Racing to get my armour ready

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I had a week to get my armour ready for re-enacting the Battle of Tewkesbury. This started with one day in the armourers' workshop.
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  • @ered203
    @ered203 Жыл бұрын

    Dented my armor?!? Sounds like a perfectly fine reason to declare a multi-generation feud.

  • @jzxtrd337

    @jzxtrd337

    Жыл бұрын

    This needs to be the top comment

  • @comradebraveheart7218

    @comradebraveheart7218

    Жыл бұрын

    We must ralley the banners

  • @GaMeR11sHoT
    @GaMeR11sHoT Жыл бұрын

    Not only is your armour battle-ready, but it's battle-damaged too! Doesn't get more period than this!

  • @neilwilson5785

    @neilwilson5785

    Жыл бұрын

    Lindy thinks that gits are 1-2% of people. My experience is that 10-20% is nearer the mark.

  • @michelguevara151

    @michelguevara151

    Жыл бұрын

    @@neilwilson5785 20% easy.

  • @mandowarrior123

    @mandowarrior123

    Жыл бұрын

    @@neilwilson5785 nah, simply 90% of people stayed at home.

  • @ChIGuY-town22_

    @ChIGuY-town22_

    Жыл бұрын

    @@neilwilson5785 truth ..

  • @VEE727

    @VEE727

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Keep it. Every dent and scratch is a war time story haha. Keep it

  • @rodchallis8031
    @rodchallis8031 Жыл бұрын

    The way to fix the dent is to remember what the guy who dented it looked like, and wait for the next Tewkesbury. Deal him a whopping great blow, and when he's lying on the ground, say something uncomplimentary about his mother. I'm taking this from my experience playing hockey, which, granted, is a little more brutal than medieval warfare.

  • @Mode-Selektor
    @Mode-Selektor Жыл бұрын

    I'd be a bit more concerned that someone is hitting people with such force to cause that much damage to plate armor at a reenactment (as apposed to a tournament).

  • @misterjder1.831

    @misterjder1.831

    Жыл бұрын

    Just think if the person hitting underestimated the thickness and quality of the armor. He could've done severe damage to the person / Lindybeige! Awful people out there.

  • @Mode-Selektor

    @Mode-Selektor

    Жыл бұрын

    @@misterjder1.831 That's what I was thinking. Or if he he had moved his arm in the path of the blow. As good as the armor may be, if the breastplate took that much damage, his arm could have been injured.

  • @Daedrex

    @Daedrex

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not a very good reenactment if nobody dies

  • @rmsgrey

    @rmsgrey

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I'm not sure "he was a shiny" stands up as a defense against murder charges

  • @mandowarrior123

    @mandowarrior123

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Daedrex technically true xD

  • @andysmodelandstuff4306
    @andysmodelandstuff4306 Жыл бұрын

    I am glad to see that you managed to get to terms again and that the same armourer got to finish the job. Allways sad to end a relationship on a low note, happy to see things have improved

  • @svensorensen7693

    @svensorensen7693

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope it was a simple misunderstanding (we only got Lindybeige's version of events, after all,) and not that he felt bullied into it because of the video. I saw more than a few comments under the last video saying that their experience with the armorer was much better.

  • @coryparni3620

    @coryparni3620

    Жыл бұрын

    Should of sorted it with a sword fight

  • @forkingdom-side3049

    @forkingdom-side3049

    Жыл бұрын

    I respect this man highly!!!

  • @gasfrommyanusi0i594

    @gasfrommyanusi0i594

    Жыл бұрын

    was that the same armorer as was referenced in the other Lindy video??

  • @benryan4976

    @benryan4976

    Жыл бұрын

    Was there a issue with the gentleman from white rose?

  • @Kraus-
    @Kraus- Жыл бұрын

    If someone hit your sturdy armor hard enough to dent it that badly, they're seriously a danger to other participants. Like bruh it's not even a tournament. He's lucky your plate wasn't aluminium.

  • @nathanaelsmith3553

    @nathanaelsmith3553

    Жыл бұрын

    Or what if the weapon had glanced off and caught someone somewhere exposed?

  • @Fyreye

    @Fyreye

    Жыл бұрын

    If he were the type of git I expect: he probably did a few probing shots to gauge his git level thrust

  • @johnfitzalan3128

    @johnfitzalan3128

    9 ай бұрын

    He’s not really lucky that it’s not aluminium anyone walking onto Tewksbury without proper grade armour brings it on themselves. I would also say that it’s Tewksbury if your armour doesn’t have at least 3 chunks taken out of it you need to get more involved. I’ve used my vanbrace to catch two handed shots with war hammers and I’m still here.

  • @stefthorman8548

    @stefthorman8548

    8 ай бұрын

    @@johnfitzalan3128 seems like you're an dumb git, it's an reenactment, not an buhurt, not everyone can afford proper grade armor.

  • @Lilrob06

    @Lilrob06

    5 ай бұрын

    All armor dents That is what it is supposed to do instead of denting your body.

