The Armour Archive

ManOnFire68

Marcosblues did a pretty faithful reproduction of this set some while back. Maybe message him?

ManOnFire68

That 3d rendering looks gorgeous by the way. I think that a lot of medieval esque video games these days can't really pull off good looking fantasy armor, it all comes out looking too generic. More historical rendering I say! Bravo, my good man!

ManOnFire68

You're working on models for exanima?!

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Keep up the good work!

ManOnFire68

I have a small peddinghaus raising hammer and I love it.

ManOnFire68

Looks awesome! I love 16th century! More please!

ManOnFire68

In the red circle, those rivets are likely attaching the lames to articulating leathers to give the shoulder flexibility and movement. But if you are interested in this sort of armor specifically, I would recommend reviewing Mathias Goll's thesis on 15th century armor. There are literally tens of th...

ManOnFire68

It's really nice to see some pictures of people actually wearing armor instead of you know.. empty suits. A fine display in any case! are there any collection of pictures like this but of 16th century armor?

ManOnFire68

I have a question: how are most late 16th century (1560+) close helms lined? I want to make one as soon as I finish my gorget, breast and back but have been able to find very little info concerning this topic.

ManOnFire68

Nicely done! I'm not entirely sure what to say here.. I'm kind of speechless lol. It's stunning to see one of my favorite suits of all time reproduced like this! Beautiful work my friend! What's next? the Duke of Brunswick Wulfenbuttel armor?

ManOnFire68

I have a question. Are these purchases similar to the wallace collection digital catalog where you can browse through thousands of detailed photos of armor?

ManOnFire68

Welcome good sir!

ManOnFire68

I've been using a number 2 oxy-propane welding tip, simply because it's really all I had for spot heating for a long time. I've had pretty favorable results, very minimal oxidization and propane is so cheap compared to acetylene. It takes a little bit longer for me to heat a pass but I can still eas...

ManOnFire68

Welcome my good man!

ManOnFire68

What kind of steel are you using?

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It seems we are able to order now using credit cards.. seems to work here in Canada anyways. Has anyone gotten this thing? How awesome is it?

ManOnFire68

Getting in the habit of starting from scratch (by this I mean studying the original pieces and then developing your own patterns based on original pieces) is the best to have if you want to make quality functional pieces.

ManOnFire68

Depends on the time frame you are looking at. Most bevors I've looked at from the 15th century don't have much mobility. The 16th century is when they really started to implement articulated gorgets and the bevors for the helmets made with those suits are articulated and have excellent mobility. Nor...

ManOnFire68

Museums are the best places to look, if you have a chance get yourself the wallace collection's digital catalogue, it contains thousands of pictures of many different suits (real suits, made by real armorers). Signo's right, if you mix your observations with commercial armor and museum armor, you'll...

ManOnFire68

That second picture is atrocious. I like Wade's helm, that fin is pretty gnarly.

ManOnFire68

Fine display!

ManOnFire68

You're still going to learn how to raise working cold. But like most old men, Wade knows his stuff. Hot raising, (if you plan to do alot of armoring in the future) is an invaluable technique. You really don't need much, my forge consists of a metal wheel barrow, a blow dryer (that cost me 20$) and s...

ManOnFire68

Also, do you have sketches detailing how the helmet actually fits to the head?

ManOnFire68

That comb is massive I think it looks more appealing. Marcos, do you plan on going with the purplish effect of the original armor?

ManOnFire68

man, that looks amazing!

ManOnFire68

Marcos, were you able to find any pictures with the visors in the upwards position of this particular helmet?

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Sweet progress pictures at last! Thanks for sharing!

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awesome idea!

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Wow. So now we see the birth of some of the oldest misconceptions about armor. The first paragraph says that if he fell while wearing this suit, it would be impossible for him to rise unassisted and then says that he would not be able to move with any speed or agility while on his feet wearing the s...

ManOnFire68

Wow. amazing thread and tutorial!

ManOnFire68

Awesome idea for a thread. I'll be following this.

ManOnFire68

I would also like point out (if it's not already known) that most elbow points (on the well made cops) have an apex that is slightly more towards the rear brace side. Don't belive me? Take a good long close careful look. This design actually caters more to the shape of the human elbow. Just FYI. Zach

ManOnFire68

Wade's right, I'm sure there has been more discussions and sketches in the past but here is a link to one of the more recent threads:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=170292

I found the thread immensely helpful as far as articulation and lame design go.

Zach

ManOnFire68

That's a cool idea! Do you make small off set ball stakes for raising elbows?

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