vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

“No trouble, my friend. Though I doubt my helmet would fit you.” Griffpony peeks over engineer’s shoulder. “Meanwhile, any ideas on where can I get a heating pump?”

“If your helmet fit my head I’d be surprised” He chuckles looking at the big contraption “It’s not heating Vin, the pressure of the air coming out of this is too high to be cool. It’s just an air pump. And ya know what, come over here tomorrow, I will have both the hanger for the armor AND a pump ready for you to take. Just take a cart or something”

“Ah… hm, but won’t it create problems during winter? I mean, I’ll have to do it outdoors, so there will be risk of rings freezing up into solid mesh.”

“Oh… Good point Vin…” The pony ponders for a bit “I guess I could make the pipes in the hanger hollow and fill it up with some liquid that won’t freeze easily, and put a few water heaters inside… Then if it’s winter, you could just plug the thing in and after few minutes it would become pretty warm. I doubt it would get so cold the armor would freeze the instant you take it out of the water. Especially if it will be warm water.”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

“What’s the worst thing that could happen? It’s not like you’re going to walk all day in it. That would be pretty tiring, trust me.” Vindicar chuckles. “Plus the oath of service has not a single word against it.”

“Hey, making sure here, I don’t want you to get into any trouble and such”

“No trouble, my friend. Though I doubt my helmet would fit you.” Griffpony peeks over engineer’s shoulder. “Meanwhile, any ideas on where can I get a heating pump?”

“If your helmet fit my head I’d be surprised” He chuckles looking at the big contraption “It’s not heating Vin, the pressure of the air coming out of this is too high to be cool. It’s just an air pump. And ya know what, come over here tomorrow, I will have both the hanger for the armor AND a pump ready for you to take. Just take a cart or something”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

Griffpony grins and stands at attention, letting Pewny measure him. “When we’re done, you can try my armor on, if you want. I’m only slightly bigger than you, so it’d still fit you, more or less.”

Pewny draws a stick-griffon in the notepad and writes a series of numbers around it “Try on your armor? Are you sure you wouldn’t mind that?”

“What’s the worst thing that could happen? It’s not like you’re going to walk all day in it. That would be pretty tiring, trust me.” Vindicar chuckles. “Plus the oath of service has not a single word against it.”

“Hey, making sure here, I don’t want you to get into any trouble and such”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

“Well, I’m not quite sure how much it weights. My guess is about twenty kilograms not counting cuirass and helmet. As for shaking, I suspect it’s most effective when the chainmail is soaked. But you’re the engineer here, so… guess it will be easier anyway if you attach a couple of handles to that armorhanger.”

“Only twenty kilos? I’d swear it looks much heavier. I think even I could wear this then… Anywho, I have a nice idea for the hanger, but first” he takes out a notepad and a tape measure from his bag “stand straight and still for a moment”

Griffpony grins and stands at attention, letting Pewny measure him. “When we’re done, you can try my armor on, if you want. I’m only slightly bigger than you, so it’d still fit you, more or less.”

Pewny draws a stick-griffon in the notepad and writes a series of numbers around it “Try on your armor? Are you sure you wouldn’t mind that?”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

“Neat! But yeah, I might need something to hang it at… something sturdy enough. Can you throw something like that together? Also, I think I could just wait a minute until water flows out of the chainmail before drying it out. Shaking it out is way too loud.”

“Yeah, I could put together something for it. Just tell me how heavy it is exactly. As for that, the shaking before and after soaking is to get rid of as much dirt as possible before blowing through it with air… But I guess that this could be skipped in the end.”

“Well, I’m not quite sure how much it weights. My guess is about twenty kilograms not counting cuirass and helmet. As for shaking, I suspect it’s most effective when the chainmail is soaked. But you’re the engineer here, so… guess it will be easier anyway if you attach a couple of handles to that armorhanger.”

“Only twenty kilos? I’d swear it looks much heavier. I think even I could wear this then… Anywho, I have a nice idea for the hanger, but first” he takes out a notepad and a tape measure from his bag “stand straight and still for a moment”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

Vindicar shakes the chainmail slightly, ensuring all of it’s surface has been dried. “Now, looks pretty good from there! What do you think?”