  • @turinturambar8622
    @turinturambar8622 Жыл бұрын

    At an American civil war reenactment, I ran out of cartridges so I "took a hit" and went face down. Then the line behind advanced over me and someone stepped on my canteen and put a great big dent in it. But now I have a story, and a canteen with less water capacity.

  • @ChIGuY-town22_

    @ChIGuY-town22_

    Жыл бұрын

    Your canteen maybe cost 40 bucks a little hard to compare apples and oranges there. Imagine your canteen cost 100 Grand and someone stepped on it I'm sure you'd have a little bit more than a story... you'd have a lawsuit.

  • @turinturambar8622

    @turinturambar8622

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ChIGuY-town22_ I wasn't complaining or comparing, just telling of my experience, sheesh. P.S. His armor cost probably around 10k

  • @panzerparty6510

    @panzerparty6510

    Жыл бұрын

    WW2 reenactor here, I have 2 stories. The first one, me and my friend are shooting videos of ourselves in close quarters combat, he as the british, me as the german. His helmet recieves some notable damage, mine only minor. We were not thrilled after this, but hey, to this day he goes around telling the story of "that time my helmet got dented by a german trying to stab me", so it was cool in the end. Second one, me and a few friends are at a re-enactment, and there's this guy. He's the "in the know" guy there. He is the guy who knows more than all of us (and the same guy that had us fight with nonsensical tactics he made up and created a squad composed of 3 squad leaders, 3 machinegunners and 2 riflemen. yeah. a moron). Not only was he a moron, he was also an absolutely obnoxious prick. He took a big ol' stick and started bonking me on the head with it. Repeatedly. Bop. Bop bop. Bop bop bop, bop bop. I had my helmet on, granted, but god it sucked. The thing rang like a bell with my head in it, not nice, and my padding is somewhat lacking, so i got somewhat hurt in the process. I am NOT a guy that snaps, but I came to a point where I thought "if you touch me one more with that fucking thing i'm calling the fucking police on you". Luckily my helmet was unhurt, but if it were I believe I would have called the cops. That's when I broke contacts with the re-enacting society organizing the event, making sure I let the organizer know in much detail what happened.

  • @turinturambar8622

    @turinturambar8622

    Жыл бұрын

    @@panzerparty6510 yeah, It's not that easy finding the right reenactor group, my first we're just a bunch of dirty old men who sat around and drank all day 😂 I've always wanted to do WW reenacting, but not much of that that I can find.

  • @turinturambar8622

    @turinturambar8622

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RobotJohny it's thick stainless steel i don't want to make more stess spots, I'll keep it for the memories. Need another one that's grey anyway if I want to join specific regiment's.

  • @ZacharyEvans
    @ZacharyEvans Жыл бұрын

    It was great to meet you Lloyd. I was very impressed by how you coped in the full armour and the heat. I think I may need to take up dance as a fitness regime before next Tewkesbury

  • @lindybeige

    @lindybeige

    Жыл бұрын

    It was interesting that people said that they felt it in their legs afterwards. My legs were fine. It's usually my back that complains the most, but that's because I knackered it quite badly in my twenties.

  • @neilwilson5785

    @neilwilson5785

    Жыл бұрын

    Dancing would be a great exercise for this. Knights would, of course, do a lot of dancing. It's a cultural thing that everyone does a lot. And you would get fit and supple.

  • @michelguevara151

    @michelguevara151

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lindybeige the knacker back of my twenties is a bit off too. still, 51 yesterday and ever foolhardy. 🙂

  • @micahphilson

    @micahphilson

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lindybeige I'm in my mid 20s, and my back is now much better after I knackered it in my early teens

  • @mandowarrior123

    @mandowarrior123

    Жыл бұрын

    @@neilwilson5785 some dancing such as cossack was a demonstration of their athleticism and martial prowess, particularly being able to mount a horse in a single bound. Some dance styles are descended from martial arts. many more are just for fun of course.

  • @DietrichvonSachsen
    @DietrichvonSachsen Жыл бұрын

    Perhaps my perspective is a bit skewed, what with being an SCA (rattan) combatant, but anyone hitting carbon heat-treated steel hard enough to do that with one blow? That's not only no accident, that's just dangerous. I think you should listen to your armourer for this one. Get it repaired properly once. You'll be kicking yourself otherwise.

  • @raymondfoster9326

    @raymondfoster9326

    Жыл бұрын

    I did SCA here in Australia and we were taught to hit as hard as we possibly could... Reenactment is different though, it should be gentle.

  • @wizardapprenticeIV

    @wizardapprenticeIV

    Жыл бұрын

    i suppose its less a single blow, but repeatedly hitting the same spot and weakening it over time. to the point where it just takes one hit to crack it.

  • @wizardapprenticeIV

    @wizardapprenticeIV

    Жыл бұрын

    ignore that, i thought you where referring to the knuckle piece back at the workshop, the cuirass piece was definitely a deliberate act of malice .

  • @PaletoB

    @PaletoB

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea get it repaired correctly by a professional, unless you want a "battle worn" look.

