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Altered my Sabaton so it sits nicely and fixed onto my greaves!
Biggest issue I had before was that when these were in its 15th century state, which sabatons and greaves were not attached, is that these store bought products doesn’t fit well and the sabaton were seriously hurting my super flat feet.
Took most of the lames apart, made a new transition part to attach the two parts, and the result is quite comfortable!
Time to work on the other one before adding a back plate for the sabaton!
#sabaton #legs #armor #harness #knights #knightarmor #historical #historicalarmor #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #martialarts #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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New belt on my curiass! YANAPI started her journey in leather working, and this is the result of her first belt. Hardware from @celticwebmerchantvof
Veggie ran leather with @fiebing oxblood dye
#historical #leather #leatherwork #belt #leatherbelt #dye #selfmade #armor #medieval #historicalweapons #historicalarmor #wanpanscosplay #wanpans #peascod
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My absolute favourite sword is definitly the Katzbalger, a trust short sword used by the 16th century landskneckh.
Nothing fancy but the feeling of having a nimble and sturdy sword feels safe. I bet a real sharp one would cut nicely!
Huuuuhuhu.
This particular model is the Cretzer by @calimacil_official
Another wonderful foam sword that behave quite nicely as a safe sparring implement!
#calimacil #foamsword #boffer #hema #historical #historicalweapons #landsknecht #16thcentury #swordprop #sword #shortsword #knight #hema #larp #sca #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Weekly exercise! Thanks to @hoshino.armory for filming me during my 1km run.
Well, I had to split the 1km to run and walk because I wore the wrong shoe.
But overall, tons of fun, the kids around the park loved it!!! (So happen that there was a junior soccer tournament going on, so there was no shortage of audience!)
Best cardio workout!
Tried to run with the @calimacil_official zweihanded, but ended up holding it like a poleaxe anyway haha.
#calimacil #zweihander #greatsword #sword #run #exercise #armoured #armor #historical #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #martialarts #training #larp #sca #reenactment #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Beginning to future-liza my legs!
In the 16th century, many sabatons were attached to the greaves, where it behaves as one system.
There are a lot of work needed to be done to these before it can look anything like the real thing but for now, just testing out the front part of how the sabaton and the greaves works with one another.
Steel toe shoes guys, it’s important.
#steeltoe #boots #sabaton #armor #16thcentury #leg #legharness #harness #feet #safety #armor #knight #knightarmor #hema #historical #historicalweapons #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #martialarts #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Just a hang out with @chababolog ,trying on new armor to our kit.
So glad that my 15th century kit has a good new owner!
Hahaha can you tell which one is Kingulus?
It was weird fighting an armor that I used to fight in!
Armors mostly by: @aegisarmour
#historical #armor #armorcombat #knight #historicalarmor #hema #historical #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #martialarts #trainingsword #training #steel #zweihander #swords #bigswords #longsword #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Hadted a billhook for my lovely friend @aegisarmour . It was actuality a lot of fun rounding the shaft. It almost looked carved!
Time to see it in action!
Billhook head from Helgi True History Shop.
#historical #weapon #historicalweapons #livinghistory #billhook #hook #manatarms #hema #historicalcombat #combat #training #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Deed of Alms Challenge part 2!
Cutting test! YEAH! CALL ME CARROT MASTER.
What I learn is… if the target isn’t slippery and hard, even a slightly dull sword like this cold steel Italian long sword will cut.
What do you guys wanna see me cut next?!
Recently had the pleasure of joining Deed of Alms Challenge as my annual contribution to the HEMA community. This doubles as a fund raiser, proceed going towards the Toronto West neighbourhood house
You can donate by going to the Deed of Alms Challenge page and note down ‘wanpans cosplay’ when pay.
http://www.boarstooth.net/new-events
#test #testcutting #cut #cutting #Challenge #sword #sharp #longsword #sword #hema #historical #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Feather duster for my helmet!
Did a small thin metal piece that’ll hold all the feather in place!
Mannnn I have a feeling that I gotta start collecting feather to replace these soon.
#helm #helmet #closedhelmet #armor #knight #knightarmor #hema #historical #snooty #historicalcombat #European #martialarts #larp #sca #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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The proper way to ending them rightly.
Many of you may know the meme that pommel is equal to a hand grenade, but the right wording is finish him quickly. Which is to throw your pommel as a distraction before you close in for the kill.
Don’t underestimate the element of suprise!
BLOOPERS ARE THE END!!!