Pewny looks at the armor, squinting his eyes a bit “Hmmm… Seems alright here. I’d say that this method worked quite well.”

“Neat! But yeah, I might need something to hang it at… something sturdy enough. Can you throw something like that together? Also, I think I could just wait a minute until water flows out of the chainmail before drying it out. Shaking it out is way too loud.”

“Yeah, I could put together something for it. Just tell me how heavy it is exactly. As for that, the shaking before and after soaking is to get rid of as much dirt as possible before blowing through it with air… But I guess that this could be skipped in the end.”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

“I guess so,” birdpony spreads his foreclaws as wide as he can. “Just try not to blow me away as well.”

The stallion laughs and says “If it was THIS strong, I would never be able to hold it up!” after which he turns on the contraption, a loud noise coming from the machine, as a powerful stream of air blows from the hose. He brings it to the armor and slowly goes up and down along it, trying to blow over all of it. Twice.

Vindicar shakes the chainmail slightly, ensuring all of it’s surface has been dried. “Now, looks pretty good from there! What do you think?”

Pewny looks at the armor, squinting his eyes a bit “Hmmm… Seems alright here. I’d say that this method worked quite well.”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

“Good to hear that.” Vindicar stands, holding the largest part of his armor. “Bring on the pump then?”

“Oh! Right.” He runs into his workshop and after a minute gets out, dragging behind him a yellow, wheeled tank, around his own size. “Alright, this is quite a powerful one, but I can set it to around same power as the cheaper and more portable ones.” He looks at the armor “Alright, hold it up, and try to spread it open, like if you were wearing it. I guess when alone you’d need to use a hanger or something to keep it that way.”

“I guess so,” birdpony spreads his foreclaws as wide as he can. “Just try not to blow me away as well.”

The stallion laughs and says “If it was THIS strong, I would never be able to hold it up!” after which he turns on the contraption, a loud noise coming from the machine, as a powerful stream of air blows from the hose. He brings it to the armor and slowly goes up and down along it, trying to blow over all of it. Twice.

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

“Some cloth, huh? Well, it’s a tiny bit heavier than that,” Vindicar replies sarcastically, putting parts of his armor out of the vat. “Okay, here we go.”

For a while there is nothing but clanking and water droplets flying in all directions.

“Vindicar, I am aware this is much heavier than cloth, I just made a comparison in what I want you to do”

The pony shivers at the sound “Damn that’s loud..” a short bit later adds “Alright, that should be enough for now.”

“Good to hear that.” Vindicar stands, holding the largest part of his armor. “Bring on the pump then?”

“Oh! Right.” He runs into his workshop and after a minute gets out, dragging behind him a yellow, wheeled tank, around his own size. “Alright, this is quite a powerful one, but I can set it to around same power as the cheaper and more portable ones.” He looks at the armor “Alright, hold it up, and try to spread it open, like if you were wearing it. I guess when alone you’d need to use a hanger or something to keep it that way.”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

“I’ll take that into account,” griffpony smiles, wiping off the sweat from his forehead before taking the armor out of the tank. “What comes next?”

“Well, next comes the shaking off part. Unfold the armor and then shake it as best as you can, as if you were with some cloth. Also, this is something that should also be done before you put the armor in the water, but since you flew there and such, I thought it would be enough.”

“Some cloth, huh? Well, it’s a tiny bit heavier than that,” Vindicar replies sarcastically, putting parts of his armor out of the vat. “Okay, here we go.”

For a while there is nothing but clanking and water droplets flying in all directions.

“Vindicar, I am aware this is much heavier than cloth, I just made a comparison in what I want you to do”

The pony shivers at the sound “Damn that’s loud..” a short bit later adds “Alright, that should be enough for now.”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

Birdpony does as he’s told, and starts shaking the armor underwater, making quite a lot of noise in the process. It quickly proves to be a tiring thing to do while balancing on hind legs, so Vindicar has to aid himself with wings, spreading them wide to keep balance.

