Main > The Armoury
1450s Italian armor from Maxim @ Wild Armoury
Sir James A:
--- Quote from: Ian on 2013-12-30, 22:00:32 ---
--- Quote from: James Anderson III on 2013-12-30, 21:23:30 ---And for those who know me, "James" and "slim" are rarely in the same sentence without the presence of "not". :D
--- End quote ---
Great! So the chances of you getting the helmet this year is NOT slim at best, meaning that it is likely! Can't wait to see the new helmet in October! ;-)
--- End quote ---
Egads! You caught me. Let me just call up Smiling Orc and add an armet to the list of my commissions. But I forgot, what's your credit card number again?
--- Quote from: Sir Aiden on 2013-12-30, 23:15:36 ---Sir James, I want you to be Santa next year lol. But wow thats killer kit. I wish I had money to spare lol. ONE DAY!!
--- End quote ---
I'm more than twice your age, so, not to worry. Time, patience, and hard work. :)
Don Jorge:
So James I have heard that maxim's stuff looks amazing, how is the quality? You think I should trust my noggin in ACL combat to his gear? :)
Sir James A:
--- Quote from: Belemrys on 2013-12-31, 14:16:01 ---So James I have heard that maxim's stuff looks amazing, how is the quality? You think I should trust my noggin in ACL combat to his gear? :)
--- End quote ---
Well, that's a loaded question! I saw IceFalcon has been trying to get a helmet replaced by Maxim that broke or something, for 6+ months or so. I'd guess it's a carbon steel helmet; I've heard good and bad about heat treated carbon steel armor from the Ukraine, more along the lines of their steel isn't as consistent so even with proper and consistent heat treating methods, they produce the odd piece here and there that will crack.
That said, I don't think I'd trust my noggin in *any* armor for ACL, because no way would I do ACL at all. :D
I would go with 10 or 12 gauge mild and oversize the helmet to add extra padded. Layer or two of sorbothane on the outside, and horsehair padded on the inside. Mild steel is far less likely to crack; it's going to dent easier than equivalent carbon steel, but they're destroying helmets and armor like a Berserker over there. Even spring stainless, the top tier reasonable metal for armor, seems to get dented and abused.
Granted, it shows that armor REALLY works, because I have no doubt most of those people would be dead if they didn't have armor ... but if you're seriously considering ACL, I'd talk with the guys who do it, and get their opinions. Also, ACL related travel costs will probably be $5k-$10k for a year. One guy who went to BotN last year or the year before did a fundraiser to raise $8k to go to Europe to compete. So the armor is a minor cost, relatively speaking.
Don Jorge:
--- Quote from: James Anderson III on 2013-12-31, 17:57:25 ---
--- Quote from: Belemrys on 2013-12-31, 14:16:01 ---So James I have heard that maxim's stuff looks amazing, how is the quality? You think I should trust my noggin in ACL combat to his gear? :)
--- End quote ---
Well, that's a loaded question! I saw IceFalcon has been trying to get a helmet replaced by Maxim that broke or something, for 6+ months or so. I'd guess it's a carbon steel helmet; I've heard good and bad about heat treated carbon steel armor from the Ukraine, more along the lines of their steel isn't as consistent so even with proper and consistent heat treating methods, they produce the odd piece here and there that will crack.
That said, I don't think I'd trust my noggin in *any* armor for ACL, because no way would I do ACL at all. :D
I would go with 10 or 12 gauge mild and oversize the helmet to add extra padded. Layer or two of sorbothane on the outside, and horsehair padded on the inside. Mild steel is far less likely to crack; it's going to dent easier than equivalent carbon steel, but they're destroying helmets and armor like a Berserker over there. Even spring stainless, the top tier reasonable metal for armor, seems to get dented and abused.
Granted, it shows that armor REALLY works, because I have no doubt most of those people would be dead if they didn't have armor ... but if you're seriously considering ACL, I'd talk with the guys who do it, and get their opinions. Also, ACL related travel costs will probably be $5k-$10k for a year. One guy who went to BotN last year or the year before did a fundraiser to raise $8k to go to Europe to compete. So the armor is a minor cost, relatively speaking.
--- End quote ---
The traveling part is easy to get the wife excited about. As is this year I plan to spend about 8k between traveling and armor if the budget holds!
Definitely would get 3mm Mild Steel :)
I read about the icefalcon thing...it seems icefalcon wanted the helm made out of something else after the break and didnt agree to the change in price. Shrug, I have heard nothing but great stuff from him from the Austrian national team and they use him for all their armor.
Sir Douglas:
What is ACL combat? It sounds rather painful.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version