14th century Mafia..2009 Show me some great kits!

Rudolph · Post by **Rudolph** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:22 pm

DeCalmont,

I love the ailettes on your kit. What did you use for them? I have some roughly 16oz leather that I was going to make a pair with. I think they should hold up OK and keep their form.

DeCalmont · Post by **DeCalmont** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:02 am

Rudolph wrote:DeCalmont,

I love the ailettes on your kit. What did you use for them? I have some roughly 16oz leather that I was going to make a pair with. I think they should hold up OK and keep their form.

Thanks,

They are probably 14-16 oz. range. They've held up pretty good and were just water hardened, then painted.

Italo Norman · Post by **Italo Norman** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:05 am

Lets start this thread up again...inspire us guys!!!!!!!!!!1

Adrielle Kerrec · Post by **Adrielle Kerrec** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:35 am

This kit isn't entirely new but here is Sir Nigel with his full rig on at his Coronation complete with chainmail and jupon. I've included a pic from the back as His Majesty wears period underclothes with his kit.

Adrielle
Queen Ealdormere

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:10 am

My unfinished harness for last years COTT. Missing were the matching maille chausses, vambraces under the maille, and coat of plates. Just ran out of funds and time over the summer.

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:13 am

Shown from the back to show the historical undergarmernts.

Bleddyn De Caldicot · Post by **Bleddyn De Caldicot** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:29 pm

Sir Kieren do you wear a small belt under the surcoat to hold up the mail? Or is if only the belt on the outside that holds the mail?

Vitus von Atzinger · Post by **Vitus von Atzinger** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:46 pm

My squire William.
-V

Adrielle Kerrec · Post by **Adrielle Kerrec** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:24 pm

does this mean Will's coming out again?

Chris G. · Post by **Chris G.** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:01 pm

That photo of William was taken on January 3, 2010.

knitebee · Post by **knitebee** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:17 am

Stefan ap Llewelyn · Post by **Stefan ap Llewelyn** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:56 am

What happens if your horns get hit (!)?

Do you take it as a hit or can you ignore it?

Baron Alejandro · Post by **Baron Alejandro** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:58 am

knitebee wrote:

THAT IS AWESOME. Straight to the 'inspire new guys' thread.

Tom Richardson · Post by **Tom Richardson** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:44 pm

Knitebee is one of those guys you want to take a new person to meet for their first night walk around an event. Even his camp etiquette is like something that stepped out of a book.

Friedrich Parcifal · Post by **Friedrich Parcifal** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:10 am

Here are two pictures of my kit from the Ealdomere Coronation.

Last year I added the finger gauntlets. This year I have a few more modifications planned, and I've switched from a kettle to a cervellaires for my 'sport' helm.

Vitus von Atzinger · Post by **Vitus von Atzinger** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:58 am

Adrielle Kerrec wrote:does this mean Will's coming out again?

No.

wcallen · Post by **wcallen** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:59 pm

For once, the kid's costume is on topic:

<img src="http://www.allenantiques.com/images/mini-Geoffrey-1340-overall.jpg">

Wade

Italo Norman · Post by **Italo Norman** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:39 pm

Why did you switch from the kettle..your kit is the bomb...

Eadric of Stonemarche wrote:Here are two pictures of my kit from the Ealdomere Coronation.

Last year I added the finger gauntlets. This year I have a few more modifications planned, and I've switched from a kettle to a cervellaires for my 'sport' helm.

Iain (Bunny) Ruadh · Post by **Iain (Bunny) Ruadh** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:54 pm

My current harness. Working on heraldic bling & aventail liner this winter ...

Murdock · Post by **Murdock** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:40 pm

Your new globose is done Iain.

gonna send some extra leathers to re attach the kidneys if they ride funny or are to close in or whatever.

Some good rivits and roset washers too

Gwydion Caithnes · Post by **Gwydion Caithnes** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:16 pm

Iain Ruadh wrote:My current harness. Working on heraldic bling & aventail liner this winter ...

Curious as to why you strap your arms/rerebrace under your mail hauberk.

Friedrich Parcifal · Post by **Friedrich Parcifal** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:11 pm

Italo Norman wrote:Why did you switch from the kettle..your kit is the bomb...

Switching from the kettle is an attempt to get my kit just right for the station I am portraying.

The main elements of my kit are all dated to the mid 1340s. Predominantly, I'm basing the kit on the series of effigies on the Strassbourg altar (dated around 1345) and an effigy of Ulrich de Huss from an area about 50 miles from Strassbourg and dated to the same time frame. I want to be able to say the kit is correct for a single place and time. Its not a recreation of any one kit, instead its an attempt to fit thematically into a time and place. The kettle could work, though it it seems more common to see the cervellaires or bascinets either on their own or with great helms for over them.

Regarding the kettle hat, I flat out love them. No complaints at all. The cervellaire though is pretty much a kettle without the brim as far as vision and breathability are concerned so it seems a even trade. I'll post a picture of the new helm in the review section as soon as I get my act together.

Edward MacTavish · Post by **Edward MacTavish** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:41 am

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Curious as to why you strap your arms/rerebrace under your mail hauberk.[/quote]

Thats an Italion Fashion,

Edward

Iain (Bunny) Ruadh · Post by **Iain (Bunny) Ruadh** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:40 am

MacTavish wrote:
Curious as to why you strap your arms/rerebrace under your mail hauberk.

Thats an Italion Fashion,

Edward

That's pretty much it. Kind of a two fold reason though. I find that pointing the arms to my 'charles' arming coat and letting the maille flex over them works nicely for the shorter sleeve. From what I've seen the English preferred a longer maille sleeve that was under the arm harness (which was usually directly connected to the pauldrons). I do point my shoulder to my maille however and they do lay very nicely during movement.

From what I've read/seen/been told this is more of a continental habit vs. an English/Brittany style. Overall I'm working towards a successful Scottish Lord often in the employ/allied with the Duke of Burgundy during the 1370-1390 range of the various campaigns. Trying to keep a heavy, 'German'/'French'/Italio influence on the harness. But the mobility it allows I'd cite as the primary reason.

white mountain armoury · Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:40 pm

New cote in progress, new heraldic cote, new cote of plates, new greaves and new vambraces in progress some scale sabatons as well.
A lot of new stuff but the look will remain the same.