Damn heat wave

Its killing us, some more literally than others. Apart from that - well let's see. Exams done, court intern-ship done. Next week I'll have to shanghai someone with a car to help me restock our workshop with sheet metal. Mean while I finally got myself a god damn sword from the local reenactors. I must say...It feels good man. ...

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Not dead - just finals

And by finals I also mean last year in university, so I'll be  100% busy for the next month, so no updates, sorry. Still summer is comi...

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Chain& plate armor 2nd set progress report 1

Phew, we are finally getting somewhere. The second set of turkish armour is closing completion.The set is already wearable and fairly comfy. I'm yet to close the sides, but I've made  progress on that, I simply ran out of premade links - the ratio between plates and chainmail in this one is more in favour of the chainmail than the plate mail. Still its not as if I don't have enough wire to wind into new coils. Here's the new armour as worn by me. The curve of the belly plate isn't that good. Not an issue in its own right, its just that it will always be slightly tilted to the right. Since I'm not going for looks, that's ok. After all I'm...

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Another Milestone reached and surpassed.

Looks like yesterday Drunkethics broke 400 000 pageviews. That definitely >9000. And its awesome. Popularity is one of the main things that keep me updating and posting all the time. So yeah -keep them comi...

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Chain& plate armor reborn

Oh boy its been a while since I posted about this project. Well then, with the weather warming up, its back on track. Not too much to show yet since its not yet wearable. I finished the front and most of the back. The belly plate has been coated to avoid rust. Once I'm done with the back, I can try it on. A far more...streamlined build than the previous one. There is less plate and more chainmaille but its going to be easier to wear and put on . Last one involved way too many straps...

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Hulk's true identity

After watching the new Avengers movie earlier this week (its good, go watch it) something caught my eye. I could not quite get what it was - you know that feeling when you are missing something? Yeah. And then it hit me. I finally recognized the Hulk for what he is.   Over 9000 hours of photoshop I swear! He is the lost Primarch of the Angry Marines. It can be no other! Think about it: Hulk has the physique and size of a space marine Primarch, he most certainly has the abilities, and the psychological profile fits the Angry marines to the letter. That leaves another question. What about Banner? Isn't Bruce Banner the Hulk's creator?...

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Battle of the Nations

Because you know, you need some place to bend all those tin cans, unless you plan on keeping them gathering dust and rust in some corner. What IS the Battle of the Nations? Taking the name from that OTHER Battle of the Nations , its more or less an international medieval full contact combat tournament. Its not reenactment - more like LARP/SCA/WWF with swords and plate armor, but non the less - its pretty awesome in its own right. There are participating teams from half a dozen or more countries in several trials - 1 on 1, 5 on 5, full 21 on 21 etc. There are teams from all over the world but the regulations and requirements are high.   For more info you can visit this Ukrainian site http://www.battleofthenations.com.ua/ It has english version as well. You can also watch this short...

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Lego armour version 3 finished with video tutorial

Phew! Its done. I finally sat on my behind and am now done with the lego DIY armour version 3. Gave me a headache but it was worth it. USED MATERIAL: custom made links - 0.3mm rhodium plated copper wire, winded on 1.2mm dowel. Since I do believe I've reached the maximum development possible for this project, I made a video tutorial on it. Its not the best, and well my camera isn't the best too, but it will do. Any chainmaille enthusiast will be able to catch up and get on with it in no time. For the rest - hold your horses, this is not for newbies. Do some easier stuff and then try to ruin your eyesight with this. Here's the front in better...

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Shortage of recent updates.

Sorry my bad ^^. Been a little busy recently. Still I'll probably have something good to show in the next 2-3 days, now that I have some free time. Final exams are coming and its the the current thing eating my nerves. Oh well, can't escape them rig...

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Plate armor Tip 1

Well I generally wanted to shy away from posts discussing proper plate armor, since i'm not doing any at the moment, but times goes by. Now, today's post is again courtesy of maister Aule. 2 years ago he made a rather awesome winged helm for a buddy of mine. It bears remarkable similarity to the steel plate armor helm from Skyrim, except there is no face plate.(Mind you thats from before Skyrim came out) There are no pattern blueprints or full making process pics available or i'd give em. None the less there is something useful to be learned from here. Thats two shots from the WIP on the helm.  The parts are shaped, the holes are drilled,...

