12-13-2006, 10:42 PM
Quote:Sorry Matt, but I disagree with you 100%. Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. Do you also have a rough idea as to how wide the modern straps are, versus the antique? I'm interested to see the margin of error that you deem acceptable, and not. And having a strap that is 1/8" thicker on average is NOT even remotely in the same category as the trooper helm.
Well I sure hope we're not disagreeing about straps that are only 1/4" in width- I wouldn't ever consider that particularly wide LOL It's not 100% correct, but it's hardly way off to the eye. I'm thinking of the ones that are 1cm and larger- the WIDE ones. Besides, it's a matter of proportion- 1/8" wider than reality if reality is 1/8", that's TWICE what they should be, yes? If you go to 3/4" that's 300% too big- it adds up quickly.
As for Paul's pictures and the others I have of real caligae, the straps do look to be about 3mm in width- MUCH narrower than might be obvious.
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