bell cuirass

[Gaius Colletti]

A 2 year wait is not very long, infact if you contact them you may even find that it could be less of a wait. You should be aiming for a quality kit, and quality comes with a price tag. If this is a passion you invest in assests that you can wear with pride. Do not throw away money to save money as you will just look like a comic book hoplite.

That's a matter of perspective. I would not be ok with waiting 2 years for my armor to come, and especially for Eric who is only just getting into the hobby, he does not need to have a state-of-the-art replica made. We're trying to get people into the hobby and while a 2 year wait for someone who already has a kit, looking to upgrade to something better isn't bad, I doubt anyone new to the hobby is going to retain interest while waiting two years for their armor and essentially start the hobby.

I'm not suggesting he buy junk, and if you buy something expensive do it right the first time, but its not like other armor is unusable. The lesser shoulder guards on my sementata are 1" wider than the original it is based off, but its not like I should not use it altogether. This hobby is only as much fun as you put into it. MI may have the most accurate and researched armor, but there are other choices to avoid being a "comic book hoplite"