Creamy Uget.

Chris Gilman · Post by **Chris Gilman** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:23 pm

Ugo was down at the shop working on a film project for me and he finished up a shoulder piece for my new kit. (The client saw the started piece and wanted it on a shield.) So I thought I would share.
The new kit will be an early 14th C. With a sugarloaf to go over my bascinet cap. Here is the progress so far.
The sugarloaf top is raised .065" 1050 spring, as is the visor & sides. It will have a gilded copper cross on the face (mocked up on the helmet, the final piece is below still in pitch.
The lion shoulder is .065 brass that Ugo beat into submission (as well as a lion!)
The cop to the right is .030 1050 and has a test for the leather straps. Pressed and cut leather. I tried gilding them but did not like the look, so they will be red leather. The cop will get the same type of decoration as the bascinet cap in the background. All mounted on a quilted linen cuisse, that will have a studded, heavy leather thigh plate.

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:30 pm

Incipiently spiff, to put it very mildly. :!:

Cet · Post by **Cet** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:35 pm

Very nice! What are you planing for the lower legs?

Armoured Air Bear · Post by **Armoured Air Bear** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:36 pm

truly an inspiration. the early 14th century is way too underdone nowadays. kudos to see more doing this period!

Aaron

This just gave me some ideas for my early 14th cent kit...

Eamonn MacCampbell · Post by **Eamonn MacCampbell** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:42 pm

Wow...I'm currently working on a nice early 14C kit....But I highly doubt mine will look as good as that...Man that is super spiff....We definatley need a drooling emoticon...

audax · Post by **audax** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:57 pm

That is just fantastic.

knitebee · Post by **knitebee** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:32 pm

beautimaus maximus

drolling
Brian

Nissan Maxima · Post by **Nissan Maxima** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:02 am

Wonderful stuff. The shoulder piece in particular looks exceptional.

Alcyoneus · Post by **Alcyoneus** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:46 am

Cet wrote:Very nice! What are you planing for the lower legs?

I think we should break them. In the cause of art of course, so he wouldn't be able to leave the bench.

Rudolph · Post by **Rudolph** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:31 am

That is going to be a beautiful kit. I've been looking into a later kit and the early 14th century stuff is nice.

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:21 am

NICE!

Thats's all looking to be a great set.

Matt

Josh W · Post by **Josh W** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:59 am

What will you do for the torso armour?

Andrew Young · Post by **Andrew Young** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:30 pm

Gorgeous work Gaston and Ugo....bravo.

Id love to hear more about the pressed leather.

what is the film about, btw? (not asking for spoilers, just topic)

Chris Gilman · Post by **Chris Gilman** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:42 pm

Lower legs:
Metal shininbalds with mail or leather cased greaves

Torso:
Coat of plates (Possibly with chains)

Hands:
Real Wisby gauntlets. (Not the Valarus/ Brion versions)

Pressed leather:
Made a mold, wet the leather, clamp it into the mold, let it set overnight. Cut out sections, rewet and reclamp overnight. Done

Movie is "Year One, Jack Black, directed by Harold Ramis.

Josh W · Post by **Josh W** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:46 pm

I can't wait to see this kit done. Do you yet know which Coat of Plates pattern you'll use?

kersme · Post by **kersme** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:05 pm

That lion is just beautiful. I'd give my arms for a pair if i didnt need my arms to wear them

chef de chambre · Post by **chef de chambre** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:24 pm

Very Pretty.

Averey · Post by **Averey** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:45 pm

Sir Gaston wrote:Lower legs:
Metal shininbalds with mail or leather cased greaves

Torso:
Coat of plates (Possibly with chains)

Hands:
Real Wisby gauntlets. (Not the Valarus/ Brion versions)

Pressed leather:
Made a mold, wet the leather, clamp it into the mold, let it set overnight. Cut out sections, rewet and reclamp overnight. Done

Movie is "Year One, Jack Black, directed by Harold Ramis.

I've been looking for pics (either book or on the 'Net) of real wisby gauntlets. Would you be willing to share your research source?

BTW - Awesome work as always!!!

Andrew Young · Post by **Andrew Young** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:57 pm

This is for a Jack Black film....as in a comedy?? :shock:

Woah.

Uryen · Post by **Uryen** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:22 pm

He's worn armour before. Just look closely at the sewer outcasts in demolition man

Talbot · Post by **Talbot** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:18 pm

Averey wrote:I've been looking for pics (either book or on the 'Net) of real wisby gauntlets. Would you be willing to share your research source?

get ahold of the Wisby book. loads of pics and drawings there of real ones.

Talbot · Post by **Talbot** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:25 pm

Chris, That is some beautiful gear. I envy you.

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:12 pm

Thanks for the fine progress pics.
Oh so nice. Me armour you long time GI.

Hal

Chris Gilman · Post by **Chris Gilman** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:37 pm

Durasteel Corporation wrote:This is for a Jack Black film....as in a comedy?? Woah.

Not the armour, just the lion, it is going on a shield. Instead of sculpting a lion, I asked Ugo to finish my shoulder piece and we molded that and will use the plastic copy to make the shield tooling.
Thanks for the praise; I am looking forward to finishing this. I was planning on Estrella, but we have gotten so busy (Yes even with the strike) that I have had little time to work on this.
Even with the strike we are doing The Watchmen, Year One, refurbishing our full size Apollo LM, Land of the Lost, Escape to Witch Mountain, some prototype suits for NASA and a couple of commercials. So it has been a busy couple of months.

lorenzo2 · Post by **lorenzo2** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:42 pm

Wow, great detail work. Can you explain the layers that will be under the helmet in greater detail? I'm thinking linen cap, mail coilf, bascinet and then sugerloaf.

Armoured Air Bear · Post by **Armoured Air Bear** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:09 pm

bump

this is a truly inspiration kit. I for one would very much like to see more.

Aaron

Chris Gilman · Post by **Chris Gilman** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:26 am

Sorry, no progress on the new suit, I got a bit distracted with another project. (2 weeks of 12 hr. days plus and all nighter Sunday.) This is a full scale Apollo Lunar module. It is with in an inch of the original. (21 ft. tall and 30 ft diagonally from pad to pad. Although missing the rendezvous and s-band antennas in these shots) We originally fabricated it for â€œMaster of disguiseâ€