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Main => The Armoury => Topic started by: Sir Wolf on 2011-06-21, 16:55:24
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i was thinking about it today. something like a Lord of the Rings or something like that. but where to start? how far should i go? i am more of a ranger or horselord type(rohirum?) (forget the names) than a gondorian or ork type.
any thoughts?
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I thought about making a Rohirrim kit at one time, everything is leather and I could make it myself.
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i could get us the horses from my cousins farm hehehe, i'll get you the pony hheheeh ;)
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I always wanted to do a really cool looking wizard outfit. But the problem is that it's hard to pull it off without it looking chintzy, gaudy, cheap, fake, cheesy, etc. I think to do it right, as with armor, you can end up spending a lot. So I've shelved the idea for years now.
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I'm going to do either a Ranger or Gondorian Knight at some point...always best to start with what's closest to your skin; the clothing. Under garments are fairly generic to Medieval or Renaissance standards; Rangers were primarily leather garments and armor, mostly in the form of longcoats and bracers...I believe Aragorn's longcoat had reinforcing leather on the sword arm.
Gondorian Knights were akin to 16th Century High Medieval knights in full plate but of course, they were much more artistic having taken many design cues from the Elves.
For my Ranger, I was going to go with a leather breast plate, vambraces and greaves over leather pants, long boots and some sort of long-sleeved tunic.
As for weapons, mostly sword, bow and dagger/knife...the Gondorian knights may've used spears (no mention of lances that I can recall), the Rohirrim certainly did- as well as some really nasty battle axes, with a Danish look to'm iirc.
The Rohirrim royalty (Theoden, Eomer, Theodred, Eowyn) wore highly detailed leather-embossed plate, but the rest wore primarily leather armor and garments; of them all, the Rangers and Rohirrim should be the easiest.
There is a Gondorian harness for sale on eBay or there was...I shall look for it later, my PC is prompting me to shut down now to apply updates. PITA this thing is. lol
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I always wanted to do a really cool looking wizard outfit. But the problem is that it's hard to pull it off without it looking chintzy, gaudy, cheap, fake, cheesy, etc. I think to do it right, as with armor, you can end up spending a lot. So I've shelved the idea for years now.
dont wanna get called "....tim?" do we? heheh jk ;)
ya i dunno the thought will probably pass into nothingness. :( so sad
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thoughts on using what i have instead of buying stuff.
ranger:
black ren shirt
black surcoat
black leather jerkin over all of it.
black wool cloak.
leather guantlets over leather bracers
black wool pants
lace up black moccicin boots
long belt.
hmmm i got nothing for my head. would love a black leather hood and mantle from Potomac Leather that matches my jerkin I got from them
may have to see if I can find all of these pieces from various kits tonight and put them together to see how they look. could be a giant fail but it's worht a shot.
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Looks like you're already well situated, Wolf. That get-up could go for a Slayer persona too...
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well i found everything. now do i really want to put it on? it's REALLY HOT outside. (830pm and still 90 degrees!)
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well i found everything. now do i really want to put it on? it's REALLY HOT outside. (830pm and still 90 degrees!)
Consider it a dry run for the renfaire. :)
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hahaha everyone is asleep now. i could also add my old lion headed kris dagger, my lutel hand and a half sword and my bow w arrows. hmmmmmm. may try to play around with my timer on my camera tomorrow.
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Play, play- let us see!
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Yep, I have, and still, want to do a semi-fantasy rogue. Mostly a "plausible" but not "historical". Leather boots, leather pants (possibly side-laced - rogues can't have loose clothing), basic medieval front-tie shirt, side-laced leather vest, leather vambraces (with the half-elbow extension), a left-side pauldron, maybe half-gauntlets ... and a nice hooded, knee or ankle length cape with a good single-handed sword and a dagger (or three).
Less "fantasy" in that I don't plan on any patterns in the leather, just clean, functional gear, but definitely "fantasy" in that it very likely never happened historically. Sort of vaguely like this (http://roleplayerguild.com/members/captain-sharp/albums/asgariath/15772-armor-studded-leather-azerayes-armor.jpg (http://roleplayerguild.com/members/captain-sharp/albums/asgariath/15772-armor-studded-leather-azerayes-armor.jpg)). I haven't decided to do studded or not, or internal splints or not.
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That looks like something out of Fable...and you know what? I happen to know a particularly skilled leather armorer...have to show you the bracers and greaves he put together for me sometime...it won't make your wallet scream bloody murder, either.
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see new post with pictures:
http://modernchivalry.org/forum/index.php/topic,1237.0.html (http://modernchivalry.org/forum/index.php/topic,1237.0.html)
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This is awesome, come to think of it. There is a fantasy harness I do have in mind (will be put on the shelf for five + years or so) and here it is
(http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/images/Product/medium/ED8108.jpg)
(http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/images/Product/medium/MCI-2629-S.jpg)
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Came across this on facebook. I'd forego the leather bit strapped around the forearm, but I really like the overall kit. A lot.
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Of course I can't see it...being linked to FB and all. Anyone want to go ahead and upload it to the topic at hand for me? :)
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Of course I can't see it...being linked to FB and all. Anyone want to go ahead and upload it to the topic at hand for me? :)
Caution: May cause temporary blindness from the epic coolness!
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t8/jba3/medieval/misc_from_the_web/284438_203139546407526_111994695522012_524512_1350323_n.jpg)
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t8/jba3/medieval/misc_from_the_web/283321_203139469740867_111994695522012_524511_520560_n.jpg)
The shield is very unique - and awesome.
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kinda cool. who is this?
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Not sure. It looks like they were entered into Christian Fletcher's "dog days" photo contest.
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Nicely done, Sir James...thanks for doing that. I like his fantasy kit...awesome. The bottom pic makes it look like he's a lefty like me. :)
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Idk, w/o the shield, some minor modifications can put him in the early 14th century.
It's a nice kit BTW
I personally don't have very much of a desire to do a fantasy kit. I am already spending too much on this hobby as it is...... ;)
If anything, I would do a ranger/rouge.
Whenever I play a fantasy game (D&D) or so, I always imagine the characters wearing mostly accurate armour and such. (not from the same era mind you, but still)
To me it's a fusion of the historic and functional with the dramatic. (I myself covered that base by getting a big friggin mantle for my Teutonic Knight kit.)
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Not sure. It looks like they were entered into Christian Fletcher's "dog days" photo contest.
Indeed it is. :) I can't remember the guy's name, but it was in the caption of the photo on FB.
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The photo contest is fun. I always forget about it and don't have anything ready.
But this time I figured I'd throw my "sword in the stone" image his way.
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Very cool...that picture doesn't look contrived, guess its why I like it.