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Fernando P
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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 Posted: Wed 25 Aug, 2010 12:18 pm Post subject: HELP! I want to build a entire 14th century armour |
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Greetings!
Please, all the help I need of you is to show me the way I can find resources of: Planes, data-sheets, or guide with steps of how to build the armour part by part to get then those parts assembled. I don't know how to search for it in English, I've tried in spanish but there wasn't any result. It doesn't matter the kind of armour yet I'd like to see many examples.
Thank you,
Fernando
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Chad Arnow
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| Posted: Wed 25 Aug, 2010 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Fernando,
The armour you've pictured is 15th century, not 14th century.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Scott Hrouda
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Welcome Fernando!
Wow, you have a ton of ambition and a tall order to fill. I highly recommend you purchase or borrow a copy of Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century by Brian R. Price. This book will be of substantial help to you.
Good Luck!
...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped. - Sir Bedevere
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Fernando P
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Wed 25 Aug, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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It's Ok... I am just asking for the way to look for guides, or tutorials with description
I think I could search using the word "pattern" ... any other recomendation?
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Fernando P
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Wed 25 Aug, 2010 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks a lot for the information!
But now, I need to build the part of shoulders, chest, and arms of the armor in 4 months for a movie, I was thinking of 1mm sheet for building it haha to make the work a little bit easier.
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JG Elmslie
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| Posted: Wed 25 Aug, 2010 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Fernando P wrote: |
Thanks a lot for the information!
But now, I need to build the part of shoulders, chest, and arms of the armor in 4 months for a movie, I was thinking of 1mm sheet for building it haha to make the work a little bit easier. |
you may be surprised to learn that 1mm is about the right thickness or even too thick for many of those peices. the only parts thicker than 1mm would be the elbow peices (couters) and the breast.
I would also suggest that while this site is a good resource for learning, an even better source for armour is the Armour Archive, given a very large proportion of the regular members there do produce armour, from amateurs to professionals, and the community is generally welcoming to giving advice.
http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/
is a link to them.
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Chuck Russell
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Randall Moffett
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JG,
If the issue was that simple it would be nice. If I were to do an average for most limb armour it'd be 18 gauge but breastplates and helm would be 14 gauge or there abouts.
In the end 14th century is a great place to start for armour. Let us know if you have any questions.
RPM
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Fernando P
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu 26 Aug, 2010 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Great, All of you. Thank you.
I guess I have enough information to start.
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Jojo Zerach
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Yeah, the helmet and breastplate would be thick, though 18-20 gauge would be more accurate for the limb armour. Armour derives a lot of it's strength from it's shape.
(A 3/4" X 6" strip of 20 gauge mild steel with a flute down the center would be very difficult to bend by hand.)
Someone suggested the "Armour Archive", which I think is a great site. Have you had any experience before?
If you haven't, I think a complete harness in 4 months is a bit unreasonable, just saying.
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This is a standard topic