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My new helm is almost done (Wild Armoury)
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:24 pm
by William Frisbee
While I very much like my early bascient that Maxim made for me, I wanted something a bit later to match the rest of my kit. So he is doing this for me:
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/helm2-1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/helm2-2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/helm2-3.jpg[/img]
Which are of course going with this breastplate, again, done by Maxim:
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/breastplate3.jpg[/img]
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/breastplate5.jpg[/img]
These arms, by Maxim:
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/arms.jpg[/img]
and these legs:
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/newlegs1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/newlegs2.jpg[/img]
and these greaves and sabatons:
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/sabsgreaves1.jpg[/img]
And of course, who could forget my awesome gauntlets by Whonew!
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/wisbgaunts1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/wisbgaunts2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/wisbgaunts3.jpg[/img]
Under it all I have a fabulous gambeson, that should be here tomorrow... from another denizen of the Forums... more info on that coming soon.
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:56 pm
by owen matthew
OMG! Those are sweet vams and greaves!
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:30 pm
by Jaymes
*sigh* My dream kit.
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:37 pm
by Bruhn Engbrecht
oh wow... your finished kit is going to look great!,
post pics when its complete.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:41 am
by William Frisbee
So... anyone have any comments on what they would change?
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:00 am
by Tristan vom Schwarzwald
I'm no expert but I don't know that I would have gone with Wisby style gauntlets for that kit...hourglass might have been more suited...
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:10 am
by William Frisbee
Oh I have a set of those... but the Wisby gaunts are just too damn sexy...
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/gauntlets2.jpg[/img]
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:04 pm
by Ned Chaney
OOOOOOOH!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:32 pm
by Louis de Leon
Guillaume de Cambrai wrote:So... anyone have any comments on what they would change?
Yeah, the delivery address. I was thinking something in Akron.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:08 pm
by Tristan vom Schwarzwald
Guillaume de Cambrai wrote:Oh I have a set of those... but the Wisby gaunts are just too damn sexy...
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/gauntlets2.jpg[/img]
NICE!!!!
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:05 pm
by William Frisbee
Louis de Leon wrote:Yeah, the delivery address. I was thinking something in Akron.
Keep dreaming! i haven't seen the leg armour or BP in person yet. Its on the way from the Ukraine now...
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:08 am
by Magnus The Black
Guillaume de Cambrai wrote:Oh I have a set of those... but the Wisby gaunts are just too damn sexy...
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~evil_merlin/armour/gauntlets2.jpg[/img]
I want!
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:24 am
by Jonathon More
hourglass gauntlets and add a hauberk. won't be right without the mail.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:36 pm
by Cisco
Bright orange polyester tunic, white jogging pants, white soccer socks pulled up nice and high and a brand new pair of sneakers.
*ducks*
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:35 pm
by William Frisbee
You'd better duck!
No jupon yet. Not sure exactly what I am going to do.
These are my shoes:
[img]http://www.armstreet.com/ebay/art/2009/pashuztubeltbr01.jpg[/img]
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:35 pm
by es02
So... anyone have any comments on what they would change?
Shoes look good, the pointier the better
I'll second the hourglass and hauberk comments. Whonew makes an alright looking pair of wisbys but they will look out of place on that kit, IMO not least because of the blue welders gloves.
Bascinet looks great, arms look 15th to me looking at the fan and rebrace. Legs look very good, although the test is to see them on you, the line where the saatons meet the greaves is a tricky one to get looking right.
Its a sweet kit dude and one people are rightly jealous of. I for one applaud you for going as authentic in your kit as you can.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:08 pm
by William Frisbee
Oh damn I totally forgot to post that I do have a haubergeon. Its flat wire, riveted.
Decent, but not perfect, as its galvanized as best as I can tell. I do have to do some trimming on the arms and overall length as its is closer to a hauberk than haubergeon right now.
The fans on both the arms and legs are identical in size to those legs and arms they were modeled off of in the Churburg collection. Or as close as Maxim could get anyways!
Thanks for the tips and suggestions.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:59 pm
by es02
It should be pretty close to a hauberk for the kit your using. Soak it in vinegar overnight if its galv, that'll strip it right off however galvy maille tends to be weak as butter so dont be surprised if it doesnt hold up well to combat.
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:23 pm
by Gest
Guillaume,
When you get all the bits, please post a nice photograph of you wearing the entire kit, with the helmet visor raised, and you looking right into the camera. That way I can photoshop my face onto the picture. Thanks in advance...
-- Gest
P.S. Good going! Carpe diem.
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:38 pm
by William Frisbee
es02 wrote:It should be pretty close to a hauberk for the kit your using. Soak it in vinegar overnight if its galv, that'll strip it right off however galvy maille tends to be weak as butter so dont be surprised if it doesnt hold up well to combat.
Thanks ES, I didn't know that. I'll just trim the sleeves. Hopefully I'll have enough material to make a decent aventail for the helmm.
Since I'm wearing it under the plate, I don't see it getting beat on all that much. Hopefully it will do OK. It was expensive enough.
I'd love to get some 6mm flat black rivetted maille, but thats well out of my price range currently.