14th cent. Coat of Plates

Iohn de Mar · Subject: 14th cent. Coat of Plates Wed May 27, 2009 5:21 pm

I had ordered a set of plates for a CoP kit from a less-than-exemplary armorer in Canada, and I'm almost half-way complete with the project. It includes 5 front torso plates, 5 back torso plates, 3 upper chest plates, and 3 upper back plates. They 16 ga. galvanized steel plates themselves are well made, it just took forever (5 months) for them to get here.

Suffice to say that I should be wearing it to this sunday's practice, and I'll post pics of it here and some info on how I constructed it for those who are interested. This project is surprisingly easy to do and a suitable armor for the beginner fighter as long as you can get the plates cut, rolled, dished, and holes punched.

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Findaráto Chwiwgwn Oronar · Subject: Re: 14th cent. Coat of Plates Fri May 29, 2009 7:27 am

Wow, they finally came did they? Can't wait to see what it looks like!

Kairi Cypmann · Subject: Re: 14th cent. Coat of Plates Fri May 29, 2009 11:50 am

You'd better take pictures. And weigh yourself before you put on the armor, and then again after, and tell us how much all your stuff weighs. You've got to be lugging 60+ lbs around now. -.-;

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Odin · Posts: 433 Join date: 2008-10-20 Location: Rolla

that'll beef you up

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Kairi Cypmann · Subject: Re: 14th cent. Coat of Plates Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:28 pm

I dislike your coat of plates. It cut into the foam of my favourite red. ):<

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Orrin None-son · Subject: Re: 14th cent. Coat of Plates Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:23 pm

If it can cut into the foam... what might it do to fingers or flesh? are the edges rolled, or was it just a wild random thing that happened?

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Kairi Cypmann · Subject: Re: 14th cent. Coat of Plates Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:36 pm

I'm sure there's a technical way to describe it that I'm unaware of, so I'll leave that to Iohn. Suffice to say that the same thought crossed my mind.

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Orrin None-son · Subject: Re: 14th cent. Coat of Plates Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:23 am

Technical term-

"HOLY SH**, WTF DID YOU DO TO MY SOWRD! OMG! I R SCARED! GTFO!"

LOL

I would love to see pics of the CoP. I have been thinking of designing and making my own.

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skeith · Subject: Re: 14th cent. Coat of Plates Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:54 am

I agree, pics or it didn't happen Iohn.

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Orrin None-son · Subject: Re: 14th cent. Coat of Plates Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:23 pm

Give him a month.... that is how long it takes between his posts....lol

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turrinbarturrin · Subject: Re: 14th cent. Coat of Plates Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:59 pm

ha nice

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