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Burke's Armor Log
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Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:59 pm
by Burke
Hey guys,
Been lurking for a while, figure I'll start posting my stuff. I started working with leather when I got back into the game last April. I live in SLC, so there's a bigger Amt group here, but Bel has always been my preference.
I do take commissions. Please check out my website for more info.
http://www.burkesbulwarks.com/The helm I just finished. Gotta credit Fork for inspiration.
I was going for a more worn appearance. It is hardened, 12oz leather. I started using the Eco-FLo silver paint on the edges, which came out almost white. Hence the wash to dirty it up.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:19 pm
by Burke
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:22 pm
by Tiberius Claudius
Really good looking helm. I also like your paint on the breast plate - almost metallic looking. Thanks for sharing.
Loptr......are you wearing....cleats in that pic?
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:12 pm
by Kraesh
Loptr's got that cheeky "I better be getting a 30 pack for this" look on his face...
-Kraesh
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:09 am
by Bortas
Nice work, sexy model
-bort
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:44 pm
by Teej
Yes, very good work - they're both awesome.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:09 pm
by Burke
Thanks guys. I'm going to try to put together a witchhunter kit this spring. Provided I can get through the commissions I have stacked up.
I'll be using this
http://leder-joe.deviantart.com/gallery/11109854#/d249uzf as my inspiration.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:46 pm
by Caleidah
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:27 pm
by Fitz Caliston
I agree, smexy as hell, that is exactly what you need to work on for those high end orders were were talking about Burke. Next you'll be leveling monster so you can play witchhunter.....
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:43 pm
by Burke
A commission piece I just finished. Hardened bracers.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:27 pm
by Caleidah
Hoooleee ****, man. That's really quite impressive. Makes me that much more determined to get going on learning leatherworking.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:53 am
by Cedric
good work as always burke!
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:27 am
by Arrakis
Baller tooling, but the bracers look pretty tubular. Does the guy they're for have really skinny forearms or really thick wrists?
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:20 pm
by Burke
Ah, the tubular look is a trick of the camera angle. I thought about taking more pics, but then got lazy.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:49 am
by Skeith, the Forsaken
Wow! I love your tooling. Amazing job Burke. I'll make sure to keep an eye on this thread.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:18 pm
by Burke
Developing a pattern for the witch hunter gaiters. The next set will see more refinement.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:56 pm
by Tiberius Claudius
Beautiful, are those leggings armor grade or just garb? Very nice stuff either way; thanks for sharing.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:33 am
by Arrakis
Tiberius Claudius wrote:Beautiful, are those leggings armor grade or just garb? Very nice stuff either way; thanks for sharing.
Look at them. Do they look like armor?
They're, what, 5 oz leather?
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:02 am
by Burke
Lol, sadly, I think they'd count for one point in Amtgard. But no, definitely not armor. Just something to keep my pants out of the mud.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:05 pm
by Tiberius Claudius
Arrakis, I neither wear nor work with leather for armor purposes so I'm unfamiliar with it up close; hence I asked.
Lose the 'tude.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:30 pm
by Arrakis
Sorry, dude. I just see people go "Oh man laethre it must bee armur rite?" way too often.
For Reference: Armor grade **** is thick and doesn't fold or wrinkle.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:50 am
by Roland Demox
That set you have Loptr modeling are those pauldrons attached to the torso.
Those are like the exact style pauldrons I have in mind for a kit I wanna put together in the next year or so
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:31 pm
by PhotoJoe
That's spectacular!
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:03 pm
by Burke
That set you have Loptr modeling are those pauldrons attached to the torso.
They're attached to the shoulder straps, though if you expect heavy use, I do a triangular piece of out of belt leather that is anchored to the chest and back plates, with the third corner riveted to the shoulder point right above the top of the scapula so it pivots with your arm when you swing.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:30 pm
by Burke
And a little something for the flurbs out there...
A quick commision for goblin ears.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:40 am
by Xanthus Adalwulf
*sigh* Well, makes my work look like crap!
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:28 pm
by Burke
Ah, finally back in town and able to get some work done. Here's some work in progress shots of a new set I am doing for Dash.
Chest plate cut out
Back plate cut out
Beveled edges on both sides. After which I wet each piece and use a drill mounted edger to smooth the edges.
Then I trace out whatever image i'm tooling, and use a swivel blade to cut out the lines.
Tooling in process.
Tooling complete
Using an airbrush, I stained each diamond using a stencil, then masked the diamonds to do the red.
The finished back plate.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu Apr 14, 2011 8:37 am
by Cedric
great work as always buddy!
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:34 pm
by MeleeMoses
wicked
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:27 pm
by Tobia Blackthorn
Work like this is why I love to look through the Armory Forum
Great work!
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:08 pm
by Burke
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:11 pm
by Thorondor
VERY nice work! Love it!
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:17 am
by varadin
Very nice, my only question is about the strapping. The green just seems a bit out of place. It was fine as an accent on the diamonds but the full straps seem a bit too powerful it really draws your eyes to it and away from all that sexy detail work you have done before.
