new toys

[Malcolmthebold]

Aesir Metalwyrks short brimmed Varangian, and an Atlantia Armories stainless welded aventail.

just bragging

[Amanda M]

Nice!

[Kilian_the_warlike]

Is that a bargrilled helm? Thats awesome! Obviously, there are alot of folks with aventailed kettle helms, but you're really has the "right" profile. The false chinstrap really adds to the look too.

[Malcolmthebold]

Yes it's grilled. Dave at Aesir really out did himself with the dimensions on this one. I have the exact same measurements as he does so he was able to get it super close without putting my head in any danger whatsoever.

[Sasha_Khan]

Damn, that is NICE!

Dave does amazing work.

[Yojimbo]

Looks a lot like the one Shamrock did recently !! Great helm.

[Hrolfr]

Beautiful hat! Now how about a picture of the full kit?

[Malcolmthebold]

Looks a lot like the one Shamrock did recently !! Great helm.

hahahahaha!

it does.

that was something that came up. Jackie's is a beautiful hat, but for obvious reasons i wouldn't trade mine for the world. not only that, mine came with a couple of weekends in the actual belly of the beast. I got to swing a hammer on that thing. that makes is something special.

[Malcolmthebold]

Beautiful hat! Now how about a picture of the full kit?

give me a day or so. If i can get one done tonight i will.

[shamrockarmoury]

but for obvious reasons i wouldn't trade mine for the world

[FenianArms]

i think he's saying this one is mine.

[shamrockarmoury]

i think he's saying this one is mine.

Yeah that is what I think he was saying but after the fact it said
not only that, mine came with a couple of weekends in the actual belly of the beast. I got to swing a hammer on that thing. that makes is something special.

With how I wright things and spell, and interrupt I f**k up all the time

Cheers
Jackie

[Malcolmthebold]

sorry. i was being vague. for clarification.

this particular purchase from Aesir came with the opportunity to go into the shop and work with the master. the fact that i actually got to create part of this helmet makes it something amazing. kinda makes me a part of the process.

add to that the fact that my helmet is like a second skin due to the similarity between my head and that of Master Dongal, and i couldn't have hoped for a better result.

hope that clears up my previous statement.

[shamrockarmoury]

sorry. i was being vague. for clarification.

this particular purchase from Aesir came with the opportunity to go into the shop and work with the master. the fact that i actually got to create part of this helmet makes it something amazing. kinda makes me a part of the process.

add to that the fact that my helmet is like a second skin due to the similarity between my head and that of Master Dongal, and i couldn't have hoped for a better result.

hope that clears up my previous statement.

Not a problem I have been just been to touchy here lately. I have messed up on more work then I like and just not feel well and it just tuck what you said wrong, sorry So how did you guys hook the aventail under the brim I know that can be a pain.

Cheers
Jackie

PS. You guys did a great job.

[Malcolmthebold]

attachment under the brim was a bit of a nightmare. so far it is done in the same fashion as just about every other helm i have ever seen, one strap of leather attached to the cheek plates, and in this case tied into place. the big problem i have been having is getting the very particular "occular" look that is in the Osprey book that inspired the helm. I can't figure how to make the aventail do the things i want it to. i have talked nicely to it, taken it out to dinner, i even bought it a fancy new helmet, and it still won't do what i want.

hopefully i will be taking a few pics tonight that will clarify the aventail attachment, and the headaches it has been giving me.

mal

[Jonathon More]

is the aventail expanded ring or put together from flat panels??

[Urban]

How's the visibility with that? I saw progress pics of Dave working on this helm and decided I had to have one (someday... ), I've got an Aesir helm, the quality is stellar.

[Malcolmthebold]

the visibility is limited by the aventail, but it is something i am used to. i thought i was going to have a problem with the brim cutting off my ablity to see things coming in from above, but so far it hasn't been a problem. overall i really don't notice a whole lot of difference between it and my conical.

[Malcolmthebold]

is the aventail expanded ring or put together from flat panels??

you would have to ask atlantia amouries for a correct answer, but to my eye it seems to be expanded ring.

[George fH]

I think that if you want to mimic the artist expression you need a aventail that is longer front and back than sideways. I have the same problem on my helmet from Shamrock- its looks right when it hangs on a stand, but when I put it on my headmovements make it shorter front and back. I just decided that its the way it is. I have a long stainless Master Knuut aventail on my helmet, and it could have been 2 inches longer front and back to look more like picture.