Knight with Shiney Helm

jon_p · Post by **jon_p** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:52 pm

Nice! The crown looks great on Hagrid. Which piece is that crown? I can't remember seeing it before..

The chrome breastplate looks a little shinier than the others which are a little dull, but I guess its just the quality of the paint.

Jon.

Blasterman · Post by **Blasterman** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:54 pm

All this Victorian era polished armor...Oh, how it pains me.

Oh well, it does look pretty.

Dragon Master · Post by **Dragon Master** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 7:08 pm

Blasterman wrote:All this Victorian era polished armor...Oh, how it pains me.

Oh well, it does look pretty.

I agree, the armor doesn not look like it has ever seen a day on the battlefield. Poslished armor does not look Medieval at all.

But it is nice for a ceremony!

fcarcanague · Post by **fcarcanague** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 7:18 pm

Jon_p... The crown is Belville (center pin removed)
Blasterman... Its what I have, donations are welcome (though).
Thanks for all the comments, you all have inspired me to do something that I would otherwise never done. Now off to have the last smoke of my life (I hope), I'm out of Sun Chips and the fits are starting take hold again.

Fred

The real chrome breastplate in the pic is VERY battle worn. Ebay lot surprise, that the kids love.

Dragon Master · Post by **Dragon Master** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 7:34 pm

fcarcanague wrote: Now off to have the last smoke of my life (I hope).

Way to go Fcarcangue! You all know were here for support (as much support as we can give being on a wirless page 1,000s of miles away).

I'm always happy when people quit smoking (I had a grandmother with lung cancer

).

DM

fcarcanague · Post by **fcarcanague** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 7:50 pm

Off-topic... Thanks DM I had the scare of a lifetime 2 weeks ago. 1 colapsed lung, 2 days in ICU, 4 Dr's hands inside my chest... And the real shock... $45K for the whole shooting match.
http://www.carcanague.com/aug04/
has pics coming home and what the Dr's saw inside me.
Thanks again
Fred
(more direct link http://www.carcanague.com/aug04/82304dh/)

Post by **Robin Hood** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:10 pm

All I can say is that everything I saw is awesome.

LEGOFREAK · Post by **LEGOFREAK** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:19 pm

fcarcanague wrote:Off-topic... Thanks DM I had the scare of a lifetime 2 weeks ago. 1 colapsed lung, 2 days in ICU, 4 Dr's hands inside my chest... And the real shock... $45K for the whole shooting match.
http://www.carcanague.com/aug04/
has pics coming home and what the Dr's saw inside me.
Thanks again
Fred
(more direct link http://www.carcanague.com/aug04/82304dh/)

DUDE
you totally have my support and if theres anything I can do to help - just ask.

congratulations on quitting smoking, and like any addiction, dude, just take it one day at a time.

Freak

Chancellor Erik · Post by **Chancellor Erik** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 7:47 pm

Wow, all of this chrome stuff is awesome! I really like the samurai armor and Ramus' paladin. Hope to see more chrome soon!

Blasterman · Post by **Blasterman** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 8:40 pm

Blasterman... Its what I have, donations are welcome (though).

I'm sure...but you misunderstood my comment.

Armor was not shiny. Only after the social elitist of the
Victorian age started reliving the glory of the medieval
tournaments, did they become shiny. Why? Simple.
When these old blackened, somewhat rusty suits were
pulled out of storage...it was assumed that they MUST
have been shiny at some point. So they were polished
to bring back, if you will, that shiny look. That, and it's
much more appealing to the eye -
"Ooh, look at the shiny armor".

Most real armor was left in it's raw state of color, with the
exception of those which where painted. The reason is
because of the nature of the metal itself. When you start
polishing armor, you "open" pits in the metal to the
climate(moisture). You can, however, take the polishing to
such an extreme that you actually flatten any hills and pits
in the metal, as to not give moisture any place to settle.
You would still need to wipe it down constantly, though.

In it's raw state, the armor would still need to be cleaned
occasionally, like shaken around in a bag filled with sand
and vinegar(the old way). Based on experience with my
own armor, as well as handling 400 yr. old pieces, the "raw"
armor doesn't rust as much as the polished stuff. Guys I
know with mirror polished pieces have to rebuff them all
the time. It's a real pain in the cod piece, if you follow me.

Weird, but true.

fcarcanague · Post by **fcarcanague** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 11:50 am

I did misunderstand, my fault. Armor being shiny is a a pain, I know any metal polished requires a lot of work. Even real chrome plating and stainless steel must be buffed on a regular basis to keep it nice. Those that have done the rub'nbuff method for Lego armor does give that weathered/ used look but still lets some of the shine come out. Now that I think about it, maybe that "gold" paint wouldn't look so bad. To me it looked more like brass, a little rub'n'buff would help get that tarnished look. I'll need to get more armor before I play with any more painted parts.
Thanks for the background about older armor it helps us get more realistic with out MOCs.

Fred
ps... I'll still take free samples (though)