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Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - Gaius Julius Caesar - 12-15-2007
It will be interesting to see, Jason.
I thought you did not do helmets Matt?
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - Marcus Mummius - 12-16-2007
Quote:It will be interesting to see, Jason.
I thought you did not do helmets Matt?
I remember from past discussions that Jason bought the Gallic G from Armae and had it send to Matt to squash and rework.
Vale,
Jef
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - Gaius Julius Caesar - 12-16-2007
Quote:Gaius Julius Caesar:3r5h7gpn Wrote:It will be interesting to see, Jason.
I thought you did not do helmets Matt?
I remember from past discussions that Jason bought the Gallic G from Armae and had it send to Matt to squash and rework.
Vale,
Jef
Yeah I know, I was just hoping he might have changed his mind on helmets... :wink:
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - petrinus - 12-16-2007
just got off a 24 hr duty...so no pics yet, infact i need to assemble the armor tree matt made me and then when i hang my seg on it i'll snap off a few. yeah your right i did get the gallic g from armae....what a clusterfrak that was...but 1 yr later(lol) i have them both in my living room paired up and lookn great-well worth the wait. now to acquire the rest of the kit...good gods. ive already a grand into this...i hope this shows im serious, in not settling for junk from deepeka and the like, lol. im not even a historian...thinking maybe one day i'll grab another degree, just an italian that loves his ancient ancestry, hell my household is even celebrating saturnalia...or a saturnalia flavored yule of sorts. felix saturnalia to the lot of ya too
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - Gaius Julius Caesar - 12-16-2007
fort Hood = armour? :lol:
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - Tarbicus - 12-16-2007
Quote:ji have them both in my living room paired up and lookn great-well worth the wait.You keep saying "paired up". What do you mean by that? What's been done to the helmet?
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - Marcus Mummius - 12-17-2007
I would guess matching rosettes or something.
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - Gaius_Calvus - 12-17-2007
Jim,
Matt sent me a note describing what he did to Petrininus' helmet:
"I removed all the bits, squashed the bowl to fit a human head, actually having to hammer the front edge so it flared out a bit in order to fit, made new florate bosses to match those on the original Worms helmet, made a new carrying handle, and reattached it all with copper rivets- properly large-headed ones for the florate bosses instead of the little ones that were there. Granted that last thing is a concession to esthetic- this fellow wanted them- but they're hand-made and I think the difference in color makes a HUGE difference. I also cleaned up the very poor finishing- filed down the sharp edges, smoothed others out, etc., etc. and subtly reshaped some parts like the crest socket, the earguards, carrying handle split pins. Oh and since they attached the helmet portion of the cheekguard hinges backwards (the originals roll in, not out), the guards sat way too far out so I bent the hinge in so they're in line with the bowl edge and angled them to better fit the face- that too made a huge difference."
He also sent some pics -- looked superb as his stuff always does.
Edge
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - petrinus - 12-17-2007
yup, thats pretty much it...saves me the trouble of explaining it, thanks, and yes may i add again that it is absolutley sweet and i love this thing, i find myself gauking at it endlessly...now, to complete my kit, subarmilis and tunica anyone know where the best can be had? i need a sleeved tunic because i have a tatoo that i dont want exposed at events...that is when im at last able to attend one...anyone got a schedule for 08'
as promised pics to follow...likely by the weekend, i got the stand built today...though had to use a different kind o wood for the main beam, lowes wasnt stocked, and damn if the shoulder pieces didnt split as i had to hammer the damn thing on to the shaft it was tight, still it holds and pegged well. displays great!
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - petrinus - 12-17-2007
and no im not in an armor division, i do tactical humint- forward collection and attach to various elements as needed. my last tour i worked 1/3 mar divs scout recon guys and oda 774 in the pech valley. then when 10th mt div rolled in, i stayed on under them for 6 months. looking to go to iraq next, likely nov/dec 08 for 15 months or better...ungh. rather just go somewhere and stay, see it through, you didnt see the legions redeploy or take rnr mid campaign...people complain, but we got it comparibly good i think
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - Gaius Julius Caesar - 12-18-2007
Ahhh ok!
I'll keep away from cliche'd smartass remarks about Military intelligence and oxy-morons then
hock: :oops: (oops, I did it anyways), as our Chairman is in the same line of work!!Anyways, looking forward to seeing your pics.
BTW, if its an eagle, you can just pen in the SPQR under you tatoo :wink:
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - Tarbicus - 12-19-2007
Thanks for the info Edge, and Jason. I can well imagine a Matt-ified helmet being something you'd keep gazing at.
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - petrinus - 12-23-2007
- AS PROMISED SOME PICS OF MY KIT- A WORK IN PROGRESS
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - petrinus - 12-23-2007
HMMMM, kind of thought theyd display here? did i do something wrong? anyway check out the url. enjoy
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - marsvigilia - 12-23-2007
Quote:HMMMM, kind of thought theyd display here? did i do something wrong? anyway check out the url. enjoy
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