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Leganoth:
So it would probably be easier to get piece by piece because if I am to order a whole suit at once i would be so impatient because i would want it so bad
Allan Senefelder:
You may want to do the math if money is an issue. Its not entirely uncommon to sell whole rigs at a discount due to the volume of the order so you may be paying more by pieceing it out from Illusions than doing it as a whole harness. I don't know if Scott does this but the parts for that suit are on the site so calculating it out shouldn't be to tough.
Leganoth:
This is what they said (copy and p[aste)
Greetings,
I am happy to give you those prices. I'm using an insert from our web page to make it a little easier for me, so I hope you don't mind.
14th Century
Steel
1 Gorget w/ Floating Collar
80
1 14th Century Breast & Back with Faulds
315
1 Pr 14th Century Spaulders
95
1 Pr 14th Century Arms
195
1 Pr 14th Century Legs
215
1 Pr Floating Greaves
65
1 Pr Munition Mitten Gauntlets
145
1 Pr Sabatons with Open Heel
105
Total
1,215
Discount
122
TOTAL w/ discount
1,093
(Shipping + $70 Strapping + $350)
Since most of the armor we make is for combat sports, we do ask that you send us your measurements because we fit all our armor to the person. When using armor for combat, it needs to fit and work properly. We have a measurement chart on our ordering page, and you only need to fill in the measurements for the items you are purchasing, however we will need height and weight for all items.
If you are looking for a display sized suit, you don't have to send measurements because we can make an averaged sized suit and send it to you. We are happy to work with you in whatever way works best for your needs.
You can order the suit however you'd like, but it will help you to know that we are currently scheduling orders for completion in October 2012. If you order the full suit all at once, we offer a discount. If you order the items one at a time, you don't receive the discount. If you are in a hurry for the armor, you can use our "Rush Order" policy located on our INFO page, but it is pretty expensive.
We have a couple of different types of payment plans you can use:
The first is our standard method of payment where you send a 50 percent down payment and you pay the balance due after we have completed the order.
The second method of payment is our layaway plan. Layaway requires a 20 percent down payment. You then make payments on your own schedule until it is paid off. We do require you that the order has a full 50 percent payment made by the time we start work on the order which is approximately 4 to 6 weeks before the assigned completion date. If we have not received a full 1/2 down payment by one month prior to the completion date, we will not start on the order and we will reassign the completion date. We do not send out bills requesting you to pay, however we do send you an invoice for each payment we receive so you have a running total for your records.
If there's anything else I can do for you please let me know. I am always more than happy to answer any and all questions you might have.
Thank you,
Lynette Martin
www.illusionarmoring.com
Ian:
Just so you're aware, mitten gauntlets and gorgets are not really authtentic for late 14th century armor. They're including them because gorgets are generally a requirement for the combat sports they're referring to, and mitten gauntlets are also easier to make 'legal' for things like SCA combat.
Authentic armor for the time would have hourglass finger gauntlets, and if you were a less wealthy knight, perhaps wisby style finger gauntlets. Neck protection would be a maille aventail, not a gorget.
Also, I'm not exactly sure what they mean by floating greaves, but fully enclosed cased greaves are the norm by this time, but that's probably a little flexible depending on your knight's means.
Allan Senefelder:
--- Quote --- If you order the full suit all at once, we offer a discount. If you order the items one at a time, you don't receive the discount.
--- End quote ---
This is kida what I figured. We used to do it, I believe ICE does, when there were more shopes around there were some others that did.
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