Leather/[gulp] plastic Lamellar Scales?

Lucian Ro · Post by **Lucian Ro** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 10:11 am

Yes, yes, since I can't locate any aluminum scalloped lamellar plates within a reasonable amount of time, I was wondering if anyone knew of persons selling prefabricated leather or ... grrr ... plastic lamellae?
I prefer the scalloped or 'bullet' shaped design.

Anyone?

Thanks in advance, folks.

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In Honor and Service,
Lucien Ro / Scotty

Let's just say I was testing the bounds of reality. I was curious to see what would happen. That's all it was: just curiosity.
- Jim Morrison

Garreth · Post by **Garreth** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 11:59 am

Contact Irish. He has some plastic ones, and thay do pass the 10 ft. test.

Garreth

Ulrich · Post by **Ulrich** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 5:43 pm

most of this stuff easily passes the 10ft rule. its plastic, but honestly I've seen worse looking leather.

http://www.nobleplastics.com/plasticlamellar.htm

[This message has been edited by Ulrich (edited 12-14-2002).]

Garreth · Post by **Garreth** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 8:50 pm

...Or his squire can post the info for you.
Ulrich, the link doesn't work, BTW.

Garreth

Wulfgar Davinsson · Post by **Wulfgar Davinsson** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 9:49 pm

How many leather plates would you like?

I've been turning my scraps in to lamellae for a long term project... so I've got a few kicking around, with about 75% left to go.... about 1 3/4" long by about 1" wide... not yet hardened though...

broinnfinn · Post by **broinnfinn** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 1:19 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Garreth:
...Or his squire can post the info for you.
Ulrich, the link doesn't work, BTW.

Garreth<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Link worked for me. I have a set of the Noble plastic lamellae in pewter. Easily passes the 10 ft. rule, and durable as heck. I am making a metal dress set, but I like the plastic most of the time. I fight 2-3 times a week and you can't beat the upkeep.

Broinnfinn

Arland · Post by **Arland** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 11:36 am

I make mine out of brown plastic garden edging. It's a brown foamed plastic. The whole shirt weighs about 4 pounds. The 4 inch stuff you get at most garden stores. It look like brown lacquered leather. If I hadn't laced it up with green paracord it would look much better. The stuff is lighter than most other body armor types, to include ABS type plastics. The only plates I've broken are the ones on the hip areas (both left and right). With a gambeson it takes most shots and is still pretty easy to tell if a shot is good or not (at least in the Outlands, Drachenwald and Estrella Wars). The rest of the plates on the body get enough give on a shot to hold up well. The hip plates do need the occasional repair job.

Brodir · Post by **Brodir** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 2:48 am

And a

from the catacombs...

Emailed Noble Plastics on December 30th and asked about a sampler pack. She mailed them New Years Eve, and they arrived today. Nice plates, very smooth holes and tough. It is -35Â° here today (not exaggerating, it is cold enough to kill), and the plates were frozen solid when I got them. Since they were free, I tore open the package, pulled on out, and threw it -while still frozen- against the pavement as hard as I could. Didn't shatter or even scratch.

I'm not crazy about plastic armour, but these are nice. I got pewter, copper, bugundy and brown. The pewter is cheezy looking, the brown and burgundy look so much like leather it is eerie, and the copper is perhaps not the most historical choice, but is just so sexy. My only gripe is that they are quite big. Definetly going to make a corselet this month.

~Wil

Ethilrist · Post by **Ethilrist** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 1:18 pm

Wow. That looks... really nice...

I do have to wonder about the disclaimer, though: "Plastic lamellar will not prevent injury."

Would metal ones prevent injury?

William Frisbee · Post by **William Frisbee** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 1:45 pm

Muttman is a fighter in my Barony. He has a VERY nice set of plastic lamellar (it MAY be scale) and even a few feet from it, I thought it was leather. He did a great job on it.

white mountain armoury · Thu Jan 16, 2003 3:22 pm

Although Mutts was built by Thaddeus, hand cut scales from black plastic barrel.