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Who really makes an impression? Who gets your vote for #1 for the best overall looking army? How about the worst?

I give props to Atlantia (of course), Calontir, with Northshield in #1 (I'm biased...they wear my colors..well expect for the white, but 2 out of 3 ain't bad...)

Last place? Hate to say it guys, but the East is in dead last. More ugly exposed plastic armour there than I can shake a stick at...

That's right, Bryce de Byram, OL ~ Fashion Maven

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At gulf wars I would say Middle kingdim has my vote, fighting with or against them they look unified front to back and kick but.


see you at gulf wars, Vi'Vat TRIMARIS.

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Thorstenn,
Do or do not their is no try!

Hmm. I would like to say An Tir, but I would be lying. Although when we use our kingdom tabards I think we look pretty good.....checky or/argent.

However, in my experience I would have to go with...

#1 : Caid
#2 : Calontir

Cheers

Ulf
Prince Tir Righ
An Tir

On an individual basis I wuld say that Atlantia are some of the best-looking fighters in the world. Caid is also full of great-looking fighters. Units? I will have to think about that....

Personaly, I'd say that Sir Eddie from Aarnimetsa (Drachenwald) and his squires look pretty damm good, I like the idea of THe knight and squires all having a 'uniform' of soem type, and it works for the peroid that they are doing.

Vitus wrote:
"I wuld say that Atlantia are some of the best-looking fighters in the world"

Well of course... but we're focusing on the kit.

kit wised and based on per capita i would say ealdormere

Calontir and the Middle. Uniform surcoats and tabards go a long way in making a unit look good on the field.

Odo

Luckily enough, Caid and Atlantia, my two homes.

even uniform tabards can't hide butt-ugly armour...

Best Dressed Fighting Kingdom/Unit?

I would say any unit I am fighting with . But that is because I have wool chausses and a wool tunic on. Adam's (WMA) spiffy 15th century kettle helm with a Forths coif under it got lots of attention on the field at Pennsic.

Only 2 picture I have, I am in the red legs:
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/Pennsic2003/full/Image03.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/Pennsic2003/full/Image04.jpg

Seriously though I saw some damn fine kits from all over at Pennsic but over all I do feel Atlantia brings a nice feel to the field.


Flonzy

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Well everyone is talking about armour and clothing but I say to get an "overall" look on the field you must ACT like an army as well. when you add that factor in my vote goes as such:

1. Calontir-tabards and melee romaneque tactics
2. Middle-tabards/surcoats and melee large unit tactics.

Those 2 when seen on the field or fighting with or against really increase my "visual" of an army.

Insane Irish

I'd say Caid has the best-dressed fighters. I've been impressed by a lot of folks from Atlantia and Middle. Atenveldt is quite well-outfitted, too, especially the Landskenechts. Outlands has Kragon ..

I confess that I don't get the Calontir look at all. The sea of purple lacks any aesthetic draw for me -- looks like a football team instead of an array of knights and men-at-arms. Sorry guys. I am not a tabard kind of guy, I guess. (I do think Sheridan's kit is kick ass, though).

I depise wearing tabards as well. Hate it. I gotta do it all the time, but I don't like it.

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I depise wearing tabards as well. Hate it. I gotta do it all the time, but I don't like it.</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yup, me too. But it is more a question of the crappy design of tabards than wearing another heraldry. I wear Baronial Colors now at wars, as I once wore my own, or those of my knight.

To me it isn't the trappings that i'm wearing, it's the heart inside.

I think what I admire about Calontir is thier espree, more than anything.



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Vitus, et al, the tabards are ok for folks who don't have any other "Colors", but I think that a better solution is to make fighting clothes appropriate to your period that show the colors. You still get unit identification, but a better individual look.


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I don't like SCA style tabards either. Now If I have time before the next war I go to I will make my own livery coat for my barony so I can still be part of the unit and look good.

Flonzy

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I never liked wearing the Tabard either that is why I made a fighting tunic in Calontir Colors. Purple with gold trim. Now I am Identifiable w/ my kingdom and still get to show off my lammallar and am still identifiable with Calontir. I see more and more of this sort of thing happening in Calontir.