Recently had the pleasure of joining Deed of Alms Challenge as my annual contribution to the HEMA community. This doubles as a fund raiser, proceed going towards the Toronto West neighbourhood house
You can donate by going to the Deed of Alms Challenge page and note down ‘wanpans cosplay’ when pay.
http://www.boarstooth.net/new-events
#HEMA #deedofalms #historical #gladiatoria #manual#pommel #swordfighting #fencing #knight #armor #knightfight #armor #armorfighting #medievalarmor #medieval #larp #sca #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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SOUND ON!
FINALLY got the mobility and smoothness that I was looking for in my helmet!
Ohhh man I’m sure it can be more smooth but this is good enough for me for a fight! I’ll wear this again on the weekend to test out the comfort level.
I think I worked out all the kinks in the firing of the new gorget to the helmet…. now back to the other parts!
Up next, to fix my sabaton!!
#helmet #armor #maxmillion #16thcentury #knight #knightarmor #heat #hema #metaldetail #metalpolishing #neck #protection #larp #sca #wanpanscosplay #warhammer #wanpans
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Doesn’t seem like much but these much head to neck mobility is GOD TIER COMFORT. I gave this maxmillion armet more eye slits, the vision is absolutely insanely good!!! It almost feels like I don’t have a visor at all. And now that i can freely turn my neck left and right,up and down it is SO.SO.GOOD. can’t believe armor can get this good. And this is just some off the shelve item modded.
Time to sand and polish it some more so the head can rotate much more smoothly!!
#armet #helmet #knights #knightarmor #historical #armor #maxmillion #vision #mobility #neck #visor #16thcentury #hema #historialeuropeanmartialarts #martialarts #larp #sca #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Been working on adding lames to my gorget so I can make it into a Turner style armet and helmet. Well, it worked really well until one of the temporary rivet popped out. Thus the gap on my neck. But.. SO FAR SO GOOOD. will start polishing it tomorrow so i can proper peen the pieces together.
A few things I did was adding more lames to the gorget, hammering the top rim flat, and fixing the armet so it locks the gorget in plate. MAN that was a lot of satisfying fun hammering.
Maxmilliom the First Armet from off the shelve product, but works for a temporary helmet.
Original Gorget and piscod breast plate by @aegisarmour
#hema #maxmillion #helmet #armet #16thcentury #king #empire #emperor #romanemperor #knight #historical #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #martialarts #weapon #armor #larp #sca #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Picked up a simple maxmillion helmet so I can learn how to properly fix my gorget and concert it into a turning style gorget.
Mann this armet is so comfy!!!!
Can’t wait to hit some metal yo
#gorget #maxmillion #helmet #knight #renaissance #fancy #neck #protection #hema #historical #historicalcombat #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #martialarts #ridge #face #facecovering #mask #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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MY DOUBLEPAYER CAME IN!!!
Who says Bohurt weapon aren’t safe and beautiful?!?!?!
This new zweihander by @medieval_extreme is all I can ever ask for. It’s light, quite pleasing to look at and seems to be quite safe for sparring! I can see how some think it’s a bit tooooo wobbly, but hey, I rather my friends not get hurt from a stab of this.
This is a 16th century greatsword known as the Zweihander (for all you dark souls fans) or Montante, it is surprisingly light for its MASSIVE side, to the point where I feel quite comfy just holding and swinging it one handedly.
The flamberge blade is my personal request as I am a suckered for wavy and curvy steel.
More proper photos of it later this week!!
HONEST UNFILTERED REACTION PHOTOS AT THE END
#zweihander #montante #greatsword #sword #flamberge #ds3 #flametongue #flame #blade #wavy #curvy #hema #bohurt #historical #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Visor are typically latched down, either over the pin, or into a cored out hole in the pin.
I find these to be absolutely fascinating as It takes so much precision to even get the latch to close everytime.
That and I wonder..would the latch lock my head In if it was struck hard enough
#closedhelmet #helmet #knight #knightarmor #knighthelmet #hema #historical #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #martialarts #steel #detail #metaldetail #detailing #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Many armors in the museum has minor imperfections, dents, ridges not perfectly straight, edges not evenly smooth, and its all proof that each and every piece were crafted by the skilled hands of a master of their craft. I often embrace these marks of human touch rather than the perfect industrial clean cut machine work.
