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Post by l7arkness on Jan 20, 2016 16:47:39 GMT
In my current game I'm playing a Dwarf fighter who is a devout follower of Moradin and a weapon smith, I made the axe originally but it was destroyed, repaired and then destroyed once more by a magma dog, I was able to recover the handle which I planned on using to rebuild it to but thanks to the deck of many things it was granted intelligence, at first it wouldn't stop screaming due to you know being a charred broken shaft. Fast forward we finally make it to the emerald keep (We were in OZ btw) i make straight to the closest forge and work with the smith there to reforge my beloved now screaming axe out of the very material the keep was made of. TL/DR: I made a Dwarven War Axe to replicate the one i have in my current game First i glues two 1" thk sheets together and cut out a rough template (I based the design off of The Axe of Ancestral Virtue) Second i carved the symbol of Moradin and most of the blade and spike I finished the carving then I added the growth down the handle by cutting out 4 donuts and layering them on top of one another and carving as a single piece. After I filled the gaps and seams with joint compound when that dried I did a coat of wood glue and water to harden and protect the foam Black base coat Forest green base with a lightened green dry sponge to highlight the ridges and symbol Painted the handle added a pommel and decorations Let me know what yall think or any ideas to make it better or if you have any build questions, i plan on shellacking the blade to give it a more gem like appearance
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Post by Erasmas on Jan 20, 2016 16:59:02 GMT
That is badass, brother!
I love it. Both the design and the execution are spot-on. Plus, I love that you guys are playing in Oz. I have been running a PBP game online for a little while that is set in a world based on a mash-up of Oz and Wonderland, with a sprinkling of other more classic fairy tales... with a thick coat of Game of Thrones over the top of it all. Good stuff!
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Post by voodoo on Jan 20, 2016 17:19:39 GMT
Me likes!
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Post by l7arkness on Jan 20, 2016 17:22:08 GMT
That is badass, brother! I love it. Both the design and the execution are spot-on. Plus, I love that you guys are playing in Oz. I have been running a PBP game online for a little while that is set in a world based on a mash-up of Oz and Wonderland, with a sprinkling of other more classic fairy tales... with a thick coat of Game of Thrones over the top of it all. Good stuff! I swear thats exactly what we are doing we made it out of Oz but we will be going back you never truly leave oz
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Post by jennifer on Jan 20, 2016 21:12:35 GMT
Awesome
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Post by adamantinedragon on Jan 21, 2016 0:06:11 GMT
Exalt worthy!
Reminds me of props I've made for my daughter's cosplay.
Love the character of that thing.
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Post by bananapanda on Jan 21, 2016 0:13:48 GMT
Great looking axe! I love the detail put into it!
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Post by sgtslag on Jan 21, 2016 20:00:45 GMT
Gold inlay of Dwarven sigils? Could be carved into the foam with a soldering iron, then filled in with Rub-n-Buff Gold? Or you could inlay the recesses with Hot Glue (use the Low temperature Gun, or the Glue will melt the foam... First-hand experience, trust me.), then apply either Rub-n-Buff Gold to the Glue, in the recesses, or use a fancier gold paint found at Michael's, or similar store. I would not use regular craft paint, however.
Beautiful work, thus far. I think some sort of inlay would take it up two notches, easily -- and that is saying something, as it is really nice, as is. Cheers!
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Post by l7arkness on Jan 21, 2016 20:27:56 GMT
Gold inlay of Dwarven sigils? Could be carved into the foam with a soldering iron, then filled in with Rub-n-Buff Gold? Or you could inlay the recesses with Hot Glue (use the Low temperature Gun, or the Glue will melt the foam... First-hand experience, trust me.), then apply either Rub-n-Buff Gold to the Glue, in the recesses, or use a fancier gold paint found at Michael's, or similar store. I would not use regular craft paint, however. Beautiful work, thus far. I think some sort of inlay would take it up two notches, easily -- and that is saying something, as it is really nice, as is. Cheers! I agree but the axe is a 1 for 1 copy of the one in game it originally was a basic Dwarven war-axe that has been magically repaired and augmented when/if i mod it in game ill def update it
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Post by skunkape on Jan 22, 2016 15:16:13 GMT
Nice looking build!
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