  • @kenbrown2808

    @kenbrown2808

    Жыл бұрын

    @@raymondfoster9326 in An Tir, hitting as hard as you possibly can is considered uncouth. as it is said, "we're here to kill our friends, not to injure them." still, I've seen helmets get creased, and that also takes a very high degree of gitness.

  • @Drachinifel
    @Drachinifel Жыл бұрын

    It was great to fight alongside you, hopefully again next year!

  • @derrickstorm6976

    @derrickstorm6976

    Жыл бұрын

    Drach! ❤ Hope you make a video on the event too, or at least a quick recap on a QnA :)

  • @Fenristhegreat

    @Fenristhegreat

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh, cool, Drach and Lindy fighting side by side!

  • @france895

    @france895

    Жыл бұрын

    figth???'??HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

  • @neilwilson5785

    @neilwilson5785

    Жыл бұрын

    You all looked pretty intimidating in the photos. The future king is surely safe from harm!

  • @france895

    @france895

    Жыл бұрын

    @@frankbarnwell____ nerd

  • @neilwilson5785
    @neilwilson5785 Жыл бұрын

    It is interesting to see that the relationship between the armorer and the knight is a negotiation. Glad it worked out.

  • @madquest8

    @madquest8

    Жыл бұрын

    A negotiation... backed up with lots of $$$

  • @andreluislimaa
    @andreluislimaa Жыл бұрын

    the "i'm gonna check wondrium to see if they have an armor repair course" was one of the best unexpected transitions i've ever seen!! XD

  • @kenbrown2808

    @kenbrown2808

    Жыл бұрын

    and obviously, Lindy now has a project to move on to.

  • @bjornnilsson1827

    @bjornnilsson1827

    Жыл бұрын

    I also liked the "oh, and by the way they're my sponsor" comment a little bit later. As if there was anyone still watching that hadn't figured that out. But I guess it's in the KZread code that you have to actually SAY it.

  • @harveypotts9259
    @harveypotts9259 Жыл бұрын

    The scratch is slightly cool in my opinion because it is a visual representation of the edge of a weapon very quickly hitting the armour and glancing off. Something that happened so quickly can put a story you can see and remember for so long. On the other hand the dent is not good at all and must be repaired.

  • @Stormskip

    @Stormskip

    Жыл бұрын

    This is my take as well. It might not be the immaculate set that Lindybeige and envisioned and hoped for anymore, but it has some history now!

  • @david21216

    @david21216

    Жыл бұрын

    Also thats how you stop being a shiny, get your armor worn, especially as it becomes more uniform and spread over as he keeps reenacting. Like real armor less like shiny metal

  • @HeliodromusScorpio

    @HeliodromusScorpio

    Жыл бұрын

    Scholars dont find this stuff cool

  • @amazin7006

    @amazin7006

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HeliodromusScorpio Scholars dont find anything cool

  • @Vinemaple

    @Vinemaple

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, but he'll always see the smirk on that git's face, and the story will be about a git doing something a-purpose that he wasn't supposed to, so, not a fun story to tell and retell. Lloyd will have to make up an epic lie, instead.

  • @102ndsmirnov7
    @102ndsmirnov7 Жыл бұрын

    He's finally doing it. I remember first watching a video about armour so many years ago.

  • @user-ms7gt2km5f

    @user-ms7gt2km5f

    Жыл бұрын

    Next we might see a finished illustrated novel!

  • @DVHeld
    @DVHeld Жыл бұрын

    We call them "resentful" here. A kind of nastier, more evil version of the "envious"

  • @woodslore8537
    @woodslore8537 Жыл бұрын

    I once spent a long time on a kite shield. Was rather proud of it. A "git" as you called it smashed it. No other reason than, "I wanted to".

  • @andrewdriver3318

    @andrewdriver3318

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a perverse compliment. They were envious and did not have the capacity to be happy for someone else. These types also tend to be people that have never been punched in the mouth before.

  • @woodslore8537

    @woodslore8537

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andrewdriver3318 I punched him in the mouth with the broken shield

  • @bentaye
    @bentaye Жыл бұрын

    This probably happened to real knights on their first day wearing their shinny armour to battle. And they were pissed too.

  • @myparceltape1169

    @myparceltape1169

    Жыл бұрын

    Hence the "Black Prince".

  • @rmsgrey

    @rmsgrey

    Жыл бұрын

    It'd be a lot worse to be the one guy coming out of a real battle with totally undamaged armour - there'd be a lot of questions and/or speculation about how you kept your armour pristine...

  • @portkapul1283

    @portkapul1283

    Жыл бұрын

    i recall that many breastplate were bullet proofed/ crossbow proofed by shooting at it, and the resulting dent occasionally was then decorated. so proudly dented intentionally possibly before ever being purchased

  • @knightshousegames

    @knightshousegames

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean, if someone dents your armor in a real battle, you have the logical recourse of just killing that person in response Can't get away with that at a re-enactment...I don't think....

  • @WyvernYT

    @WyvernYT

    Жыл бұрын

    Also, the guy with the shiny never-seen-battle armor might well be a kid who's a softer target than veterans in equivalent kit.

