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Re: New helmet and Era.
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Mon, 27 Dec 1999 23:04:02 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.castle, James Brown writes:
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> > > > Heck, I know people who still wear them. :)
> > >
> > > Not in combat, I hope! That wide dinnerplate of a helm would be both a
> > > wonderful mace-lander as well as a great funnel for catching rattan
> > upper-cuts!
> >
> > Yup - in combat. It's used up here in An Tir as a light helm, so the
> > afor-mentioned problems aren't. :)
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> Whew! Here in Athelmearc (spell it as you see fit!) I haven't yet seen
> them, but I've been out of the loop for awhile.
> I missed this past Pennsic because I was in the process of moving. Did you
> get there? How about last year?
Nope, I haven't made a Pennsic yet... hopefully this year - it depends on how
the holiday time works out. I was at Clinton this year, which is the biggest
war I've been too - ~300 heavies on the field, I think.
I think the reason the kettle helm has been popular here is that it's easy to
make - you start with a steel hardhat, (which gives it the distinctive shape),
and the rest is fairly simple to put together. I've seen them whipped off
almost from scratch in a day - that's fully to legal spec, and safe - I'd be
comfortable wearing it (if I were a light). The big time-saver is no dishing
required for the dome.
Popular is also maybe the wrong term - they aren't rare, but there are many
more common helm types out there.
Hmm - if we get more esoteric, we might have to set followups to .geek. :)
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) Then you're in for a real treat, if you can ever make it to Pennsic! A very conservative estimate puts the main field battle at about 2000 participants--very possibly upward of 3500 some years. It's probably the epitome of geekness, but (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Whew! Here in Athelmearc (spell it as you see fit!) I haven't yet seen them, but I've been out of the loop for awhile. I missed this past Pennsic because I was in the process of moving. Did you get there? How about last year? Dave! (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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