Insane Irish

Hate to say it but while Calontir does look good no one ever saw a Huscarl wear a tabbard. Terribly un-period for a Huscarl

C

I plan on making a ledner with my unit colors asap...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by greenshield:
<B>Hate to say it but while Calontir does look good no one ever saw a Huscarl wear a tabbard. Terribly un-period for a Huscarl

C</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Just keep looking at my tabard, sonny-boy.

Calontir huscarl.

Ok lets get specific, Calontir second company. Ok the other 3 are good too. Camric we will be watching for you at GW The colours do make it easy. If it isnt Purple hit it.
Seathrun

Corvus, Orkneys, Drafn, --

Iron Brigade, Caid

The best individual kits i've seen seem to come from the West.

I think that the Northern Army and von Drachenklaue are starting to look much better. The West almost always looks good too.

I hate the tabard look personally. I can make myself look like part of the team without having to throw a jersey on- thank you very much.

The worst looking unit has to be that bunch of guys who wear a lot of red and black, and carry heater shields. Ebonblood Wolfguard. I think they are either from Atlantia or the East- it has to be one of those kingdoms where they all wear stainless armor. They do seem to have nice tabards though.

Alaric

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DukeAlaric:
<B>The worst looking unit has to be that bunch of guys who wear a lot of red and black, and carry heater shields. Ebonblood Wolfguard. I think they are either from Atlantia or the East- it has to be one of those kingdoms where they all wear stainless armor. They do seem to have nice tabards though.

Alaric

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Hey! My squirebrother used to run with them: Lord Christian Von Bedfordwulfe!




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Wow.....

the last reign had a rose royal turney format for each of the royal progress events. the people that compeated I would say are teh best dressed unit.
even thought it was single combat turney.
aethealmearc.
althought I would say a lot of the populace needs to do some major renavations on there kit.

For best looking group presentation on the field, I vote for House Leonthas, out of the Midrealm.

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/gmandra/group28.jpg[/img]

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/gmandra/Fightinglions.jpg[/img]

[This message has been edited by Gmandragora (edited 12-22-2003).]

"The worst looking unit has to be that bunch of guys who wear a lot of red and black, and carry heater shields. Ebonblood Wolfguard. I think they are either from Atlantia or the East- it has to be one of those kingdoms where they all wear stainless armor. They do seem to have nice tabards though."
Duke Alaric

They cannot seem to fight their way out of a wet paper bag, either.....

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by greenshield:
<B>Hate to say it but while Calontir does look good no one ever saw a Huscarl wear a tabbard. Terribly un-period for a Huscarl

C</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

--Right, dispite the common misperception, not all of us wear purple tabbards, I have other things I wear to denote my affiliation (though occasionally if I forget one of my accessories I do borrow a tabbard from someone)

Besides, us Calontir huscarls bleed purple (its a requirement), so when the shit comes down and we are at the forefront, swinging and bleeding, it is easy to deterimine our affiliation

Halvgrimr
100%, 200proof, real live, axe swingin', purple bleedin', kill em dead Huscarl



[This message has been edited by Halvgrim (edited 12-22-2003).]

For appearance on the field, The Orkneys of Caid have a great look. Serious intimidation and a hard hitting crew as well.
http://www.westernspartans.com/gallery/2003_estrella_saturday/P2160145?full=1

http://www.westernspartans.com/gallery/2003_estrella_saturday/P2160144?full=1

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by EyvandR:
<B>For appearance on the field, The Orkneys of Caid have a great look. Serious intimidation and a hard hitting crew as well.
http://www.westernspartans.com/gallery/2003_estrella_saturday/P2160145?full=1

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--if i am not mistaken thats Padriag McMurdock (at least that used to be his name) on the far right

He taught me to fight when we were both in Atlantia (Charleston SC)

The Hoplites out of Trimaris look good (Odo what's their name?). You always know where Calontir and Midrealm are on the battle field. There are great individual kits in every Kingdom and as a whole I think the SCA is getting better. Depends on your taste as to what you like. I like the look of allot of the Nothern Warband of Meridies. They are all early period peronas and dress that way. Do the look like a unit? Not really, but they do like like an early period group.

Vebrand