plate maile armour...?
28 January 2004, 07:11 PM
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I assume you are talking classic 15th century full or half plate armour.
Depends what you are after: fancy dress or the "real McCoy"?
Fancy dress: I would suggest card board sprayed silver....
The real deal: Unless you are a very skilled smith I wouldn't even consider it - many hours of blood sweat and tears for, at best, an average job.
There are professionals out there who can do a top job from thick steel plate that is historically accurate. "Dressed to Kill" are one such outfit - there stuff used to look top notch IIRC - don't know if they are still in business tho'. It's not cheap though. There are a few other armorers out there too.
If you are serious I should be able to get some more details for you.
Depends what you are after: fancy dress or the "real McCoy"?
Fancy dress: I would suggest card board sprayed silver....
The real deal: Unless you are a very skilled smith I wouldn't even consider it - many hours of blood sweat and tears for, at best, an average job.
There are professionals out there who can do a top job from thick steel plate that is historically accurate. "Dressed to Kill" are one such outfit - there stuff used to look top notch IIRC - don't know if they are still in business tho'. It's not cheap though. There are a few other armorers out there too.
If you are serious I should be able to get some more details for you.
28 January 2004, 09:31 PM
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Actually the "brighthelm" google link looks as though it might be surprisingly useful!
If I had 6 months, a working forge and few £'000 of tools I might give it a go myself!
Edit: typical it's bloody vanished now - it's at http//armour.brighthelm.org/Basic-Armouring.pdf
[Edited by GreenMachine - 1/28/2004 9:33:28 PM]
If I had 6 months, a working forge and few £'000 of tools I might give it a go myself!
Edit: typical it's bloody vanished now - it's at http//armour.brighthelm.org/Basic-Armouring.pdf
[Edited by GreenMachine - 1/28/2004 9:33:28 PM]
28 January 2004, 09:52 PM
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Yes. A friend of mine makes custom armour, all designed around traditional armour patterns.
We do mediaeval re-enactment, so it has to look convincing. For plate, you need to talk to Ben Godden, from the House of Bayards - top chap here.
His work has stood the test of many a pike, mace and sword!
We do mediaeval re-enactment, so it has to look convincing. For plate, you need to talk to Ben Godden, from the House of Bayards - top chap here.
His work has stood the test of many a pike, mace and sword!
29 January 2004, 01:50 PM
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im asking for a friend whose deisinging and making some plate mail armour made out of spam tins for his german metal festival goings on, so just lookin for best techinques for linking the plates and blueprint style stuff
for his german metal festival goings on, so just lookin for best techinques for linking the plates and blueprint style stuff
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lol hes an engineer so know what hes doin i think...
hes planning on attaching some padding of some kind to the underneatch and de-burring all the edges probably by foling them all over etc..
hes planning on attaching some padding of some kind to the underneatch and de-burring all the edges probably by foling them all over etc..
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