The Armour Archive

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Still not as ugly as mine...

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That's pretty frakkin' sweet looking...

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http://www.linengarb.com/

This is a guy in my home Shire. Just bought a linen tunic and pants off him a Fool's War.

Highly recommended!

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Eyeslots were reduced from 1.25" openings to the current <1" in 1983, iirc. I had a helm that was completed just before the rule change came in and had to modify it. By that time rigid elbow & knees, the current kidney protection and a gorget rule was in effect, as well as the hockey ...

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I've always been a better teacher at fighting than as an actual fighter. Not that I'm horrible as a fighter...just fair to middlin' as they say...

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Jose Cabrera de Castilla wrote:
You're absolutely right. I completely overlooked how hideous your armor is.

*grin*

/me bows...

Why thank you...thank you very much...I'll be here all night...

(now you know why I'm saving up for new...everything...)

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Jose Cabrera de Castilla wrote:To my eye, only Eirik and RoaK have uglier kits than this:

Still looks better than my kit which I've had for 26 years.

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I hope I didn't give the impression that Meridies doesn't have *any* faults by what I stated above... That surely wasn't my intention.

Just that *this* particular issue is one that I have never personally witnessed here.

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Purely anecdotal, but in my 26 years of experience in Meridies, I have *never* once heard of anyone deriding anyone else over the size of their shield. Construction materials? Sure... (ultra light aluminum shields that weigh nothing) But over size? Nope. And we have everything from a huge barn door ...

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I've often thought about putting an axe-head on my "madu" (or, as I call it, my short spear with a butt-spike), but I don't like gauntlets, and want to keep the basket hilt on it. I'd likely never punch with the axe head of it. Just have it there so it doesn't look like a "madu"...

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So it makes a weapon that didn't fit into our time period even more a-historic? Okay. I'll still fight against it. Yup. Which is why I don't call mine a Madu. 'Tis a short spear with a butt-spike (no buckler on mine). And before I'm derided...I also have a 24" round viking shield I use as well...

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How about a black Sharpie...?

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Vladimir wrote:Arguments about effectiveness aside, I find it odd that a madu is supposed to look like this"

But what I always end up seeing on a list field is this:

From personal experience...one made like the first just turns into a propeller when hit. That's why the 2nd is more popular.

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I don't know the last time I have even seen a madu on the field. I see people using long axes (with butt spikes) and inverted short spears...but I don't think I've seen a basket-hilted madu in a lonnnggg time. His Majesty of the Outlands was using one at Gulf Wars 3 weeks ago. Here he is fighting o...

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Well, for Fool's War this past weekend, I made a shade fly to go with it (as seen here): http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs484.snc3/26471_382804815755_551465755_4277168_5621872_n.jpg ...for the spikes, I bought galvanized nails and cut the heads off with a dremel. Won't have to worry about rust from t...

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Woeg wrote:I was too busy being a buffoon to take pictures - did you go to the roast?

Nah...didn't have to. You guys were setup basically in front of our camp, so we sat around the fire, listening from there.

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Wow...nobody else has any photos from Fool's War?

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I've often thought about putting an axe-head on my "madu" (or, as I call it, my short spear with a butt-spike), but I don't like gauntlets, and want to keep the basket hilt on it. I'd likely never punch with the axe head of it. Just have it there so it doesn't look like a "madu" ...

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Further Update: Used the tent again this past weekend at Fool's War. Again, everything was great, *except* the poles. Some are even more warped than before. The pins (that go through the grommets) on the poles are already rusted to hell and gone. And, one of the uprights for the ridgepole cracked ar...

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Just put what I have up on FaceBook.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=165967&id=551465755&l=c224e930f3

Anyone else have some?

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The biggest unrealistic advantage is in being able to use a haft to repeatedly block weapons blows. Any real object used for that kind of constant static blocking rather than deflection would have to be very substantial. It would likely need to be steel or reinforced with steel or iron. Such a devi...

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dukelogan wrote:i think that meridies is the only kingdom that accepts mere contact face thrusts.

As far as I know, you are correct, Your Grace.

Just something we've had to get used to / deal with here. *shrug*

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Never understood why anyone cares one way or the other what size someone else's shield was. I don't care if you fight with a dinner plate or a barn door. Or none at all. For melees, I have a big barn door shield. For everything else, I have a 24" round centergrip, made from oak. *shrug*

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In all my years of fighting, I cannot recall once where I got pissed or upset because someone wouldn't take a shot from me. I was "raised" to believe that you throw what you think is good...if they call it, great. If they don't, then you need to throw it harder. Keep doing so until either ...

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Francisco Lopez de Leon wrote:
So I guess we're allowing grappling at that Crown?

Only for the reach-around...

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Dietrich von Stroheim wrote:
18 crappy shots does not equal one good shot.

As I'm often known to say: "I don't care how many times you touch me with your sword...you aren't going to annoy me to death..."

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Honestly...I'd be way too embarrassed to send out stuff like this to paying customers.

At the very least...use non-knotted / cracked wood that was straight, even if you didn't edge / sand it.

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Early this morning, I sent an e-mail to Blockade Runner to let them know of this review / thread.

They did respond, with a "Ok, thanks." but that was it.

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I think, if I ever enter and win Crown, I shall forbid anything but single handed axes, and small center-grip round shields. Even in melees!!!!

Bwa-hahahahahaha...

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Christophe de Frisselle wrote:The wall are actually a bit shy of 4", so a 4" wall pole was too tall.

4 inch walls, 'eh? Wow...you got the super SHORT version of the tent, 'eh?

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Really, it's been directed thrust kill since I showed up in June and a "make sure you know you thrusted and were thrusted concept". Not a rip off their head but make sure it is not a crappy shot that gets called. I was suprised by some in Trimaris that I thought took some light thrusts bu...

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ALSO... Forgot to mention that one of the wall poles had a knot that fell out of it, about 1" up from the bottom, big enough to lay my thumb in. And one of the ridge support poles has a huge knot / crack in it that I filled with wood glue to make sure it didn't snap from the stress. Not cool in...

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How long are your wall poles and ridge supports? Just measured them. Wall Poles: 47-7/8" Ridge Support: 86-3/16" Ridge Beam: 144-1/2" The Ridge Beam is really about 1/2" too long. Will likely slice about 1/4" off each end. Was almost impossible to get it into the "pock...

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One of the rules in Meridies that I disagree with is the "touch kill" thrust to the face. *shrug* I understand their reasoning behind it...I just disagree with it. *shrug* On the other hand...I really don't want a thrust to the face as hard as to the body. As someone else said...something ...

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Sure...

Will put it in the original post.

Fool's War 2010 Photos...

Re: Gulf Wars - the complaining begins