armor-stands-msg - 3/20/03

Making armor stands to hold armor.

NOTE: See also the files: armor-msg, chainmail-msg, armor-chklst-msg, helmets-msg, coat-of-plates-msg, armor-books-msg, armorers-lst.

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From: Graham / Colette McMullen <grey.house at shaw.ca>
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: Looking for an armour stand
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 21:35:51 GMT

Kai Larson wrote:
> I'm looking for a way to display a full suit of chain mail armour,
> with greaves, elbow and shoulder protectors, helm, and shield.  Anyone
> out there know of a source for an armour stand?  Are there plans
> available for such things?  Any ideas as to how could I display this
> armour when it's not being worn?
>
> Kai Larson

Greetings M'lord.
North of the 49th, Canadian Tire offers for a reasonably low price, A
Hockey armour stand. It holds all the hockey equivalents: Helm, gauntlets,
all the way down to greaves... and might do for your armour.
South of th 49th... I'd try sport mart or wall mart.

Jack of Monkey House.

From: "Tanya Guptill (Mira Silverlock)" <tguptill at teleport.com>
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: Looking for an armour stand
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 04:33:33 GMT

You may want to look at http://www.arador.com/articles/stand.html

Mira Silverlock
An Tir

From: Nitecrawler7 <Nitecrawler7 at worldnet.att.net>
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: Looking for an armour stand
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 14:08:43 GMT

Get yourself  manniquen from a department store.  It's already the right
shape and comes in sevral sizes. Paint him blue and tell everyone that
he's had too much to drink.  Paint him in marble tones and claim that he's
captured classical art war booty. Stand him up at the edge of the
firelight and say he's a hired guard. Be creative, almost anything will
fly with a good story.

Charly

From: "Jim Grunst" <scadragon at juno.com>
Newsgroups: rec.org.sca
Subject: Re: Looking for an armour stand
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 20:20:30 +0000 (UTC)

> I'm looking for a way to display a full suit of chain mail armour,
> with greaves, elbow and shoulder protectors, helm, and shield.  Anyone
> out there know of a source for an armour stand?  Are there plans
> available for such things?  Any ideas as to how could I display this
> armour when it's not being worn?

There is a back issue of T.I. which has plans for an armor stand.
I had sketched a copy by hand, and posted a scanned version of this 
on the old armor archive. It might still be out there.

                        Tochiro

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