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F. Carl Holz
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| Tjarand Matre wrote: | | Light armoured Norweejun knecht mid 15th century. The PTSD stare is because I just ran 500 meters for the first time in 10 years ... |
well, as i understand it PTSD might be very appropriate  :P
31. And there are some whom everyone should consider to be wise...
-Le Livre de Chevalerie, Geffroi Charny-
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D. S. Smith
Location: Central CA Joined: 02 Oct 2011
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| Tjarand Matre wrote: | Light armoured Norweejun knecht mid 15th century. The PTSD stare is because I just ran 500 meters for the first time in 10 years ...
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Outstanding photo and kit! My favorite kits by far are the ones that look used, and worn in. To me, a dirty/ worn kit means the difference between costume and realism. I hope I'm not offending anyone by that comment, it's simply how I view it (although I respect everyone's kits, since I don't even have one)  .
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Joe Fults
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| Sean Flynt wrote: | | A quick first experiment in plate. The problems are obvious but it was somewhat rushed. Many lessons learned. |
Given the smile on that face I see no problems at all!
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Ed Toton
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| Posted: Thu 02 Feb, 2012 7:22 am Post subject: Re: My Kit |
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| Steven Robinson wrote: | | Here is my kit I am wearing at the Baltimore Rennisance Faire. |
Wow, that dates it a bit. The Baltimore Knife and Sword booth at the The Maryland Renaissance Festival hasn't been there for a good number of years now. I know exactly where you were standing. 
-Ed T. Toton III
ed.toton.org | ModernChivalry.org
My armor photos on facebook
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Gregory J. Liebau
Location: Dinuba, CA Joined: 27 Nov 2004
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Chuck Russell
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while the photography of this pic is amazing and the suit looks nice, i have an issue with the bottom part of the helmet over top of the pauldrons. it would be so easy for a blow to slide up the breastplate and cut the neck... wouldn't it?
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Gregory J. Liebau
Location: Dinuba, CA Joined: 27 Nov 2004
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Chuck, this harness was discussed in great deal somewhere around page 32 in this thread. Read back a bit. I just brought it up again because the cover of that book is from this very photo shoot, which I thought was cool.
-Gregory
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Chuck Russell
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my bad, i remember it now that you said something.
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F Hynd
Location: Bristol Joined: 08 Oct 2011
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GDFB kettle and bevor
self made arms, coat of plates and soft armour.
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Ben van Koert
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I recently got some upgrades. A cuirass and a pair of pauldrons. We did a shoot today so I could see how it looks and I wanted to share it. I'm very happy with it!
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Sjors B
Location: Zevenaar, The Netherlands Joined: 31 Aug 2011
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Looks good Ben, i especially like the pauldrons.
Dave Hewitt made them?
member of the langenort school for European martial arts in Nijmegen (NL)
http://www.historicalshows.com/
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Ben van Koert
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No, Vickers made the cuirass and pauldrons, Stanislav Prosek did the legs, gauntlets are White Rose, sallet Albert Collins and the arms are by Jeff Hedgecock.
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Sam Gordon Campbell
Location: Australia. Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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| Ben van Koert wrote: | | No, Vickers made the cuirass and pauldrons, Stanislav Prosek did the legs, gauntlets are White Rose, sallet Albert Collins and the arms are by Jeff Hedgecock. |
It's good to know, whilst getting all your kit from one person is a good idea, that one can buy from different makers and, I assume, with good communication have an excellent original kit like yours!
Awesome.
Member of Australia's Stoccata School of Defence since 2008.
Host of Crash Course HEMA.
Founder of The Van Dieman's Land Stage Gladiators.
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Andrej Pfeiffer-Perkuhn
Location: Münzenberg/Germany Joined: 13 Sep 2006
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@Ben: I love the Armour. Perfect Example for the italien Export style. Tottally different from what was used here in Germany.
Best regards
Andrej
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Gottfried P. Doerler
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phuu. spend half of the night with two bottles of beer and this thread. 
there are really amazing kits out there and i want to congratulate everyone who undertakes the financial and temporal burden, such a venture brings. (i feel like i should get my ass up now and get a kit of my own finally).
John H`s kit is splendid and rightly got on the cover of the book, its a pity there are so few 16th cent. armours out there.
btw. the author of the book reads as james wallhausen. hm. is this maybe THE wallhausen (sorry, he`s only in german and italian wiki) ?
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Mohammed Alhassani
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hi, guys this is the first armor piece i have made, it is an Islamic plated mail style. there's a lot of flaws with it (the rings are too large, the sleeves are hanging the wrong way ), but i'm working on a new one that will look much more accurate to the historical pieces
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Sam Gordon Campbell
Location: Australia. Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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| Mohammed Alhassani wrote: | | hi, guys this is the first armor piece i have made, it is an Islamic plated mail style. there's a lot of flaws with it (the rings are too large, the sleeves are hanging the wrong way ), but i'm working on a new one that will look much more accurate to the historical pieces |
Nice work Mohammed. It's way better then my first attempt... Actually, any attempt I've ever made
We need more Near, Middle, and Far East stuff around here!
Member of Australia's Stoccata School of Defence since 2008.
Host of Crash Course HEMA.
Founder of The Van Dieman's Land Stage Gladiators.
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Mohammed Alhassani
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thanks Sam, and i'll make sure to post pics of the one i'm working on now when its finished, but i'm almost done with the helmet, just need to make the aventail.
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Anil Ogretici
Location: Istanbul, Turkey Joined: 02 Jun 2011
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Hi everyone, this is not my first post but I would like to introduce myself in here, again. I have been following this forum since june '11 from Turkey. In my opinion there are so many great guys in here and your work truly inspires mine..
Today, what I want to share with you is the first glimpse of my first project, late 12th century Norman Knight. Before your comments I would like to apologize for the photoshop effects (the lightning is very bad where I take the shots), irrelevant fur covered cloak and inaccurate fantasy sword. Also whole body part of the mail armour is nearly finished but I did not attach to coif part, due to difficulty of working assembled as a whole. Anyway I talked too much, any of your comments are greatly appreciated. Enjoy the photos.
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Jens Boerner
Location: Erlangen, Germany Joined: 10 Jan 2008
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Well, the first quesion which comes into my mind, is: why the heck do you have a sheep on your shoulders?
Honestly, I really think you still have some work to do before you are recognizable (concerning the sources) as a "norman" arround 1200. Which, in this case, is simply a frenchman.
What sources have you been looking at up to now?
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