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Walter S
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 Posted: Tue 14 Sep, 2010 5:42 pm Post subject: My 13th century lol-kit |
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For giggles I made myself over course of the summer a 13th century spearman lol-kit from any material I could find. I thought I might as well post it here so you can too have some laughs at the tin-foil nasal helm and knitware-maille chausses 
Posting it into "Let's see your harnesses" might be a tad too much, so I put it into off-topic.
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Adam D. Kent-Isaac
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It looks more convincing than the costumes in many multi-million dollar blockbuster movies. (I'm looking at you, Russell Crowe!)
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Colt Reeves
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Perfect. Now you need to find a movie somewhere where you can be an extra in the background. 
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JE Sarge
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Wow! You would have been great in Monty Python and the Holy Grail!
J.E. Sarge
Crusader Monk Sword Scabbards and Customizations
www.crusadermonk.com
"But lack of documentation, especially for such early times, is not to be considered as evidence of non-existance." - Ewart Oakeshott
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Sam Gordon Campbell
Location: Australia. Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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Reminds me of something I made for a school project in grade 6!
Well, I must confess, I lol'd, and lulz were had.
Member of Australia's Stoccata School of Defence since 2008.
Host of Crash Course HEMA.
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Scott Hrouda
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| Posted: Wed 15 Sep, 2010 12:48 pm Post subject: Re: My 13th century lol-kit |
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| Walter S wrote: | For giggles I made myself over course of the summer a 13th century spearman lol-kit from any material I could find. I thought I might as well post it here so you can too have some laughs at the tin-foil nasal helm and knitware-maille chausses
Posting it into "Let's see your harnesses" might be a tad too much, so I put it into off-topic. |
After I had a good , I thought "humm, not a bad idea you have there". I'm thinking about the children in an area school who have a "medieval day". This would be a great little kit that they could make in class prior to medieval day. 
...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped. - Sir Bedevere
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Vilkas V.
Location: norcal Joined: 10 Aug 2009
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I'm really tempted to do something similar and see what the security here at work does when I show up.
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GG Osborne
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Actually, you know the sad thing (in a good way) is that what you made up out of aluminum foil, duct tape, and carboard looks a lot more authentic than some of the expensive stuff for sale. I mean this: the common foor slogger didn't get expensive gear. The clothing was all hand loomed, so it was course and scanty. Weapons were cheap and good enough for the guy holding it to give his life for his country (Dulce et decorum....). In fact, the more I think about it, if you had substituted equally apalling stuff that was authentic 13th C. manufacture, I'd think you had a pretty good kit!
"Those who live by the sword...will usually die with a huge, unpaid credit card balance!"
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JE Sarge
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Kind of reminds me of this post by Nathan C. awhile back on SBG. I laughed so hard at these photos, I cried my eyes out and nearly busted my spleen.:
Funny thing is that the armor does not really look that bad - given it's cardboard and duct tape.
J.E. Sarge
Crusader Monk Sword Scabbards and Customizations
www.crusadermonk.com
"But lack of documentation, especially for such early times, is not to be considered as evidence of non-existance." - Ewart Oakeshott
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Lafayette C Curtis
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Wow. I actually want that cardboard harness. Or maybe I'll make one for myself. Cosplayers have been doing it for years with fantasy armours, and it might be nice to crash one of their events in such a cardboard . . . um . . . "historical" suit the way I've been doing with soft kits all this time.
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Frances Perry
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Ah, but you really want to be a Fench Kniggit, like me!
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Scott Hrouda
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| Frances Perry wrote: | | Ah, but you really want to be a Fench Kniggit, like me! |
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...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped. - Sir Bedevere
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