BaronEngel
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Medieval helmets
🕑 Added 2015-11-03 02:30:53 +0000 UTC I have an upcoming Equestria dreamscape posting that has some ponies wearing some rather sinister looking sets of armor. To get myself in the mood for doing the art for that posting I decided to do some rather quick sketches this afternoon of various Medieval European helmets. In particular I was interested in sallets and barbutte style helmets. This is was the result of those sketches.
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MishaFox
I remember as a kid visiting the weapons and armor wing of the MET (Metropolitan Museum of Art)in New York. I was fascinated my the knights and their horses in full armor. <a href="http://sudoku.com.au/PhotosBig.aspx?PID=487&UID=9167&Go=H8-3-1992" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://sudoku.com.au/PhotosBig.aspx?PID=487&UID=9167&Go=H8-3-1992</a>
Vet
Flight does like good aero packages.
MishaFox
Seriously thou a little streamlining of the armor might help the pegasus.
McClaw
How much do you study historic horse barding for things like this?
Vet
Kind of like those racing bike helmets......
MishaFox
That's not neck protection. The helmet is streamlined for cutting down wind resistance! ;)
Baron Engel
Um I know that some of a zebra kingdoms in my dreamscape had menpo-style facemask. for their warriors.
Eric Hinkle
Great set of helmets! I suppose that ponies wouldn't be able to manage kabutos with full menpo. I.e., those fancy Japanese samurai helms with the war masks.
Vet
You can see in the German model their modern variant. Excellent protection for the back of the neck.
