LOTR Sting

Hi Everyone!

First time poster here! Thought I'd start off by showing my Sting replica that I made awhile back for my dad. Here's the final product:



This picture and more are on my Instructables page for it here. That's the long version though. Here's the short version:

Here's the basic underlying construction. It's just several layers of MDF laminated together. I actually had to photoshop all the layers, since I didn't take pictures until near-completion.



Here's the pommel before painting. I think the actual prop has a much rounder pommel, and the "lips" are much thinner, but I had a hard time getting that effect with the MDF.



I used wood putty to fill in some gaps:



Here's the lettering on the crossguard. I carved out a basin from the crossguard and cut out the letters individually from some cardboard to achieve the "raised letter" look.



I used a soldering iron to make the lettering along the blade:



A coat of primer and two coats of silver spray paint:



After painting the leaf details on the grip:



Hope you guys like it!

WOW! MDF truly is the craft-man's clay. Well done.

Great job for being made solely from MDF, well done mate!

That looks fantastic. Great job!
Apart from the dust, I think mdf is a great medium to work with.

cavx said:

WOW! MDF truly is the craft-man's clay. Well done.

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I'm developing a whole new respect for MDF after being on this Forum a few days. People can do anything with it I swear...

Great job drknotter, this is a beautiful piece!

Thanks for all the nice comments, everyone! I really liked working with the MDF because it's so easy to shape, but then again I was constantly worried about inadvertantly gouging a huge divot out of it. :lol I'm actually working next on a Master Sword replica, but I'm using pine strips instead.

dude thats one amazing looking sting 10/10