First project of '08 finished

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:07 pm

Not exactly historically accurate and probably not SCA combat legal, but here it is...

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:08 pm

and a couple more...

Vasilii · Post by **Vasilii** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:16 pm

Pretty cool, ya gonna blacken it?

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:33 pm

Thanks

No, it's all aluminum. I'm gonna let in grey naturally. Which will go better with my plans.

Sean Powell · Post by **Sean Powell** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:41 pm

Reminds me of the mad hatter in Alice in Wonderland. If it's aluminum I'd pull off the large square, send it out to be hard-coat anodized and replace the square with a brass buckle. That would be really cool.

But I gotta ask... Why?

Sean

Chris Gilman · Post by **Chris Gilman** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:47 pm

Are you doing President Lincoln Mercury?

ETC · Post by **ETC** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:51 pm

It is outstanding, but definatly a Mad Hatter situation.

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:11 pm

Why? It is the beginning of a larger group

and

the Mad Hatter IS part of the equation.

redrook · Post by **redrook** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:23 pm

I saw this today and it looks even better in person. Nice job!! I like that you made the brim from one piece. It is hard to tell from the photo,but there are two contrasting finishes. My only critique: make the polished finish more polished and/or the the dull finish more dull. Being of the same material, the contrast is difficult to see unless in extremes.

"With my plans", eh? Sounds like theres more to come.

Richard

Magnus The Black · Post by **Magnus The Black** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:32 pm

Slash is going to be fighting in the SCA?

That is pretty cool. I could see owning that as a conversation piece/costume item.

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:34 pm

I do need to work the finish a little more. Got some scratches and and spots to work out. The idea is to polish the band more.

As to "more to come", that is correct.

Brandr · Post by **Brandr** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:53 pm

"High Hats and lots of dollars, white spats and turned up collars"

Puttin' on the Ritz....Puttin' on the Ritz....

Sweet....I can think of loads of fun to have with that!

Averey · Post by **Averey** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:29 pm

Magnus The Black wrote:Slash is going to be fighting in the SCA?

That is pretty cool. I could see owning that as a conversation piece/costume item.

My thoughts exactly!

Smilingotter · Post by **Smilingotter** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:37 pm

Sir Gaston wrote:Are you doing President Lincoln Mercury?

indeed...

AaronCarter · Post by **AaronCarter** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:46 am

needs feathers

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 4:57 am

I had thought about making/leaving a way to insert/interchange various accessories - feather(s), Ace of Spades, 10/6 price tag, etc.
Ultimately I decided not to hold up the project. Its in the notes so maybe next time?

Ursa · Post by **Ursa** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:08 am

I have a guy in my park that would kill for that hat. He always wears a top hat. So a metal one would really go over well.

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:03 pm

Magnus The Black wrote:Slash is going to be fighting in the SCA?

That is pretty cool. I could see owning that as a conversation piece/costume item.

Didn't think about Slash, that's good though. I do think the hat has a better chance of passing safety inspection than the big hair in the eyes...

I did make this as an art piece/costume piece. The rest of the project will follow similar lines. It is wearable and has removable padding inside.

Jon Terris · Post by **Jon Terris** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:35 pm

The guy who executed Charles 1st had a wide brimmed hat made of bands of steel with a leather outer so that it looked like a normal hat so you're not 100% inaccurate!

Nice work BTW!

Ingvarr · Post by **Ingvarr** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:41 pm

Glue a magnet to the inside, then you could do magnetic feather, ace of spades, etc. The hat is nine kinds of cool.

Effingham · Post by **Effingham** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:02 pm

LOL!

I'd love to see the size of the Monopoly board that hat goes with.

Effingam

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:40 pm

Jon Terris wrote:The guy who executed Charles 1st had a wide brimmed hat made of bands of steel with a leather outer so that it looked like a normal hat so you're not 100% inaccurate!

Nice work BTW!

I did not know that. Cool. Any pics of that anywhere?

And Thanks.

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:43 pm

Ingvarr wrote:Glue a magnet to the inside, then you could do magnetic feather, ace of spades, etc. The hat is nine kinds of cool.

Scary! My wife and I were discussing using magnets in that fashion for something completely unrelated last night and I began think...hmmm...
and was trying to figure out how to mount the inside magnet while at work today. So...
Great idea! That way I could make various accessories and they could be swapped.
Thank you!

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:53 pm

Effingham wrote:LOL!

I'd love to see the size of the Monopoly board that hat goes with.

Effingam

Again (like Slash) hadn't thought about that. But you're right! Maybe I'll build the shoe next.

Ugo · Post by **Ugo** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:52 pm

-Pretty cool, now make the case for it!

http://www.lockhatters.co.uk/Top_Hats__ ... -P174.aspx

(sorry for the long url thingie, !)

Along with all the other projects I'm doing, I'll be working on some interesting "Steam punk" accoutrement. fun stuff !

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:17 pm

Ugo wrote:-Pretty cool, now make the case for it!

http://www.lockhatters.co.uk/Top_Hats__ ... -P174.aspx

(sorry for the long url thingie, !)

Along with all the other projects I'm doing, I'll be working on some interesting "Steam punk" accoutrement. fun stuff !

Thanks, I think I'll change my name to the Rock. 'Cuz apparently that's what's in my head. I looked at the link. Skipped right past the page you linked to and started checking out the company info and their hats. Trying to figure out if you meant 'make the case' for them to sell it/them or 'make the case' for making a metal hat in the first place, or what?
It just now dawned on me, you were saying make the CASE to keep it in!
Which now that I look at your post and the link is glaringly obvious, so before I make the case I think I'll go make myself a metal DUNCE cap.
Now that I actually grew a brain cell, Thanks again, and can't wait to see the steampunk stuff.

Ugo · Post by **Ugo** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:29 pm

I was wondering if that's what you were going to think when I wrote it. But I said to myself -"naw, he'll know what I mean"

Check out;

www.brassgoggles.co.uk

D. Sebastian · Post by **D. Sebastian** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:34 pm

Step 1: Make big metal top-hat.

Step 2: ...um... Somthing!

Step 3: Proffit!!

Nice work.

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:55 pm

Profit is good!

Sam O. · Post by **Sam O.** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:38 am

hahaha, I love it!

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:14 pm

FindlÃ¦ch wrote:hahaha, I love it!

Thanks

Uryen · Post by **Uryen** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:50 am

Pretty damn cool.

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:28 pm

Thanks!

Lionheart · Post by **Lionheart** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:40 pm

Jon Terris wrote:The guy who executed Charles 1st had a wide brimmed hat made of bands of steel with a leather outer so that it looked like a normal hat so you're not 100% inaccurate!

Nice work BTW!

Not this one?

Durasteel Corporation posted this among others in this thread:
http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=76976

If this isn't it, do you know of any pictures of it?