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oh, i understand now.
well IMHO your alternative solution is an interesting way to make a subarmalis.
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That is a great interpretation. I often wondered where pleated kilts originated, such as the Greek one worn by the Guard and the scottish kilt, with it's pleats. . Looks great too!!
The centurion from Kalkriese's pturgues have always puzzled me in their fullness, looking more like layers of a petticoat...perhaps a plausible explanation.
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I think the end result looks great. A very interesting proposition!
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Quote:Gaius Julius Caesar:1pjbqy7m Wrote:The centurion from Kalkriese's pturgues have always puzzled me in their fullness, looking more like layers of a petticoat
Is that Marcus Caelius in the image base? His splay out but don't look that full. Do you have a link?
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If you look at the very bottom, they look very thick, perhaps not the same as yours, but it looks like there is a different layer under the top strips.
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It certainly does look good and you have clearly done a lot of time consuming work on it. Have you tested it yet to see how much padding the pleating provides against blunt force. If so, what are your results so far?
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This is by far one of the best subarmalii i have seen so far !
Especially the way it is draped on the body.
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Put your armour on and get someone to hit you with a vitus...that is one way.
BTW, when will mine be ready? :mrgreen: It really does look good...
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Haha thanks everyone - for some reason I wasn't imagining actually standing in it and being hit, although the proof is in pudding as they say! Once I complete it I'll give it a go :lol:
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hock: Start lightly with both and gradually hit harder. Getting hit has a natural tendency to make people flinch; by slowly increasing the impact you are also training yourself to take a hit (pesky natural instincts... :roll: ). Also, play with different things like stepping into or away from the strike to simulate a moving target this alters the impact as well. These were training methods I used in Tae Kwon Do with sparring armor. 
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