The Armour Archive

Amanda M

Thanks.

It's gonna get redone pretty soon.

Amanda M

I used spray on primer on mine then just painted over the top of it. I'll probably try out gesso some time but the primer worked great.

Amanda M

Final art, what works well for me is gluing on a canvas cover then painting it. Won't chip and lasts.

Amanda M

For padding, a while back someone posted some cool knee or elbow pads that they sewed together with foam inside as the padding. You could just as easily stuff them with cloth or whatever like a period helm liner but the biggest thing would be making them covered instead of ugly volleyball type pads.

Amanda M

Silly brit. You should have told me in the first place.

Amanda M

Congratulations to Duke Eduard and Duchess Asa, Crown Prince and Princess of Atenveldt.

Amanda M

Probably hehe.

Amanda M

We could always pull out these if we had to:

Amanda M

I'm gonna be working on getting my chirurgeon's warrant this year.

Amanda M

The biggest problem with that is there's no way for us to determine whether we need the AED or monitor til we get someone hooked up so it would have to come off regardless. Personally I wouldn't destroy someone's stuff over a broken arm or something. If I have time to take an extra two minutes to ca...

Amanda M

If someone is in cardiac arrest, I would cut the straps off. Most EMS personnel at an event site don't have experience in armor or being around it so I'm pretty confident that my medics here at work will say the same thing. Straps are easy to replace. Your life is not. For a non life threatening inj...

Amanda M

That's pretty neat.

I've been wanting an inkle loom for a while to make garters and stuff but haven't gotten around it it.

Amanda M

Americans fling the word Nazi around too casually sometimes I think.

Amanda M

Still have these in stock. Bump.

Amanda M

Okay. So I revise to say I don't think it will ever replace rattan combat. Which is a great fear of some, I think.

Amanda M

I just think rattan enables us to do stuff in armor we can't do safely with steel and that's a ok with me.

Amanda M

It will never happen.

Amanda M

I think it would be best kept as separate authorization and rules just so that it doesn't become watered down. It's my understanding that' the direction it's headed anyway though.

Amanda M

I was doing it with p90x and saw some serious improvement to flexibility, balance and strength. I found the hardest part of it for me was getting into a slower, calmer mental mindset because I was doing high intensity for the rest of my workouts.

Amanda M

Update! The St. George banner is sold. But I still have the black and white Templar banner for sale. Also, I have one Hospitaller banner and two Kingdom of Jerusalem banners for sale. These are as above, $25 including shipping and measure about 20" square. Hand painted china silk, just like the...

Amanda M

Ugh. I hate case of swords so much.

Amanda M

A couple years ago at the Ladies Schlager tourney at Estrella there was a household of ladies wearing black velvet musketeer like outfits and they looked great. I would much rather have them around than goth kids or anime cosplayers.

Amanda M

Oh man, I'm so excited. Looks like my kit is going to come together all at once. I can't wait to see them. The fabric I used is red tent canvas that belonged to my late White Scarf. I think she would get a kick out of seeing it used for stuff, particularly armor because the week before she passed aw...

Amanda M

Cool. I wasn't sure if you would like it or not. When I first put it on there it looked mustard yellow.

I didn't get a good look at it til I took it outside.

Amanda M

How do you like the metallic dye?

Amanda M

I am always up for trades from the cash poor for stuff I need.

I will make up some of these in the requested types today and put them up for sale. If you requested one here please pm me with payment details and shipping info.

Amanda M

Leo Medii wrote:I love the pot calling the kettle black in these threads.

I am still waiting to discuss the amazing percision.

When you can snatch this pebble from my hand, grasshopper, you will know of this 'precision'.

Amanda M

It's like Night of the Living Threads around here lately.

Amanda M

Geeeeez. Can we stop with the thread necromancy already? This thread was from last year.

Amanda M

They will look like this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Armoi ... usalem.svg

Only square like the ones above.

Amanda M

Man, that last one there is awesome. I'm saving it for my picture folder I show people who ask me what the SCA is all about.

Amanda M

Cool thanks. I'll get to work on it.

Amanda M

Yes. ^_^ You should have seen me careening down the isles with 8 pool noodles sticking out of the front. People were giving me weird looks. It works well though. I can kick it and not feel the pole.

Amanda M

Ezrith wrote:I'M TALKING ABOUT A FANTASY STYLE SCIMITAR! I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A FALCHION, A DAO, OR A MOTHERF**KING GLAIVE! I WANT A FANTASY STYLE SCIMITAR, END OF ARGUMENT.

Google image search is your friend.

Amanda M

Arms are next. I need to do a bunch of picture hunting to figure out how I want to do the rerebrace and stuff. :\

Atenveldt Crown Tournament results.