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Definately a case of false advertisment if I've ever seen one!
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I would laugh if it was not so bloody annoying. Their response is that other buyers like it and brass is too expensive to use. :roll: No apologies at all.
Steer clear of this one brother.
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That's a shame and scandalous false advertisement...
I was interested too!
I'm curious to see the one by armae. But probably that one will be much too big. I was pleasantly surprised to see this one was a smaller size, but luckily you showed a picture of the real thing!
I hope you get your money back!
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What's the story with Armae's cuirass?
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I agree too Brian, we just need to convince one of the suppliers to make one.
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Hello Tarbicus
I have one of those you mention, not bad at all and very light, i have heavily modified mine.... leather edged around the collar and arm holes ( leather glued then drilled through both leather and armour and 'stitched'),dyed the leather red with spray dye then given a good polish with black shoe polish to deepen the red to a wine colour. Riveted pteruges to the armour at the waist (still have to do the arms) and attached thick leather shoulder doubling. if i can figure how to i will attach pics. I was a size 44-46 when i purchased it and with a bit of deep breathing and strap tightening i got it on....no sub though! have lost three and half stone since last wore it so imagine it will need padding with a sub now. Shame it is steel but i think it came out alright.
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So I found two of the brass musculata on Ebay that actually looked pretty decent. I emailed the seller (both in India) and requested more pictures. The first one turned out to be the old deepeeka brass muscle cuirass, and the second one, a worse-looking version of that.
Neither Ebay seller was advertising the product they actually had.
Buyer beware!
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Yep, much Like JC's experience...with out the pain.
Nice work on the cuirass Brian!
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
Titus Flavius Germanus
Batavian Coh I
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