Italian anime c. 1560 **pic**

Sasuke · Post by **Sasuke** » Fri May 24, 2002 11:16 am

This is an anime breast/back I am working on (there is a lot of clean-up left to do, I know). It still needs to be articulated, polished, and the gussets, fauld, tassets, and gorget attached. I am basing it off of the one shown in plate CXV of European Armour in the Tower of London ( if anyone has a scanner or the picture of this online I would appreciate you posting it for comparrison).
[img]http://oaksarmoury.com/anime/anime1.jpg[/img]
Questions/comments appreciated.
Sasuke

P.S. the little crockpot is for heating pitch.

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[This message has been edited by Sasuke (edited 05-24-2002).]

Joe Skeesick · Post by **Joe Skeesick** » Fri May 24, 2002 11:52 am

*SHWING!!!!*

damn sexy Sasuke. Can't wait to see the finished product. Feel free to ship it to me when your finished... (just to do a long term review for you of course).

I'm going to the tower this weekend I'll have to see if its on display and grab a pic if I can.

Thanks for sharing.

J

OurDecay · Post by **OurDecay** » Fri May 24, 2002 12:25 pm

Damn.

I was just there two weeks ago and I don't think that's one of the roll of pictures I took. Shucks.

That place is pretty neat though.

Ryan

Murdock · Post by **Murdock** » Fri May 24, 2002 12:48 pm

WOW man

Maybe i'll ge another set of sabatons from ya, if your getting that good.

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Fri May 24, 2002 12:56 pm

Wow Cool! what is anime? It sure looks nice to me.

Hal.

Klangiron Skullthumpa · Fri May 24, 2002 3:51 pm

OMG!!! that is too sweet for mere words....

(drools onto keyboard in awe...)

Sasuke · Post by **Sasuke** » Fri May 24, 2002 5:03 pm

Thanks everyone.
Anime is a breastplate made from strips rather than large plates. The strips are articulated on leathers and with sliding rivets. The book I am getting this idea from is great because it actually has inside shots of the breast and back so I know exacctly how to put it together. I will post pictures of the insides once everything is done.
The pins holding everything together are Clecos. They are temporary rivets. I love using them!

Janos: I would owe you big time if you could get me some other shots.

Sasuke

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Pathfinder · Post by **Pathfinder** » Fri May 24, 2002 6:50 pm

That is beautiful!
I guess it's my turn to hate you

,I REALLY feel like working on my drab COP now!

Is this for you?
What style helm would go with that?
A burgonet?
Very nice.

wcallen · Post by **wcallen** » Fri May 24, 2002 8:09 pm

That is very nice work.

It really does closely resemble the original (if anything it has more shape - the original is a tube....).

I bet you will really enjoy cleaning it up

Someone should be able to get a scan of the original - I have the book but my scanner is not working at the moment...

Wade

Sasuke · Post by **Sasuke** » Sat May 25, 2002 9:47 am

Pathfinder: Yes, a burgonet. And yes, this is my baby

Wade: Should I make it more tubular? Yeah, I am not looking forward to all the fine sanding around the "fancy" bits.

I decided to try taking a picture of the picture

Guess I should have turned off the flash. Oh well, you get the idea.
[img]http://oaksarmoury.com/anime/london1.jpg[/img]

Sasuke

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wcallen · Post by **wcallen** » Sat May 25, 2002 1:36 pm

In this case, I would hope that you have more shape than the original, so you can get away with a little more.

Copying carefully is good - but I am never a total slave to a single original....

Make it fit. Hope you don't look like a tube.

Wade

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 25, 2002 2:28 pm

Beautiful!!!

Can I ask how you did the detailled cutting in the middle of the lames?

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Jason Grimes · Post by **Jason Grimes** » Sat May 25, 2002 2:52 pm

Great job Sasuke, I look forward to seeing a finished picture with you in it.

Jason

Sasuke · Post by **Sasuke** » Sat May 25, 2002 3:10 pm

Hehe, no I don't look too much like a tube

The detailing was done using a 5/16 punch, chisels, and files. If you look at the pattern sitting under the plates you can kind of see my notes on the pattern itself

Thanks again for the compliments.
Sasuke

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Pathfinder · Post by **Pathfinder** » Sat May 25, 2002 8:19 pm

I was in the area today and stopped by but you were gone. I dropped off a suprise for you in the shop and checked out your anime breast/back.Looks even better than in the pics,that is no tube,the shape is perfect.Can't wait to see it completed.

Sasuke · Post by **Sasuke** » Sat May 25, 2002 9:34 pm

Bummer I missed you. I will be around tomorrow and Monday if you are so inclined to take another trip.
Wow! I just ran out to the shop. I will post about it in another thread.
Sasuke

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Italian anime c. 1560 pic

Italian anime c. 1560 pic