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anyone seen this link
« on: 2013-04-27, 14:51:09 »
http://dawnofchivalry.wikispaces.com/home

has some really neat ideas on stuff for 1250s era kit.

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Re: anyone seen this link
« Reply #1 on: 2013-04-27, 14:58:42 »
Yep, seen it before. Decent reference, and whenever I get around to that timeframe, I'll be using a few ideas from there.
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« Reply #2 on: 2013-04-27, 21:32:42 »
I just found that yesterday, and I thought it was quite good at getting it down to the basics.  They seem like a pretty good group, albeit a bit cynical to American sword manufacturers because all we do is SCA and Ren-faire...  :-[  too bad the person who wrote that forgot to mention how good Albion is  ::)

I joined their forums yesterday, but after reading posts like that, I'm just enjoying it for seeing what others are doing for their impressions and kits.  They do have a pretty good resource though for interpretation.

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« Reply #3 on: 2013-04-29, 16:48:35 »
Funny you should mention that site as I was on it earlier today; I prefer this one w/regard to 12th/13th C ideas.  One caveat- it is written mostly in French, of which I have but rudimentary understanding, but there you have it.

http://www.bouvines1214.org/spip.php?article8&lang=en


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« Reply #4 on: 2013-05-01, 20:57:46 »
Three cheers for Sir William!

http://www.bouvines1214.org/  is a wonderful resource.  Good thing too is Google Chrome as a web browser, I'm not sure of the others, but its translator does an ok job  :D  "round riveted mesh" aside, it translates ok. 

Very very cool resource!
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« Reply #5 on: 2013-05-01, 21:50:09 »
http://www.bouvines1214.org/spip.php?article8&lang=en holy crud some of these kits are awesome

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« Reply #6 on: 2013-05-02, 00:43:38 »
I think pictures are due for this site to not be banned  ;D




beyond that, I love how they spell out everything required to look that good.  It's really amazing.  It also helps my lady can read, sort of, French  ;)
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« Reply #7 on: 2013-05-02, 03:19:07 »

Man, those are fantastic!
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« Reply #8 on: 2013-05-02, 11:30:26 »
sigh, i now hate everything about my kit and want to start over

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« Reply #9 on: 2013-05-02, 12:51:46 »
sigh, i now hate everything about my kit and want to start over

Save that for next year. :)
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« Reply #10 on: 2013-05-02, 14:47:07 »
sigh, i now hate everything about my kit and want to start over

Save that for next year. :)

Seconded.

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« Reply #11 on: 2013-05-02, 16:57:49 »
Nice photos but did you say FRENCH?!?!?  >:( Grrrrrrrrrr!!!
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« Reply #12 on: 2013-05-02, 20:31:09 »
Nice photos but did you say FRENCH?!?!?  >:( Grrrrrrrrrr!!!

the website is in French.  ;) your point?  ;D lol

google chrome has a fairly good translator, beyond that, even just the pictures are a great inspiration.
*edited at 2:30PM PST -
here's another good site:
http://www.chevaliers-et-figurines.fr/echelle_1_total.htm
it's in French too lol, just been researching of late and finding good stuff only in French! wtf!?!  ;D :o

*edited again at 4:00 PST -
found another one lol
http://www.rose-epee.com/xiiieme-siecle/armes-armures/haubergerie/
... in French... again lol
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« Reply #13 on: 2013-05-02, 23:25:05 »
cant get that second link to work

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« Reply #14 on: 2013-05-03, 01:05:22 »
that sucks, the second link works fine for me... hmm
http://www.rose-epee.com/xiiieme-siecle/ here's another for the basic main page of that section.  Hope it works
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