My solution to the armour stand, and pics of my kit

Armourkris · Post by **Armourkris** » Mon Apr 28, 2003 12:10 am

The other night i got an idea for a good way to display my armour, i aint got a proper armours tand, and i havent had the time to make upe un, so instead i made my "armour chair"

so without further adieu......
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/tybolt/pics/armour/mykit/mykit.html

It sure seems to un-nerve people at first, and well, it scared the crap out of me the first night at about 3 in the morning.

but yea, a quick disection of the kit.
i was aiming for a mid 14th century german look. and i used a round instead fo a heater simply cause i'm usless with a shield in general, but i'm more useless with a heater.

starting at the head.

-Greathelm, made by Carlo over at truehearth armouries
-coif/mantle with venttail
-3 lame spaulders
-splinted arms with floating cops, i'd like to get some nice new elbow cops on there with rondels
-Gauntlet with scaled fingers
-Coat of plates, got the plates straps and rivits kit from alchemy
-splinted cuise with dependent soupcan knees
-front greaves
-and finally, old army boots, soon to be covered with sabatons, i hope.

so what do you all think?

do i get a thumbs up?

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SirJeremy · Post by **SirJeremy** » Mon Apr 28, 2003 1:54 am

looks pretty cool, but what did you use to prop the armor up with?

Christopher Anselm · Post by **Christopher Anselm** » Mon Apr 28, 2003 12:12 pm

That is pretty cool. I relally like that helmet, kind of has a beak like a pigface but is a great helm! Wicked looking!

Hmm, what is that that big plastic tube on the right of the picture for?

Lubricant · Post by **Lubricant** » Mon Apr 28, 2003 12:57 pm

Hay!? Whats that long tube thing to the right?

Armourkris · Post by **Armourkris** » Mon Apr 28, 2003 3:25 pm

the armour is proped up with a pvc cross, then the legs are just layed in place, and the arms are pointed to the spaulders witch in turn are pointed to to the cop and suported by the shoulder part of the cross.

and that big tube is a bloody huge waterbong my friend and i are building for the liberation day parade/hemp rally this weekend.

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What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:

*edited to fix smiley

[This message has been edited by Tybolt (edited 04-28-2003).]

medieval misfit · Post by **medieval misfit** » Mon Apr 28, 2003 3:31 pm

thought so

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Angus Bjornssen · Post by **Angus Bjornssen** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 6:32 pm

isn't that more of an "armor sit" than an armor stand?

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Nicolai von Magdeburg · Tue Apr 29, 2003 7:00 pm

Gets athumbs up from me as that is how my kit is ....ummm sitting right now. 'Course with the steel breast and back it tends to help keep it balanced. Well done though, like the pose yours is in.

sternotwo · Post by **sternotwo** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 10:42 pm

Yeah is that a bong!?! Oh dear...

Rev. George · Post by **Rev. George** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 11:01 pm

It's for tobacco use only of course.

-+G