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Sir James A

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Got some new hats
« on: 2012-02-14, 05:09:04 »
Huzzah!



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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #1 on: 2012-02-14, 06:01:44 »
Nice!  Where'd you get them from?
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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #2 on: 2012-02-14, 08:23:28 »
Sweet! Love the clap visor! :)
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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #3 on: 2012-02-14, 12:26:15 »
awesome, which sallet is that

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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #4 on: 2012-02-14, 14:01:31 »
Huzzah and well done, Sir James!
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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #5 on: 2012-02-14, 14:32:39 »

Nice. Now you need the kits to go with them all! :)
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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #6 on: 2012-02-14, 14:56:51 »
what is it someone once told me? helmets without kits are like people without souls
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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #7 on: 2012-02-14, 15:33:36 »
LOL

Nicely put, Sir Wolf!  I wonder how many helmets had kids back in antiquity?  lol
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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #8 on: 2012-02-14, 16:58:25 »
oh shut up i totally missed that. fixed it hahaha

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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #9 on: 2012-02-14, 20:08:11 »
Nice!  Where'd you get them from?

I got them from "Swords Of Might" (swordsofmight.com); the site looked vaguely familiar and I think I've bought a SLO or two from them before in years past, but never armor.

Good experience, overall. They didn't take paypal, which is a bit odd. I put in the notes "please send shipping/tracking info when available", but never got an email about it, or even an automated email that it was shipped. I found out if you created an account, then log on and look at order history, it has tracking numbers in there. It all arrived undamaged and in about a week, so no complaints. The klappvisor was about $10 higher than KOA, but the sallet was about $10 cheaper, so it was a wash. The main reason I got it all from there is KOA didn't have the great helm.

Sweet! Love the clap visor! :)

Thank you, Sir Brian. It's part of my "Sir Brian" kit; 14th century german splinted leather. :)

awesome, which sallet is that

It's a GDFB with the lifting visor and bevor. And it's the most perplexing helmet; I know GDFB is a european company, which I thought maybe they outsourced to India? But the box it came in had a sticker that says "Made in China"; same box that had the GDFB stock # sticker on it.

Huzzah and well done, Sir James!

Thank you. :)

Nice. Now you need the kits to go with them all! :)

These are progress on existing kits without helmets. :) The klappvisor is for my splinted leather gear (aka the "Sir Brian" kit, since I've shamelessly taken a *lot* of inspiration from his kit). The sallet & bevor is for my MRL gothic kit. The great helm is for my early period mail kit.

Somehow, I can't find 9mm brass riveted loose rings now. I was going to do brass edging on my mail to match the brass on the helm, and use it for a crusader/templar kit. KOA and IceFalcon don't have them, and my google-fu has found nothing, and I have no bookmarks for them either. I'm hoping I didn't dream them up.
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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #10 on: 2012-02-14, 20:29:15 »
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Thank you, Sir Brian. It's part of my "Sir Brian" kit; 14th century german splinted leather.

Truly Sir you honor me. Thank you!  :-[
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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #11 on: 2012-02-15, 22:03:29 »
Try the Ring Lord for brass links.

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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #12 on: 2012-02-15, 22:33:40 »
Nice, I like the great helm, it's the classical crusader design you'd see in the late 13th century.

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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #13 on: 2012-02-15, 23:00:41 »
Sweet! Love the clap visor! :)

Me too  ;)
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Re: Got some new hats
« Reply #14 on: 2012-02-16, 15:56:00 »
Nice, I like the great helm, it's the classical crusader design you'd see in the late 13th century.

I do believe it is the same helm Sirs Edward and Brian use for their dress kits, with the torse and mount on top of the helm.  I forget what you call that.
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