The Armour Archive

Amanda M

Elections aren't going to solve the problems you mention in a lot of areas. Some groups are almost entirely controlled by a single household or clique or what have you already.

Amanda M

My 6' poleaxe is named Hubert.

Amanda M

Here's the pics I took:

Amanda M

I just wanted to bump this so I could add to it. I am really happy with the gonfalon I got from Cillene. Dirk and Arrow gets 5's in all categories from me as well. Any time I had a question or needed something I always got a reply very quickly to my question and I got my banner very quickly when it ...

Amanda M

Looks like a Vitus poleaxe to me too.

Amanda M

I would looooove to make some stuff for you. Poncho is a good friend of ours. Tell him Isabella and Lucius said 'sup! I will pm you with details.

Amanda M

The only thing I hate about those painter's canvases is the ones at my Home Depot have plastic on one side. I started just getting muslin by the yard at Wal Mart instead. I had trouble with the plastic preventing good paint saturation.

Amanda M

Thanks Max.

Let me know what you think when you have it in your hands.

I am trying to get everybody their stuff by Pennsic so I've been working like mad when I'm at home.

Amanda M

For what it's worth, I also cover the back of the shield with felt and the same spray adhesive. It's possible the tons of layers of paint, then lacquer, and the covering of all exposed edges, contributes to greater durability. With just the gold background behind St. George Michael on Mal's shield, ...

Amanda M

I used 3m adhesive spray and had no problems with it personally. When I did Malcolm the Bold's shield the last time I used spray glue in large amounts, but then coated it in a TON of paint, then sealed it with at least one entire can of spray lacquer. The edges are the places where it's been torn up...

Amanda M

I will probably take it off, trim the excess canvas that;s beat up on the edges, give it a good scrubbing then mount it on a thinner plywood shield for display.

Amanda M

If you have a nice helm and you want it to look spiff you have to clean it all the time anyway. After the last Estrella I fought in mine had grass stains and dirt all over it, tape marks, rubber from weapon heads, tape, etc. A little square of tape front and back is really not all that bad. it's sim...

Amanda M

Duct tape stuff comes off a lot easier than some of the stickers that are getting used now. :\

Amanda M

Swete wrote:I have tried the cloth thing in Airsoft games. People lose them all the time and then refuse to buy another $1 shirt to tear up. I guess they like the sticky residue. A cloth torque would look much more nice though IMO.

It will look just as jarring and weird on the wrong kind of helm as tape.

Amanda M

Unfortunately I still won't be in a financial position to go to a Pennsic for a few years more than likely. When my husband and I are both done with school that will probably change but I'm having a hard time affording to do in Kingdom events even right now. :\ Many of the banners I've made will be ...

Amanda M

The square one is claimed but I still have the two pennons.

Amanda M

One of the local guys at my practice uses Sir Haroun bazubands and he loves em. He is not a big guy either, 5'10" and I think 160lb or so.

Amanda M

I had a chinstrap setup on my first helm that tied on the outside with the two point setup and I hated it, so I guess ymmv. I couldn't tie it well enough by myself and it would always loosen up. I never felt like my helm was secure on my head like I do with the Windrose setup.

Amanda M

Bump.

Amanda M

I love the shape of the chin cup but I'm personally not a huge fan of how it buckles under the chin. I still prefer attachments at the temple and behind the ear. I've never had a problem with the under the chin strap slipping down to choke me. It might be the angle the strap is sitting it. I can't ...

Amanda M

I use one and it's way better than the other self made strap setups I tried before it.

Amanda M

It's in his sig....

http://www.blackhydraarmouries.com/Base/myhome.htm

Amanda M

To be honest I've never even tried something like that so I have no idea what to try or where to start.

Amanda M

Nope. :\ Highlands was pretty much the only event I had on my schedule and after the transmission blew up in our truck on the way, I'm probably not going to make it to anything until we can get it fixed in the fall.

Amanda M

Sure.

I can cast just the fittings for you too if you already have a belt you want some ermines for.

Amanda M

Personally I think it's cooler to have something really awesome on the field, destined to be destroyed, than just hanging on the wall gathering dust. My friend Malcolm's shield has lasted at least a year now I think and is due to be retired soon, but is still in good enough shape on the face that we...

Amanda M

Emailed!

Amanda M

It's mean to be used!

Amanda M

I am selling this belt ready for immediate shipping. It's 88" long and 1" wide dyed USMC black. It has a pewter buckle, 28 teeny 1" tall cast ermine spots and a matching belt tip. I am asking $70 plus $10 shipping CONUS for priority flat rate. I take paypal by my own preference but I ...

Amanda M

Sure I'll email it to you.

Amanda M

Thanks. It was a lot of work. But probably one of the best painted things I've ever done.

Amanda M

I did a banner for him once.

Amanda M

It looks better in person.

Amanda M

I do that with my poleaxe all the time.

Amanda M

I didn't have enough to do the whole thing in leather for my poleaxe, so I used 3/4" windrose eva foam in the middle of the leather sandwich and it worked great.

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