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Joe Fults
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Dean, love the kit even though I don' really know what I'm looking at. Fairly stunned that it all goes on it 10 minutes!
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Dean Motoyama
Location: Puyallup, Washington State, USA Joined: 31 Oct 2015
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Thank you kindly, Joe. I wasn't including the time for attaching the sword and also the obi belt, and running the tanto through it. That adds a couple of extra minutes. Still much quicker and easier than the European plate harness I have - and I could never put on the arm harness and breastplate by myself. That all said, the the samurai harness (thinner plates) would be no match - blow for blow - with a European harness. I believe it was a trade off for mobility and quickness - maybe to avoid being hit in the first place 
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William P
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| Dean Motoyama wrote: | | Thank you kindly, Joe. I wasn't including the time for attaching the sword and also the obi belt, and running the tanto through it. That adds a couple of extra minutes. Still much quicker and easier than the European plate harness I have - and I could never put on the arm harness and breastplate by myself. That all said, the the samurai harness (thinner plates) would be no match - blow for blow - with a European harness. I believe it was a trade off for mobility and quickness - maybe to avoid being hit in the first place |
ive seen people put these armours through their paces and i was surprised at how easily they were severely dented
i cant help but think that the authentic armour was thicker than these reproductions they seem a tad.. flimsy...
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Dean Motoyama
Location: Puyallup, Washington State, USA Joined: 31 Oct 2015
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William, I agree. In fact, my harness is purely for display (wearable art )- it isn't intended to be hit or dented That said, I believe Iron Mountain can make thicker plates upon request - they're very accommodating.
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Elric Rabenfels
Location: Britain/Germany Joined: 28 Jan 2014
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I finally have something new to share: My new sallet made by Roman Tereschenko.
 
 
   
  
No images of me wearing it with the kit yet.
Those will come, though, I assure you.
Roman has outdone himself again... the sallet is perfect. Perfect fit, perfect finish, perfect craftsmanship.
I am more than satisfied. I sodding love it.
- What can change the nature of a man?
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William P
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| Elric Patzke wrote: | I finally have something new to share: My new sallet made by Roman Tereschenko.
No images of me wearing it with the kit yet.
Those will come, though, I assure you.
Roman has outdone himself again... the sallet is perfect. Perfect fit, perfect finish, perfect craftsmanship.
I am more than satisfied. I sodding love it. |
it's a really lovely helmet
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Rod Walker
Location: NSW, Australia. Joined: 05 Feb 2004
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Just another day in sunny Sydney :P Photo by Dan Himbrechts/AAP
Cheers
Rod
Jouster
www.jousting.com.au
"Come! Let us lay a lance in rest,
And tilt at windmills under a wild sky!
For who would live so petty and unblessed
That dare not tilt at something, ere he die?"
--Errantry, John Galsworthy
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Dean Motoyama
Location: Puyallup, Washington State, USA Joined: 31 Oct 2015
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Awesome sallet, Elric.
Rod - as always - very, very impressive!
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Gábor Benko
Location: Hungary Joined: 08 Feb 2015
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Always nice to see the different impressive kits in this topic guys and I really hope, thet I could also give something to it with my stuff 
Just a small note, to Eric Allen: I really like the 14th century impressions which you made, but for the Hospitaler kit, I would recommend white chausses, based on the knowledge which I have avout the Order. Maybe I'm wrong but recalling what I've read about their dressing orders, they were supplied with white chausses.
And last, but not least, I've got two pictures of the current state of my third quarter of the XIV.th century armour. As I've stated last year, I'm trying to reenact a hungarian knight (with german origins) between 1350-1375.
Last summer: 
And nowadays...
With leg harness and arm harness both
And hopefully more pictures will come. A pair of hourglass gauntlets are under construction at the moment, I'm planning to add a plaque belt based on the effigy of Günther von Schwarzburg, with a scabbard for my sword. The sword on the pictures is not mine, its the property of our reenactment group as a "stage weapon"
"Usque ad finem"
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Dean Motoyama
Location: Puyallup, Washington State, USA Joined: 31 Oct 2015
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Looking good, Gabor. The brigandine work looks great!
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Iain Ritchie
Location: Scotland Joined: 18 Dec 2009
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My harness complete with sabatons.(sorry about the background)
How can i improve this, such as livery etc.
Thanks in advance for you advice
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Dean Motoyama
Location: Puyallup, Washington State, USA Joined: 31 Oct 2015
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Luka Borscak
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Cool idea. Are these Hanwei/GDFB suits?
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Mark Moore
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Just goes to show ya.......Every knight needs a good 'axe'......... ........McM
''Life is like a box of chocolates...'' --- F. Gump
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Dean Motoyama
Location: Puyallup, Washington State, USA Joined: 31 Oct 2015
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Glad you guys liked it
Luka: The samurai armor is from Iron Mountain Armory (made in China). The plate armor is a hodge podge of makes - the leg and arm harnesses are from ArmStreeet though. Thanks again for your nice comments. Dean
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Tjarand Matre
Location: Nøtterøy, Norway Joined: 19 Sep 2010
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My reenactment group arranged a photoshoot to document our kits. Just wanted to share 2 of my kits. One light armour crossbowman and one fancy civilian kit.
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Mark Moore
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Those are spot-on fantastic! Love the crossbowman!!...............McM
''Life is like a box of chocolates...'' --- F. Gump
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Radovan Geist
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Tjarand, that´s a top-notch kit. Both of them. The hat you´re using for the civilian costume (I presume it´s a felted hat) - is it made in one peace, or is it sewn?
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Tjarand Matre
Location: Nøtterøy, Norway Joined: 19 Sep 2010
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The hat is indeed a felt hat made in one piece. Very smooth and fine felting. Made by http://welnianykram.pl/
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Boris Bedrosov
Industry Professional
Location: Bourgas, Bulgaria Joined: 06 Nov 2005
Posts: 700
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Although already shown in Yushman Project thread in its entire step-by-step making process, let me post here it again
My 15. Century Ottoman kit, belonged to a man of wealth
"Everyone who has the right to wear a long sword, has to remember that his sword is his soul,
and he has to separate from it when he separates from his life"
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Find my works on Facebook:
Boris Bedrosov's Armoury
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