05-05-2014, 12:36 AM
Back to you Both,
Yes, I studied various forms, noticing the yoke style on the ancient Greek linothorax and the Roman harmata, a classical shape that would be sensible with lamellar. As Nadeem mentioned, the shoulder yoke is not overly flexible but it doesn't extend far nor interfere with arm movement. The cuirass (or tube) is flexible enough for me to bend over and touch my toes, not an easy feat for a guy my age.
I can shorten the leather tabs at the top of the arm scales, and I will, but I think an articulated (loosely laced, as Nadeem suggested) lamellar "secondary" at the round of the shoulders would solve the problem. Another weak spot is the area around the opening of the tube and armpit, but I'll rework the chainmail and take care of that. Here is a straight-on photo of the armor. It weighs about 40 pounds, since the lamellar links are either 16 or 18 gage steel.
[attachment=9770]DSC_0035.JPG[/attachment]
Quote:The Shoulder Lamellar is correct because this is basically a Lamellar Tube-and-Yoke Cuirass.
Yes, I studied various forms, noticing the yoke style on the ancient Greek linothorax and the Roman harmata, a classical shape that would be sensible with lamellar. As Nadeem mentioned, the shoulder yoke is not overly flexible but it doesn't extend far nor interfere with arm movement. The cuirass (or tube) is flexible enough for me to bend over and touch my toes, not an easy feat for a guy my age.
I can shorten the leather tabs at the top of the arm scales, and I will, but I think an articulated (loosely laced, as Nadeem suggested) lamellar "secondary" at the round of the shoulders would solve the problem. Another weak spot is the area around the opening of the tube and armpit, but I'll rework the chainmail and take care of that. Here is a straight-on photo of the armor. It weighs about 40 pounds, since the lamellar links are either 16 or 18 gage steel.
[attachment=9770]DSC_0035.JPG[/attachment]
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb