Ernst wrote:You might want to edit your title, as the Battle of Wisby occurred in 1361 (14th century) and not the 12th (1101-1200).

Thanks!

So I've done it... I have two projects at the same time. This is the start of some splinted elbows I am making for another fighter. http://i.imgur.com/fmzkMN2.jpg The vambrace. I'll post the pattern here in a bit. http://i.imgur.com/BkKbXmY.jpg Painting all of the things! Rust reformer for a nice ba...

So I've been away for a while... Oops. Pennsic happened, then work. Yeah... Excuses happened ;). So I am back to it. http://i.imgur.com/OSR5BGf.jpg I was able to remove the back, with some grinding, the help of a center punch, and a drill! Yay power tools! http://i.imgur.com/JzFNngb.jpg Mac, what th...

Thank you for this blast from the past, Pete! I will try to remember to look in the templatorium tomorrow and see if I still have the patterns for that hat. Mac Excellent! It's a very attractive design. It also does not ring like a bell when struck. I'm looking forward to seeing the patterns. - Pet...

Sorry for the lack of updates. Pax Interuptus happened. And I've been working on the coat of plates. Which is very boring rivet removal. And slow, because I'm lazy ;). But the MKV showed up from Boston to get padded & strapped. It left three years ago, unstrapped & padded... Ah, well, it's 90% compl...

I did a quick search of the templatorium to see if any of the templates for this guy's armor still exist. As far as I can tell, the only thing I still have is the template set for the gorget. It's a typical "Myrkfaelinn Munitions" style gorget. It will have had a hinge on one side and either a buck...

pmeagher, I would recommend removing the rivets from the bar grille. two reasons! first getting in there to get the rest of the helm cleaned up would be visually awesome and help its longevity. Second, and possibly more important, this helm has 30 years on it, 10 of which it sat rusting in the base...

Wow! Mac, Wade, Sean. Thank you . Roofing nails it is!

Yes. Yes they are. Let me point out that even after something like thirty years they have not turned the leather under the heads into green goo like their overpriced copper brethren are wont to do. Mac Great point! Is there something else you'd recommend when joining plates to leather? I can go the...

Yeh, them laigs're pretty villainous all right. And they'd STILL do okay as munition/loaner, and the more so if somebody pulls 'em apart and inserts lames above and below the cop. Particularly once the suspension points get shifted from front to lateral/fore-lateral. The basc is cleaning up nice. I...

The helmet: http://i.imgur.com/eoK9gM6.jpg It's like Christmas! OK... maybe your parents were better at wrapping. :wink: I used the paper towel + saran wrap method here - saves on material. http://i.imgur.com/EKsmL9i.jpg The paper towel makes an interesting pattern Note: it will dry out, and the pap...

Legs! http://i.imgur.com/RgTU8h6.jpg http://i.imgur.com/L9XydYs.jpg The poor things! http://i.imgur.com/50Jelki.jpg http://i.imgur.com/IsIU4qH.jpg 30 year old "ensolite". Yum! http://i.imgur.com/EvAuE7O.jpg The ensolite didn't survive here The infamous purple coat of plates: http://i.imgur.com/RyyiU...

Well, Pete..... This is certainly a surprise! I have not been keeping up here lately, and just noticed this thread. I started in from the last post and scrolled rapidly through the pics with a growing sense of deja vu The shape of the elbow wings looked eerily familiar, but I fought down the though...

http://i.imgur.com/VBDrHgl.jpg Mac: Your secret is now safe :wink: http://i.imgur.com/kpioWdq.jpg Hearing protection + wire wheel is a good idea http://i.imgur.com/E5RJUdk.jpg the other elbow cop - this will get a splinted vambrace added to it. Sorry no before photo. http://i.imgur.com/i0yAUaj.jpg ...

Every now and then we see projects like this. Sometimes they emerge from the darkness of an auctioned-off storage cubicle, with a somewhat out of his depth eBay seller trying to unload it. Well, if he finds a buyer, more power to him. Sometimes the darkness they emerge from is somebody's garage whe...

I've been lurking for a bit, and saw a regular poster. I hope he takes these posts in good humor as I am restoring some of his old work. Background: I purchased a set or armor for a song, mostly for the clam shells, as I had egg (nothing wrong with egg) and was moving to pole-arm (talhoffer). So I p...