Group purchase of shields from Allan / Merc's Tailor?

[Sir William]

That sounds about right...and the dimensions of the later one are 22" by 25" right?  Hmmm...I'm in the process of building a 14th C kit...

[Sir Brian]

My later one is 24" X 24".

[Sir William]

Hey, close enough, good Sir!

[Sir James A]

I'm in for an early. Post-Christmas would be better for me, from a money standpoint.

Sir Brian, it came with the guige strap and everything?

[Sir Edward]

OK cool, let me know when you guys are ready.

[Sir Brian]

I'm in for an early. Post-Christmas would be better for me, from a money standpoint.

Sir Brian, it came with the guige strap and everything?

Yes, just as the pictures I posted (minus the paint of course! )

[Sir William]

That'd work for me as well, post-Christmas.

[Sir James A]

Awesome. I am definitely in for an early period heater!

[Sir Ulrich]

This is tempting, shield I currently have is falling apart for like no reason.

[Sir James A]

This is tempting, shield I currently have is falling apart for like no reason.

It's not an opportunity that happens often. Or even rarely. Allan closed up shop, so these shields would be more of a personal favor to us than just "ordering" something.

[Sir Ulrich]

As long as it's post christmas I am in. I sorta would go for early heater shield. I just need to know whats the rough weight on these. Are they heavier than the one I got currently?

[Allan Senefelder]

Damn Brian you did a nice job painting yours! The wife used to do all the custom painting for us, but what you did is exactly what she did, make a stencile, trace it over the leather which will leave an indentation to follow when you paint and as long as you have a somewhat steady hand ( or aren't averse to the occasional touch up ) your off to the races. Well done. These http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1063974438507.2010250.1200387794&type=1&l=7cd4bd04f0 were just a few that the wife did ( the bottom row right hand one is actually the emblem of St. Andrews College and we don't have a pic of the one she did for a fella who wanted the emblem for SACNORAD ).

[Sir Brian]

Thanks Allan, but your wife's work was far superior since she used the stencil as just a guide for her free hand brushing while I only touched up after a heavy stencil brush.

[Sir William]

As long as it's post christmas I am in. I sorta would go for early heater shield. I just need to know whats the rough weight on these. Are they heavier than the one I got currently?

You'll want to be in on this.  Allan's shields are actually better than the ones you and I have...he covers the face in leather!  Plus, w/MT being out of business, this really IS a special occasion.

[Sir Matthew]

I'll have to see if I can scrape together enough cash to get in on this. I would love a heater like this to go with my mid-14th century kit when I finally get it together.