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In the begining... Where to start. I began doing my bit at renaissance festivals and faires as a teenager. Slowly I gathered garb and armour but quickly I amounted weapons. It seemed like every few months I would have a new edged toy to show and wear. But what to do with it all? During college I joined a small group of like minded people and started doing small events in which I was a knight of the realm, even a king of sorts. This got me going towards putting real history into what I was doing. I left that group and became enamored with historical living history. The act of trying to get everything right. To look, feel, eat, dress and live as close to my real counter part as I could had me hook line and sinker. Slowly now, each year I try to develop 1 or 2 historical kits for each century (or this is what I would like to do) Yes, I still love the faires, fantasy kits and such, but the history keeps it all in focus for me. Currently I have several kits finished and a ton more started. Here is a current list of what I have or what I am working on. It is a never ending process of researching, making the kit, re-researching, changing the kit somehow more period and so on. In the future I hope to be able to show off my kits individually in my own museum or library.

Blue = Unfinished But Close, Red = Have Not Started, Green = Finished. 5th Century BC Greek: (Need Newer Photo) Finished: No Have: Tunic, Helmet, Sword, Spear, Greaves. Needed: Finish Shield, Finish Linothorax, Baldric. 4th Century BC (No Current Photo) Finished: No Have: Nothing Needed: Everything 3rd Century BC Etruscan(Roman) (No Current Photo) Finished: NO Have: Belt, Breastplate, Helmet, Belt. Needed: Shield, Tunic, Sword, Pilum. 2nd Century BC Celt Finished: NO Have: Helmet, Tunic, Pants, Shoes, Belt, Cloak, Sword w/ Scabbard, Spear. Needed: Shield. 1st Century BC Roman: (Need Newer Photo) Finished: YES Have: Coolus E Helmet, Riveted Mail Hamata, Mainz Gladius, Pugio, Tunic, Pilum, Scutumn, Caligue, Double Baltus. Needed: Better Scutumn, Individual Caligue, Finish Degalv mail. 1st Century AD Roman: Finished: YES Have: Gallic H Helmet, Lorica Segmentata, Pompeii Gladius, Pugio, Tunic, Pilum, Scutum, Caligue, Baltus w/ Apron, Marching Pack Needed: 2nd Century AD (No Current Photo) Finished: No Have: Nothing. Needed: Everything. 3rd Century AD Roman: Finished: YES Have: Brass Italic 'H' NIEDERMORMTER Helmet, Tunic, Mail, Belt, Sword w/ Scabbard, Baldric, Spear, Shoes, Pugio, Shield. Needed: Better Shield, Individual Shoes, Individual Mail, Individual Spear 4th Century AD Roman: Finished: YES Have: Intercisa I Ridge Helmet, Tunic, Pants, Plumbata, Sword w/ Scabbard, Belt, Dagger, Shoes, Shield. Needed: 5th Century AD Frank: Finished: YES Have: St Vid Helmet, Mail, Sword w/ Scabbard, Francesca Axe, Pants, Tunic, Shoes. Needed: Shield, Individual Shoes. Individual Mail, Individual Pants, Individual Shoes. 6th Century AD (No Current Photo) Finished: No Have: Nothing. Needed: Everything. 7th Century AD (No Current Photo) Finished: No Have: Nothing Needed: Everything 8th Century AD Saxon: Finished: YES Have: Needed: Individual Shoes. 9th Century AD Viking: Finished: YES Have: Gjermundbu Helmet, Tunic, Under Tunic, Braies, Chausses, Winingas w/ Hooks, Shoes, Belt, Sword, Seax w/ Scabbard, Shield, Bearded Axe. Needed: Sword Scabbard. 10th Century AD Irish: Finished: YES Have: Hat, Léine, Belt, Spear, Shoes, Dagger. Needed: 11th Century AD Norman: Finished: YES Have: Needed: 12th Century AD Hospitaller: Finished: YES Have: Needed: Individual Shoes. 13th Century AD English Knight: Finished: YES Have: Needed: Individual Shoes. 14th Century AD: (No Current Photo) Finished: NO Have: Hood, Chausses. Needed: Tunic, Shoes, Braies, Belt, Individual Bow, Individual Arrows, Falchion Sword w/ Scabbard, Dagger, Mail, Kettle Helmet. 15th Century AD English Billman: Finished: YES Have: Needed: 15th Century AD English Archer: Finished: YES Have: Needed: 16th Century (No Current Photo) Finished: No Have: Nothing Needed: Everything 17th Century (No Current Photo) Finished: No Have: Nothing Needed: Everything 18th Century (No Current Photo) Finished: No Have: Nothing Needed: Everything 19th Century AD Wild West American: (No Current Photo) Finished: NO Have: Boots Needed: Hat, Shirt, Pants, Vest, Jacket, Pistol w/ Belt, Rifle 20th Century AD 1944 US Army Ranger: Finished: YES Have: M1 Helmet, Jeep Cap, Garrison Cap, Class A Jacket, 41 Jacket, Wool Shirt, Wool Trousers, Jump Boots, 28 Pack, Meat Can w/ Cover, T Handel Shovel, Bayonet w/ Case, Cartridge Belt, Canteen w/ Cover, First Aid Pouch, Fighting Knife w/ Sheath, Gas Basalard, Rubber Assault Gas Mask Bag, Sweater, Dog Tags, Foot Locker w/ Items, M1 Garand w/ Case and Strap, 2.36 Bazooka, Bazooka Bag w/ Tubes, countless other items to many to list. Needed: small bits of paperwork. 20th Century AD 1970s US Navy Senior Chief(in honor of my father): (No Current Photo) Finished: NO Have: Shirt, Pants, Belt, Collar devices, Hard Hat. Needed: Proper fitting hat (have the original), shoes.