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ah, My Armor buying season.
« on: 2013-09-16, 20:56:55 »
Every year since 2010 I have gotten my armor around late September and early October.
September is a good time to use some of the money I already have and my birthday is october 1st, so I get a bunch of items from parents(it's good to still be in highschool:)
Im getting these items all off medievalcollectibles.com if anyone wants to check it out.
It's a pretty good price all add up a little over 200.
I am also getting a new surcoat from museumreplicas.com but it is on back order right now.
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #1 on: 2013-09-16, 20:59:18 »
here is the surcoat.
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #2 on: 2013-09-17, 03:04:43 »
What are your thoughts of making it?
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #3 on: 2013-09-17, 14:34:48 »
I just put the same surcoat up on ebaY - I've got enough Crusader and Templar gear, that was just overkill.  The stuff from MC is ok, after a while though, you may find that you'll be needing to replace some of it as the pieces themselves are pretty durable, but things like straps, buckles and lacings are not.  I had those same 'Crusader legs w/hard knees' and the lace on the back of one of them snapped as I tried to loosen it to get it on.  Little stuff, but it can get on your nerves.

With that said, on a limited budget, you can't go wrong here- although some of the more historically-accurate forumites would tell you to just save your money to get something really accurate/cool/whatever and they'd have a point, but where's the fun in that?   Half the fun is in acquisitions and trade- if you don't like it, someone else probably will so you move it along and acquire something new.  Have fun, above all.
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #4 on: 2013-09-17, 18:59:22 »
making it, I will make my own surcoat eventually.
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #5 on: 2013-09-17, 22:26:28 »
honestly, i would pass on all of that. what are your price ranges you are looking at for each item? we can find you some killer stuff
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #6 on: 2013-09-18, 16:20:36 »
At the $200 for all 4 price range, that's hard to beat. A few ideas:

VikingLeathercrafts.com for the shoes. Historically accurate, you can get modern soles, and worn by a good bit of historically minded people. And they're affordable.

I have that surcoat. They are hand made by Windlass, and aren't too bad. It's the Robert de Sable tunic from Assassin's creed.

The upper legs will steel knees, replace the lace as Sir William said, and I suggest taking off the steel knee part. Same if you had got the set with leather. I haven't seen any historically with that kind of setup, I think it's done with combat in mind. I've been conflicted on buying and chopping a pair of those to my size, or making them, but buying it pre-quilted would be nice.

The coif with ventail is good to start with. You'll probably want to replace the butted eventually, but at high school budget, I would say it's plenty fine to start with since the riveted will be 4x higher.
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #7 on: 2013-09-18, 20:21:02 »
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VikingLeathercrafts.com for the shoes. Historically accurate, you can get modern soles, and worn by a good bit of historically minded people. And they're affordable.

Second what James said, Frank is a stand up guy and his prices are good.
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #8 on: 2013-09-18, 21:37:56 »
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VikingLeathercrafts.com for the shoes. Historically accurate, you can get modern soles, and worn by a good bit of historically minded people. And they're affordable.

Second what James said, Frank is a stand up guy and his prices are good.

Yep, and the product is good too. I think I'm going to recommend him to everyone now, when people are looking for period footwear.
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #9 on: 2013-09-19, 15:08:31 »
Quote from: Sir Edward on 2013-09-18, 21:37:56
Quote from: Allan Senefelder on 2013-09-18, 20:21:02
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VikingLeathercrafts.com for the shoes. Historically accurate, you can get modern soles, and worn by a good bit of historically minded people. And they're affordable.

Second what James said, Frank is a stand up guy and his prices are good.

Yep, and the product is good too. I think I'm going to recommend him to everyone now, when people are looking for period footwear.

I already do...he's a great guy to deal with and his products are solid.
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #10 on: 2013-09-19, 16:24:34 »
Not that it's needed but I'll go ahead and pile on, you can't go wrong with Viking Leathercrafts.  His footwear is about is comfortable, you can get modern soles if you want them, and Frank is a great guy.  Buy from them with confidence!

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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #11 on: 2013-09-20, 22:58:40 »
ok,
Also a bunch of you guys have that surcoat, Mine was on backorder but it was cancelled, so if anyone is selling a large on amazon id be happy to buy. But other than making my own, what kinds of templar surcoats and on what site would you buy them from.
P.s. the greaves/ shingaurds i have are a bit small, they are size twelve should I send them back and get the next size up? they dont reach my knees.
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #12 on: 2013-10-05, 00:12:30 »
Great news, I have gotten my medieval stuff, Ive not gotten the boots in the picture, i got a different pair that look pretty nice. Ive gotten the coif and the gambeson which i have tried on with the mail, and i look like a wilderbeast in size. I had to cancel on the tunic and the leggings since i got an airsoft gun instead, and as for the tunic I have I plan to make a new cross for it which will be replacing the one on there. If any one going to the m.d. faire on sunday has the tunic I posted a picture of I will buy it for 50 at the most.
Hope to see you guys at the faire on sunday.
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #13 on: 2013-10-05, 00:13:37 »
Sadly due to the size and me having a bad belt, I will be wearing a buckle black belt so everything stays in place at the renfaire sunday.
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Re: ah, My Armor buying season.
« Reply #14 on: 2013-10-05, 05:03:21 »
I won't be at MDRF this Sunday (possibly the one after, definitely the 20th). Have fun and take pics!
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