Just joined the "14th Century Mafia", apparently I'm quite sick...

[Sir James A]

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=123915

...sick because I bought this on a pending refund from my other armor that is 2 months late and "missing", and
...sick because I haven't quite finished my MRL german gothic harness (getting gear from MercTailor for this), and
...sick because I still plan on getting a full 15th century harness from MercTailor, and
...sick because I got 9mm rivited SS voiders (from IceFalcon), and
...sick because I got 2 bags of loose SS rings & rivits (from IceFalcon) to make a skirt, and
...sick because I got another gambeson (from IceFalcon) to attach said skirt and voiders, and
...sick because I'm working on some sketches for display cases I can build from materials I can get at Home Depot.

Yet amongst all of this sickness, I am somehow quite happy.

[Sir Wolf]

oh AWESOME! you bought it! wow i like that harness man. great buy, great buy. got the suit and the coins that is sweet

[Sir Wolf]

see about getting the GDFB guantets and a basenet with aventail too they look like they would go well with this suit

[Sir James A]

oh AWESOME! you bought it! wow i like that harness man. great buy, great buy. got the suit and the coins that is sweet

I don't know what to do with the coins, so I donated them to him as a thank you for negotiating on free shipping. I'd rather he use them than they sit in a drawer or box in my house.

see about getting the GDFB guantets and a basenet with aventail too they look like they would go well with this suit

My wallet nearly took off my finger when I paid for this round, so it's sealed for a while. My plan was to see if the Wisby gauntlets from MercTailor match this harness timeframe (I'm thinking yes? 1361 for Wisby would be just a decade or two before this harness). I'll look into the GDFB helmet. Thanks!

[Sir Rodney]

Well done. This sale caught my attention because the detailing seems to be very well executed.  I wanted it very much as I'm a touch over 6' but I haven’t been 180 lbs. since high school.

I've noticed the thread that contains your vendor problems and refund attempt.  You have my sincere best wishes for a speedy resolution.  Fortunately, I haven't been in a similar circumstance so I can only guess at your frustration.

[Sir Wolf]

let us know when you get the suit. take a picture of it next to your other goodies!

[Sir Edward]

Wow, fantastic!!! I can't wait to see it all together!

[Sir Ulrich]

Awesome kit.

[Sir Brian]

Sweet! Congratulations on a most excellent harness!

[Sir William]

Great buy man...I wish I wish I wish, but am damn glad you got it.

[Sir Gerard de Rodes]

Well done, that`s a really nice kit.
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[Sir James A]

Oh, sweet, twisted irony.

The box comes tomorrow. And I got an email after I got back from Longpoint last night. The armorer who "borrowed" my money for 5 months and was giving me a refund for the last month, rather than refund me, shipped a package - my gorget and a "rebate" of 1/4 of the amount paid. He said that he is going to work all weekend and see if he can ship the cuirass by Tuesday.

So the kit that I bought with the refund I had been told I could have for a month is arriving. And the refund, well, that isn't arriving. Hopefully the cuirass will though.

Good thing I have a stash of Ramen noodles. And I could stand to lose a few, umm, 25 pounds.

[Sir Brian]

That indeed is bitter-sweet. Lots of armor on the way but you'll lack the strength due to starvation to actually wear it! 

I suppose congratulations & condolences are in order? 

[Sir James A]

I suppose congratulations & condolences are in order? 

That is an excellent way to say it.

[Sir William]

Ramen noodles are the breakfast of knights-errant, did you not know?  Sounds like a bind all of us would like to be in!