The Strapping on the front also seems to lay a bit weird, it looks like it wont hug your sides but flair out a bit. I just see that as being a bit of an awkward feel for fighting, possible if the straps came through further to the back the piece would hold tighter to the edge
The torso is just so good looking everywhere else i just don't want it to sit strangely and that kill the overall appearance. You did a lot of great detail work and the dye-work is impressive, its really hard to get any reds to lay that even and that bright.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:40 pm
by Bortas
Legit
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:43 pm
by Burke
Thanks for the feedback guys!
*: Your comments re: the strapping are valid. I went with green to add interest as its tertiary color, and honestly, I like the effect. It is dark enough that I don't think it clashes overly much. That said, they are all too long, and do conceal the detail. The pictures below show my solution for the side straps. Once Dash has a chance to try it on, I will be trimming down the shoulders a bit as well.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:38 am
by Roland Demox
Seriously
, now you are just making the rest of us look bad. Along with the few other pros on this forum. God *
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:45 am
by Blackwolfe
Burke wrote:Ah, finally back in town and able to get some work done. Here's some work in progress shots of a new set I am doing for Dash.
The finished back plate.
HOLY ****.
Luinmir wrote:Work like this is why I love to look through the Armory Forum
Great work!
QFT. Ditto Big time.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:30 pm
by Burke
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:06 pm
by Arrakis
Ugh. Gross, dude.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:17 pm
by Teej
Normally I like everything from you...
But... I'm expecting a Nike swoosh on these, maybe some underarmor and a jersey tabard to go with them.
And too close to Cu Sith's symbol IMO...
Don't get me wrong, you have mad skill. I just don't like these pieces for other reasons.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:56 pm
by Arrakis
Way to go, Teej, you made my post seem serious.
I think it's awesome. UA and a jersey tunic with those bazus? **** YEAH.
That is not too close to the Coo Shee's symbol. I don't think.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:39 pm
by Burke
Fair enough. I personally wouldn't have chosen the white on black, but its a commission.
And too close to Cu Sith's symbol IMO...
Wait till it's dyed. It's only similar in art style. Plus, it's a boar.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:20 pm
by Teej
The irony: First time I saw the Cu Sith symbol I thought it was a boar. Can't win, lol.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Wed May 11, 2011 10:57 pm
by Burke
I finished a few more pieces for the Chinese set of Dash's.
His * is now protected. If anybody sees him at Western Wars this weekend, take some pics of him wearing the armor. The jeans he has in these shots kill me.
The brass face is a place holder, until I finish the gut plate. I still have to finish his shoulders and helmet as well. I am looking forward to the helmet. It's gonna be badass.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu May 12, 2011 2:32 am
by Teej
Looks good, is the brass plate roughly what you're doing for the gut plate as well?
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu May 12, 2011 7:19 am
by Burke
It is indeed. Where in florida do you fight, Teej? I'm moving down to Miami in July.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu May 12, 2011 7:51 am
by Teej
I live in Lake Mary, all of the state-wide battles are done at my local practice field because of our centralized location. We used to have 3 chapters and a university chapter forming; however it's just Jacksonville (N. Florida) and a DeBary (Central) Chapter now. I'm transfering from Jr. College to UCF in Fall so I plan to get the university chapter some momentum again. However, Dragon Coast (Plantation, FL - Dagorhir) will be closest to you, Sir Rufus started out driving up to us a couple weeks a month to get the basic idea of bel/dag foam combat; he then started the first Dag chapter in the state. Followed by three dag chapters that started on their own (Orlando, Melbourne, and Bradenton).
It's a tight-knit state. Any issues are minor.
Miami in July? Jesus, hope you like humidity and heat... lol. We only have two seasons here. Hot and warm.
My group:
http://www.gorewood.comFlorida Foam Fighters:
http://z8.invisionfree.com/FloridaFoamF ... 47&act=idx
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu May 12, 2011 8:05 am
by Burke
Thanks for the info. My gf just got into med school there, and she starts in August. Hence the **** timing. I am also going to miss Chaos Wars because of the move. Oh well.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu May 12, 2011 9:19 am
by Blackwolfe
Burke wrote:I finished a few more pieces for the Chinese set of Dash's.
His * is now protected. If anybody sees him at Western Wars this weekend, take some pics of him wearing the armor. The jeans he has in these shots kill me.
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GOD * IT DASH, WHY DIDN'T YOU PUT YOUR GARB ON FOR THESE PHOTOS YOU LAZY *??
no seriously, that stuff looks amazing. Great work Burke, and it's a shame you won't make Chaos.
Re: Burke's Armor Log
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Thu May 12, 2011 11:37 am
by Teej
Burke wrote:Thanks for the info. My gf just got into med school there, and she starts in August. Hence the **** timing. I am also going to miss Chaos Wars because of the move. Oh well.
Is she in med school at Nova? My wife's best friend is there.
I plan to go to the following Chaos Wars, maybe you'll have company on the flight to the next one. I want to experience W. Belegarth.