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More historically accurate medieval armour

giaour94_fdcc6cb22cgiaour94_fdcc6cb22c Posts: 86
in Product Suggestions

One thing it struck me that Daz is currently lacking is historically accurate arms and armour. What there is all seems to be quite fantasy-based or quite far off in terms of shape, texture, detail etc.  The Osprey books spring to mind as a good reference resource for such things, especially those illustrated by Angus McBride.

https://uk.pinterest.com/osump/weapons-armour-osprey-publishing/

On a related note, historical architecture more accurate in terms of proportion and detail.

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  • cosmo71cosmo71 Posts: 3,609

    I support this suggestion and have one thing on arms. If you do spears for example, why there isn`t a Pilum out there? There are many products for so "called" roman times (most of them are more fantasy than historially correct) but none of these products includes a Pilum (typical roman spear)

  • cosmo71cosmo71 Posts: 3,609
    edited March 2016

    And I suggest some historically correct roman legionaire uniforms. The one for genesis is not bad but I miss a shirt underneath the chest plate and I miss the typical rectangular roman shield.

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  • chris-2599934chris-2599934 Posts: 1,807
    cosmo71 said:

    And I suggest some historically correct roman legionaire uniforms. The one for genesis is not bad but I miss a shirt underneath the chest plate and I miss the typical rectangular roman shield.

    There's a Roman shield included in http://www.daz3d.com/aegis and a Pilum in http://www.daz3d.com/classic-pole-arms

  • giaour94_fdcc6cb22cgiaour94_fdcc6cb22c Posts: 86

    More historically accurate Egyptian stuff would also be welcome.  (I notice that both the king's and queen's headdresses on here are too high and rounded across the brow, for example, compared to examples seen in statuary and wall paintings, which are easy enough to find, for example http://www.ancient-egypt.org/history/old-kingdom/4th-dynasty/khefren/khefren-statuary/khefren-wearing-the-red.html

    and http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/ramesses2squeens.htm

     

     

     

  • nelsonsmithnelsonsmith Posts: 1,336

    More armor from the Shogunate era of Japan would be nice as well.

  • LintonLinton Posts: 542
    nelsonsmith said:

    More armor from the Shogunate era of Japan would be nice as well.

    I second this!

  • retiretomauiretiretomaui Posts: 387

    Contact your local HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) club. Seriously. We/they (I'm a practitioner) can fill a designer in on where to look for proper references. Or, go to myarmoury.com and inquire there.

  • father1776father1776 Posts: 982

    Who says chainmail thongs are not historical ?

    They are in all the 70's fantasy porn movies ..... :-D

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    father1776_5775a1855d said:

    Who says chainmail thongs are not historical ?

    They are in all the 70's fantasy porn movies ..... :-D

    The OP wants historical armor...not hysterical armor.

  • NathuadoNathuado Posts: 55
    giaour94_fdcc6cb22c said:

    One thing it struck me that Daz is currently lacking is historically accurate arms and armour. What there is all seems to be quite fantasy-based or quite far off in terms of shape, texture, detail etc.  The Osprey books spring to mind as a good reference resource for such things, especially those illustrated by Angus McBride.

    https://uk.pinterest.com/osump/weapons-armour-osprey-publishing/

    On a related note, historical architecture more accurate in terms of proportion and detail.

    Agreed.  I've been wanting an accurate Joan of Arc armour (and hair style) for G2f and G3f for a long time.  

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  • Daywalker DesignsDaywalker Designs Posts: 3,586
    cosmo71 said:

    And I suggest some historically correct roman legionaire uniforms.

    There were at least three different variants of the basic armor of the Legionaire that I am aware of, and I suspect the shirt itself wasn't considered part of the armor as such. Which specific version are you wanting?

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