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Main => The Courtyard => Topic started by: Sir Edward on 2008-03-20, 19:31:38
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I got a chance to handle these at WMAW back in the fall, and decided to get on the list to get one:
http://www.thatguysproducts.com/index.html (http://www.thatguysproducts.com/index.html)
They're really quite nice. Very sturdy and well constructed. I think this is what the WMA community has really needed.
He just contacted me and I made payment, so I'm all set to be next in production!
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After a multi-month wait, he just contacted me to tell me he's ready to start mine. I just sent him my payment.
Eric and Scott had come in earlier tonight to do some bouting with theirs. They seemed to really love them, and so does everyone else who has one, so I'm pretty psyched about mine.
SwordChick isn't too far behind on the waiting list either, it seems. David R, on the other hand, is WAY down there. I'll be sure to make fun of him for that. :)
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Yeah, we'll have to do some mass-gloating when ours are all here. :)
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He sent me a pic of mine. It's been shipped!
(http://ed.toton.org/photos/2008/weapons/terryt_mask_ed_t.jpg)
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COOL! 8)
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sweet.
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Alex saw the ones that Eric and Scott own, and he was very impressed with them. I was wondering what his reaction would be, and I was half expecting him to make fun of them (not that this would have stopped me from getting one either way).
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Hah, perhaps that would be even more reason to get one? Still, glad he liked them. :)
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Guess what got here!
(http://ed.toton.org/photos/2008/weapons/a2116.jpg) (http://ed.toton.org/photos/2008/weapons/a2116b.jpg)
(http://ed.toton.org/photos/2008/weapons/a2117.jpg) (http://ed.toton.org/photos/2008/weapons/a2117b.jpg)
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Guess what got here!
How exciting! Looks great!
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HAH! looks like u just popped out of an 80s sci-fi movie hehehe ;) sweet. much better than a 3 weapon mask.
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HAH! looks like u just popped out of an 80s sci-fi movie hehehe ;) sweet. much better than a 3 weapon mask.
Ha, that's true! I can totally see Ed as an extra in Krull!
Eric e-mailed me when he got his. Says he scared the crap out of his girlfriend: While she was in the bathroom, he put his on and waited outside the door. She opened it and shreiked. I told him I was very proud of him. He said that alone made the price worth it.
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This is due on my doorstep Monday.
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Awesome. So now you'll need to scare the crap out of your girlfriend too. :)
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So now that we've had a chance to play with these masks a little, I have to say I really like it a lot. Though I have to agree with what Bill was saying the other night about it not really protecting the adam's apple on the throat. The metal armor discs that are riveted into the bib still allow a lot of flex here.
Of course, you can still wear a gorget. I was tempted to include one of Terry T's gorgets in the order with the mask, but I don't know if they're any more protective than the brigandine style gorget I already have. I'd be curious to see if they're made with the same design as the bib on the masks.
Still, overall the mask is well built, sturdy, fits nicely, and is adjustable.
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we can always fix that. either adding splints inside the neck area, fixing your brig gorget with a solid steel neck protection under the leather, or makeing a steel gorget. i've made a few of each kinds over the years
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So now that we've had a chance to play with these masks a little, I have to say I really like it a lot. Though I have to agree with what Bill was saying the other night about it not really protecting the adam's apple on the throat. The metal armor discs that are riveted into the bib still allow a lot of flex here.
Of course, you can still wear a gorget. I was tempted to include one of Terry T's gorgets in the order with the mask, but I don't know if they're any more protective than the brigandine style gorget I already have. I'd be curious to see if they're made with the same design as the bib on the masks.
Still, overall the mask is well built, sturdy, fits nicely, and is adjustable.
Yeah, I'm pretty happy with mine. I still am fiddling with the adjustments to get everything exactly where I want. But yes, I really don't like how flexible the bib is. The steel washers would be fine if I were worried about a sharpened weapon cutting me (and I hope that's never an issue!), but simply poking my throat with my finger was uncomfortable enough. And I have such a long neck that most gorgets aren't going to work for me. I may have to do Sir Wolf's advice and add something solid underneath.
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Damn, those masks sure are expensive. Whenever I spar with my home-made wooden swords, I just put on an old motorcycle helmet and some gloves and I'm fit to go. It's a good way to simulate medieval helmets too, since I imagine that my visor is open. Besides, getting smacked over the head barely hurts when you've got a motorcycle helmet on. And I'm talking about those full-faced ones, not the ones that leave your face open.
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Damn, those masks sure are expensive.
Not as expensive as my head. :)
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Well, the cheapskate in me will periodically rear its head like that. I can't deny the fact that the masks look cool, but I'm more of a practical guy and the thing is that you could improvise something like that without paying all that money.
But then again this depends on what weapons you're using. If using wooden weapons, I'd say something improvised like a motorcycle helmet would do just fine.
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Well, first off, keep in mind that we didn't buy these for the looks. If we did, we'd probably be using more historically inspired helmets. :)
And a motorcycle helmet won't hold up at all to the types of swords we use:
(http://www.armor.com/images/sword203a.jpg)
www.armor.com
(http://www.albion-swords.com/images/swords/albion/maestro/meyer/meyer.jpg)
www.albion-swords.com
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I should add that our masks arrived. I haven't had time to adjust it. (Is the school year over yet?) This is the picture TerryT sent me. I think you can guess which one belongs to Mark and which one is mine. ;)
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Looking good! He does a great job making those.
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I know we're still working on ringen and dagger work in class at the moment, but bring the masks in anyway, Pamela. Maybe we'll get some bouting done after class!
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The odds that I'll have time to figure out how to adjust them and do the adjusting between now and then aren't good. I'm stretched a little thin at the moment. :-\
(Anyone remember the SNL skit with Jane Curtin? "Meet Ellen Sherman Cleveland housewife and mother....How does she do it all?" Anybody need a paperbag?)