  • @dogwalker666
    @dogwalker666 Жыл бұрын

    Just what I needed to relax, Watching someone making armour in the 21 century, Thank you.

  • @johnqpublic2718

    @johnqpublic2718

    Жыл бұрын

    Armour that is completely defenseless against 21st century arms- it's truly nerdy.

  • @lindgrenland

    @lindgrenland

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnqpublic2718 Yes, so I'm going for depleted uranium for my suit

  • @shockwave6213

    @shockwave6213

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnqpublic2718 On the same level of nerdy as brass and wood instruments when the sounds can be created digitally if you ask me. But people still love it.

  • @RicArmstrong
    @RicArmstrong Жыл бұрын

    As I watch this, I keep thinking how they made this armor before power tools. They were amazing craftsman back then. I have immense respect for them.

  • @Ninja.Alinja

    @Ninja.Alinja

    Жыл бұрын

    Without taking anything away from them, I assume the metal was lower quality und easier to work than modern steel.

  • @opiwaran354

    @opiwaran354

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Ninja.Alinja stainless steel is harder to work than other types but this isn't that. Modern, homogenous steel ist easier to work than "old", lower quality steel.

  • @derrickstorm6976

    @derrickstorm6976

    Жыл бұрын

    Making of one set of armor would take almost as long as it would take Lindy to upload a full series of videos!

  • @Likexner

    @Likexner

    Жыл бұрын

    @You just lost the game They would use water-powered wheels whenever possible. They also had pedal-powered grinding machines.

  • @erichammer5502
    @erichammer5502 Жыл бұрын

    Glad to see the armor got sorted along with the relationship with the armorer! It occurs to me looking at that dent and accompanying gouge in the heat treated steel that if the git had missed and caught say a chain mail area, you probably would have been needing a hospital. Considering you were padded up underneath, hitting hard enough to have the weapon dig into hardened steel (must have been very pointy) instead of skating, pushing back the plate into firm enough contact to dent, and moving you back at the same time, that pointy bit would have gone through chain and pierced you. Maybe not deeply if it didn't split the ring, but there would have been blood. That git needs to be removed from the hobby. Possibly violently.

  • @jonathanenglish9146
    @jonathanenglish9146 Жыл бұрын

    I think you should repair the dent, but leave the gouge. Sort of like the Spartans, who's cloaks are worn and frayed over the course of their military career, and it might help you avoid the gits who are on the look out for a "shiny" next time.

  • @AlexFlodder

    @AlexFlodder

    Жыл бұрын

    The same happened with old judo trainers, they washed their suits, but not their belts. The greener/browner/blacker the belt, the more experience they had.

  • @JackVermicelli

    @JackVermicelli

    Жыл бұрын

    Whose.

  • @maqywhaq

    @maqywhaq

    Жыл бұрын

    TBF, for someone who did that the first time deliberately, the git would probably see the repaired dent and take it as an inviting target...

  • @sunnmringenriksheim7812
    @sunnmringenriksheim7812 Жыл бұрын

    It is good to see that this project had a happy ending in spite of a turbulent process.

  • @PipBoy3k
    @PipBoy3k Жыл бұрын

    Dave's 'new' apprentice looks to be in his 60s.

  • @philhughes3882

    @philhughes3882

    Жыл бұрын

    He’s on his 48th year. Only eight more and he’ll be qualified.

  • @auzor5900
    @auzor5900 Жыл бұрын

    The one way this could happen accidentally, imo, is if the opponent slips and falls forward into you, just as he's going for a thrust (and doesn't let go of his weapon...) looking at the gash, into heat-treated high carbon armor... if that is from 'accidentally over-tapping' the opponent, how on earth would armor have had any hope vs a lance thrust from cavalry? I hope everyone there had plated armor, because eating that kind of 'tap' into chainmail with light padding would have done more than shoving someone backwards. Imagine such a 'tap' glancing upwards into the throat.

  • @BenWillock
    @BenWillock Жыл бұрын

    Good on Dave for fixing his mess.

  • @ShagShaggio
    @ShagShaggio Жыл бұрын

    Hey I'm glad the armourer was willing to work with you to get your armour ready for the event. Bummer about the dent tho, hopefully it won't be too much of a pain to fix. Cheers. 💚

  • @MiaogisTeas
    @MiaogisTeas Жыл бұрын

    That is a very deep gouge and dent. That was a LOT of force.

  • @TheOldBlackShuckyDog
    @TheOldBlackShuckyDog Жыл бұрын

    Glad you and Dave sorted it out, seems like a nice chap

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson Жыл бұрын

    2:08 Just reminds me of "Unless the next bloke we run into is armed with a can opener, I'd say we're good to go." _Cait, Fallout 4_

  • @bastisonnenkind
    @bastisonnenkind Жыл бұрын

    I think the best thing that came from that hit is: We all know now that this armor really works!

  • @Fenristhegreat
    @Fenristhegreat Жыл бұрын

    I'm so relieved you got some of the changes to the armour that you wanted.