“Just… like… that…”

“Alright, alright, that’s enough, if you were to shake it like that for like half an hour non-stop then maaaaybe it would clean up fully. Also, a note, use something of lower height, giving you a chance to sit while doing this.”

“I’ll take that into account,” griffpony smiles, wiping off the sweat from his forehead before taking the armor out of the tank. “What comes next?”

“Well, next comes the shaking off part. Unfold the armor and then shake it as best as you can, as if you were with some cloth. Also, this is something that should also be done before you put the armor in the water, but since you flew there and such, I thought it would be enough.”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

“Well, that’s the price for the armor not falling off in the middle of combat,” Vindicar jokes, approaching the tank Pewny seem to have chosen for the test. “First try with just hot water, right? No sense in wasting soap until most dirt is taken care of.”

“Fair enough.” He chuckles again, then nods at the question “Yeah, just throw it in there and do what I said”

Birdpony does as he’s told, and starts shaking the armor underwater, making quite a lot of noise in the process. It quickly proves to be a tiring thing to do while balancing on hind legs, so Vindicar has to aid himself with wings, spreading them wide to keep balance.

“Just… like… that…”

“Alright, alright, that’s enough, if you were to shake it like that for like half an hour non-stop then maaaaybe it would clean up fully. Also, a note, use something of lower height, giving you a chance to sit while doing this.”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

“It sure can be folded, but I’m not sure how that will affect the cleaning. Anyway, let me take it off.”

With that birdpony proceeds to grunt, blush and curse quietly, as he removes the armor piece by piece, wing covers, cuirass and neckpiece actually being detachable. Finally, he folds the thick metal weave and places it down. “Phew. Done.”

“It shouldn’t really, the point is to get all of it soaked mostly, plus, don’t simply ‘dip’ it in water, keep it there and shake while there, that will also help”
The repairpony slightly chuckles at the troubles his friend has taking off that armor “Not that easy I see, huh”

“Well, that’s the price for the armor not falling off in the middle of combat,” Vindicar jokes, approaching the tank Pewny seem to have chosen for the test. “First try with just hot water, right? No sense in wasting soap until most dirt is taken care of.”

“Fair enough.” He chuckles again, then nods at the question “Yeah, just throw it in there and do what I said”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

Vindicar nods. “Cuirass is easy to clean, and the chainmail underneath it is pretty plain too. But yeah, let’s try it out then. Got anything roomy enough to submerge my armor completely?”

“Well, it depends. Does the armor stay as huge as you when you take it off, or does it ‘deflate’? Because I may have trouble finding something your size”

“It sure can be folded, but I’m not sure how that will affect the cleaning. Anyway, let me take it off.”

With that birdpony proceeds to grunt, blush and curse quietly, as he removes the armor piece by piece, wing covers, cuirass and neckpiece actually being detachable. Finally, he folds the thick metal weave and places it down. “Phew. Done.”

“It shouldn’t really, the point is to get all of it soaked mostly, plus, don’t simply ‘dip’ it in water, keep it there and shake while there, that will also help”
The repairpony slightly chuckles at the troubles his friend has taking off that armor “Not that easy I see, huh”

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnypl:

vindicarthehippogriff:

pewnythepony:

The hippogriff can hear the pony’s voice from inside “Coming!” and a few seconds later the door opens “Oh. Hey there Vindicar.”

“Yeah. Quite heavy piece of work. I haven’t become fully used to it.” Griffpony smirks sheepishly, his shoes clanking audibly. “So, what do you make of it?”

“Well” He moves his hoof over the chainmail parts between plates “Those parts seem like will be the easiest to clean” He goes over the wing covers “Those are more tightly packed, so it may need a more thorough use of the air pump.” He the goes over behind the griff, to the mail-only part covering his rump “Hmmmm” He pats it lightly “Yeah, that’s something between the wings and first part, it shouldn’t be problematic. I think that what I thought up should work then.”

Vindicar nods. “Cuirass is easy to clean, and the chainmail underneath it is pretty plain too. But yeah, let’s try it out then. Got anything roomy enough to submerge my armor completely?”

“Well, it depends. Does the armor stay as huge as you when you take it off, or does it ‘deflate’? Because I may have trouble finding something your size”