So theres a 14th C Mafia? Where the 15th C Thugz at???

MJBlazek · Post by **MJBlazek** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:12 am

Come on brotha's!
Don't be hatin'!

Were all my fine 15th Century Thugz at?

Lets see some pics o' you fine ass, pimped out rigs!

pics of my own coming as soon as I receive my arming cote

Josh W · Post by **Josh W** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:48 am

Still a work in progress...

MJBlazek · Post by **MJBlazek** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:15 am

for a work in progress man it already has a more finished look than most peoples!

Nice Work!

Forkbeard · Post by **Forkbeard** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:30 am

Sheesh. Damn nice Josh.

Ulfr

Black Swan Designs · Post by **Black Swan Designs** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:28 am

.....Where's the 15th C. Mafia?

There are some in England....

Or in Holland.....

Or New Zealand....

The Order of the Crescent will be jousting at the Royal Armouries for the Sword of Honour next week (April 6-9)

Gwen

earnest carruthers · Post by **earnest carruthers** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:45 am

Having seen some of those guys run the tilt at each other, from close range, I can safely say they are the Corleones, even if half of them are US imports or Dutch

I look forward to a foot combat for some of the lower orders to be arranged.

Out of interest, is the 'mafia' only for full harness wearers or is it other aspects of the hobby?

I wont be able to see them at the armouries as I will be further South, sadly.

Black Swan Designs · Post by **Black Swan Designs** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:13 pm

I don't suppose girls count as thugz, right? How about if they've been accused of running with scissors and wield a mean flesh hook?

I did include a couple of non-armoured pics, but here's another, just because I don't think 'thugz' have to wear armour-

So I won't get to see you yet again???

I hardly saw you for 10 minutes at the market!

Gwen

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:14 pm

I'm reworking a lot of this with Dave Rylak's help. Having josh to cartwheels put me in my place. I can do cartwheels, rolls, pushups, situps and juggle normally, and I can't in my armour. So we'll be working in spring steel.

Magmaforge · Post by **Magmaforge** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:26 pm

Gwen, the doublet in that last pic (the on the with the index finger over the sword crossguard) is WICKED. Did you make it? If so, where did you get that fabric?

Black Swan Designs · Post by **Black Swan Designs** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:39 pm

Hallo Mag!

That's my brother Dominic wearing a Pleated Coat from my shop. It's my pattern but to be fair, I didn't make it myself, my assistant Denise made it.

The fabric? Just some farby imported Italian stuff I picked up in LA.

Glad you like it, I do too!

Gwen

earnest carruthers · Post by **earnest carruthers** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:28 pm

As it happens I will be familyfying at Brother in law's and down at Hampton Court for a visit.

My old nickname was Thug for quite a while, when on visits to foreign lands, I never aspire to be posh thug, just a rough and ready one.

When my hand made hand dyed upper parts are finally delivered I shall tog up and strap on my Vicker's hanger and bung on the Hedgcock sallet and join as a thug hanger on. Oh and my bow and arrows etc. Or shall I just be a thug craftsman?

David Teague · Post by **David Teague** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:34 pm

Deys Thugz in da 907 too!

earnest carruthers · Post by **earnest carruthers** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:50 pm

Some oldies from my former thug days, noting that I dumped the hood, no longer have that sword, nor the livery, nor the invisible breastplate (hidden by coat), don't use the coat any more, have the sallet and similar hose and shoes.
But not bad for 15 years or so ago.

The top one is of a more gentle excercise, out pinters' workshop in Southampton. ignore the dodgy clothes please, note I still have that hat.

The harness in the two fighting pics is almost all Emrys, the sallets were most certainly.

James B. · Post by **James B.** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:01 pm

Art of Jousting · Post by **Art of Jousting** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:47 pm

[img]http://www.medievalproductions.nl/pictures/strike.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.medievalproductions.nl/pictures/endofrun.jpg[/img]

Art of Jousting · Post by **Art of Jousting** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:07 pm

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Murdock · Post by **Murdock** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:17 pm

Hey!!!

Joram is giving us the bird!!!!