  • @andyedwards9222
    @andyedwards9222 Жыл бұрын

    Over the years my harness has acquired a number of dents, most I chalk up to acceptable wear and tear. Most reenactors are competent combatants that know what they are doing and modify the blow to suit the occassion. All blows are meant to be controlled. Some on the other hand are decidedly worrying. My harness is well made and fits me well. Two bits of damage it has taken really concerned me. One of my tassets has a horizontal 10mm deep dent on the inside edge that could only have been made by truly hard swung weapon. The other is on the side plate on my knee, that was hit hard enough to bend it into a taco. Neither did any damage to me, the armour worked but it could have. If the blow had missed the plate somehow or the armour had been weak it would have caused a serious injury. A friend of mine suffered broken ribs when a "git" aimed a hard thrust at his breastplate and missed and hit the arm pit. Another time I was fighting an "armoured" fighter only to discover his brigandine was just a fabric vest with decorative studs. I guess the lesson is always moderate your blows, fight as tho your opponent is unarmoured.

  • @gorbalsboy
    @gorbalsboy Жыл бұрын

    The Cretan that put the dent in the armour I daresay he enjoys pushing over little girls and pulling the wings off flies! And as for the excuse makers ,dry your eyes ,some people are just shits stop apologizing for them it only encourages them. Sounds like a great event, well done to all who took part, children everywhere will love you for it

  • @VashGames
    @VashGames Жыл бұрын

    Three cheers for the armorer! When they were working on the holes for helmet, it looked like he was installing an absolutely wicked headbutt weapon (6:00) A shame about some re-enactors intentionally looking to damage another persons gear. I would heed the advice of the armorer regarding that damage.

  • @dayvancowboi9135
    @dayvancowboi9135 Жыл бұрын

    glad it was properly hardened armor and you were not hurt

  • @jacobenot5753
    @jacobenot5753 Жыл бұрын

    “A knight in shining armour is a man who has never had his metal truly tested.” (I know it’s actually spelled “mettle”. The pun was intended.)

  • @rodricksage5963
    @rodricksage5963 Жыл бұрын

    Lindy has made it a long way, since the old WW2 videos days, good to say you still around.

  • @danielburgess7785
    @danielburgess7785 Жыл бұрын

    At a major university in the State of Maryland (check us out we have the best flag) there was an underground group that did live steel [pointy pointy slice and dice]. No gits as they're easy to weed out and the cost of good armor/weapons prevented the Trust Fund Babies from taking up the sport on a lark. Members were strongly encouraged to make their own kit. Do the chain-mail knitting, how to work with leather, then on to small bits of steel armor. After +/- 18 months you knew everyone and they knew you quite well.

  • @nathanbutcher1
    @nathanbutcher1 Жыл бұрын

    After years of waiting I’m so glad we can finally see your armour and live vicariously through you!! Pity about the dent though it does remind me of a test shot dent like the later armours.

  • @DconBlueZ
    @DconBlueZ Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!

  • @mr.dalerobinson
    @mr.dalerobinson Жыл бұрын

    As always, Lindybeige is providing a public service. the audio from 7:23 to 8:01 should be played by a DM when a D&D party suggest that their party of mixed adventurers, 'sneak up' on anything.

  • @ptonpc
    @ptonpc Жыл бұрын

    Good to see your armourer managed to get it ready in time. As for the damage, if it doesn't affect the integrity of the armour, then leave it as a battle scar. Otherwise get it fixed properly.

  • @jaysenvoss4065
    @jaysenvoss4065 Жыл бұрын

    This is probably my favorite series of yours, man, I love the insights on armor smithing.

  • @personious_k
    @personious_k Жыл бұрын

    that's the first ad i haven't skipped through in months! well made. also, i really liked your story, and your armorer's shop!

  • @comradezero
    @comradezero Жыл бұрын

    A proper knight would have his armorer fix it, so it's perfectly historically appropriate to do the same. It's a business expense and a perfect prompt for a video on the subject of repairing armor and how high-maintenance it must have been. Don't have him hide it too well; battle scars should be proudly displayed.

  • @jacobk1552
    @jacobk1552 Жыл бұрын

    To be honest, seeing Lindy in this armour got me questioning my loyalty to my Lord and sovereign.

  • @virgilxavier1

    @virgilxavier1

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm sure Lindy's intention was not to suborn treason. God Save the Queen

  • @darthfader733
    @darthfader733 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video took me back to my SCA days and armoring up for a Sunday post brunch melee.

  • @matbillings2533
    @matbillings2533 Жыл бұрын

    Oh man I laughed so hard when you showed all the power tools tangled together! I keep threatening where I work that "One of these days I'm just going to take all the power cords and make one super cord!"

  • @panzerparty6510
    @panzerparty6510 Жыл бұрын

    Comment from a fellow re-enactor, if that helps, I think that dent looks amazing! Really looks like some prick tried to kill you (not far off reality i suppose) and I think it looks superb in a medieval piece of armor. It looks used, it looks believable. I 100% understand that getting such things that way sucks (I do speak from experience here, if I see that guy on the street again I'm punching him all the way to the hospital) but at least there is an upside. Pricks. Cheers!

