Sir William: The "Sir Wolf" is when you buy something, then something else, and someone posts a link and you think "I need that too! I could use it for my (insert kit) that I haven't started yet!" - and before you blink, you have kits for everything from the cretaceous period (a loincloth and pointed stick) through the 23rd century (or whenever Star Wars is
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Sir Wolf: I ordered the items on the 12th, I only waited a day for responses.
The in-stock items arrived yesterday. Still pending are the vest and cloak.
Either I have some mongo forearms, or the one-size-fits-all bracers are from their hobbit line. I get maybe 3/4 coverage from them, nowhere near the closeness of the ones picture - but at under $20 and fabric lined? No real complaints for the price. If nothing else they're pattern-worthy for when I have time to order a side of leather and cut my own. Worthy of note - typing with bracers on is interesting. I'm getting the clothing broken in now before it's first wash, since I'm telecommuting and nobody knows I'm wearing it.
One note on the boots that I didn't think to expect is that while the picture shows nothing on the sides, they are zippered - but at least on the inside of the leg. I'm not overly thrilled by it, and I'm pretty sure it's not period, but they fit well and the quality is good for the price. It would be nice if it mentioned the zipper, but other than that, I'm happy. The zipper is the same color as the boots and has a tiny "grabby thing", so it's not glaringly obvious at least.
The shirt, a large, seems to be XL or XXL on me. I think their 46" chest measurement was overly generous, or I need to learn how to use a fabric ruler again. Same thing with the pants - the Small/Medium is quite large on me - almost to the point of being like my karate gi pants. Yes, that much room, and that's with the smallest pair they offer. They definitely need some minor tailoring for thickness, but the height is spot on.
Good thing I chose the drawstring pants. The ring belt doesn't seem to do much, since I can't get it to stay tight. It's main purpose is just to hold my bag, though.
The overall look is very close to what I was going for, but "puffier" due to the sizing. I will probably look into having it tailored to a better fit if possible, but I doubt I'll be able to for a few weeks. I may just pick up a size Medium shirt and have it sent at the same time as the two items still pending, if that's possible - but I can literally fit both arms in one sleeve, so I think having the sleeve tailored is the better route.
I'll post pics when the entire thing is here.
