The Armour Archive

Sam O.

Erik Schmid gives the i.d. for the rings of the neck of Wallace A9 as 3.29mm/0.13" and the larger rings of the mantle as 5mm/0.197". The wire in the collar is roundish, while the mantle links are flat. Thank you Ernst. I wish I could say I'd be making it relatively accurately (planning on using but...

Sam O.

A bit late to the thread, but does anyone know the inner diameters for the two ring sizes? I've always liked this piece and wanted to make my own version of it.

Any info would be appreciated.

Sam O.

Not to detract from the actual armour or anything...but damn that is a sweet stand! I especially love what looks like a bolt as an ear piercing.

Thanks for taking the time to take the pics and post them. I appreciate it and I hope it wasn't too much of an inconvenience.

Sam O.

That looks really nice, even un-finished, and that besagew is very pretty. It's like a little teaser of things to come. Can I just ask though, if you have any info/pics of that armour stand by itself? It sounds like it's quite articulated and looks fairly solid. Good luck with it, I'll echo the sent...

Sam O.

Halberds wrote:We follow it because we like creative art and armouring.

...and, sometimes, 'cos of the grooveshark links...

Sam O.

Pitbull Armory wrote:GO UGO!

I believe you mean "You go, UGO!"

Sam O.

I remember seeing one a couple of years ago that Padrig built that had multiple configurations.

I saved a couple of pics for inspiration, I hope he doesn't mind me posting them.

Sam O.

Holy crap, those sabs are gonna look awesome!

Sam O.

It clearly wasn't a foolish request that she asked you, and I'll tell you why, she must've known she'd be fighting the boys back with sticks and she felt she should be adequately dressed to make it look as epic as possible.

Sam O.

These two photos are all I have, unfortunately they're not that good in regards to the helmet.

Sam O.

That is damn nice. Making something from plate and maille has been on my list of things to make, but I can't be bothered cutting out the different sized plates, this is perfect.

Sam O.

That tooling looks amazing.

Question: How did you do the gold part of the left shoulder?

Sam O.

Off the top of my head, the piece covering the minotaur's fetlocks looks like it would be a bit restrictive and the actual point of the shoulder is left bare (going off first pic where the arm is slightly visible). Ah... so if it's parted in the front, as in my drawing thus far, it doesn't actually ...

Sam O.

Ditto what Swete said. With the amount of detail on the armour coupled with the embroided cloak, it looks perfect. In my opinion, with the second pic you posted, it would look more intimidating without the wings. I can imagine a lone, solitary figure with a quiet confidence facing off against a hord...

Sam O.

I remember playing Amnesia...I'm glad I didn't attempt it while sewing gloves.

If you don't mind me asking, what weight of leather did you use? Those things look quite spiffy.

Sam O.

Apart from the clothes, is this the final piece of the hard kit? Cos I gotta say, I've been dying to see a full length shot of your kit for a good while. Very cool.

Sam O.

That is seriously cool. I don't normally post much in classifieds, the main reason for doing so now, is just to find this thread easier when I've got some spare cash.

I third the ring mounted comment.

Sam O.

That reminds me of the Mouth of Sauron. I like it.

Sam O.

Thanks for the info, I only ask about the dimsensions because I have been trying to figure out exactly how big to make my furnace (and what to make it out of), and I was intrigued by the idea of using the computer cases. As for the burner, I have been using the model from the backyard metal casting ...

Sam O.

This is actually very helpful to me. I've been thinking about making a relatively small furnace for small aluminium pieces. So thank you for inadvertantly giving me some information. :D Just a question, what are the dimensions of the whole thing? (Height, inner dia., outer dia. and thickness of the ...

Sam O.

A while ago, Halberds had a tutorial on how he ground a raising hammer from a ballpein. Not sure if it's still around anywhere.

Sam O.

Oooh! Me likey the chesspiece knight.

Sam O.

I also enjoy the updates on FB. I can't wait to see it finished.

Sam O.

What is the positive form on the fly press made out of?

Sam O.

Oooh, sexy legs.

It's such a small detail, but one of the things I like most, is that you used the lower leather trim on the poleyn as a strap.

Edit to add: I have no idea why I didn't see this sooner.

Sam O.

Here are some more. http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h377/Screwloose_circus/1334513398778.jpg I HATE the snow-shovel face plates. Its a damn shame to have put so much work on such a stupid looking piece. I think I remember seeing a helm like that that had the face-plate reversed and used more as...

Sam O.

Holy @#$* you have an awesome kit. That helmet works so well with the hat.

Also...

woodwose wrote: The codpiece flops down, and the missing nut rolls out of it and into my hand.

That is a great line.

Sam O.

Just out of curiosity, what do you dislike about that suit? I personally don't mind it, apart from the rather cylindrical helmet.

I don't think I've seen enough armour to have seen a whole suit that I dislike.

Sam O.

Wow, they are stunning.

Sam O.

Pretty...

Sam O.

Any further progress on this?

Sam O.

I can't remember where I heard it, but I remember hearing it being called a Nuremberg chest/strong box. But that may just be because some have been found in Nuremberg. Quickly Googling "Nuremberg strong box" gave me results like this. http://sites.google.com/site/rekrapmij/home/things-i-m-selling/nu...

Sam O.

It looks better being worn than just spread out in pieces, for what it's worth.

Do you plan to make a helmet for it in the future?

Sam O.

For casting, I remember finding this site when I first became interested in it.

http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/

Sam O.

My initial reaction was "holy sh*t!" Any chance of getting some shots of you (or anyone) wearing them?

...Damascus steel is so pretty...

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