Black Swan Designs · Post by **Black Swan Designs** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:27 pm

Glad to see Joram here, he's a 15th C. thug of the first order.

We'll miss you next week Joram.

But then again, you already have your name on the sword.....

Gwen

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:38 pm

pimpin aint easy...
...but its damn goodz money!

Josh W · Post by **Josh W** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:10 am

When my armour grows up, it wants to look a lot like Jeff Hedgecock's harness...

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:15 am

Ditto Josh!

If I could afford his work, I would. And I'm the guy who will be on a bicycle instead of a car so that he can afford his armour.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:43 am

There is the 14th Century Mafia...are we the:

15th Century
The Next Generation

?

Ivo · Post by **Ivo** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:10 am

Yo.

Dem 15th cent brothers been playinÂ´ some basketball, man! Found some pimpin reference in da house, bro.

Charlotte J · Post by **Charlotte J** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:46 pm

Aaron wrote:There is the 14th Century Mafia...are we the:

15th Century
The Next Generation

?

The 15th Century.

Not Your Grandfather's Mafia.

Charlotte J · Post by **Charlotte J** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:53 pm

Definitely Thugz:

2Shires · Post by **2Shires** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:25 pm

No, sweetheart, that chicken won't likely live long OR prosper...but it will be delicious.

Seriously though...those are adorable shots of a leetle 15th c dude in the making LOVE it!

OK, all those other shots ain't bad either. Keep em coming!

dev

Kilkenny · Post by **Kilkenny** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:47 pm

Charlotte J wrote:
Aaron wrote:There is the 14th Century Mafia...are we the:

15th Century
The Next Generation

?

The 15th Century.

Not Your Grandfather's Mafia.

I *like* that. Serious t-shirt/button/bumpersticker potential

Gavin

knitebee · Post by **knitebee** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:00 am

Charlotte, that looks like some card game "I see your fancy belt and raise you a baby". I must know where ever did you get those cards? I found a small image of a very simular deck many moons back and have wished to find some like those.

brian

Charlotte J · Post by **Charlotte J** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:38 pm

knitebee wrote:Charlotte, that looks like some card game "I see your fancy belt and raise you a baby". I must know where ever did you get those cards? I found a small image of a very simular deck many moons back and have wished to find some like those.

brian

It does look like that, doesn't it?

They're not our cards, they belong to wolfesco.

Eyvandr · Post by **Eyvandr** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:34 pm

Oh... please someone find out where they came from. Those are fantastic. I would love to know the source of the cards.

Wolfesco · Post by **Wolfesco** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:28 pm

Hello,

Thanks for the props on my cards. They originally started out as an expensive misatake. I had ordered a "replica" deck from the MET. What I got for my $120.00 was pictures of the cards on modern card stock with the MET symbol on the back.

It took me many, many days to find a good paper, scan all the cards, clean them up to remove the MET stamps, print them out, glue the paper together to make card stock and finally cut and varnish each card.

To be honest they are large enough to be just a bit annoying to play with and without index numbers you really have to pay attention to the cards and even count sometimes just to be sure what card you are playing.

I may be interested in parting with the originals from the MET if you want to go through the same pain in the butt card making I did.

Here are a few pics of us playing cards at our Michaelsmas event.

And one of me in armor

And one in clothes

Enjoy,

Steve

Wolffhart · Post by **Wolffhart** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:20 am

David is the fellow in the second to last picture you posted wearing a matuls jack?

David Teague · Post by **David Teague** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:42 pm

He's wearing a Matuls "Gambeson" Type 4. They cost about $190 with the shipping. Matuls does make a 20 layer jack but it's a lot more ($410 with shipping)... and he'll even have it hand sewn if you want (about $720 with shipping...Cha-ching).

Cheers,

DT

Jeff J · Post by **Jeff J** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:58 pm

Wolfesco wrote:I may be interested in parting with the originals from the MET if you want to go through the same pain in the butt card making I did.

It was a whole lot more work, but much more fun, making the baby.

Young Knight · Post by **Young Knight** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:18 pm

I see that we're quite thug life here.
-Wilhelm

So theres a 14th C Mafia? Where the 15th C Thugz at???

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