Genius

A comic featuring, honest-to-God, the Tsar Cannon! (found via Subnormality web comic).

Another upgrade

Every since I got my new helmet, I've been wanting to upgrade my plastic lamellar. After Christmas I finally pulled the trigger.



That's 500 aluminum plates from Eldesarian Metal Works. I went with the brass anodized to keep the same golden look that I had with my plastic. I'm really pleased with how they look. They're a little more matte in finish than my plastic, and I think that'll look really good with my helmet, since the brasswork has an antiqued look; it's not bright and shiny.

I've ordered cord (ironically, from the plastic lamellar guys, they had the best prices and cheapest shipping I could find) and once it gets here, I'll start banging this thing together.

Once the vest is completed, I'm going to look pretty rockin' on the field. After I got my helmet and posted a few photos on Armour Archive I was contacted by someone from the Warriors of History website asking if I had any full body photos so they could add me to the site. This totally blew me away because my kit has been barely historic sport armor for-EVER. Never would I have imagined that I would be held up as an inspiration. I was incredibly flattered.

That said, I declined the offer because my kit wasn't there, not yet. Not with the plastic body armor.

But now, once I get this vest done, I'm going to take advantage of the kind offer and send them some photos. Well, after I do something about the footwear, too. Oh, and I suppose I'll need a tear drop shield, too. Does it ever end?

I'm totally an armor snob now.

Red Dragon, 11/08

The whole family went to the event last Saturday.

Look at those cheesers. Can you stand it?

Harvest Day TOC 09/08

I've been pouring all the photos from Pennsic I could find... and I can't see myself in any of them. Not a one! I mean, I was there in all the battles, you'd think that ONE person would take a quick snap of me in my new armor. 

So this weekend at Harvest Day, I spotted Nivek and asked him to take a few photos of me, if he got the chance. And not only did he take some photos, he emailed them to me the very next day. Awesome.

 
The first full body shot of me in my new rig, including the tunic now that it has trim on it. The heater shield doesn't really enhance the look, but it's what I know.

The Russian Knight fighting a real Russian. Dimitri is a good guy, and gave me a hard fight. Plus, he can actually read the inscription on my helm.  

Look at the sky reflecting off that damn thing. Can you stand it? Big change from the rusty spun-top I used to wear. 

Project: GER -- final update?

Farthegn is delivering the finished canvas tonight. That gives us about a week to play with the thing... put it up, take it down, make sure we know how everything works. This is critical being that I'm going to be the first one on site (the first of the new Ger-dwellers, at least) and I need to know how it goes up, and be able to walk people through assembly. And, being that I'm a bit of an idiot when it comes to these things, I want to make sure I know what the hell I'm doing in advance. Expect some pictures in the next couple days.

In other news: good gods do I need a vacation. I'm looking forward to getting to Pennsic and just doing as little as possible. 

Want!

The Tsar Cannon.


Note to household: when I win Crown, this is what I want for a coronation gift.

Then and now

My new helmet next to my old one. Bit of a difference, huh?