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I received my unfinished kettle after i was able to get extra cash together to arrange its shipment to Australia because it ended up being 290 according to the reciept to ship :( he still has some other stuff of mine but its waiting on finding a cheaper shipping solution for bulky things that dont f...

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Suspect this is the helm viewtopic.php?f=3&t=178732

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There was my super awesome kettle and bevor setup you were working on

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Mine arrived in Australia yesterday. I was a little panicked when a mesh sack was handed to me and I realised what the package was but inside it was in a well protected cardboard box. It is a very nice book

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Yeah i got one from Mrks, he even put a curve in it to match my shield. It's definitely not as big as others but it is super strong and had a brillant polish.

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Yep ya'll should jump on these. I bought one. I have been slack and havent finished it off yet but the quality is great and with the leather edging I have put on it around the neck everything seems to sit perfectly. The 6mm mail moves and sits so much nicer then the larger stuff. It is a top quality...

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Ironbadgers stuff is awesome i have two of his seax's on my belt. Ya'll should buy them

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Sure is sweet looking. Glad Jackie was able to get it done for you in the end. I love the lack of bars.

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They are based just down the road from me. I had a look at one of their Jupons. It was very similar to my Italian Zuparello from Revival.us in terms of build construction. Fit was about the same to. I didnt end up buying one as my other one was sufficent and i switched my main fighting kit to an ear...

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I use 661 evo mountainbike elbow pads that are made of d3o pads on my elbows underneath torvald bazubands. I switched from basically the same brand only without the d3o (normal eva foam). I do not notice any difference when i am hit on the elbow bits covered by the the bazubands ie i dont think ther...

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Jackie can you find postage to me and if its not over $100 I will take them.

Cheers

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I am still in for 5lb of brass
If any Australians are interested in combined shipping to save being reamed by USPS i am happy to combine orders.

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Item received. This seax is awesome and looks exactly like the pictures posted ie IronBadger takes great quality pictures of what you will be getting when you purchase from him. If anyone is looking for for a quality seax I would highly recommend Ironbadger. It is my second seax from him, the first ...

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Yep you can buy it from Talbot.

http://talbotsfineaccessories.com/books/metalwork.html

Great book

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The tulip shaped vambraces in spring steel i got off you were great and at a good price. If they are cost effective for you to make i think they could be a good instock item.

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if only shipping wouldnt be so stupidly expensive to australia

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This is a pic of the dome that i did on the weekend using the mild steel kit and outers gun blue I think i have about 1/3 of a 2oz bottle left with everything blackened minus the nasal. I blue'd all my pieces before assembly. Once rivetted together i used the bee's wax mixture i use on armour and a ...

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Yep as an Australian usps unfortunately the cheapest albiet still expensive option

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Just wondering if anyone has attempted a reconstruction of the breastplate shown in the King Rene tournament book? http://www.greydragon.org/dw20yc/Rene-4.jpg Also for those familiar with the book I know it mentions leather armour but am I right in assuming that this was limited to the arms with rop...

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They dont look wax hardened to me either. One my non wax hardened stuff i usually just put them in a bucket of hot water, remould to shape and then put them in the oven at a very low heat or infront of the fireplace or on the back seat of the car in full sunlight on a hot day to let the moisture dry...

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I think it is an evolution. First it was open face bascinets then there are the bascinets get visors with chain drapes then a lame riveted on under the visor to protect the throat then the back of the helm starts to extend down and finally the throat plate becomes a solid fixture. You are slowly tra...

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I always thought that plate was attached to the helm. In the second pic you can see a rivet either side of the helm.

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I bought a set from mrks unfinished. They are awesome for the price. If i had a project in mind i would have got them finished for the extra dollars but as I have no time for side projects at the moment having the extra metal on the tips gives room for tweaking and there really is not much finishing...

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Yeah awesome deal. If I had a smaller head I would have grabbed it already

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That sucks if he has to move interstate. Would have been nice to have heard from him rather then from others tho. Will continue to wait eventually stuff will get done by him just hope its soon.

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One of my mild steel helms resembles this shade. Basically just used a scotch bright pad and black shoe polish. It slowly darkened up over time with the build up of polish and a bit of surface rust

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A couple of torse sans mantle

http://manuscriptminiatures.com/4500/13139/
http://manuscriptminiatures.com/4500/13116/

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I use a short sleeve gambeson which is two layers of quilted fabric under my polarbear forge aluminium lamellar. In the kidney region I have three zoombang pads stitched inside natural coloured fabric which is the stitched to the lamellar lacing. I will get a lamellar shaped bruise from time to time...

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I have bought and Maxim has shipped the milanese pauldrons and arm harness. Wish I could have afforded more. Here's hoping the postal service doesnt consume the package.

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Pm sent about arms and shoulders if you decide to split

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Full splint kits for greaves, cuises, vambraces, rarebraces in 1050 and spring stainless.

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I had a pair of torvaldr's gauntlets that he made to match my torvaldr bazubands. I decided i wanted to change the gauntlets to be all black rather then the red highlights. I applied black die and it took slowly, took a while but it eventually got quite black. I then used black shoe polish and it bl...

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Got to use my buckler last night from this batch for some SCA combat. It was smaller then I am used to be so damn light it totally compensated for the slightly smaller size. Held up just fine no dents or anything, good loud distinctive clang and it was just urging me to punch someone with it. Resist...

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