The Armour Archive

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I am 5'6" 150 pounds... Being knocked around by all the big guys can get tiring quick so I try to keep mobile and learn how to move better than other people that are considerably larger and taller then me.

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Yeah I am in the same situation. I have yet to finish my new scale project due to money problems to spend for supplies and such. I realy do despise real life at times.

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Very interesting hole pattern. I would really like to see this project done and how the scales are laced.

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That is a very nice gorget. One of the best leather ones I have seen in a long time. You did a kick ass job on the tooling to. I have always hated gorgets especialy when you have a later period persona such as myself. And as everyone else is saying... More Pics!!

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Honestly, with the time you have I would suggest just buying some steal as recocmended above in the dimensions you want like width and length; grind out the blade then harden and quench them. Forging a sword is a very difficult project especialy when done right. Getting a sheet of steel, grinding ou...

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That Scale armor is real nice. Do you make and sell those as well?

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I have been in Law Enforcement the past 6 years. What has worked for me in staying in shape is maintaining endurance muscles and cardio. I used to lift real heavy but now I lift doing 50% of your max weight lifting with as many reps you can do. It also increases cardio especialy when you do not let ...

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I am a short fighter (5'5") and I use the pop up attack alot since the majority of my opponents are much taller than me. The main thing I have noticed that you dont have to bend your knees that much to get the jump or extra length to hit on top of the head. I bend my knees only 2 inches and keep my ...

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Another thing is what you eat will impact on your performance and losing weight and gaining muscle. The first thing is to cut your sugar intake. You will be amazed how quick weight loss if you stop drinking sodas and jucies that are filled with sugars. Eat foods high in protiens and fiber. The less ...

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Wow is an understatement. Great kits and they seem very intense on exact look for that time. Really something to aspire to.

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When you get them in let us know how good they are. I always wanted to get a stingray hide and see what kind of projects I could make them out of.

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If it fits, works and looks good I say go for it. I would be interested in how they work as well.

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I might be able to make it though I might be going into the police academy. If I get accepted I willl be real busy the next four months.

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I am on my second suit of lamellar. MY first set is 1.5 inches wide by 3 inches long 20 gauge 401 stainless. They absorb impact pretty good even without padding underneath. Only issue is the do get bent out of shape at times as well as spear thrusts hurt considerably without padding of course. I am ...

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I must admit that is very unique. I never thought putting metal bands vertically would be plausible since I always thought it would restrict movement to much. Well done making this piece work.

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I was looking into myself making a Lorica Plumata but I could not get the materials together such as all the riveted rings to make an entire shirt. Also getting the scales made, holes measured and punched without breaking the savings account . So I will have to put it on my to do list later on hopef...

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Not to steal this thread, but I noticed that person on the website made the leather aged looking as well as bronze like. I was wondering how that is done? It looks real good and it gives the leather a real feel to it sort of speak. I am about to edge my scales with 4 ounce oiled, waxed cow hide and ...

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I use the para cord, in fact I bought a big 1000 spool of it since I use it so much. Its a bit tight with Felix's Scales but if you burn the ends its not to bad. I also advise to be careful in burning the edges, I had some of the stuff melt and fall on my finger. It hurt like hell especialy when it ...

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200 dollars... It is possible. I invested 100 dolars in materials for my first set of Lamellar, but I had access to about 1000 dollars worth of tools to make them. If you make them out of leather most likely you could buy the materials as well as tools around that price range. As for the Ring Lord S...

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Well I am going to have to try this now, your etching turned out very nice. I am making shoulders for my scale armor with the Roman style. Now I definitely need to buy some brass and make them look or at least attempt to do some fine etching like that.

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14 gauge stainless?? That will be awfuly heavy for lamellar. I used 20 gauge 401 stainless and after all said and done my kit weighs 25 pounds with 240 scales. That will be very heavy to make out of Lamellar. As for persona Lamellar was used in just about all types of cultures. Romans, Vikings, the ...

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Insane Irish I see what you mean now. I see how people could take advantage of this since the shield is invulnerable to all damage. I just been brainstorming shield and spear tactics and now I see why it is not used alot since the concept does not translate well within the the rules of fighting and ...

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Hello all still working on my scale. The locking scale with wire has not gone as well as I hoped. I can't seem to get the wire to completely lock down the scale so I broke down and laced them instead. The wire was scratching and tearing up my scales and my hands just had enough. I thought about rive...

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This is my next mastery of fighting will be the spear and shield. How can it be cheesy when this type of fighting was done for a very long time? The concept of shield protection as well as having a spear to attack your enemy at a long distance is a very effective way to fight especialy when the shie...

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Baculus those are the exact tools I used for my Lamellar. It was funny when I did not debure my scales and laced them up to have the lace cut from the scales in a matter of days. A hard lesson I learned but I know not to ever do that again. When you get going, it goes real fast and it is pretty easy...

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Welcome to the archive and welcome to IMO one of the most interesting types pf armor. I made my set of Lamellar by using the pattern that is here: m It turned out very well. I used 20 gauge 401 stainless. What is great about Lamellar is that is moves very well, protects the body, and is cool since y...

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Welcome to the archive and welcome to IMO one of the most interesting types pf armor. I made my set of Lamellar by using the pattern that is here: m It turned out very well. I used 20 gauge 401 stainless. What is great about Lamellar is that is moves very well, protects the body, and is cool since y...

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Doing armor work at home is a big issue since my 11 month old son puts Everything in his mouth that he sees. I have to be real careful doing any kind of armor work. So I try to do all the cutting, punching finishing in my garage. I then do all the putting together inside the house. My present projec...

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This would be the one:

http://lamellar.blogspot.com/

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I am doing something very similar but even different as Felix. I will be locking the side holes together with 16 gauge stainless wire and lacing to a leather backing. I realy like the way you riveted the bottom holes with one brass and one silver. That is something I did not think about doing and I ...

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I just got my scales from Felix and they are great looking. Super light and strong as well. I think the will be very sturdy when I lock them together. I was playing around with them all night and I figured that is takes around 84 scales per square foot and 14 scales to make a 12 inches across. I wen...

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Hey that does look dead sexy man. Great look indeed. I was wondering if you have a nice pic of the guy to your left with the scale armor? I am making some myself but Iam still kicking around shoulder ideas with scale. Those greaves you have look very nice.

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I got my Scales!!

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I always wanted to learn how to use the single handed spear. It seems in many ways a very effective fighting without losing your defense of the shield. I think there are alot of interesting tactics you could use with this type of fighting style. Hopefuly someday soon I will begin learning it.