Volpin
Sr Member
Seems like Skyrim is all the rage these days! I have a couple commissions coming up, and one I've been looking forward to for a while. The Steel weapons in Skyrim aren't exactly the most powerful, but the axes are quite pretty.
This will be a cast resin piece. I'm planning on making the handle and axe head 2 separate parts to make molding and casting easier.
Started off by making blueprints in illustrator. I recently got a laser cutter, so making vector files for props is really convenient in scratchbuilding.
Base frame for the blade was cut from acrylic
I added a center ABS cylinder and curved supports cut from more acrylic to form the overhead shape of the axe
Styrene was layered over this to make the contoured gradual curve. The overhead angle shows what I was after best.
Detail plates were cut from more styrene. The laser cutter makes stuff like this a lot easier, but these parts still needed a lot of cleanup after trimming. They had a sort of polygonal edge to them which needed a lot of sanding before it looked like a smooth, even curve.
These were glued to the styrene frame. Upper and lower sections of the head were added with similar layered parts.
This is where I'm at as of tonight. About 2 days into the project so far. The beveled edges are defined by the side and top/bottom plates. All i need to do is fill the bevels in with apoxie sculpt and sand it flush once it dries.
I'll also be cutting the filigree parts, but after the sanding on the bevels is complete. I ran a test with some scrap "for sale" sign styrene just to check thickness. Looks the part, but like all the curved edges, they'll require a fair bit of cleanup.
Hope you guys enjoy following along with the build!
This will be a cast resin piece. I'm planning on making the handle and axe head 2 separate parts to make molding and casting easier.
Started off by making blueprints in illustrator. I recently got a laser cutter, so making vector files for props is really convenient in scratchbuilding.
Base frame for the blade was cut from acrylic
I added a center ABS cylinder and curved supports cut from more acrylic to form the overhead shape of the axe
Styrene was layered over this to make the contoured gradual curve. The overhead angle shows what I was after best.
Detail plates were cut from more styrene. The laser cutter makes stuff like this a lot easier, but these parts still needed a lot of cleanup after trimming. They had a sort of polygonal edge to them which needed a lot of sanding before it looked like a smooth, even curve.
These were glued to the styrene frame. Upper and lower sections of the head were added with similar layered parts.
This is where I'm at as of tonight. About 2 days into the project so far. The beveled edges are defined by the side and top/bottom plates. All i need to do is fill the bevels in with apoxie sculpt and sand it flush once it dries.
I'll also be cutting the filigree parts, but after the sanding on the bevels is complete. I ran a test with some scrap "for sale" sign styrene just to check thickness. Looks the part, but like all the curved edges, they'll require a fair bit of cleanup.
Hope you guys enjoy following along with the build!
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