So tell me about foam latex...

Seabass

Scholar
This past event was my first event using a latex weapon. I've been looking around online for more info but I would love to hear more from those who have been using them for a while. Advice?

Also does anyone know a good vendor for these things? I see plenty of websites with different styles and prices, but I can't say I trust much of what I have seen thus far.

Thoughts?

Cheers,
Travis/Zane
 
The General discussion boards have some threads on different vendors. I guess Palotanke <sp> are fairly safe. It goes chapter by chapter though. Tom seems pretty ok with maces and swords thus far, I haven't seen any axes that he's been real keen on.

Glad to see you out Travis, seen you in a month.

-Joe
 
I have had good luck with,
http://www.latex-weaponry.com/
http://www.darkknightarmoury.com/c-6-larp-weapons.aspx

Good service, good shipping.
http://www.latex-weaponry.com/info_excal_fd.html has a comparison of the various lines that they carry.



As far as types, I have had Windlass manufactured accepted by Tom for a
http://www.museumreplicas.com/p-717-shield-splitter-axe-latex.aspx
http://www.museumreplicas.com/p-706-dark-ages-equalizer-latex.aspx
http://www.museumreplicas.com/p-719-sword-of-chaos-latex.aspx

Iron Fortress - Staff of Enlightenment - However needed to put a pad on the bottom of the staff.
http://www.latex-weaponry.com/if_epicarmoury.html

Eagle Flex -
My Roman Shield http://www.latex-weaponry.com/ef_shields.html has been accepted at SoMi, but not Chicago due to shield size issues. I dunno if I would recommend it, the curvature is awesome, however, it does flex and it can soften in the car and change radius, so you get different shield sizes. I need to devise a method reinforcement so it retains its shape when people put crap on it.


He has rejected my Calimacils, on the basis of either too hard (stiff rugged foam), or too soft (was worried bout the warhammer head getting torn up)
http://www.latex-weaponry.com/calimacil.html
Squire - too stiff of sword blade foam, would be awesome if everyone wore SCA grade armor, but our game doesn't. These type weapons are intended for heavy combat, not the namby pamby wrist tap crap that we do :lol:
War hammer

I use Calimacil's for practice as they are 10 times tougher than any boffer or latex I have used.

I own quite a few types of weapons, and have laid hands on other types. These are just the ones that Tom has reviewed.


-Gnot
 
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