16th century Illuminatti time to show off your kits!!!

James B. · Post by **James B.** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:00 am

Baron Alejandro wrote:Good GRIEF who is that ugly tart in a frock next to Baroness Katharine!

You know you are jelous of my silk satin gown lined in silk

MJBlazek · Post by **MJBlazek** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:22 am

Somewhere there is a picture of a guy wearing an absolutely GORGEOUS Landschnekt harness with a raven etched on the back of it.
Wish I could find that pic

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:44 am

James B. wrote: You know you are jelous of my silk satin gown lined in silk

It's true! You're <a href="www.youtube.com/watch?v=plUy7Me_fZQ">big pimpin'!</a>

Balin50 · Post by **Balin50** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:57 pm

Here are a bunch of pics:)

Me old soft.

A bunch of the unit Eber Huaer

More of my old soft kit (its grape juice i swear)

Im on the right

my squire

Unit guys in court

Another squire

"hi we are security you guys will have to keep it down" LOL

keeping the camp safe.

Where O where has my Siggy gone...

Fresh from the fight

Kampfraus what would we do without them?

Provost court

Eber Huaer Estrella 08

Always tryign to get better

Ritter Balin
Hauptmann

Balin50 · Post by **Balin50** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:09 pm

Damn here is siggy and us estrella 08

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:21 am

GREAT pics! I know that InsaneIrish is rolling around on the floor in squeeing fanboi glee over those!

InsaneIrish · Post by **InsaneIrish** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:14 am

Baron Alejandro wrote:GREAT pics! I know that InsaneIrish is rolling around on the floor in squeeing fanboi glee over those!

LOL, something like that.

Actually I was sitting here thinking "man, I have GOT to get to Estrella".

Balin50 · Post by **Balin50** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:11 pm

Thanks that means alot we have been working on upping our look i think our ghetto(non period tent area) is down to 3 mundane tents this year we are almost there. Now if i could get our volley gun back though we might have a cannon for camp this year.

Balin

InsaneIrish · Post by **InsaneIrish** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:22 pm

I've been wanting to build a Landsknecht War Wagon as a camper for SCA events:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f399/theHODY/wwv.jpg

http://picasaweb.google.com/stil.picasa ... 4519956466

I think it could be done and man what an awesome set up for camping in.

maybe after I win the lottery.

Balin50 · Post by **Balin50** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:31 pm

AWESOME we werre going to build a wagon for this year but could not find a pic of one we liked...think we have now

there are a bunch of sites that sell wagon wheels for about 80 bucks a pop for 36" might have been 48".

We will be at Pennsic this year though our camp will be small we'll just bring the big tent and barracks lodging for us but we will be there hope to see you guys.

Balin

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:11 pm

It really, really looks like the entire Kingdom of Atenveldt was completely over-run by uber-accurate crazy german types. Me likee!

Just keep them there, willya?

Uadahlrich · Post by **Uadahlrich** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:31 pm

That's a nice looking bunch of Landsknecht. Well done.

Dragon_Argent · Post by **Dragon_Argent** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:52 pm

As a new upcoming member of the 16thC Illuminati I have enjoyed very much reading the posts here!
I have been doing 14thC, Wars of the Roses and Jousting (which I will continue with my new period) for many many years and I am finding 16thC to be astonishingly rich and varied.
I am helping to found a new group concentrating on the Battle of Pavia and this includes ALL troop types, infantry artillery and cavalry. Any advice is most welcome...

Rittmeister Frye · Post by **Rittmeister Frye** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:37 pm

My early attempt at Cavalry... it didn't work out too well.

Cheers!

Gordon

Jonny Deuteronomy · Post by **Jonny Deuteronomy** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:14 pm

James B. · Post by **James B.** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:17 pm

Why do I feel you should be jousting a windmill in that picture?

Balin50 · Post by **Balin50** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:27 pm

its an economy horse.

James Arlen Gillaspie · Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:35 pm

Here's the gauntlets that go with the harness I posted earlier.

sha-ul · Post by **sha-ul** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:55 pm

James Arlen Gillaspie wrote:Here's the gauntlets that go with the harness I posted earlier.

Pretty!

Dragon_Argent · Post by **Dragon_Argent** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:00 am

I think I need a cold shower now!

Lovely work James!

Can you knock me up one of these:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/204 ... 22.jpg?v=0
when you get a spare moment???

sha-ul · Post by **sha-ul** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:02 am

Dragon_Argent wrote:I think I need a cold shower now!
Lovely work James!

Can you knock me up one of these:

when you get a spare moment???

wcanne · Post by **wcanne** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:47 am

James Arlen Gillaspie wrote:Here's the gauntlets that go with the harness I posted earlier.

I almost had a handgasm there...

