The Armour Archive

I have a question...I've been searching the site but w/out any real identifiers, I'm making zero headway. Last week or the week before I came across a thread that had a pic of a Hospitaller Knight (think he was a Hospitaller, definitely Crusade era) - all in black with a really great helm, a great kit overall. I can't remember his name or the thread, can anyone help? I thought it was either this or the 'show us your kits' thread but I didn't find that pic in either one. I wish I had saved it but didn't think to at the time as I found it most inspirational. Thanks.

Sorry its not a better picture, my 4 year old took it with my phone, ill post a better one when i get one this weekend.

Looking good. The leather edging on the lamellar really sets it off. And your 4 year old is a pretty good camera wielder.

Awesome Oz!!! Cant wait to hit you!!!!

Can't wait to get hit by you Sir Knight! Estrella?

My BotN kit

Looking good Dread Lord! How does anyone follow that?
Allow me to reset the bar with my kit. Just started fighting, this is my first kit and a pic from my first fighting event earlier this afternoon.

Nissan-
What are you doing hanging out on the AA
when you should be on your way to Gulf Wars?
Chop chop! You have people waiting.

-Graedwyn

EnderPC

You are off to a fine start. Probably better than most of our first kits.

May I suggest that your first priority for upgrade be a helmet. Then some greaves.

What kind of helmet is that you have on? At first glance I thought spun dome, but it isn't. I see a ridge, and are those rivets or articulation in the back?

Graedwyn wrote:Nissan-
What are you doing hanging out on the AA
when you should be on your way to Gulf Wars?
Chop chop! You have people waiting.

-Graedwyn

I will be there Wednesday. What side am I fighting for?

Aethelmearc.
Duke Christopher should be able to set you up.
Try not to drag my name through the mud too much.

-Graedwyn

Graedwyn wrote:Try not to drag my name through the mud too much.

-Graedwyn

Way too late! I heard you streaked merchant row last night!

Uric

Vladimir wrote:EnderPC

You are off to a fine start. Probably better than most of our first kits.

May I suggest that your first priority for upgrade be a helmet. Then some greaves.

What kind of helmet is that you have on? At first glance I thought spun dome, but it isn't. I see a ridge, and are those rivets or articulation in the back?

The Helm is an AB sallet. 60$ used then wire brushed and blackened. Greaves are next on my list. I might make some splinted ones using the left over leather from the brig but I would really prefer steel.

This is what I would do.

But that's just me.

Blackoak wrote:
Way too late! I heard you streaked merchant row last night!

Uric

How does he do it- when he is still sitting at home?

-Graedwyn

This is me, sans faceplate, finger gauntlets and Besagews. I hate it when one forgets the little things! (laugh)



And here is my BoTN kit:

In the red. Rus pants and boots are on the way.

Robert Downey wrote:This is me, sans faceplate, finger gauntlets and Besagews. I hate it when one forgets the little things! (laugh)

Bro, you are a bad bad man. Nice gear!

My Battle of the Nations kit

I built my first helm!

Murdock wrote:Yeah that's me in swansman's auth fight.

That's Duke Hrodir's axe in the back.

So which of you is which?

Sigismund von Helfenstein wrote:I built my first helm!

Your kit looks great, as always. I am really digging the torque(?) around your helm. Is that just for the Deed or do you wear it on a regular basis?. Also, it looks like you made your splinted greaves more fitted. Am I correct in my belief?

Nissan Maxima wrote:

Graedwyn wrote:Nissan-
What are you doing hanging out on the AA
when you should be on your way to Gulf Wars?
Chop chop! You have people waiting.

-Graedwyn

I will be there Wednesday. What side am I fighting for?

I would think whoever offered the most gold, mercenary.

Swete wrote:

Sigismund von Helfenstein wrote:I built my first helm!

Your kit looks great, as always. I am really digging the torque(?) around your helm. Is that just for the Deed or do you wear it on a regular basis?. Also, it looks like you made your splinted greaves more fitted. Am I correct in my belief?

Thanks, man. The torse is both stylish AND it conceals the hideous scalloping I did to attach the cap plate. This helm was the product of two very hurried armoring sessions and so some corners were cut and sacrifices made. A new, better helm is forthcoming in the near future, but for now I wear a torse at all times

Those are the same splinted greaves as before, with the notable exception of having been soaked in rainwater and left for a day without my knowledge. So they were both nauseatingly vile smelling AND form fitting for that picture!

My upcoming upgrade to steel-splinted limbs will see an attempt at fitting my greaves to my calves better though.

I'm still new..this is my first kit and I'm still waiting on my own helmet but..I just wanted to post it anyway.

Dang, Duncan! You are already doing great for appearances. So that is a loaner helm? Is the rest of the kit yours?

Nice surcoat!

Yep the helmet is a loaned. The rest was made for me by Sir Virus Von Atzinger. Lady Eleanor Von Atzinger along with my lady made the surcoat and painted the shield. Thanks a ton for the compliments!

Don't ya mean Vitus? Unless there is a highly contagious Atzinger I am not aware of.... ;p

Haha autocorrect failure.

Brother Logan wrote:This is me from this past weekend, I have new "soup can" knees and elbows I need to get set up and I need to have a surcote made.

And that same event you were named to The Order of the Gilded Swan.

"The coronet may honor those fighters who have added to the pageantry on the field of honor by the display of period armor ... This award is limited to two per reign. The badge for the order is a bronze pendant of a helm with torse and mantling in the form of a swan."


... And I still have your hammer.

-Ivan

Finnvarthr Finnbogason wrote:Swete, I used bronzes from RQP for my helm and a riveted mail coif I found on ebay that I cut to shape.
The rivet holes actually match up fairly well on the Zweihammer V6 with the RQP brasses. Not saying it is an exact match, but it is not too difficult.

Wow, that is super sweet looking!

Thanks, Blackmane! If you are coming to Fool's War you can see it up close.

Niall Mor wrote:Technically, this pic is from last fall, but this is still the kit as of right now. I have a new helm crest in the works.

Nice kit! I like your device!

A little over armoured, could there be such a thing?, for CA.

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