  • @ChattinSquit
    @ChattinSquit Жыл бұрын

    Ah so you two sorted out your differences then. I'm glad to see that you finally got your armour the way you wanted it.

  • @markedis5902
    @markedis5902 Жыл бұрын

    Very glad that your armourer sorted out the issues

  • @Neptune0404
    @Neptune0404 Жыл бұрын

    If the gouge was to be fixed up a bit so as to not be glaring, then it would look quite a bit like a proofing mark. And even if the gouge is left it still works as such (I know a proofing mark would not be period accurate, but the concept still works). So while I understand the want to fix it right away, I think it looks "intentional" enough that it could be left until you either have an opportunity to more practically visit your armorer, or you have enough other nicks and bumps that it warrens a visit anyway. But most importantly, CONGRATULATIONS ON HAVING COMPLETED THE ARMOR!

  • @chemistryofquestionablequa6252
    @chemistryofquestionablequa6252 Жыл бұрын

    Great flecktarn pants on the metal worker. I have some and they're awesome. Comfortable and durable.

  • @102ndsmirnov7

    @102ndsmirnov7

    Жыл бұрын

    I have a pair too. They're great.

  • @Sconni_Pirenjeski
    @Sconni_Pirenjeski Жыл бұрын

    One thing that has caught me by surprise, though it really shouldn't have, is that the armour doesn't sound nearly as majestic as it looks. Ha ha!

  • @Entarra

    @Entarra

    Жыл бұрын

    Does sound just a bit like he's wearing a bunch of tin cans. Still very pretty though.

  • @charlesflint9048
    @charlesflint9048 Жыл бұрын

    I am so glad that there are still craftsmen making these pieces. Thanks Lloyd for showing this; very impressive armour!. BTW that dent in your armour would have taken some force, if that had got through a gap instead, I dread to think what could have happened.

  • @faeembrugh
    @faeembrugh27 күн бұрын

    'I'd like to have a bespoke suit made for my exact measurements.' 'Yes sir, what sort of material are you thinking of having this suit made of?' 'I was thinking of sheet steel actually...'

  • @johnfitzalan3128
    @johnfitzalan3128 Жыл бұрын

    Reenactment fighting is tricky, it means a massive range of things to different people from pokey pokey to fights that I’ve seen full contact people wince at. Problem is big events mix it all in, there are people I’ll fight full speed at but only people I know are not to armour proud. What is the armour for? Fighting or showing my armour is very much fighting these days and it’s mangled in places but I wouldn’t assume the person I was hitting had the same ideal unless I knew them. Tweks was hard hitting and the elbows of my arms have a few massive gouges and while I don’t care the person doing it wouldn’t have known that.

  • @nathanaelsmith3553
    @nathanaelsmith3553 Жыл бұрын

    It's sad when anything pristine becomes spoiled, but on the other hand, from a philosophical point of view, if your armour never took a beating then it would not be fulfilling it's potential. You now have the dubious honour of having experienced beeing saved from fatal injury. Imagine what would have happened if your armour had not been there (actually don't). Perhaps on one level you might be able to appreciate it more than you otherwise would do. Cold comfort I know. What a git.

  • @bishop9757
    @bishop9757 Жыл бұрын

    Sorry to hear that, hope it didn't put too much of a dampener on your time at Tewskesbury, it's such a great festival when I've gone (had to miss it again this year though).

  • @georgececil-jones7046
    @georgececil-jones7046 Жыл бұрын

    It was good to see you at tewksbury and having marvious chats about armour and medieval fashion

  • @scholagladiatoria
    @scholagladiatoria Жыл бұрын

    It was a great weekend, I'm glad you managed to get everything working in time and join us. Armour needs continual tweaks and improvements, but you are getting there now and your armour is currently working better than a lot of peoples'.

  • @rayfraser1773
    @rayfraser1773 Жыл бұрын

    Good to see that your armourer has become a little more congenial than he was in the not so distant past.

  • @MrSquark

    @MrSquark

    Жыл бұрын

    Looked like a different armourer, unless I'm mistaken.

  • @bartdebaere2252
    @bartdebaere2252 Жыл бұрын

    aaah can so relate to the "shiny" stuff. Been there, seen it, got the scratches and dents 😅

  • @thothtahuti5509
    @thothtahuti5509 Жыл бұрын

    It's awesome to get another "biege video"! my life has been missing your videos Lloyd, so happy for another to come out! I saw on the chat section from somewhere else (I think it was shadaversity, talking about KZread burnout...) and saw on the replies to your comment, that a massive number of people had been auto-unsubbed from your channel, it sucks because you are my favorite "youtuber" and my day is always better after watching a new lindybiege video, you deserve more subbs, not less than you actually get :/

  • @BarokaiRein
    @BarokaiRein Жыл бұрын

    Good that you two got everything fixed. Would be weird to have to go to a different blacksmith in order to adjust someone else's work.

