Weapon-WIP by Ordog (Lifesize Powersword)
 

Hello again.

After a long break it´s time for some new stuff from me.

This time.....a bit bigger than the normal stuff i did before. Since i sold my Army on E-Bay for a new "Hobby" (My sweet lil daughter Saskia) i have to start from scratch...... with a piece Plastic.....

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg849...pg&res=landing

A big piece, isn´t it?

After some sanding and cutting the first test for full effect.

Powerd by an LED Mini-Maglight....

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for full win......

Next step on the way:

Powerpack and sword handle in true Spacemarine-Style

Hope you like these early pictures from my first WIP in the last four years.

(Ans Sorry for my poor english......)

...not bad. :)

Seriously though, this looks very promising. I espicially like the blue glow.
Look forward to an update!

LOL :D

love the update! definitely not the normal plog we get on here :)

Still need some bits ans pieces, but i am on my way ;)

And i never did the "normal" stuff

Updatetime:

Today I took the first step for the Sword Grip. I wan´t some kind of "Mecanicus"-Style with some easy materials from my shelf.

Step 1:

Four pieces of wood, salvaged from a Flatscreen-Package.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg849...pg&res=landing

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Step 2:

Prepairing the pieces with white glue and some screws.

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Repeat this step....

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and then bring the two pieces together (with more screws and glue)

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I used a saw, to bring both ends of the handle to the same lenght.

Step 3:

I took some electrical wire for homeinstallation (3x 1,5mm²)....

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and stripped them from the isolation to get some nice looking copperwire. Now for the long hard work. covering the woodcore with copperwire. It took me 10 Minutes for a nice beginning.....

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but unfortunately i don´t like the overall look and the feeling of this first try....

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg823...pg&res=landing

So i scraped this prototype, but i can still use the pics i took for a small "First Look". I will keep the copperlook, but I will move on to an more elegant Design......

Ceya soon

Ordog

That looks awesome! Very inspiring work. Im assuming its for larp?

No, it´s just for fun, and later on as some kind of "Sleep Well" Moodlight.

Grip looks promising. A friend of mine showed me a picture of someone who used crimson leather for the grip, it looked awesome but I think it's a bit more expensive than what your doing right now.

Keep it coming!

You'll need the hilt to be sanded or carved to a round profile, or else it'll just be too uncomfortable to hold or wield. Also, the round profile will allow the wire-winding to work better and look & feel more natural. Love the blue glow!

Like i said, i will make a new grip with a more fitting design :)

It´s good to be "Back in action"