The Armour Archive

WaaaghBoss

Does anyone know where I can get welded rings in stainless in sizes other than 2"? I have seen them online in 2" - I believe it is the ring lord that sells them. I am in need of a couple different sizes. Can anyone here make them or know where I can get them? These are for some horse tack I am makin...

WaaaghBoss

Pics added. Some are not the best, sorry. The rapier ones didn't turn out very well. Neither did the ones of the maille, although it is used as a backdrop for most of the other pieces... The kettle helm shows a bunch of rust- it really isn't that bad and I will polish it before I ship if anyone purc...

WaaaghBoss

Hey I personally think 6K is not a lot of money on a hobby. Granted, this 6K will be spread out over at least two years. That is roughly $250 a month. Not so much money on something I love. Buying a second suit for the same price- because I can. If I had the means (and someday maybe I will)- I would...

WaaaghBoss

ML- $1300 for a suit. Can be done. I've had 3 different suits of plate and the most expensive one I got for about that much. Cheapest was $600. Why do I not have them anymore? They were not historically accurate and were not made for me. My new helm is currently being made. It will cost about $1200....

WaaaghBoss

Lloyd, Yeah no worries mate! I have a B & B I will be getting from Winterfell once I come up with the money. This whole kid thing is expensive- dropped $500 in one trip at Babies R Us... and that was only one trip of many... I really don't need a helm unless it is a 15th C. to bridge the gap. I have...

WaaaghBoss

I dunno. I asked for a price in a PM and got a response right away.

I would have liked to buy it, but someone else with funds available got to it before me. Ah well- it was a bit light guage for my use anyway- I would have had to send it out to be case-hardened.

Cheers!
~Kevin

WaaaghBoss

Stainless gorget is spoken for.

WaaaghBoss

Lloyd- At thid point I am just looking for a shield. One of the IJA ones would work, or an old one from Bristol. Tell ya what- I'll trade you either one for the aluminum one. I kinda need $$ for one of the gorget's to get the B & B I need and I think I have a better chance of selling the SS one. Or ...

WaaaghBoss

I also have an aluminum gorget- part of my ren faire costume but I will sell if it means having the armour I need to joust!

That one is aluminum, similar to the Illusion one (floating collar) but not as nice. It is aluminum and very very light. Probably $65 for it.

~Kevin

WaaaghBoss

That is exactly the gorget I have, in stainless. Lloyd, I wish I could come up this weekend, but I seriously doubt it. This whole new kid thing- I doubt my wife will let me go out all day this weekend and dragging the kid up there will be a PITA. I am heading up North to Bill's place mid March (his ...

WaaaghBoss

Sorry folks, I did not get a chance to take pics last night. With a 16 day old child in the house I didn't get a chance until 11 PM, only to find out my battereis in the camera needed to be recharged. I then went to bed. I will get them tonight. They will be sent to all interested parties and posted...

WaaaghBoss

Lloyd,

Are you jealous of my 50' X 200' heated indoor arena?

I'm sure you are not jealous of my bill for boarding the two horses there...

Cheers!
~Kevin

PS- Nice looking ponies!

WaaaghBoss

Hmmm...

I agree it is quite ugly, yet it looks like it could have been nice. The proportions look all wrong, but I actually like the lines on the visor- were the proportions correct and looked like they would actually work with a human head I think it would be cool. Just my $.02

~Kevin

WaaaghBoss

As for the question on how long it takes to get a horse used to the lance- Depends quite a lot on the horse. My horse was fine with it the very first time. She also doesn't mind the Chicago South Side Irish parade where there are 200,000 drunkend idiots yelling and cheering... My wife's horse on the...

WaaaghBoss

Alphonse-

Responded to your PM with details. I will take pics tonight and post tomorrow.

Cheers!
~Kevin

WaaaghBoss

Oh, I forgot to mention that I would be willing to entertain offers of trades. I need at the moment: 15th C. legs. Prefer German, but any style 15th C. will work for now. 15th C. Breast and back. Same as above. Sallet. Must have historic size eyeslots (1/4" - 1/2"). With bevor preferred, but I am pr...

WaaaghBoss

Greetings fellow evil denizens! What I have here is a bunch of stuff that is collecting dust- give it a new home, and help me buy armour that I need to joust this summer. I was forced to sell my armour last fall due to vet bills and other stuff. Please help me in my efforts to replace my armour by b...

