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The swords used by Kratos from the video game God of War III. All pieces cold cast with aluminum powder and polyurethane except for the chains.

darkhunter89 Thank you! I'm starting another one tomorrow if you are interested.

Your helmet is looking great! Seeing well done builds like yours is really making me want to try using foam.

Thank you, and I'm glad you asked about the paint as I forgot to give the details of how I did it. I first primed the sword with Krylon grey primer. I did not wet or dry sand the primer, but rubbed over it with a cloth to knock off the few dry rough spots associated with this primer...

I know I'm not the first to replicate this sword. I'm just posting this to show the materials and processes that I used to get the results I wanted. We all have a trick or technique that might help someone else out with their project. I hope you can benefit from one of mine. The illustrators of...

A lot of detail there; looks very good! I like that you painted in character with Skeletors original coloring.

This is the best N7 costume I have seen. The accessories put it over the top. Nicely done.

I too have used resin from Specialty Resins with good results and lower prices. I recommend you check them out.

This helmet came out really nice. Good job.

I know this is backwards, but here is more of the WIP for those interested. I last showed the sculpting of the head. The next area I worked on was the horn that sits on the head. I forgot to take pictures after I started it. All I have is the start of it, and the finish of it. What I did was cut...

@MikeyDonuts- The only problem I have had with any of the pointy bits was with the tip of the horn. I sat the head on a vent in my floor to speed up the drying time of the paint. I forgot it was there, and lightly kicked it and the very tip of it chipped off. I screamed. Happily I found it under...

@Maaso- I am in wichita. PM me if you want to talk about a casting.

So yeah, the sword is finished. I will post more of the WIP sometime soon. Here are some shots of the final product. I hadn't planned on weathering this at all, but I had a dud casting of the lower jaw and decided to see how I would like the look. It is obvious that I liked it and grimed...