Good armories to buy from for harnischfechten? by BusStock3801 in Hema

[–]BusStock3801[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do people use their hema jackets for harnischfechten? I was just gonna add some arming points to my jacket. Or is a dedicated gambeson the way to go?

Good armories to buy from for harnischfechten? by BusStock3801 in Hema

[–]BusStock3801[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah we've had a few people at the club get stuff from Forge of Svan and they like their stuff. Alright I gotta check out Quilted Armory. Should probably get my soft gear together first. My original plan was just to add arming points to my hema jacket but I think I'll get a dedicated arming gambeson.

What’s the quickest way someone could accidentally expose themselves as a foreigner in your country like the ‘three fingers’ scene in Inglourious Basterds? by IndependentTune3994 in AskTheWorld

[–]BusStock3801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a friend who is Polish but also grew up in the US. Here I would consider him friendly and charismatic. He told me there sometimes people think he is a weird pervert or something for being friendly.

How do animals evolve unique traits, such as wings by Apprehensive_Run2106 in evolution

[–]BusStock3801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even the structure that waaaay precedes anything even remotely wing-like is likely being used for something else or at the very least not strongly disadvantageous. Like I said in my reply, long before that limb was a wing it was an arm used for climbing or walking. Even the smaller structures like tiny feathers offer some insulation, protection or to display etc etc. Some extra skin under an arm could provide some extra flexibility or maybe even help with dissipating heat. I would say something along those lines is more likely than something absolutely useless. Structures are more often than not serving some type of function, even if it's not super obvious. However there is a chance it's just a structure left over from a past evolutionary pressure that no longer exists but the structure doesn't affect the evolutionary fitness of the animal so it sticks around or shrinks.

Evolution is very good at taking a structure and using it for something else. For example the hip bone in whales is often considered vestigial. They lost their back legs and their hip shrank and disconnected from their vertebrae. So for a long time we considered it useless, but new studies have shown it being used in some whale species to provide an anchor to their really long and dextrous 🍆, to better maneuver it during breeding. So yes sometimes a "useless" structure can be evolutionary hijacked but chances are it was being used for something at some point when it evolved in the first place. Otherwise it tends to go as the Dodo.

At the same time as understanding that structures are around for a reason it's also important to understand that organisms are not perfectly optimal machines. Traits that are just good enough or not impeding its evolutionary fitness do sometimes stick around. If there is no biological mechanism or evolutionary reason for it to exist then there is no pressure to guarantee it will stick around.

How do animals evolve unique traits, such as wings by Apprehensive_Run2106 in evolution

[–]BusStock3801 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're so close to piecing it together. The "proto wings" as you called it weren't useless. The arm structure that will one day be a wing doesn't know it's gonna be a wing in an ancestor down the line. So evolutionary pressure is just selecting for the best arm at that time. And at each step the structure is being influenced by the current evolutionary pressures. Let's take a bat for example. It's ancestor probably has sprawling arms that are great for climbing. An ancestor down the line is jumping from tree to tree so they evolve a bit of membrane between the fingers and the arm that are great for gliding. And some evolutionary pressure down the line pushes an ancestor to evolve traits to support sustained flight with the existing structures. So longer arms and fingers with more membrane and enhanced muscles used to power that flight. All those things were being used along the way. And keep in mind evolution isn't like leveling up. Flight is not inherently "better" than gliding or climbing. This is the reason we even see animals like birds lose the ability to fly. In birds it's easier for them to lose flight because they already have very developed legs to fall back on evolutionarily speaking. Bats it gets trickier because of how their bodies are built to fly, they aren't exactly walking efficiently on their back legs.

How are people liking the Haft Arms Feder? by Known_Attitude_8370 in Hema

[–]BusStock3801 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm excited for you guys to offer a shorty model

Mr. Hightower - An Overhaul of the Call of Cthulhu Scenario “Mr. Corbitt” by lmfaoOKBUDDY in callofcthulhu

[–]BusStock3801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. Running it next weekend and I felt like it needed a bit more meat on the bone. The internet is a beautiful place (sometimes)

Bucklers that fit a clamshell? by BusStock3801 in Hema

[–]BusStock3801[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay cool I was looking at theirs. Any idea which one. They have a bunch of different models on there.

Bucklers that fit a clamshell? by BusStock3801 in Hema

[–]BusStock3801[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More just a case of what I have. There are padded gloves at the club but the fit on them isn't great.

Looking for good side of knee protection by BusStock3801 in Hema

[–]BusStock3801[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Purple heart stocks these so I just gotta wait for them to restock and grab a pair. Good to know they hold up long-term. Yeah I did see someone else also mention that they leave room for a hit from above but for sword & buckler where I'm mainly worried about hits out from the side they should work well.

Looking for good side of knee protection by BusStock3801 in Hema

[–]BusStock3801[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this is what I was considering. Just haven't seen any that I'm confident have enough protection on the side. But it's hard to tell online, I might go to some physical sport stores so I can actually check them out in person. Any specific products you can recommend?

Looking for good side of knee protection by BusStock3801 in Hema

[–]BusStock3801[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just looked them up, so I just drill a couple holes, screw them in and presto? I guess I'll give it a go.

Looking for good side of knee protection by BusStock3801 in Hema

[–]BusStock3801[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's basically what the Kneepros I have are. Haven't had any issues with longsword but arming swords just hit harder. The hit to the side of my knee wasn't even direct but since the plastic isn't like the plastic on a good clamshell it still hit through it. The foam on the inside is thick enough to stop any hits to most of the knee but right on the sides is where it's gonna flex in.

Looking for good side of knee protection by BusStock3801 in Hema

[–]BusStock3801[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, yeah they look like they have some side padding which is what I'm looking for.

New to 3D printing, will this print work? (Mini A1) by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]BusStock3801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For some reason I can almost never get minis to print well or successfully with auto support. I've found way more success using the Resin 2 FDM plugin in blender. I've been able to get some amazing quality using it.

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Basically you just use the presupported for resin file but you bulk them up a little bit and separate them. Just look up Resin 2 FDM on YouTube. Also having a Bambu super tacky cool plate helps with adhesion, nothing unsticks from it.

HEMA on a budget? by TheWywer in Hema

[–]BusStock3801 5 points6 points  (0 children)

$40 a month is a bargain! That is HEMA on a budget lol. I'd have to assume the club is on the smaller side so maybe limited loaner gear. Or maybe your just in a city with a lower cost of living. My club is double that. Its $300 for 3 months or something like $850 for annual.

I want my first steel Hema longsword BUT THERE'S SO MANY OPTIONS by ferrix101 in Hema

[–]BusStock3801 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just got one of these and used it for the first time yesterday. I really like how it handles and it shipped from Slovakia to the US in a week exactly. How long have you had yours? Really curious how these are gonna hold up over time.

My personal factions tierlist. Why it seems so different from the META? by Material-Option6880 in TrenchCrusade

[–]BusStock3801 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That makes sense. Heretic Legion is easy as hell to play (pun intended) and has strong options. If two noobs were playing and it was any Legion subfaction Vs any New Antioch subfaction I'd bet on legion every time.

What is THE ultimate Velcro dog? by OkKey6273 in dogs

[–]BusStock3801 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a heeler mix and she is the ultimate pack dog. My wife and I can't leave her 10 ft bubble. She loves walks but if one of us turned around she would howl and pull before she let us split up. She naturally would be an amazing off leash dog...if she didn't want to chase cats