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Mini medieval crossbow model

Again with permission here's another of maister Aule's works. Following the same design and steps in his 15th century crossbow guide he made a miniature version. Photo quality is a bit bad, but you can see what's what on the big crossbow guide. Here it is, half way through assembly - the wooden parts are carved out already, same goes for the lever and nut.  Close shot of the body. Another shot of all the parts before assembly. Here it is, there is just no string attached yet. Close shot of the trigger lever and nut.  And finally the finished mini medieval crossbow next to a Nokia. Here it is loaded for bear.   And...

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Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone, I hope you are having the same cholesterol filled, artery clogging time as I am. :) Going to take it while it lasts. Its exams session after that. And I have to write a letter to the European court of human rights in Strasbourg as an assignment from my intern job. Ah well can't be all fun and games I suppose. ...

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Spring laziness

I just realised its high time to sit on me arse and start working seriously. I got so much stuff literally lying around in some half finished state. Pic very related - its my chainmail tie. I found it just lying around burred in the clutter, and its been like that since, I don't know...last summer? My university studies are also lagging behind which is a more pressing concern. While the piles of stuff/trash/tools are a annoying only my mother, the latter can have more serious consequenc...

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4 in 1 japanese chainmail

Been a while since I made one of these clips :) Right 4in1 japanese chainmail armour is quite simple, you can't really make a mistake in it. It lacks the density and strength of 4in1 european chain. On the other hand its lighter, and quite easy and fast to produce. You can use one, or two types of links depending on preferances. Here is several variants(one of them is from the video)...

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4в1 японска ризница

Японската разновидност на стандартната 4в1. Съвсем лесна за направа, няма какво много да и се сбърка. По рехава и оттам и не толкова здрава като европейска ризница 4в1. Може да се прави както от еднакви, така и от два вида халки. 3 отделни варианта(единия е от клипа) ...

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Drunkethics is 1(one) year old.

I just realised that this blog is now more than 1 year old. I started it last Spring by the end of March. All in all, I'd say we are doing quite well so far. I mean come on - we got awesome legos, awesome videos, awesome golden bikini and whatnot. And I got plenty of works in progress like the lego chainmail below, so future updates will be coming. Otherwise - life goes on. University is coming to an end. The world MIGHT be coming to an end as well since december 2012 isn't so far now. I dunno. We'll see about that when we get there. Stay tuned for more of my stuff if you like ...

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Lego armor version 3 WIP

Version 3 of my lego chainmail armor. Its made with custom homemade rings which i winded myself and cut with a nail clipper. Its still a work in progress. I finished about 2/3of it. The home made custom links are much, much smaller. Now it looks like a proper chainmaille suit for the lego mini fig. However its much harder to weave it.The links are so tiny I can barely see what I'm doing there, and they are very easy to damage. Not saying its impossible ofc, but its quite hard.  Here you can see it in comparison to the old lego chainmaille. The new links are small enough to fit inside the old ones. ...

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Minecraft spider pendant

Phew, now I'm not dead, don't worry. A lot of my projects are slowly progressing, and real life is rearing its ugly head. Anyway, ever since I saw the model and made my first minecraft spider, I wanted to make another one - this time in the proper colours. During my last visit to the store where I buy supplies, I finally got properly tinted parts. Aaaand here it is - the minecraft spider. I tried to make is as close as possible to the original, but well, i was still limited by the parts. Took me just a few minutes to make it.  You know that feel when you finally got some lapus lazuli and happily try to get it to your home only to have...

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Home brewed Mead - recipe 1

Right assuming we all got our chainmail and our round shields set all that is left is to find some wenches and something proper to drink. Now  - beer is the obvious first choice but hardly the only one - if you are willing - you can try brewing mead. There are many recipes depending on what exactly do you want to get for your final product, I will write down as many as I can find here in a series of posts, detailing their differences in flavour, taste, ingredients and making. One thing that rings true for all of them is that this will be a long term investment - brewing will take several months, so you should also consider making a sizeable...

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