minimum of foam and then a thin padded linen liner and have had a lot less probl...

Amanda M

I have one that's really similar to the one WTC sells. Works great for us long necks.

Amanda M

Padding plastic with the right material will really take the sting out. I don't know why anybody would wear bare plastic against their body. I made that mistake once, with my first kit and never did it again because I may as well have been wearing nothing at all. My current leather covered plastic b...

Amanda M

I found out yesterday I'm not actually back in class until the 17th, so if you're still interested in placing an order, email me at silkbanners@gmail.com

Amanda M

When I padded my finger gauntlets I just cut out finger shapes in wool or felt similar to the leather that the plates are riveted to, stitched them together in a couple of places then glued them on with a couple dabs of contact cement. Not a ton because I didn't want the glue to reduce the squishy-n...

Amanda M

I use 2 layers of a good felted wool. However I think a lot of it is going to depend on the gauntlets themselves.

Amanda M

Mine is also an Alan Bauldree helm. It's worth every cent I spent for it. You have to make sure to check your Kingdom rules in regards to helm padding. Some (at least Atenveldt I know for sure does) may have rules about what kind of materials you can use. Atenveldt for example requires 1/2" clo...

Amanda M

I have another question for anybody that has experience with klap visor bascinets. I've been talking to Ironmonger about having a klap visor bascinet made and he says that when the helmet is hit the visor rattles because of the center hinge. He also said that the visor shifts around because of the ...

Amanda M

My only comment is that the front of the shield looks cool but the back...glue some felt to it or something.

Amanda M

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:I have a suprise for you.

I love surprises.

By the way I should have yours out by the end of my break as well. I am making a new banner frame that will accommodate the larger banners much better. I think it will end up being much better than the first one I made for you.

Amanda M

You can make some light weight banner poles out of stuff you can get at any hardware store for less than $20 too. I made mine out of closet dowel that I painted, one premade american flag pole and 12" lengths of PVC. That's what you see in the pictures I posted. I've used them up to about 16&qu...

Amanda M

The banners I make are made from 8mm china silk. You really only need a slight breeze to keep them aloft, unlike banners made from cotton or linen. The ones people want the most are like the ones posted in the picture. They're 21" x 6' or 21" x 8' for $90 and $120 including shipping CONUS ...

Amanda M

Malcolmthebold wrote:so you all know, that view of snow capped mountains is the view out Isabella's front door. I love where we live.

The view was pretty but I froze my butt off taking those pics.

Amanda M

Bump. Here are pics of some of the ones I just finished to make room for new orders. If you've been waiting to order from me, now is the best time. When my class gets back from our winter break we're going to be starting our clinical time. http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/isabellaevangelista...

Amanda M

@Isabella. YOU ROCK! I have been stressing on how i was going to re finish my shield. I will take care of you, for three easy payments of $19.95. Offer good only through January, not available in all states. Void where prohibited. Please read all instructions and warnings before use. Must be 18 yea...

Amanda M

Gallery of some previous work here:

http://s538.photobucket.com/albums/ff34 ... 20Banners/

Amanda M

Crap. Sorry I didn't realize it wasn't in there anymore. m Mal, for shields and other weird projects I basically charge what the hourly rate is for making banners, which is $10 an hour. So it depends on what you want me to paint. If I have to add hardware or strapping it's extra, but your yours I'll...

Amanda M

Malcolmthebold wrote:quote me a price on a shield

I will get in touch with you this week and we will talk. Will you be at FP sunday? I get out of work that morning.

Amanda M

Hey all. I am whittling down my back orders and all I have left are a couple that I have to replace. My Christmas break from class starts on the 15th of December and I'm not back in class until the 10th of January so I will have a lot of extra time to work on things like I did before I signed my lif...

Amanda M

When I finally was able to get a new helm after selling my old one due to financial hardship, I bought a helm with a removable closed face, and I did not get a bargrill to go with it. It took some getting used to but I don't really notice too much vision detriment except down towards my feet. Drilli...

Amanda M

zippy wrote:Long haul? Isabella We would have put you up ;P

I know.

Believe me, as soon as I am done with the medic program I am gonna do a bunch of road trips to make up for lost time.

Amanda M

I agree. Everyone ought to have a banner. >_>

Amanda M

I haven't been to Southern yet because it's such a long haul for me, but I love Highlands War. I've never had a bad time fighting at that event. It's always been pretty fierce in my experience.

Amanda M

My only advice having done custom banners for 4 years now and a handful of shields and other bits and bobs is make sure you are charging what your time is really worth.

Amanda M

My finger gauntlets are padded with two layers of melton wool. I've taken some shots to the tips of my fingers even and haven't had much more than just a sting.

Amanda M

That's a great start for 200 bucks.

Just make sure when you make a fitted surcoat that you curve the bottom so it doesn't lay flat when you wear it which looks weird. I am pretty sure that's what I did wrong with mine. :\

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