Props Heroic Shield

[juliet76]

Thanks everybody, glad you like them so far.

Juliet, you never fail to impress. Doing a run of these in the future maybe?

Maybe. It'll all depend how well I go at molding and casting, as this'll be my first crack at it. If it turns out well enough there's a chance.

what wood are you using? pray tell... They look perfect, symetrical, smooth and extremely well made!

It would be MDF, wouldn't it? I mean that would explain the mask he uses when cutting it.

Correct Squishy! Although the answer isn't all that hard to find I have mentioned it several times. I know, I know, the words just get in the way of the pictures, but they are worth reading sometimes.



Just incase anyone is unfamiliar with MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard) It's basically just woodpulp compressed and glued together into sheets. Wiki has a good article on it including safe handling-



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard



It may seem like safty gets mentioned on the forums alot, and while the immediate effects of some of the things we use are obvious- like getting something fly into our eyes- some others like the effects of resin fumes and sawdust (any sawdust, not just MDF) don't become visible until we're older. And believe me, you start getting older alot faster than you expect, so think safe while working on your hobby of choice.

 

[SquishyShoes]

Correct Squishy! Although the answer isn't all that hard to find I have mentioned it several times. I know, I know, the words just get in the way of the pictures, but they are worth reading sometimes.

Yeah, sorry. I usually look at pictures when trying to answer people's questions, but I do read the whole topic when I first find out about it (and new updates of course).

 

[juliet76]

It's cool esé. Just a generalisation, not aimed at anyone.

 

[SquishyShoes]

Haha, fair enough. Sorry for being defensive, should've realised it wasn't pointed directly at me.

 

[CelticSpartan]

Superb work, the pictures are really excellent and the workmanship very inspiring



This will look fantastic when complete. (Great T-shirt too )



Watching this topic!

 

[juliet76]

Thanks Celtic Spartan.





Sorry it's been so long between updates, I got caught during and after the beta doing blueprints of weapons.



Just a small update. I picked up some cabinet scrapers the other week at a wood working show and had the chance to use them this week on the blades to tidy up the edges and make them neater. Worked well and I was happy with the result, much neater than they were before. I fixed up some small areas where I'd taken a bit much while filing too.



I did a test yesterday evening on a PVA/water mix I've had sitting around here for months to see if it would still work as a sealent, I also wanted to see if it would set alright in the evenings as it's starting to get cold here now. Worked fine, so I applied it to the blades tonight and I'll apply it to the handles tomorrow night.

Not too much further to go now. I'll keep you updated as I go.

 

[juliet76]

Let's make a post shall we?


Finally wiped the dust off of the blades and decided to do some work on them. Got them coated now and neatened up a bit so I decided to move on to a test fit for the pins.

Now the finished result will have the pins in the shield so that the machetes can be removed and used as props, but seeing as how I wanted the pins to match up with dimples in the handles so that there's no unsightly holes, I had to put the pins in the machetes to determine the required locations on the shield.

Pins getting inserted.

Guide holes in the shield.

And the point I'm currently at.

 

[Cobbatron]

You do not know what just happened in my pants...

haha bad joke I know but I just had to!

That my friend, is F-ing amazing!

 

[CampGroundHost]

oh my gawd this is the most amazing thing of this nature ive ever seen

 

[Sarcomere]

Simply sexy!!! Nothing else to say.... but... I love the smell of MDF either that or the formaldehyde in it!! XD
Will you eventually make the Legendary one!?

 

[juliet76]

You do not know what just happened in my pants...

...That my friend, is F-ing amazing!

Thanks Rhinoc! Sorry about your pannts, hope that washes out.

oh my gawd this is the most amazing thing of this nature ive ever seen

Glad you like it Camp Ground. I'd like to try some of my other knife blueprints after this. I hope they turn out as well.

Simply sexy!!! Nothing else to say.... but... I love the smell of MDF either that or the formaldehyde in it!! XD
Will you eventually make the Legendary one!?

Can't say I'm a fan of the smell, but I do like working with MDF Sarcomere. A Legendary version has been brought up a couple of times previously in this thread- the size wouldn't accomodate an accurate sized elite skull, but it would be perfect for a human skull making a Mythic version a high possiblity if a good enough looking skull were found.

 

[NobleEight]

umm umm ummmm umm...umm... ummmm geee...umm WOW! Thats just umm *lost for words and has fainted at his computer*

1hr later

Ok sorry about that but thats just EPIC! Love it dude, cant wait for final product, so question is... going to make more of these HAHAH I need something for my bathroom j/k

Never the less AWSOMEEE work! Love it

 

[S1l3nt V1p3r]

Juliet, you never seem to stop amazing me. The Heroic shield looks lovely!

 

[blowing bomb]

if i was any good with wood (lol) i would probably do this

 

[tubachris85x]

if i was any good with wood (lol) i would probably do this

Very nice work indeed! Do you have plans to mold this up? I'm not sure if it would be compatable with your set up, but a member over on the RPF recently finishe an Elite skull based off this symbol, and is offering kits over there. I think it would be a great collaberation to combine both if it works!