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Main => The Armoury => Topic started by: Sir James A on 2013-10-02, 03:05:40
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Maybe! At least for MDRF 2014.
I'm 1/3 of the way there. I *love* this armor. Heat treated, blackened, carbon steel. It is *light*. And black armor with red straps? Drooool. :D I don't think I could fight in this armor - if I scratch up the blackened finish I'll be a sad knight!
Pardon the mundanes. I'm just excited and it's not a full harness... yet. :)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/10047687215_eab06d88e1_z.jpg)
Bigger pic: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/10047687215_79b93c2758_o.jpg (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7377/10047687215_79b93c2758_o.jpg)
Huzzah!
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Oooohh! I like that!!
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Me too!!! Two black knights making an Order appearance. :)
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Sir James please don't take this in the wrong context but you Sir have some SEXY legs! :)
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Very nice! Who made 'em?
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Sweet! Can't wait to see the whole thing put together!
An added bonus is that black-knight armor makes you invincible. ;)
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Oooohh! I like that!!
Thanks!
Sir James please don't take this in the wrong context but you Sir have some SEXY legs! :)
Duly noted :D
Very nice! Who made 'em?
Maxim at Wild Armory, part of the armor ordered by Brian Price that he flaked on. They didn't fit me, but Maxim said he could rework them to match my measurements since they weren't really far off (just needed some shrinking, no expanding). I wasn't sure, but he sent me pics with a measuring tape, and all is good. Since they're a little large on my calves, I can either wear padding, or it gives me the flexibility to get back on the treadmill and exercise more without "outgrowing" all my armor.
Sweet! Can't wait to see the whole thing put together!
An added bonus is that black-knight armor makes you invincible. ;)
Me either! It will be perilous for bouts with Sir Nathan, as the most I can suffer is just a flesh wound. ;)
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Ooooh, those are nice!
I suppose at the moment only your legs are invincible. That means you'd better get the rest of the kit together so we can all see it so you can be invincible all over. ;)
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no body ever pays me in Black armor :(
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Looking good!!!! And you can always still bite us!!
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holy crap man thats awesome.
bad crotch shot though, i bet you were giving selfy lips at the same time!
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holy crap man thats awesome.
bad crotch shot though, i bet you were giving selfy lips at the same time!
Haha, yeah, I took a couple of pics, I had to hold the camera in front of me and take pics blindly, nobody to take pics of me and the mirror was being uncooperative with the lighting behind me, the black armor was just a blob. Sorry about that. I posted these for free, I normally get paid for this kinda thing. ;)
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Sir James, nice legs man, uber sexy ;D ;)
when you're done, you know you'll have to wander around proclaiming "tis only a flesh wound!"
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Very nice. Are those sabatons I see as well?
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Sir James, nice legs man, uber sexy ;D ;)
when you're done, you know you'll have to wander around proclaiming "tis only a flesh wound!"
It wouldn't be historically accurate if I don't! :)
Very nice. Are those sabatons I see as well?
Indeed they are. Well spotted!
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Since the legs are one of the harder parts to get right, I think you picked a great place to start.
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:) got any pics of what your going for?
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Very nice Sir James ;)
What period harness are you going for when it`s complete??
I always fancied a blackened "Black Prince" harness accentuated with brass etc.
G.
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:) got any pics of what your going for?
Very nice Sir James ;)
What period harness are you going for when it`s complete??
I always fancied a blackened "Black Prince" harness accentuated with brass etc.
G.
G, thank you. I do fancy the black and brass myself, and have a pending order with Allan for a harness just like the one in my profile, but blackened with brass rivets. I may add some brass trim to it depending on what Allan feels up to doing. I may also take my 14th century harness with the engraved brass trim, disassemble it, and send it to Allan for blackening. Should look really spiff blackened with the brass bits!
These legs are perfect for the 1450 Italian style armor illustrated by Graham Turner in the Osprey book "English Medieval Knight 1400-1500" on page E (which is after page 32). However, since I have a set of those on order with Smiling Orc Amory, I decided not to duplicate that harness twice. It's going to be a while before I get that harness finished, for financial reasons (I've only bought the legs in the last 10 months, of which part was a barter and not cash). That's more of what I'm not doing with these legs, so perhaps I should answer what I *am* doing? :)
I've got two possibilities in mind. Osprey "English Medieval Knight 1400-1500, page G". The legs are very similar, except the demi-greave shape (it's curved in the book, mine are straight cut). The rest of the harness as pictured in the book is haubergeon, half-sleeved brigandine, "common" style arms with a slightly larger fan matching the legs, a mail standard, a sallet, and mitten gauntlets. I am thinking arms of that same style but with integral spaulders and a sleeveless brigandine (or possibly coat of plates). The sallet would be great for renn-fest days since it's an open-face style. I may skip gauntlets and wear simple gloves, I don't get along well with mittens - armored or otherwise.
Over the brig/coat I'd be wearing a surcoat, of which I haven't decided yet. I'm floating between a simple black surcoat with a single white lion, or a white surcoat with black lion (opposite of my heraldry, and a bit of "alter ego" to the "white" armor). With the surcoat, if the weather is oppressive, I can skimp on the haubergeon and/or brig/coat of plates. I may also do a simple breastplate without backplate over the haubergeon, since I'll have the surcoat on over it. Sort of up in the air with all that.
The other possibility is another Osprey, "Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416-53, page 16". It's the effigy of Thomas, Duke of Clarence. He's wearing similar, if not identical, armor to the one mentioned above. He seems to have a surcoat over it; same style leg harness, arm harness, and gauntlets. The picture is from his feet looking upwards, so there's no good view of the upper arms / shoulders area. I haven't found any other decent pictures of that effigy, so I'm going to call it a "1420" decade harness.
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I read the title and thought to myself, I'm being called out. LOL
Love the legs, Sir James...can't wait to see the rest of the harness.