The Armour Archive

Theodore

Well kinda... https://www.geeksaresexy.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MG_7054.jpg https://www.geeksaresexy.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MG_7065.jpg Not something I would buy or wear, but an awesome example of what an artist can do with leather. https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2016/12/21/boba-fett-goe...

Theodore

That's for sure. I once laid a crescent wrench on my thigh to set a pop rivet to get back on the field without unrigging anything!

Theodore

For sure no, but we have actual armours, and in the XIV century, I don't remember a single example of armour for a fat man. While they are more and more common as you go toward the XVI or XVII century*. ... What about an alternative hypothesis, why do we have a lot of child's armours surviving? Bec...

Theodore

Jiri Klepac wrote:... I was cheated by the scam broker company and lost nearly 30K USD, much more than I could afford loosing.

Jiri

Jiri, can you let us know who the scam broker company was? I would hate to see us giving business to someone who did this.

Theodore

http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/LargeImage.aspx?image=/lotfinderimages/d49532/d4953201x.jpg I find some of the details on that Christies helm very interesting. There are a set (4?) of rivets at the top point, Could they be for holding a crest or something? Also there is a double line of holes at ...

Theodore

Count Johnathan wrote:
Corby de la Flamme wrote:What Sigurd said.

Also, if you continue to have a problem, just move to Atlantia.
I don't think that sounds the way you wanted it to.

LOL

Oh I think that is exactly what he wanted to say.

The Kingdom where urban legend has it that someone called a shot light after regaining consciousness.

Theodore

That is how I read it too. Like saying shots that sting when I just wear a gambeson are good, so when I add plate armour over it, any shot that doesnt sting through the plate and the gambeson are light. The same amount of impact on bare skin, gambeson, mail, or spring steel should still be a good bl...

Theodore

Um, isn't iffy to start combat around someone who's not fully armoured (even if they are on your own side)? I'd certainly call that as (at the very least) iffy on the safety front, because of the risk of the unarmoured person getting rolled over in the melee. I wonder if he even knew. When you have...

Theodore

That was King Andreas Morgan of Aethelmarc in the interview.

I wish they had reporters with a little more background before they do articles. This guy did well, but his pronunciation of PennSic annoyed me.

Theodore

Athletes have always called it muscle memory, interesting to see actual brain structure changes occuring to give us that memory.

Theodore

This evolved during the time period if you look at early 14th century there are more gamboised items or padded hose with armour pieces attached. As the armour became more solid and articulated the padding is less evident in the art and may have mostly disappeared. I suspect that the padding continue...

Theodore

The chests in the book I looked at were lockers for monks in a monetary or cloisters as I understand it. Some even are trimmed on the blacklegs to fit against wall moldings. There are also closets/armoire in the same castle. Some images are here: http://thomasguild.blogspot.com/search/label/armoire...

Theodore

Had to edit because my android phone uses "ice cream sandwich" - which means every so often it just decides that actually letting me type my own text isn't fun :( Man I hate this so-called upgrade. Phone can no longer do a number of things that used to work fine, and typing any text is always a hug...

Theodore

Now you go making me want to buy a book I can't read just to look at the pictures. Great work James, I hadn't seen that hinge style before. Looks like my kind of fun, I was starting to look for hardware but I like that. Do you have plans to put a losing mechanism on it? I am looking to make a couple...

Theodore

Yeah I had to force myself to make us a bed, be gave the futon frame and mattress away. Literally got it done in time to load it on the truck, but we had a sweet bed and my little man loved his trundle bed that rolled in and out under our bed for sleep time.

Theodore

The more i go to pennsic, the less i purchase. I've found that the more I go the less I find that appeals to me. Used to love looking at the armour, now I find only a few pieces that catch my eye in a good way, and those are usually not in the budget. Did buy more garb this year, we've kind of give...

Theodore

You can never trust Pennsic rumours. Drives me crazy, and I even got to hear one of them develop a few years ago. Heard someone say their was a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Butler County, meaning conditions are likely for a strong one with the usual language high winds, chance of hail, tornado con...

Theodore

Yeah the break out from the contested bridge led to folks suggesting that rather than having an uncontested bridge, and army should hold a legged and armed enemy fighter hostage in the 9 foot zone along with as many fighters as you can press in. SO you can have a gimp versus 100 fight on the 'contes...

Theodore

I thought the calibration issues were better than many previous wars. Saw some rhinohiding but not too much. I don't think the numbers were that skewed, it looked like more of a usage of the numbers issue. I saw a lot of big blocks on the Aethelmarc/Atlantia side that were less flexible and responsi...

Theodore

Congrats Sir!

Theodore

From what I have seen in manuscript illustrations, I would actually say that in the mid 14th century, painted great helms were actually fairly uncommon. Late 13th to early 14th century is a different matter, and they seem reasonably common then. But by the mid 14th, they are usually depicted as bar...

Theodore

That looks great! Are the tusk tenons round? What? The pegs that hold the pieces together, they are called tusk tenons because they resemble an elephant's tusk. I was curious if they are square shaped or rounded? They look rounded but I have seen a lot beds where they were square. I have been debat...

Theodore

IvanIS wrote:Fully done.

Cap't was the question on plywood for me?

That looks great! Are the tusk tenons round?

Theodore

Theodore, thats nothing but a cop out in my view. Sorry to be so blunt, but the excuse of not having servants to care and maintain is ridiculous. Sealing the wood with a "period" correct finish is no more difficult than using something modern. Why not buy an aluminum and nylon camp cot? Its more pr...

Theodore

You went so far to make a fairly authentic replica, why spoil it with a modern and inaccurate finish? Because I don't have servants to care for and maintain it, or do I want to treat it as disposable. I am not trying to make a piece of camp furniture as much as a piece of fine furniture that serves...

Theodore

Working on a bed too, anyone have a good finish recommendation for a Pennsic bed?

Period would be nice, but nicer would be something that will make this furniture last a lifetime of Pennsics.

Theodore

The only way to effectively do red on white is to paint the red, which is clearly a documentable technique for at least some times and places. Doing dyed silk might also work, I have seen silk banners with all manner of colors on white silk but I don't know if they would hold up to the washing and w...

Theodore

Thomas,
Check the I Want To Be threads related to the time period.

Theodore

Congratulations Tasha!

That one great thing can keep your attention that long and help us expand our knowledge is truly amazing. Good luck on the presentation and with the editors!

Theodore

I bet there was more concern about a conflict drawing both fighters and spectators away from the ToC to the COTT. This may really turn out in favor of the COTT, as people dispersing from the TOC will be on the field as the crowd is gathering for the 30. It might draw in people who otherwise would no...

Theodore

Guiness
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... tists.html

Theodore

Isabella E wrote:I see that people are gonna argue no matter what. :/

Well, this is the Armour Archive.

Theodore

That would be epic!

Theodore

I think Rugby pack skills might also be a big benefit, if you have ever seen how a group of forwards supports each other in rucks and mauls using group force to overpower the opponent it might be more successful than linear tactics.

Theodore

By the time the live feed came up, it appeared that only Lucan was left in the final four. In his bout against (I think) a Polish fighter, it appeared that Lucan dominated the great sword bout, uncertain about the sword & buckler bout, & lost the sword & shield bout. He appeared pretty gassed by th...

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