Photos by: Yanapi THE WANPANS
Subject: 16th century closed helmet, A.K.A ‘Snooty
Helmet by @aegisarmour
#armor #helmet #16thcentury #closedhelmet #knighthelmet #manatarms #knightarmor #hema #historical #museum #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #martialarts #reenactment #sca #larp #visor #crest #eyeslot #cross #holes #steel #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Went for a walk to test out my new helmet!
Took photos with neighbour’s, helped a biker cross the road, put back up a lawn sign with my dagger, ahh a nice walk indeed.
#yorkregion #armor #knight #training #16thcentury #armorknight #hema #historical #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #martialarts #deed #maille #chainmaille #snoot #helmet #closedhelmet #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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THE ART OF DRAWING YOUR SWORD!
side note. Very important to check if you can draw your sword in armor before you go into battle.
I’m….stuck.
WHATS YOUR WORST FIGHTING EXPERIENCE?!
#SWORD #longsword #rapier #renaissance #armor #history #historical #wanpans #wanpansarmoury
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I’d love to say something catchy.but..
THIS SHOT IS FIREEEEAAAA.
Totally lost it when because Yanapi took the exact shot that I had mind.
It was so damn cold outside, fingers and toes were hella numb, but surprisingly, the armor kept my body really warm hahaha.
Until I…fell onto the snow and took a nap.
Gauntlet, and curiass and maille by: @aegisarmour
Sword by: Del Tin
#knights #knight #armor #Sword #rapier #sidesword #helmet #historicalarmor #larp #sca #hema #landsknecht #16thcentury #wanpansarmoury #wanpans
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Started to cut out most of the cuisse and lower tasset. Damn using Dewalt cut off wheel on a grinder make such quick work with these on this 18 guage stainless plate.
Can’t wait to do all the rest of the cutting sometimes this week so I can start assembling the piece together
#historical #knight #armor #armorer #historicalarmor #16th #16thcentury #larp #hema #martialarts #sca #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Had an amazing time trying out Larp with @underworld_larp_toronto
This is most likely the closest to a battlefield or a MMORPG in real life as we can get. Sure people say larp is toooo dorky, but hey,once you try it, you’ll be hooked.
Played as a Human Mercenary named Alexandria Dean. Got hired as a guard for noble gem merchant.
All in all, finding an excuse to have as much as sparring sessions as possible before the boss shows up.
Damn. The snow storm adds such a nice tough to these shots
Photo: @bemmaphotography
Event hosted by: @underworld_larp_toronto
#larp #roleplaying #roleplay #dnd #larping #sca #armor #knight #medieval #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Half swording is still one of my absolute favorite technique. Although I’m not good at it, it is very rewarding when I get to pull it off…after getting stabbed 10 times…HAHAHA
Photo: Yanapi, THE WANPANS
#medievalhistory #medievalknights #medieval #hema #larp #sca #knight #halfswording #sword #longsword #helmet #glove #gauntlet #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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16th century burgonet fix up! Got this Burgonet a long time ago and it was an reenactment use only, the bevor was sitting really poorly.
Took pretty much the entire helmet apart and added 2 brass hinges to it.
Worked a lot better now! Might wear it for show later after I further refine it.
I must say, the vision is impressive on a burgonet even with the visor up.
The eye slows are so close to my ocular, that there are almost no vision issue.
#burgonet #16thcentury #knights #16th #visor #platearmor #armor #cap #hat #knightarmor #historical #reenactment #larp #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Had a blast hanging out at @medievaltimestoronto with some of the coolest and wholesome folks yesterday!
Photo by @bomblenoms
#medievaltimes #medieval #armor #knight #16thcentury #medievalknight #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Still got a bit to do but….it’s 90% down for now, testing went well!
Phone and wallet storage, yes
Space for sewing items and armor points yes
Space for dagger.
Yes and yes
#15thcentury #kidneypouch #pouch #bag #leatherbag#historical #historicalbag #leather #leather pouch #dagger #medieval #knight #peasant #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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A bit of experiment to recreate a 15th century kidney pouch
Pockets are quite modern, back then, cute little bags like these were hung on a belt.
Not sure how well this would hold up in modern day, but a fun little experiment!
#medieval #bag #pouch #leatherbag #historical #historicalbag #leather #15thcentury #dagger #wallet #modernhistory #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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Yanapi testing out stamps and some leather work techniques.
Damn, we are loving this sample.
Simple raw hide
Pro dye black
Folkfirt metallic gold
#leather #leatherwork #blackleather #blackarmor #scabbard #flower #goldflower #wanpanscosplay #wanpans
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