vineyard Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) what about this one?http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h371/meister886/hg.jpg Edited April 24, 2012 by vineyard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealAedh Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 So, despite you never having worn armor of any kind you feel you can comment with authority on the flexibility and weight of modern body armor when compared to medieval armor? An IBA (Interceptor Body Armor) weighs between 16 lbs(the base vest and plates) and 33lbs (vest plus everything else), whereas a plate harness weighs between 40 and 60 pounds. I never said I hadn't worn armor of any kind, I was directly referring the plate armor I had mentioned in the previous sentence when I said that I hadn't worn any. I have worn chain armor, and I have worn a plate curiass, just not a whole set. While true, I haven't worn an IBA either, I was commenting the weight recorded by multiple sources based on their own research for full gear, prepped for battle with extra ammo, rations, IFAK, and other essential combat equipment, which would weigh in to pretty close to 60 pounds, if my research is correct. And that is all hung off of the MOLLE straps on the chest piece, whereas on plate armor, the weight is distributed evenly across the entire body, with a tiny bit extra hanging off the belt. So, comparitively, a combat-ready chest piece of modern armor weighs in at about 40-60 lbs, while a medieval chest piece, with all the trimmings, weighs in at under 20. Plus, most plate armors, especially early plate armors, contained joints that allowed a knight to bend over and touch his toes. But of course, since I have never worn any of these, my points are all moot. I apologize for not bowing down to your obviously superior mind. Now let's get over this petty pissing match and get on with this topic. Ok, sure, because a man in a plate harness is COMPLETELY analogous to a man in IBA with full kit. It's not like a man-at-arms would have the funds to have pack horses and therefore wouldn't be carrying everything he needs to carry when campaigning, and we all know that soldiers carry EVERYTHING they can at ALL times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canecane Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) what about this one?I think will be better begin over I uploaded new images! Edited April 24, 2012 by canecane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhunt320 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I know this is an old thread, but I still feel like butting in. That torse armor, the breastplate only comes down to your naval, which means you have bend like you normaly would without the breastplate. Breastplate only protect upper body, and the faulds protects the lower abdomon, The faulds is not really visible on the picture which led to you guys thinking that it won't bend over. The faulds are folding pieces, usually made from 3-4 pieces. So to fit a person a new breastplate one must take the length into consideration, if its too long on the breastplate you can't bend, the length should come down no shorter than the floating ribs. Most of the reeactment groups are probably SCA rather than living history, as they both probably did more 14th century than late 15th early 16th. Also when you say Maximillian harness, this is just a style. The correct term should be transitional armor(I forgot the German word) some of these were very high end harness, and most were certainly used in war for mounted troops and infantry soldiers. It's one of those thing you probably find out of place in skyrim anyway, what we need in skyrim is some HD mail shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleNahuel Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I would love to se this armor finished, amazing idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottC12 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) I have not seen a Maximillan armor mod on Nexus. The Witcher 2 Style Dawnguard and Standard Heavy Plate mod by LordBaraban has a nice set of Gothic heavy steel plate armor with a worn and weathered look - it is not fancy, but it looks like what a well equipped adventurer would wear. I have seen one other Gothic Plate Armor mod by The SHOCKER, but it is very, very shiny and does not appear to be quite finished, without tassets and without steel gauntlets. Another mod with nice heavy European Medieval style armor (not exactly historically accurate - it is ported from Oblivion) is Knights of the Nine by maty743. For a 13th Century English heavy knight look, I have heard of the Knights of the Garter mod, but I have not tried it yet. Edited May 2, 2016 by ScottC12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawfull Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Just wishing you the best and hope someone does this for you, I wanted to come to this forum and see if i can help anyone but im not skilled in textures or meshes so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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