halbred's great helm "kit"

whonew · Post by **whonew** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:51 pm

just for fun

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:18 pm

Wow Whonew,

That was fast, how long you been armouring?
Came out quite nice I think.

Thanks for the pic.

Hal

Bruhn Engbrecht · Post by **Bruhn Engbrecht** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:37 am

wow thats nice!!.

wish i could find a armet kit

Effingham · Post by **Effingham** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:46 am

Not bad at all.

The only quibble I'd have (and it's too late to fix, really, so it's more for future reference) is that the front plate should overlap the back, not the other way around. You don't want the edge of the plate facing the front -- it could catch a glancing lancetip and wrench your head off.

Look at the examples here.

Effingham

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:51 am

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/h ... atside.jpg
Yes the front overlaps the back just like the Crusaders Helm.

But notwithstanding he did a very fine job.

That is not an easy helm to put together.

Hal

Effingham · Post by **Effingham** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:40 am

[teal'c] Indeed! [/teal'c]

Effingham

Otto von Teich · Post by **Otto von Teich** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:22 am

Good job Who! , and for SCA combat the overlap is no biggie. I think this was a great idea Hal, people can finish their own helms at a reasonable price, and have the satisfaction of knowing they had a hand in the making of it. Kudos to you!

Strongbow · Post by **Strongbow** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:09 am

What kind of rivets did you use? The rivets heads look a little oddly shaped.