06-22-2007, 06:19 AM
This is really useful Matt, but you also start to compose a counter argument. If your suggesting that the crossing angle in picture 5 is representative; look at the bucle mounts :!: They won't work properly. If this was a design feature, surely the buckles would be mounted differently.
If you take a look closer at picture 3 you can see a getle curve across the back (left to right), representative of an average upper torso. and the fit in picture 3 doesn't look too far out.
Couple that with the fact that the same may happen on the front chest plates (depending upon the torso shape).
Matt, how do your seg's hang when worn, with a suitable subarmalis? The relative plate position is going to be different when the armour is being worn when compared with not surely?
I'm not suggesting the there is no diagonal crossing of the plates, I just don't think it was as pronounced as your suggesting. Also back to Barry's original point. The plates shouldn't be designed (altered from the originals) to ensure this cross, but make them to the pattern and take it from there.
If you take a look closer at picture 3 you can see a getle curve across the back (left to right), representative of an average upper torso. and the fit in picture 3 doesn't look too far out.
Couple that with the fact that the same may happen on the front chest plates (depending upon the torso shape).
Matt, how do your seg's hang when worn, with a suitable subarmalis? The relative plate position is going to be different when the armour is being worn when compared with not surely?
I'm not suggesting the there is no diagonal crossing of the plates, I just don't think it was as pronounced as your suggesting. Also back to Barry's original point. The plates shouldn't be designed (altered from the originals) to ensure this cross, but make them to the pattern and take it from there.
Mark Downes/Mummius
Cent Gittus, COH X. LEG XX. VV. Deva Victrix
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"Don\'\'\'\'t threaten me with a dead fish!" - Withnail
Cent Gittus, COH X. LEG XX. VV. Deva Victrix
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"Don\'\'\'\'t threaten me with a dead fish!" - Withnail