08-01-2013, 04:16 PM
I wondered should I post the pictures of my costume here or not. It seems that I should have not, since "serious reenactors" can't appreciate anything which isn't 100% authentic. I'm only starting, every piece of equipment I make will be better than the last one. My goal here is to develop to a better craftsman and to make good props.
I'm pretty serious, at least as measured against most of the folks around here. I think what you've built up from nothing is among the best "first kit" collections I've seen. I don't generally post pictures here, either, for the same reason you say. There's always the guy in the room who finds fault with something: the metal for the scabbard decorations is .003mm too thick, the angle of the tip of the gladius is two degrees off, the thread count per inch is too many/too few, etc.
Strangely, many of those folks are unwilling to show you their own kit. Odd.
I'm in it for having fun, teaching a little history, getting kids and teenagers interested in the hobby, and getting down in the mud and doing things. Those who want to ride herd and nitpick on almost every effort I've submitted have made me less interested in giving progress reports. They are of course entitled to say and do whatever they want, but it's sad when discouraging words are shouted out at the start. At least that's my two denarii.
I'm pretty serious, at least as measured against most of the folks around here. I think what you've built up from nothing is among the best "first kit" collections I've seen. I don't generally post pictures here, either, for the same reason you say. There's always the guy in the room who finds fault with something: the metal for the scabbard decorations is .003mm too thick, the angle of the tip of the gladius is two degrees off, the thread count per inch is too many/too few, etc.
Strangely, many of those folks are unwilling to show you their own kit. Odd.
I'm in it for having fun, teaching a little history, getting kids and teenagers interested in the hobby, and getting down in the mud and doing things. Those who want to ride herd and nitpick on almost every effort I've submitted have made me less interested in giving progress reports. They are of course entitled to say and do whatever they want, but it's sad when discouraging words are shouted out at the start. At least that's my two denarii.
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
