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Shiny or rusted?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:46 pm
by miscreant
Portraying an English archer 1460's to 1470's. I've got an open face sallet. Should I allow a little rust to take it over for a more authentic look or should I keep it nice and shiny?
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:09 am
by Gerhard von Liebau
Don't let it rust. Just don't polish the hell out of it, either. Keep it clean. It'll develop a natural, rustless patina that is probably the most accurate for a rank-and-file portrayal. This stuff was expensive for people to afford. You think they just let them rust? I have a hard time believing it.
-Gerhard
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:06 am
by chef de chambre
Since campaigns of the Wars of the Roses were over in weeks, rusty isn't believable.
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:22 am
by Primvs Pavlvs
Why not paint it with a period scheme?
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:48 am
by Heath B fraychef
Gerhard von Liebau wrote:Don't let it rust. Just don't polish the hell out of it, either. Keep it clean. It'll develop a natural, rustless patina that is probably the most accurate for a rank-and-file portrayal. This stuff was expensive for people to afford. You think they just let them rust? I have a hard time believing it.
-Gerhard
i agree with Gerhard here.
i find it hard to believe that anyone would simply let their armor rust when their lives actuall may depend on them.
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:03 pm
by Thomas Powers
Also---what are you going to do in the evenings sitting around the fire? Taking care of your equipment is a natural to keep your hands occupied while you listen to folks shooting the bull.
Thomas