WaaaghBoss

Hey Bascot,

I know you don't want to split up the harness, but any interest in selling me just the shield? Just a thought...

Cheers!
~Kevin

WaaaghBoss

Can I get a profile shot of that?

It would need some major re-working (visor) for what I want, but it does sure look pretty!
Cheers!
~Kevin

WaaaghBoss

Well my new baby boy cost me my Warhammer game room. Time to buy a 3 bedroom house!

WaaaghBoss

Here are pics of the truck and trailer, along with more detailed information:

http://www.fitzjoyfarm.com/Images/Trailer/index.html

~Kevin

WaaaghBoss

My personal favorite is: The one eyed man is King among the blind. Now if only I could find more blind people to hang out with... ~K PS-- I have a T-shirt that has the above on it, along with another one my best friend gave me for X-mas: It's only fun until someone looses an eye, then it's FREE EYEB...

WaaaghBoss

Not sure if this has been covered, as I skimmed a lot of the thread- as it pertains to SCA combat. I just figured I would toss my knowledge of head and eye trauma into the ring: I lost my eye (left) in a very untypical 20th century fashion. I got shot in the eye with an arrow. It left me blind in my...

WaaaghBoss

Ingrid, I am planning on heading up there as well for some much needed joust practice. I will have my Tahoe, so if it will not fit in the VW I will be more than willing to stick it in my truck. If the pavilion will not fit in my truck, I'm not sure how you would ever get it to an event! Although tha...

WaaaghBoss

I also have a spangen dress helm made by David at Fireside armoury. Very nice helm- if interested send me an email/PM and I'll point you toward the pics I have online. Asking $125 (shipping included also). ~Kevin PS- anyone else interested, I would trade for any nice armour from the 15th C.

WaaaghBoss

I went to this museum in July. Very very nice. The arms and armour collection was worth the visit all by itself, but the collection of American Historic Firearms was amazing as well. I highly recommend going to anyone who will be in the Louisville area.

~Kevin

WaaaghBoss

I'm pretty sure I can use an industial trailer (hauls bulldozers for a buddy's contruction company). My Tahoe is rated at 8900 lbs towing... I can even take tomorrow off work if required. Let me know- my ph# is 773-814-3184 and I'm more than willing to help. After all, I'm going to be using some of ...

WaaaghBoss

Funny, I have sent Andrew a few emails asking what is up and haven't heard a thing from him.

Can someone PM me with a current email for Gundo?

Thanks!

Hey, #5 on the refund list would be better than nothing... although not holding my breath...

WaaaghBoss

Not really, but I figure with all the HW negative stuff, I feel left out... I sent money to Gundo 3 years ago... Armour that was supposed to be ready in 3-4 months. I purchased my spot in Gundo's queue from someone else who had been waiting 2 years... Damn, I spent $2K and all I got was some lovely ...

WaaaghBoss

Well my son is due in March, and he has his own saddle already. I'll have him riding by age 3.

~K

WaaaghBoss

Keith,

I can come up with Gruber in my truck to pick up steel too. My Tahoe will haul more steel than Brian's so called beefy 1/4 ton truck.

Cheers!
~Kevin

WaaaghBoss

Bascot, Worry not about my horse! The maille will not be touching the horse- thus the need to sew it to leather- the leather will be the backing- in that the leather will be on the hores, and the maille will be attached to the leather breastcollar. It will be attached solidly, except the dags at the...

WaaaghBoss

In thinking on this, I will be making the "Saracens" with hinged heads AND hinged shields. This will allow targeted lance work against ground targets as well. Should only add a little to the contruction costs/time.

~Kevin

WaaaghBoss

I use a standard Home Depot super sized cutt-off kit (about 100 cuttoff wheels of various sizes). I haven't tried them on the stainless though- they cut through the aluminum 12.5 ga pretty well- I could get 25-50 rings per wheel. It was very slow and time consuming, but it did work. If it works OK I...

WaaaghBoss

The maille in question is overkill for cosmetic armour- my horse isn't exactly going into battle, and the 5" wide strips of maille will not provide much protection at any rate... It should look cool though! The maille is 14 ga. 5/16" stainless steel wire. Very very tough stuff, but the joints are no...

WTB: Welded stainless rings, 2", 3" and 4"

Buy my stuff!!! Pictures added (finally)

Can I get a sticky for my Wise Ogre complaint?