You know what I want for myself? The two-fingered gauntlets shown in those pictures I linked to earlier in the thread.
Example:
[img]http://mailmaker.tripod.com/hofkleiderbuch/138.jpg[/img]

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:33 pm

Does anybody notice that the above picture only has two pieces of steel showing? And big puffy elbows & knees....suitable for hiding Society-style ones.....

That picture screams 'Easy Way To do 16th Cen. without Breaking The Bank'. You'd only really have to spring for a snappy helm and good gauntlets.

GvR · Post by **GvR** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:03 am

Actually Baron, that is exactly what I am doing. At least until my buddy who is good with steel gets back from Iraq. Landsknecht clothing is GREAT for hiding ugly armor bits.

Dragon_Argent · Post by **Dragon_Argent** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:12 am

But how does he close his visor without catching his mustachios?

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:24 am

WvK wrote:Actually Baron, that is exactly what I am doing. At least until my buddy who is good with steel gets back from Iraq. Landsknecht clothing is GREAT for hiding ugly armor bits.

If you don't post pics I will drive to where you are, buy one of those really hard summer sausages from the local grocery store, and give you a black eye with it!

InsaneIrish · Post by **InsaneIrish** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:44 am

Baron Alejandro wrote:
WvK wrote:Actually Baron, that is exactly what I am doing. At least until my buddy who is good with steel gets back from Iraq. Landsknecht clothing is GREAT for hiding ugly armor bits.
If you don't post pics I will drive to where you are, buy one of those really hard summer sausages from the local grocery store, and give you a black eye with it!

You know, in some places you pay extra for that....

BTW, I will drive the Baron to your house if you don't post pics.

patric · Post by **patric** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:57 am

whats the date on that last picture posted? is he wearing footed hose, without shoes? like the ones with soles, seen in earlier centuries. and how bout a time frame on those gauntlets? other examples?

judging by the hose with the slashed knees, my first guess would be 1500 to 1520. they look early henrican (in england) to me. then again, im not nearly as familiar with that side of 1500 as the other, nor with that part of the continent.

Rittmeister Frye · Post by **Rittmeister Frye** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:12 pm

Dragon_Argent wrote:But how does he close his visor without catching his mustachios?

It ain't easy, believe me. One of the worst things in the world is to have to charge your opponent in the tilt with your mustachios caught in your visor! Tends to distract one's concentration!

Patric wrote:whats the date on that last picture posted? is he wearing footed hose, without shoes? like the ones with soles, seen in earlier centuries.

Those are leather boots, rather than footed hose. Not that there is a huge amount of difference other than in the choice of material, but note the spurs and lance: all for a mounted man. With the "cow's mouth" toes, definitely pukkah for the early-to-mid-16th Century

Cheers!

Gordon

Dragon_Argent · Post by **Dragon_Argent** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:43 pm

Yeah they sure look like long boots to me!

Rod Walker · Post by **Rod Walker** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:07 pm

Found these from back in 2004

GvR · Post by **GvR** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:34 pm

InsaneIrish wrote:
Baron Alejandro wrote:
WvK wrote:Actually Baron, that is exactly what I am doing. At least until my buddy who is good with steel gets back from Iraq. Landsknecht clothing is GREAT for hiding ugly armor bits.
If you don't post pics I will drive to where you are, buy one of those really hard summer sausages from the local grocery store, and give you a black eye with it!
You know, in some places you pay extra for that....

BTW, I will drive the Baron to your house if you don't post pics.

I will post pics as things get done. But please bear in mind that I am a sewing newb and the ugly bits are coming from a plastic barrel. I can't wait 8 months for my buddy to get home and help me make the metal parts which will then go on the outside and replace the hidden ugly plastic bits.

On a positive side, the Landsknecht patterns available from Reconstructing History and very good and simple to understand and also easily modified for variations.

Due to the economy and the price of wool, this fighting kit will be constructed from hvy linen while the later court garb will be made of wool and PN proof.

woodwose · Post by **woodwose** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:40 pm

Dragon_Argent wrote:But how does he close his visor without catching his mustachios?

mine does not yet have the length for me to have any experience, but I'd say tuck them into the side/cheek plates

for anyone interested in images from that book, I put them all in an album here:
http://mailmaker.tripod.com/hofkleiderbuch/

I find it a little easier to look through that way. there is a little link below each image that will take you to the full size image.

steel helm, and gauntlets, but don't forget about his mail undies.

nice group balin! I'm looking forward to getting back to one of the larger SCA wars where there are more landsknecht portrayals

InsaneIrish · Post by **InsaneIrish** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:56 am

WvK wrote: Due to the economy and the price of wool, this fighting kit will be constructed from hvy linen while the later court garb will be made of wool and PN proof.

You will be happier making it out of linen anyway. Linen will hold up MUCH better to the rigors of SCA combat than wool.

Dragon_Argent · Post by **Dragon_Argent** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:34 am

Can any of you good folks show me good configurations for a 1520s (cavalry style) longsword belt?

16th century Illuminatti time to show off your kits!!!

Nice

Swordbelt straps