  • @rascally_ryan
    @rascally_ryan Жыл бұрын

    For TTRPG purposes, can you put on the full kit and try sneaking around so we can see how easy or impossible it is? Maybe see if ‘NPC Guard’ will detect your approach? 😄

  • @FretboardToAsh

    @FretboardToAsh

    Жыл бұрын

    I am for this.

  • @adambielen8996

    @adambielen8996

    Жыл бұрын

    Metatron did a video on this if you want to watch one now.

  • @johanlindwall7295
    @johanlindwall7295 Жыл бұрын

    Great video as usual, missad Tewkesbury this year but will return next year. Hope you will be back next year as well Lindy.

  • @DanCuthnama
    @DanCuthnama Жыл бұрын

    I recognise that chap in the calendar 3:27 , it's Andy Deane of the Royal Armouries. He won the Easter joust this year. His armour is truly gorgeous too!

  • @redsimonDE
    @redsimonDE Жыл бұрын

    Hey Lindybeige, what happened to your friend who travelled to Ukraine to fight there (you told us in a video)? Can we get an update?

  • @horsemumbler1

    @horsemumbler1

    Жыл бұрын

    He was dying and went to a meat grinder to die. Put two and two together.

  • @selectionn
    @selectionn Жыл бұрын

    I wonder exactly how long it will take to get the full suit of armour on when its done? Also damn that armour looks so good.

  • @MarkS806

    @MarkS806

    Жыл бұрын

    That's a lot of weld. And it will ruin the heat treatment all around the dent. Not a terrible idea but I think for something so valuable, it would be best to have it repaired properly.

  • @JackVermicelli

    @JackVermicelli

    Жыл бұрын

    What had they said about a weld?

  • @MarkS806

    @MarkS806

    Жыл бұрын

    Huh, I must have posted the reply on the wrong comment... there was another comment about how he could fill in the dent with weld.

  • @malcontender6319
    @malcontender6319 Жыл бұрын

    Love that old shop equipment!

  • @GeneralGiffel
    @GeneralGiffel Жыл бұрын

    Good to see that you two made peace.

  • @ltd4517
    @ltd4517 Жыл бұрын

    Finally! An armor episode!

  • @alanwortman3594
    @alanwortman3594 Жыл бұрын

    Given what you've got there and the kind of damage it's taken, I'd say heat, planishing out the dent, welding infill for the gouge, and a new round of heat treating is what it is going to take to get it fixed the right way. The guy who hit you is a dangerous asshole who shouldn't be allowed to play anymore. Best of luck, Lindy.

  • @vaxfantomen
    @vaxfantomen Жыл бұрын

    With Lindy always skulking around the local renaissance fair I'm glad he finaly got some protection. It was only a matter of time that he was not clubbed and looted allready

  • @Luddite1
    @Luddite1 Жыл бұрын

    Superb and fabulous lounge music post armour dance

  • @sirfox950
    @sirfox950 Жыл бұрын

    A point about fixing armour

  • @anttitheinternetguy3213
    @anttitheinternetguy3213 Жыл бұрын

    This armourer, he must Be a different Chap than The original one? I remember you And him had a falling out. And you are dashing good sir, in your shining armour. On unrelated note, dont know If you ever read this but you were My inspiration to start sewing medieval (14th-15th century) clothes last Summer, i discovered i Have a talent For it And im making myself a yellow-green woolen cotehardie at The moment. So thank you!

  • @paistinlasta1805

    @paistinlasta1805

    Жыл бұрын

    He seems to be the same guy from the earlier armour videos

  • @chuckmiller7294

    @chuckmiller7294

    Жыл бұрын

    What did the fall out about

  • @Ninja.Alinja

    @Ninja.Alinja

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chuckmiller7294 Watch his last armor video. Over quite many things actually.

  • @anttitheinternetguy3213

    @anttitheinternetguy3213

    Жыл бұрын

    @@paistinlasta1805 i see! Thank you. Im glad If they worked out their differences

  • @ice4cow

    @ice4cow

    Жыл бұрын

    It seems that it's the same guy. Maybe some comments from viewers made him understand that he is visible online, maybe Lloyd had some more cash, and maybe all the falling out wasn't as bad as it seemed.

  • @robmartin525
    @robmartin525 Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if you could get some sort of adornment to cover up any remaining superficial damage? A little lion token, maybe bronze?

  • @MadayMaday
    @MadayMaday Жыл бұрын

    Looks amazing!

  • @celticperspective5183
    @celticperspective5183 Жыл бұрын

    Sir Lloyd of Beige

  • @zkkaik
    @zkkaik Жыл бұрын

    The dent was made without any heat so there should be no issue to hammer it out cold either. I'd say find an armourer willing to give you a lesson how to hammer out dents from your armor. Leave the scratch how it is after buffing

  • @shockwave6213

    @shockwave6213

    Жыл бұрын

    Hammering out a dent in a hardened, heat treated piece of armor while cold is not a good idea. It causes undue stress and weakens the armor at best and could crack it at worst. Cold hammering a dent out of mild steel is fine, but high carbon steel used in armor needs heat to properly repair. It may even need to be normalized and rehardened in that spot.

