So Pamela's got the head protection. She's working on making her arming doublet. She's knows where she's getting her legs, and she's probably going with the GDFB jack chains for the arms. The torso portion is still a little iffy, though she's leaning towards the GDFB breastplate (if she doesn't decide to go custom). That still leaves the hands. I still think she can get away without gauntlets for awhile, as there are tons of pictures of lower class men-at-arms and mercenaries in various iconography, such as in the Chronicles of Froissart. Many of these soldiers are depicted with helmet (almost always open faced that I've seen), torso protection (usually brigandines, though sometimes it appears to be some sort of solid plate with clothing over it), and sometimes with plate arm defenses. So this isn't quite what Pamela's harness is shaping out to be, but I think we can skirt around that for the time being until she can get good gauntlets that fit her.
However, I was looking at BestArmour, and these might work out quite nicely:
http://www.bestarmour.com/rukavice3.htmThey're fingerless, so that might mean that the fit won't be as big of a concern. They're also significantly cheaper than other gauntlets because of this. (4000 CZK = $249.84 USD, not counting shipping) On the other hand, BestArmour does custom make the gauntlets, so maybe Pamela would rather have full gauntlets, since they can probably make them to fit her.
Either way, "word on the street" is that BestArmour has about a year waiting list right now. Still, I'm considering getting on that list for a set of custom gauntlets... Pamela, if you're interested, let me know, maybe we can go in on an order and split shipping from the Czech Republic.
