The Rise of the Von Kerryathe Legion [Picture Heavy]

[The Dark Sheep]

If you send that mail shirt to me I'll forgive the lack of updates XD. Damn I have to start making one myself...

 

[Disciple of Nagash]

See! You don't need to carry mace, or other such self protection nonsense, your own shirt of mail is much better and so much cooler.

That looks great Seth and I'm not sure if this is insulting to you or not (not meant to be), but you look like a viking who is getting ready to beat ten tons of crap out of someone.

So how much would it cost me to get my very own mail shirt off you?

 

[SethDrallitoc]

That looks great Seth and I'm not sure if this is insulting to you or not (not meant to be), but you look like a viking who is getting ready to beat ten tons of crap out of someone.

Heh. I thought my viking days were over: SEE HERE

So how much would it cost me to get my very own mail shirt off you?

Too much. I am sure that you could find cheaper on your own. There are full riveted maille haubergeons coming out of India that cost less than my materials alone. This one for example has cost me $260. (I bought some really nice square section, stainless steel rings).

 

[Marcus Von Drac]

Wow. Really, that is the only word to do this justice. The sheer amount of models you are planning on getting is ridiculous, yet brilliant. I can only watch on in awe as your Legion grows.

 

[Trevy the Great]

I am sure that you could find cheaper on your own. There are full riveted maille haubergeons coming out of India that cost less than my materials alone.

Yes, but those are cookie-cutter stamp-outs mass-produced for armor fans with no money. If you want it original, handmade (and to actually fit), get it commissioned specifically for you.
I had this conversation with some guys the other day...

 

[SethDrallitoc]

I am sure that you could find cheaper on your own. There are full riveted maille haubergeons coming out of India that cost less than my materials alone.

Yes, but those are cookie-cutter stamp-outs mass-produced for armor fans with no money. If you want it original, handmade (and to actually fit), get it commissioned specifically for you.
I had this conversation with some guys the other day...

Actually I wasn't talking to you. You are in the US.

But for the UK it would be impossible to tailor it to the customer and expensive to ship. Maillers are rare in England. I think when I moved to America, England lost 33.3% of it's maille armourer population.

American customers are different. If you are close enough to get to me for a couple of hours or so once a week for three weeks then I can whip you something up. Here in North America though there is a lot of competition.

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But anyway... This is not The Ringlord Forum so I will return to the subject at hand.

.....But I haven't picked up a paintbrush in a month....

So I will just go away now.........

 

[Disciple of Nagash]

Awww, I might have to go for a 3 week holiday in the US then

Anyway, I hope you manage to find time to pick up that paintbrush soon and provide with some more great updates.

 

[Crab Battle]

More traditional methods.

I have been making maille for 13 years now. Both as a hobby and occasionally as a profession. This piece is made of tiny wire that I use to make jewellery pieces. But for the most part I am an armour smith, using much thicker wire cut into much bigger rings.

You are my new god. *bows and grovels*

 

[ironlord]

grovels as well

making armour as a profession
that has to rock
it must be frustrating at times working on all the small rings but it has its upsides too

anything new on the model front or is it all mail and no paintbrush?

 

[SethDrallitoc]

It is all maille no paint brush.

However... I did just go a little crazy on ebay.

I bought 180 skeleton warriors.

Don't suppose anyone in the NYC area is interested in a de-mould lining party are they?

 

[Disciple of Nagash]

I want my own mail shirt!! Come back to England Seth, the Queen needs armour for her people!

Which edition are the skellies, 6th still?

 

[ironlord]

(taking deep breaths as his mind struggles too cope) One... Hundred... And... Eighty!
thats unbelievable, thats not just going a little mad thats insanity
oh wait its you seth so thats normal by your standards

good luck on that one likes, are they pre painted or just sitting in boxes?

 

[SethDrallitoc]

Which edition are the skellies, 6th still?

My favorite.

good luck on that one likes, are they pre painted or just sitting in boxes?

20 Are built but unpainted.

160 are brand new still in the box.

 

[Josef]

if you were in tx i would so take you up on that lol, but since your not have fun demolding your skeles

 

[ironlord]

160
wow thats a two man job over a long weekend just to get them made
then there is the batch painting
for once i dont envy you mate

 

[SethDrallitoc]

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For some reason they felt inclined to throw in a free box of horsemen too. I am sure I will find an excellent use for them.

 

[The Dark Sheep]

For some reason they felt inclined to throw in a free box of horsemen too. I am sure I will find an excellent use for them.

I'm not too surprised that they did... that's 160 skeleton warriors :|, and they wouldn't lose too much money in comparison to what you'd already spent.

 

[SethDrallitoc]

I am out to dinner with cute girls tonight, going to the beer garden to get trashitty trashed tomorrow and then donning my Sunday Best as I head out to the tuxedo Renaissance fair to end the weekend.

But Monday! Monday will see my triumphant return to my plog. I have many projects up in the air that really need to be completed. It's time to get my arse in gear.

I picked up a paintbrush for the first time in months just a couple of days ago. Here is a WIP tower:

 

[The Dark Sheep]

The stone has a very good colour and looks excellent. The walls though seems a little bit too pink, but I'll reserve my judgement until I see what you do to the rest.

 

[ironlord]

lovely peachy walls darling
hehehe
i just finished painting my own tower and i think youll agree with me when i say that it sucks to paint those damned things doesnt it
theres just so much of everything
cant wait to see what you make of it
p.s. i literally slapped myself in the face at the picture of those boxes

 

[SethDrallitoc]

Pink? Peachy? I think you guys might need to adjust the red tone on your monitors. Khemri Brown washed with badab black then coated with graveyard earth.

 

[Disciple of Nagash]

Sorry Seth, coming through Peachy to me, or a pale skin tone.

Still a great tower.

 

[Crab Battle]

Doesn't seem peachy to me... it's definately a monitor settings thing.

And skeletons... oh my sweet... @@@@@

 

[Ophidicus]

I think it could be as much an eyes problem, unfortunately they don't have colour adjustment settings, against an achromatic (ie grey) background the eyes over-percieve the red pigmentation making it seem more pink or peach-coloured than it really is.

 

[Kalandros]

He is the Dogs of War General.

I bought him years ago when he was still readily available. Then some runt stole him while at a games workshop store. So I had to ebay a new one. I now have 3 of them for the purpose of converting a nightmare, foot and zombie dragon version.

I just managed to get one off ebay for $20.
So many great old models that they have stopped to produce to give more space to the less detailed plastics :[