On armour (LRP/Re-enactors)
Mar. 15th, 2007 01:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redhillianYo! Hat Dudes!
I'm buying some armour, from Armchair Armoury, specifically the welded back & breast listed here, as they've got a good reputation, the price seems right and I know the piece in question is what I'm after having tried on a few bits and pieces at the Elerscar Kit Fair the other weekend.
What I'd like some help with (and I'm looking at several particular individuals here) is what to wear under it. I know I need a padded layer of some sort, and Velvet Glove seem to have a few items here.
Would I better off with a gambeson, or an arming jacket? And what's the real difference??
Is making a decent layer at home a possibility?![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ephrael's quite good a sewing, but the machine may not be up to the strain of multi layered canvas and padding. Are there better prices / options to be had elsewhere? In an ideal world, I'd go to coventry this weekend, but I'm Airsofting in Yorkshire, so that's not going to happen.
Any hints, tips, advice and leads gratefully received. Cheers!
I'm buying some armour, from Armchair Armoury, specifically the welded back & breast listed here, as they've got a good reputation, the price seems right and I know the piece in question is what I'm after having tried on a few bits and pieces at the Elerscar Kit Fair the other weekend.
What I'd like some help with (and I'm looking at several particular individuals here) is what to wear under it. I know I need a padded layer of some sort, and Velvet Glove seem to have a few items here.
Would I better off with a gambeson, or an arming jacket? And what's the real difference??
Is making a decent layer at home a possibility?
ephrael's quite good a sewing, but the machine may not be up to the strain of multi layered canvas and padding. Are there better prices / options to be had elsewhere? In an ideal world, I'd go to coventry this weekend, but I'm Airsofting in Yorkshire, so that's not going to happen.Any hints, tips, advice and leads gratefully received. Cheers!
