The Armour Archive

Baron Logan

If you don't legislate your shield size then your kingdom will creep into big shields and long boring crowns. Once it happens you can never go back. Big shield winners will claim there is no shame hiding behind a war shield during a tourney and of course it must be right because they won a crown wit...

Baron Logan

We don't have any issues taking arms.

Our tourney culture pulls strongly from our Crown list requirements so a majority of us fight with shields that are 30" or less.

Pennsic is a big deal for us (good and bad).

Gulf Wars is where we vacation.

Baron Logan

Do your standards have a collar or is it a mantle that gets attached to a supporting collar underneath? (I hope I phrased that question in an understandable fashion)

Baron Logan

How many orders would you want for the spring stainless COP kits?

Baron Logan

I hope you make a couple of those in stainless.

Baron Logan

No patterns in the library. Did everyone just futz with patterns it till its right?

Baron Logan

Its something I'd really like to install on my turkish, but I just cant figure a way to drill a ton of holes in it without ruining the look.

Anyone have experience with the cloth liners as padding only and not part of a suspension system?

Baron Logan

Is there a need to punch/drill stitching holes around the entire bottom edge of a helmet or is there another way of mounting a padded cloth liner?

Baron Logan

Double check your University regulations about weapons on campus. We've run into issues with fencing equipment before. Rattan was a pretty simple explanation. Live steel will pretty much always be a problem. Western Michigan University is home to a huge yearly academic medieval congress. It always p...

Baron Logan

Duke Brannos

His style has evolved a bit, but is the basics of A Frame.

http://youtu.be/HzTZVsaKhrY

Baron Logan

I've seen a few guys wearing ottoman harness in the BoTN videos. Does anyone know who made them? (I'm assuming an overseas armorer)

These are the bigger "potlid"/krug style with the fluted or engraved circular central plate on both the front and back.

Baron Logan

Has anyone has ever looked at say the last 20 years of where the allies have gone in relation to which side won?

Baron Logan

I want my SCA membership fee to help fund a study on this issue.

Baron Logan

http://youtu.be/62PjwLCuzKE

Baron Logan

He runs a business that sells armor and I've never heard a bad thing about his business practices. He's one of two "been around forever" armor guys that I can say that about.

I really want him to get a different webpage/store presence. Every browser I have hates going to it.

Baron Logan

I wish you luck. I've been looking for years. I'd settle for anyone who could even make the two round center plates sturdy enough for SCA combat.

Baron Logan

What does he consider the difference between a standard and an aventail. Because a mail standard should have a standing collar of mail right?

Baron Logan

Epic thread derail.

I volunteer Diglach to clean it up.

Baron Logan

Isnt there a dark ages spilt armor find floating around somewhere. I've always been a little surprised that someone hasnt jumped on the bandwagon to make those.

Baron Logan

Those numbers may not reach 50%, but let's not fool ourselves into thinking that it doesn't put the odds heavily in favor of one side. It also place the other 15 kingdoms into the position of "Be a counterweight on the scale or Pennsic will suck". Also its not just about numbers with those bigger bl...

Baron Logan

We have 4 VERY big blocks of Kingdom (East, Mid, Aethelmearc, Atlantia) troops who fight at Pennsic. When 3 of the 4 are on one side then the war is pretty much over almost regardless of where the other 15 Kingdoms end up. Seems like its up to 4 guys to make Pennsic numbers even.

Baron Logan

How would you fix it?

Baron Logan

I had fun. I'm pretty sure every one of those guys would welcome criticism on their kits (myself included). In fact it would be really nice to see good shots of entire kits that were perfect for the deed and its time period so that those just getting into it can have a target. I was a little surpris...

Baron Logan

Huh. I've never seen a barbute with that high of a back point. I can believe the visor bit though.

Baron Logan

Anyone making a helmet like this? Stainless. SCA/ACL/BotN.

Baron Logan

I'm looking to have one built. Specifically one that will allow a small camera to be mounted in the mouth. Leather or steel. As long as it can be constructed strong enough to get shot by a combat archer.

Baron Logan

I'll be there (but I work on campus).

Baron Logan

I dont see what the big deal is as long as the thrust is delivered with appropriate force for the given target area.

Baron Logan

Any thought to a thermal formed plastic suit? Assuming your actor will be in the system and you want him to be restricted/encumbered for the capture sessions. Aluminum seems like an excessive amount of handwork for something that will never be seen.

Baron Logan

Perfect mix of fighting, weather and people.

Baron Logan

Which is why the Lost Boys battle is the only melee I give a rat's knackers about during the entire week.

I'd love a week of battles that didn't involve standing around in the sun waiting for someone to say go.

Baron Logan

Which spear head are going to be legal for Gulf Wars?

Baron Logan

I wrap all my sword handles in hockey tape. Add tape till your happy.

Baron Logan

I'm in the market for them as well.

Baron Logan

Looks good. Just out of curiosity, why didnt you run the arm down the channel? Seems like its a natural for punching someone in the face with.

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