Armor for SwordChick

[Sir Edward]

Nothing says love like a pair of jack chains?

Glad you liked them! Yes, I kept my mouth shut on that one.

[Das Bill]

Well, then, happy Mother's Day!

[Sword Chick]

fabrics-store.com just announced new colors and a sale on their heavy weight (7.1 oz) linen.  Green!  It's a sign that I need to get busy making an arming doublet.  I have Period Patterns, No. 101, Medieval Military Garments.  http://www.pillagedvillage.com/cart/images/bigpics/MP-101.gif

I was wondering if View III, slightly modified would be appropriate?  (Eliminate the crotch flap, and fitted more closely.)  Any other suggestions for modifications?  Buttons or lace up?

[Sir Wolf]

the crotch flap i think is for the hosen.  i have this pattern, but admit I've never made anything but the surcoat with it.  make sure you set the sleeves up high. tight in the arm pit, and rotate them a tad forward, given more fabric in the shoulder blade area of the arm pit.  this should help when raising arms not to bring the waist line up.  i made my arming doublet out of 1 layer of 5 oz red, and 3 layers of 5 oz white. then i used cotton toe to pad the breast and back and shoulder area.  i should remake mine, but I'm too lazy heheh.  also, think about if you area going to attach legs to them. that might make them longer. i now have to add some length to mine since i am changing things up and adding legs to my kit

[Sword Chick]

It's funny, the crotch flap is for the jacket.  View III is called "quilted short gambeson with crotch flap & long sleeves."     I do think I'll leave that part off though. 

How long should I make it?  The pattern has it stopping about mid-hip.

Sir Wolf, yours looks very nice!  So I appreciate any advice you send my way.

[Das Bill]

You're welcome to borrow my arming cotte to look at, if that helps you at all.

[Sir Edward]

I think Pamela needs something like this:



It's all aluminum:  http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=67661

[Sir Edward]

It's all aluminum:  http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=67661

BTW, I wasn't implying you need aluminum, I was just pointing it out.

[Sir Wolf]

yes you were Ed, we know it, you know it, the world knows it hehehe ya that chick did look hot in armour hehehe

[Sword Chick]

If they ever shoot a movie that calls for a middle-aged frumpy housewife in armour, I'll be perfect for the role. 

In the meantime, I was wondering if any of you have heard about the new legs from Revival Martial Arts.  The legs, that I don't know are coming (didn't make it for Mother's Day, but my birthday is only a month away), have shipped.  But I have the feeling they will not be what I'm expecting.  Mark ordered them back when this topic first started.  Revival Martial Arts charged his credit card, but the legs never appeared.  Last week he called them by phone and they were surprised we had not been contacted.  Apparently they have "upgraded" the legs and it is now the "upgraded" version that is being sent out.

Order Notes:

6Jun2008: Leg harness upgraded to new harness w/ brass trim.

Do you think brass trim will be appropriate?  I'm hoping they will be essentially the same legs.  I'm worried they changed more than the trim and they will no longer fit or look appropriate.   Also, I can no longer find the leg harness on the website. 

[Das Bill]

Hmmm... I have the same legs on order, probably from the same time frame that Mark placed the order. I e-mailed them not too long ago about an update, but never received a response. I wouldn't have known about this change if you didn't post it here. The same photos have been on their website at least until a couple weeks ago, though they seem to be gone right now. I'm not happy about this.

I'm going to wait until they arrive, but I may just return them when I get them. We'll see.

[Sword Chick]

You might want to actually give them a call.  Apparently someone was supposed to contact us about the change, but obviously we weren't.   

Mine have been shipped, maybe Mark can show them to you.  (After all, if they work, I'm still supposed to act surprised.)   

[Sir Edward]

If they ever shoot a movie that calls for a middle-aged frumpy housewife in armour, I'll be perfect for the role. 

Well, I don't think you're frumpy.

That's always frustrating when a product gets changed on you after you've ordered it. It's more understandable when you go to exchange an item and they no longer have the old model, but after you've placed the order seems somewhat deceptive to me. For all we know, they've changed to something with a lower cost due to lower manufacturing quality.

Still, I'd love to see it when it gets here. I never did get around to ordering any for myself. I've been wanting to try pointing my existing legs to the new arming cotte before ordering anything else (and still haven't gotten to that either).

[Sir Wolf]

we can work on that Saturday morning if u can remember  


hey what ya guys doing Saturday?  I'm coming down to Ed's that morning, maybe we can all do lunch or something talk about armour, swords etc hehe

[Sword Chick]

Ah, wish I could!  My schedule won't allow it this week.