The Armour Archive

brookswift

heh, my parents bought me a huge collection of these for christmas a couple years back. they're awesome

brookswift

i just bought off the shelf type armour from ashcraft baker and it took more than a month to ship. he's supposed to be fast. you can only imagine how long a custom made one might take.

just remember what someone told me at practice, if armorers were reliable, they might have normal jobs

brookswift

well, i think that a real camelback doesn't spurt out when it gets compressed. you have to open the little valve thingie on the tube to get the water out. that water bottle story is classic though

brookswift

what? no one else did bike jousting?

brookswift

how fast can you ship it?

brookswift

that'd be great.

so what you're telling me is that i have some non-period gear that was made in period fashion. awesome

. that means it's still halfway period

brookswift

oh, woops, it's a conical ashcraf/baker helm. it's really big. conical spun top.

brookswift

ok, so i got my helmet in the mail today, went out and bought your standard issue blue foam. now what? does anyone have recommendations on padding a helmet? This is my first helmet, so something simple is nice. I've seen some sort of hat form that looks like triangles over a band when unrolled. The ...

brookswift

yeah, helms and body protection are the two hardest to find items in the loaner bucket. lots of arms, gorgets, lets, etc, just one or two helmets and one body. i'm still in loaner gear and i can't fight because the loaner helmet isn't safe for me to wear.

brookswift

i'll be showing up thursday afternoon, maybe i'll stop by.

brookswift

looks nice. i alreay bought a gorget, but the seller has yet to ship it, which is a pain in the ass. upon threat of negative feedback and reporting as a fraudulent seller, i got an instant response asking for measurements. no word since though... i replied in a few minutes after getting measurements...

brookswift

so, all you small womanfolk in need of great looking armor at great looking prices should really be paying attention now. i'm "small" in SCA terms as it is, but i'm too big for this stuff. oh well... maybe if i shrink 3" and lose about 30lbs...

brookswift

i bought one

brookswift

he's using it for ferrofluid, didn't you see? it's kinda like a magnetic liquid. VERY cool stuff

. you suspend tiny iron particles in the liquid basically

brookswift

well, in a real fight, don't worry about power or technique or anything like that, just grab his throat in one hand and his balls in the other. twist in opposite motions until he stops. point being, in a real fight, you do what it takes to survive. tai chi is interesting like that, in that you don't...

brookswift

as duke paul might say, good technique IS power... but i digress

brookswift

i'm in search of a c-belt to support my massive 14 guage legs (which are so big they could fit over another pair of legs that actually fit. i could probably make 3 or 4 pairs of legs with the metal from just this one pair) at practice the other day, i saw a lot of c-belts that looked kinda like atta...

brookswift

unfortunately, the sw deal is only for travel starting on the 21st... damn

i got a deal for a round trip cost of less than 300, which i'm happy with.

brookswift

alright, so i'm familiar with armour rules and regulations as well as fighting rules. i'm hopefully getting authorized when the rest of my kit shows up in the mail (just ordered a brig coat) what i have so far is more than enough coverage, and i have padding under my knees and elbows in the form of ...

brookswift

i could serve you and/or give you a website if you like. send me a message if you want more details.

brookswift

well, i just paid steven, so i'll have to turn you down too. he only wanted $60 and it's shipping now. thanks for the offer

brookswift

sorry, i'm going to have to say no thanks, it's a bit pricey. it sounds like it's worth it though. i'd prefer something cheap and easy to start with. i'm a lefty anyhow, and i'd want a right buckling COP if i was going to spend more money on it. thanks for the generous offer

brookswift

I'm in search of either brigadine armor or coat of plates. I'm hoping to spend around $100 plus shipping or a top limit of $200 if it's really nice (which i don't particularly need). I'm trying to get equipment together for estrella and would like to know where to aquire such a thing for such a pric...

brookswift

so i want to go to estrella. My plan is to take a 3 or 4 day weekend and fly down (then fly back). does anyone know what airport to fly into? how to negotiate a way to the site of the war? what i need to bring? etc? it's going to be my first event. I'll probably be flying out of oakland. i know it's...

brookswift

dibs on the coif, PM sent

brookswift

so, i can't see your images, i'd be very interested if i could see them.

thanks

brookswift

Alright, i'd like....

burgundy long tunic
green hood
black ring belt

i don't know about the shearlings, but those are a possibility too... what would shipping come out to for all that to 94609?

brookswift

i get pretty good performance out of combat boots. halfway up my calf, waterproof to there too, all nice leather, black, good traction. AND only $20

brookswift

yep, i'm in california. I got your email

brookswift

PM sent

brookswift

go to http://www.bellatrix.org/ and find the fighting school link at the bottom.

brookswift

oooo that second one looks nice

brookswift

so no pictures on the in stock page, but i do have a question. what kinds of belts do you have in stock? does one of those kinds of belts happen to be a c-belt?

brookswift

man, the old days sound like fun... what happened?

brookswift

so vistar armouries, the guys on ebay, offered to strap their fairly nice gorget for an additional $5. seems like the best deal, so that's what i'm going with.

padding a helmet?

WTB simple c-belt

wanted: brigadine or coat of plates

Estrella questions