08-14-2003, 02:31 AM
Ow Ow Ow!<br>
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My brain is hurting with all of this mish-mangle talk in English, Latin and Japanese! Make it stop! OWW!<br>
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I really like Matt's idea that Armor was made to be carried around, nice and heavy like, and to be polished ad nauseam to look damned spiffy in. I'm not quite sold either way on how Roman armor was finished. I am a big fan of Pistolier/Cuirassier armor in the 16th+ centuries, and I know Black and White armor can have some damned nice looking effects. At Higgins there is a Pistolier armor from the English Civil War, which is darkly blued with a hint of silver edging, and I think it looks Sweet. I'm sure a blued Lor.Seg must look really stunning.<br>
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As for Romans, I'm leaning towards the polished shiny deal, as well as a Satin finish, both to me look awfully impressive.<br>
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Anything to take time off from polishing and to put it back into training and marching I think may have been on the back of a Roman officer's mind, so tinning and other such tricks I'm sure was accepted and welcomed. But we don't have solid evidence for that yet...So anyways I'm sticking with polished and maybe Satin finished. Awww yeah<br>
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-ANDY <p></p><i></i>
<br>
My brain is hurting with all of this mish-mangle talk in English, Latin and Japanese! Make it stop! OWW!<br>
<br>
I really like Matt's idea that Armor was made to be carried around, nice and heavy like, and to be polished ad nauseam to look damned spiffy in. I'm not quite sold either way on how Roman armor was finished. I am a big fan of Pistolier/Cuirassier armor in the 16th+ centuries, and I know Black and White armor can have some damned nice looking effects. At Higgins there is a Pistolier armor from the English Civil War, which is darkly blued with a hint of silver edging, and I think it looks Sweet. I'm sure a blued Lor.Seg must look really stunning.<br>
<br>
As for Romans, I'm leaning towards the polished shiny deal, as well as a Satin finish, both to me look awfully impressive.<br>
<br>
Anything to take time off from polishing and to put it back into training and marching I think may have been on the back of a Roman officer's mind, so tinning and other such tricks I'm sure was accepted and welcomed. But we don't have solid evidence for that yet...So anyways I'm sticking with polished and maybe Satin finished. Awww yeah<br>
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-ANDY <p></p><i></i>
