Targaryen House Shield - Replica Prop

[Matt Kaz]

Took some decent quality photos too

 

[Pete SSS]

Stunning work on this mate. I love the process, and I love the outcome. As a fellow (First class )Modelmaking graduate, I've got to say it is a REAL joy to see others excelling at using traditional hand methods. I've been wanting to make a Stark infantry shield for a while, this may just give me the motivation to get round to it. Again, stellar work.

 

[Jediscum]

Very nice!!

 

[coyoterose]

Beautiful work!

 

[Matt Kaz]

Thanks to all you guys for your praise, it's so nice to know that people enjoy my work
Also as I hadn't realised I've not shown the finished back... Here is it!

I finished it all off with some faux leather to hide the fibreglass resin.
The straps are real leather that I cut up, riveted and buckled together. The arm one is adjustable for ease of use and comfort.
And finally I sculpted the rim out of milliput around the edge to tidy it up and make it all uniform.

 

[apvandergriff]

I'm drooling... Amazing. That is one of the coolest props I have ever seen on this site. I love that its from the book cover and not the show. Well, well done!

 

[narutoishere]

Wow... that's epic! After reading your post, I'm now watching Game of Thrones...

By the way in the book the House Targaryen banner is described as red dragon mark, isn't it?

 

[Matt Kaz]

For size and context, I've photographed the shield with a Erebor Dwarf helmet that I created a few months back. Although from a completely different universe, I still think they look cool together, and it gives a better idea of scale.

 

[nick16001]

I'm late on this but you do some terrific work.

 

[stormtrooperguy]

Wow, this is really gorgeous! I had never thought to make a plastic spinner. I'll have to do some googling to find out more

 

[sogeth]

amazing.

 

[Matt Kaz]

Thanks, plaster spinning was surprisingly easy, it was making the spinner that was the difficult bit as I had never welded before. But the beauty of it is that I can take the dragon sculpt and all the detail off the plaster and use it again as a blank base for another shield, so its got a lot of use to it.