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Maille Armor Pictures
This is Sir Alex of Kingdom. One
day, he asked for a sword. His Dad made one
for him out of aluminum. Now he
wanted armor. I offered to make a costume
from cloth, but Sir Alex was not happy
with that idea. He wanted real armor!
So real armor it was.
I read up on the subject and learned how
to make maille armor. We used 14 gauge galvanized
steel wire, a power drill and a 3/16" metal dowel to make the coils. We coiled and cut each link and
I linked them all together to make the coif
and hauberk Sir Alex is wearing. This took
me two months and 1,400 feet of wire!
Alex's Dad made the tabard (hand sewn) and
shield for the outfit. They're fashioned
after Sir Galahad's in
Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
I wanted to make boots, but never got
around to doing that. Still, Sir Alex was a hit with everyone who saw him! This was especially true when we
visited the Renaissance Festival.
Oh, and while Sir Alex was having pictures
made, he ran into a hero of his from Star
Wars Episode I. I just
had to put those pictures up, as well.
Thanks for reading and allowing me the
opportunity to proudly present Sir Alex
of Kingdom. If you want to know more about Alex, you can visit About Alex
Thanks to Greg for taking the pictures and providing the life size Anakin mannequin.
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