Attack of the Killer Rabbit!!

So recently (ok, June 7th) There was a nice little event in the Cleftlands, called NOWM, and would you believe, my bestie/other half Beatrix and I conned those nice marshals into authorizing us to fight? Silly martials.. ^_^
I am now a Proud grunt in the Midrealm Army
DRACO INVICTUS!! (im in the red and gold, her awesomeness Beatrix is in the green/purple :)

 

SO a bit about my armor, because honestly, it's pretty damn skippy. 

Since the fox has so timely decided he needed new arms/legs, those are his old ones, and honestly, thats his gambeson as well... and his pauldrons.. 

ok.. well.. whatever, the coat of plates is mine!! 

We started with a basic wisby coat pattern (you can find them several places : ) And then there were some fittings with cardboard, and then more fudging of shapes, and eventually even some "side boob armor" because honestly, i cannot ignore them, might as well armor them) 

 

Plates cut and assembled, sewing the lining to the cote.

 

Plates all riveted to the canvas. this was outdoor canvas from slo-ann fabrics and crap (don't judge, i worked there for about 8+ years, lol) 

 

inside of plates all riveted. here you can see my awesome lil' side boob panels, honestly, these work amazing. 

Being plated!! i had cut out the canvas to a general shape, but we had to mark where the plates would go/be riveted.. wow.. this is pretty much in reverse order, sorry!!!

My Gambeson:

Patterned the same way I did the Fox's, since i've been borrowing/stealing his anyway. So same mostly-rectangular pattern : ) 

Pieces all laid out, ready to be quilted : D

Helpful Kitteh is helpful... this is Addi (yes, it's short for Adipose, we are whovians afterall.. and yes, her brother is Stormageddon)

Quilty quilty quilty.. 

Some Assembly required!! all the seams will get finished with bias tape, because i either didn't have enough seam allowance/am too lazy to flat fell my gambeson

Picture showing how i sammiched my layers (medium linen on either side, with cotton quilt batting in between) that i sent to Bea, who was working on hers simultaneously at her own den : P

HELM:

So, i needed a bucket for my mellon, of course, so what else would i do, but barter one of my BFA pieces for a helm? 

So barter victim got this:

 

And i got this: 

I .. have no idea what that expression is..

Put it all together though, and you haz a killer bunneh!!! ; D 

Into the wild yonder.. well, not so yonder

I've been playing in the SCA since just before pennsic of 2007, i missed war of 2008 (i'd given birth 2 weeks prior and still had very little in the way of gear.. Since then i have happily participated on and off in Rapier (i lost my auth, but plan on fixing that soon), But mostly in the Arts and Sciences (i have a BFA in jewelry/metals/enameling from Kent State University) and have served as A&S Champion, and even Archery Champion in my barony. But there are still lands uncharted, new things to try.. and not just as a water carrier. Thats right, the rabbit is going into Heavy. Red Spears numbers have dwindled these past days, and encouraged by the rally to rebuild our unit, i'm going out there myself. To stand with my brethrin and sisters in arms, and defend our precious piggies! (i'm looking at you brendoaken, and your bacon, LOL!) There is so much energy, joy, pain, ADRENALINE on the heavy lists, that for all these years, I will admit that it has frightened me. All that noise and bashing, and the bruises, oh dear mother night, the bruises.. Meh. It's time to put on my big girl braes and get out there! First practice tonight in the Marche of the Marshes with some drills, i've bartered one of my BFA exhibition pieces for a helm, and i'm getting hand-me down knees and elbows from the Fox. Coat of plates and working on some legs in the mean time, and i should be ready to go! The goal right now is to Auth sword & board at NOWM, then shoot for Spear at Baron Wars. I'm still scared, but it all seems so worth it now. I haven't yet defined what has changed, but knowing im needed, and being so welcomed onto the lists, has strengthed my resolve. But don't worry, I'm just a little bunny rabbit ^_^ YIS - Gwen