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Main => The Armoury => Topic started by: Sir Rodney on 2011-03-01, 23:29:23
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I finally managed to start a page. It's not much yet, but I will be adding better photographs and text in the future. I'm just having fun learning the user interface and playing around.
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Excellent, looking good. :)
Here's a quick link:
http://modernchivalry.org/knights/view/Rodney (http://modernchivalry.org/knights/view/Rodney)
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Looks good man...like the tent, too.
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For a second there, I almost thought it was a photo of my tent. Those Panthers all look the same. :) Here's what ours looks like:
(http://ed.toton.org/photos/2008/pennsic/a2281.jpg)
(the castle thing in the foreground is the clan's propane-heated shower)
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Looks good man...like the tent, too.
Thank you. As everyone here knows, it's a constant work in progress.
For a second there, I almost thought it was a photo of my tent.
I do love our Panther pavilion. It's our second Panther as we purchased a smaller one B.C. (before children). The tent is 12'*12' at the eaves and flares to 14'*14' at the base. There's enough room for our queen size four-post bed, arming chest, toilet, "ladies' necessities table", small hanging rod closet and two single mattresses for the kids. Most modern stuff fits in Rubbermaid bins and hides under our bed.
A member of our group has the exact same tent as Sir Edward. You can almost hold a fighter's practice in that thing! Sir Edward, can you share more photographs or plans for your shower? Our group added one last year, but we just erected canvas walls. Your shower looks much cooler. 8)
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Did I read that right? Queen size four-poster bed? What do you use to carry all of that around? I'm assuming it isn't in a baggage wain! lol
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Did I read that right? Queen size four-poster bed? What do you use to carry all of that around? I'm assuming it isn't in a baggage wain! lol
It knocks down easily to four posts, two side boards, two end boards, slats and a deflated air mattress. It doesn't take up much room in the bed of the truck as everything else stacks on top of it (first thing in, last thing out). I purchased everything at a big box home improvement store including the post finials.
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love ure kit man
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Right, his kit is eye-catching too!
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Looking good ;)
G
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Unfortunately I don't have plans or better photos for the shower. It was built by the coordinators for our camp. I do know it used a wooden palette for the floor, and they lined the inside of the walls with fake tile (linoleum?). If you're going to Pennsic this year, I'm sure they'd be happy to show it to you (we've only made it out there a couple of times). It's Blood Moon Clan, just down the hill to the west from the solar showers. The camp is right at the first intersection of the roads going that direction.
Yeah, ours is a 12x15 Panther, and it fits us very comfortably. We didn't build a bed frame, and my little truck wouldn't have the extra room... but we do bring a small table, several tubs and a foot-locker. We hang up a large tapestry as a room-divider so that half the tent is the "bedroom" and the other is a more guest-friendly living space.
(http://ed.toton.org/photos/2006/pennsic/a675.jpg) (http://ed.toton.org/photos/2006/pennsic/a676.jpg)
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Thank you for the compliments on my kit, though I’ll probably never be completely satisfied. Keeping in the spirit of Sir Wolf’s checklists, I’ve created my own 14th century kit list:
Finished: Never!
Have:
Arming clothes (period shoes, joined hose, gambeson / arming coat, pourpoint, surcoat, padded coif)
Bascinet with interchangeable visors (houndskull & barred)
Greathelm
Butted mail (hauberk & aventail & sleeves & skirt & standard/collar)
Spaulders
Couters with rondels
Vambraces
Gauntlets (clamshell & Wisby style legal for SCA)
Coat of plates
Globose breastplate
Splinted cuisses
Poleyns
Schynbalds
Sabatons
Longsword - blunted
Poleaxe
Quillon dagger
Shield – not historically accurate
Needed:
WMA perforated steel visor for bascinet
Riveted mail
Proper hourglass finger gauntlets (currently under construction in my shop)
Roundel dagger
Linen arming clothes (bought the linen today!)
Proper shield – historically accurate
Full leg harness – late 14th century spring steel
Full arm harness – late 14th century spring steel
Longsword - sharp
Etc., etc. etc.
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I started mine as well but I am unsure of where to begin. I am kinda writing it as if I was there back then.
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I gotta get a Panther! Me and my kids will be the envy of all at the next Cub Scout camp out! :)
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i have 1 of there custom getelds
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Yeah, I really like the Panther Pavilions. They're a but pricey though, especially if you get the bells and whistles (which you do want, since it's worth getting the 7' tall sides, flame retardant and UV protectant coatings, etc).
We got ours second hand (it had only been to a few Pennsics), which helped us get it more affordably.
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Looking great Rodney! Your kit is excellent! :)
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I guess we derailed the thread a little. Nice start on the page, and nice kit! I do love the 14th century look with a coat of plates, simple plate components, some splinted leather, etc. I look forward to seeing more of your kit. :)
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By all means, derail away! Here's our old Panther set up next to our current Panther on the day it arrived. We sold the smaller tent to an SCA friend (he got a great deal).
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Gosh, I gotta get to work on my knight page.....Gah!
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Yes Sir Nathan, you do! lol
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ya so do i. hehe i got all the stuff for my 18th century picture ;)
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...I look forward to seeing more of your kit. :)
I just added a current photo on my knight page. :)
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Sir Rodney, did you make your armor stand? Love the kit by the way.
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Sir Rodney, did you make your armor stand? Love the kit by the way.
Thank you very much Sir William. Yes, I did make the armour stand. It has a plywood base, black iron pipe fittings up to the waist and pvc fittings from the waist up. I'll take a photograph this weekend when I pack for practice.
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cool that would be neat to see
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I've gone the lazy route and commissioned one...the search for a SFH w/spacious garage and work area is still underway but with things as they are, it is difficult to find what we're looking for. I remain optimistic for the nonce.