20 Images of Women in Practical Armor

[Buster's Uncle]

  That's a big improvement.

[Valka]

Hey - the first thing I said was that it was bad armor.  The midriff exposure is right out, too, and the loin flaps are a joke.  It's just better armor than a bikini-cut Red Sonya getup.  If I was a woman and actually going to get in real for-keeps sword fights, leather armor and speed, as I told Uno above.

And did you see the Celebrity Boxing when Chyna the wrestler took on Joey Buttafuco?

I don't watch sports unless it's the Olympics, and even then I don't watch either boxing or wrestling.

[Mylochka]

  That's a big improvement.

Okay, good!  I've still got to fix the back....

[Buster's Uncle]

Much better start, but it's still a little sleeve-y under the arms - the mail comes back together below her armpits, maybe lower than the bottom of the chest window when her arms are at her side.  I'll have to put some thought into making sure arm-raising doesn't pull up on the bodice.  It's a costume piece, but the point is getting a bit more realistic, so I want stuff like that to work for realz..

Hey - the first thing I said was that it was bad armor.  The midriff exposure is right out, too, and the loin flaps are a joke.  It's just better armor than a bikini-cut Red Sonya getup.  If I was a woman and actually going to get in real for-keeps sword fights, leather armor and speed, as I told Uno above.

And did you see the Celebrity Boxing when Chyna the wrestler took on Joey Buttafuco?

I don't watch sports unless it's the Olympics, and even then I don't watch either boxing or wrestling.

Well; it's obvious to the most casual observer that that large woman spends about 20 times as much time in the gym as that chubby wad she was fighting.  He didn't take it seriously, kept just putting his right glove on top of her head and grinning like the utter piece of crap he is, and it was no contest, even with the judges hating him for his [feminine washing] behavior.  It was sad (not least because everyone went in hoping he'd get beat up).

I'm sure your SCA friends could humiliate me utterly, but then I'm not competent with a sword.  If I was merely competent, they'd have to be really good and very much faster to do better than a draw, I think; the universe, and I mean no slight whatsoever to the exceptions in this, built most women with their strengths in areas other than violence.  [shrugs]  It made me better than most men at violence, but I'd certainly be a more well person today if I'd gotten social skills like talking my way out of fights instead.

[Valka]

Which kind of sword do you mean? SCA fighters' practices and tournaments are done with rattan swords, for safety reasons.

Any real swords worn at SCA events are purely ceremonial and never to be used in fights. So while some people do wear them, they're only for show.

[Buster's Uncle]

Like the armor in question.  Only for show.

I didn't have any particular sort of sword in mind.

[Buster's Uncle]

...BTW Val, I'm a bit hurt that you nit-pick an undiplomatic statement I made and display no interest so far in the design I slaved over drawing and explaining...

[Mylochka]

Lengthened the bodice a little.  You can't see it from this picture, but I actually got rid of the sleeves and widened the opening for the sleeve.  This costume model clings to the shoulder when the shoulder bends.  If you look closely, you'll see the mail is stretched over the shoulder a little. 

[Dio]

Her eyes, head position, and hands all indicate to me that she is thinking "Why are you interrupting me? Why is this bright light shining in my eyes? Why are you looking at me?"

[Buster's Uncle]

This just in-

BUSter likes my chainmail  DRAWings!
BUSter likes my : chainmail DRAWings!

[Dio]

This just in-

BUSter likes my chainmail  DRAWings!
BUSter likes my : chainmail DRAWings!

I imagine, based upon the post above, that Buster giving you praise provides delight.

[Buster's Uncle]

A little bit, yes.

Buster bothering to talk to me provides delight.  She didn't exactly learn good manners about that from her parents or anything...

[Buster's Uncle]

Oh poo.

I just realized that the first thing I have to do on this in RL is make one of doll mail...

[Eadee]

Oh poo.

I just realized that the first thing I have to do on this in RL is make one of doll mail...

[Mylochka]

I tried adding the clothing under the chain mail last night.  Not too thrilled with my results... I think I"m going to switch over and try some brown, leather-y textures... All apologies to the original designer...