  • @jakobfredriksson2272
    @jakobfredriksson2272 Жыл бұрын

    I'm happy you got in touch with your armourer again. The dent/gauge? It just looks awesome. Bragging about a perfect, shiny armour never used in battle is what a Frenchman would do.

  • @JanTuts
    @JanTuts Жыл бұрын

    2:42 Behold, the workbench equivalent of "'Tis but a scratch!" :D

  • @TaRAAASHBAGS
    @TaRAAASHBAGS Жыл бұрын

    Now imagine forging this without electricity or machined tools. Historical craftsmen were astounding.

  • @Milamberinx

    @Milamberinx

    Жыл бұрын

    The medieval armourer would make all his tools, including machine tools, he'd set up with a waterwheel somewhere for powered hammers, presses, drills, and lathes. Or if he were a camp follower he'd have a bunch of human arms to power his machines.

  • @MaskofAgamemnon
    @MaskofAgamemnon Жыл бұрын

    I can see why knights had multiple squires.

  • @davidbendig961
    @davidbendig961 Жыл бұрын

    take the torch to the dent, go to the car fixing place of your choice and have them spotweld a tab to the dent. After using a slidehammer to pull out the dent, just fill the scratch with solder or weld and pretty up the area, maybe put an ornamental bit on top to hide it ever existed.

  • @Tybold63
    @Tybold63 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful set of armour.

  • @lostxj
    @lostxj Жыл бұрын

    I would suggest you take pride in your authentic battle damage. You aren't just some prissy fop son of a wealthy baron flitting about in your shiny new armor anymore. You are a battle hardened soldier !.

  • @strellettes8511

    @strellettes8511

    Жыл бұрын

    Bro I get it but this kind of craftsmanship costs thousands and thousands of dollars. This suit was probably over 5k

  • @Osvath97

    @Osvath97

    Жыл бұрын

    The sons of barons were highly overrepresented as hardened professional soldiers... This is the Middle Ages we are talking about. In fact, the etymological origins of "baron" is literally "soldier". People need to study actual medieval history instead of going off the Hollywood conception of the Middle Ages.

  • @greenmarcosu
    @greenmarcosu Жыл бұрын

    Hello Lindybeige - since you like armor, medieval stuff, LARP, and presumably some fantasy elements - you should consider visiting Le Duche de Bicolline in Quebec, Canada. I think you would really enjoy the big week long faire and battle event that is held in August each year. This will be my 4th year. Maybe I will see you there in 2023?

  • @ciddax754
    @ciddax754 Жыл бұрын

    So great you finally found a good smith!

  • @oleran4569
    @oleran456911 ай бұрын

    That fellow and his mother likely barked with joy at that story for days.

  • @alchemander
    @alchemander Жыл бұрын

    So I have frequently seen people stating something along the lines of "Well Actually, plate armor was made to fit really well and wouldn't impede your movements. SO having a penalty to stealth is Unrealistic." But it is pretty clear that when moving in plate you would still make much more noise than when moving in cloth or leather. So I think losing stealth is perfectly reasonable.

  • @staceygram5555

    @staceygram5555

    Жыл бұрын

    Also, it _does_ impede your movement.

  • @G_Zero127
    @G_Zero127 Жыл бұрын

    You could get a welder to fill the gouge then grind it flat to match then you dont lose any material. You would be surprised how a good welder can match the steel and you wont even notice it was ever damaged.

  • @Traderjoe
    @Traderjoe Жыл бұрын

    In my old job, there was a guy who would see you come into work with brand new shoes or sneakers (trainers) and immediately come over and stand on your toes and fain an accident in not noticing you. Just to mess up your shiny new shoes.

  • @ChIGuY-town22_
    @ChIGuY-town22_ Жыл бұрын

    This reminds me of my friend who has an all original 442 1968, who brings his car to car shows. He had gotten hit in the front quarter panel, an passenger side door as another car backed into the next spot. I know my buddy replaced all the damaged parts, with all new original parts... that was not cheap, but it's his pride an joy. I imagine, that some of us feel the same way.

  • @cIoudbank
    @cIoudbank Жыл бұрын

    It's bizarre watching them make the armor, I feel like I could pick it up and snap it in half with just my fingers, doesnt seem life saving but very beautiful

  • @Wolf-Wolfman

    @Wolf-Wolfman

    Жыл бұрын

    Just think, the steel in that armour is probably at least double the thickness of the steel in your car

  • @Kingdomkey123678

    @Kingdomkey123678

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s just how good steel is, you don’t need very much of it to be impervious to a huge array of weapons

  • @Huffman_Tree
    @Huffman_Tree Жыл бұрын

    git commit -m "dent lloyd's pretty armour"

  • @hadinossanosam4459

    @hadinossanosam4459

    Жыл бұрын

    nice xD username@youtube:~$ git checkout aswell

  • @adambielen8996
    @adambielen8996 Жыл бұрын

    I can relate to hammering rivets in a very small space personally. Just in my case it was in a boat and not armor.

  • @gertballyhead
    @gertballyhead Жыл бұрын

    Very cool. I'm glad you got it fixed