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Norman Chain Mail
« on: February 21, 2016, 23:57:48 »
I have been wanting to make some Normans for a while now, since that is where my family roots come from. But I not been able to make them look like the classic Normans with a full suit of Chain mail. Well I am one step closer now, and think I am on the right track.  ;




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Re: Norman Chain Mail
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2016, 06:44:07 »
Good idea.
The hauberk needs a slit up the front and probably back too. The slit just needs to go from the lower edge up to the waist.

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Re: Norman Chain Mail
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2016, 19:09:03 »
It looks great! Nice custom! :)
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Re: Norman Chain Mail
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2016, 18:01:53 »
Thanks guys, here is my latest test.




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Re: Norman Chain Mail
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2016, 21:11:17 »
Very nice! Looks very authentic. Thanks for showing.

Do you happen to know whether these chain mail shoulder covers in light grey were ever used in a set? I only know them from one (Maltese) source, and wonder if they ever made it into the shops. Similar parts in dark grey and gold did so (and are recorded in Playmodb), and the king in Fi?ures Series 8 wears them in shiny silver, but I cannot recall ever having seen the ones in plain/non-shiny light grey in an actual set.

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Re: Norman Chain Mail
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2016, 10:12:04 »
That worked beautifully! Nice job  :)

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Re: Norman Chain Mail
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2016, 19:37:50 »
Very nice! Looks very authentic. Thanks for showing.

Do you happen to know whether these chain mail shoulder covers in light grey were ever used in a set? I only know them from one (Maltese) source, and wonder if they ever made it into the shops. Similar parts in dark grey and gold did so (and are recorded in Playmodb), and the king in Fi?ures Series 8 wears them in shiny silver, but I cannot recall ever having seen the ones in plain/non-shiny light grey in an actual set.

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I got these from ebay, don't know what set the are from.
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Re: Norman Chain Mail
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2016, 19:38:49 »
That worked beautifully! Nice job  :)


Thank You, hope to get better at doing this. Working on some new beards now and some other things.
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Re: Norman Chain Mail
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2016, 19:53:48 »
I got these from ebay, don't know what set the are from.

Thanks for confirming this. I suspect these parts have never been included with a proper set, but I don't know much about promos and regional markets. Has anybody seen them? I repeat the essentials:

Similar parts in dark grey and gold [appear in sets] (and are recorded in Playmodb), and the king in Fi?ures Series 8 wears them in shiny silver, but I cannot recall ever having seen the ones in plain/non-shiny light grey in an actual set.

Thank you.

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Re: Norman Chain Mail
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2016, 03:40:14 »
Looks great!

Now do a Norman Chain Letter.
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