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Interest Cap shield replica
- Thread starter RelicMaker
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Every shield I measure in Photoshop, from the original prop to the Masterworks edition, the center circle is 9.5".
Not sure why it looks bigger in my photo...
Not sure why it looks bigger in my photo...
dontfeedmyego
Sr Member
My guess- photoshop can’t account for the curve.
Definitely interested!
Cabla
Active Member
Maybe it’s due to distortion of the camera lens. If you get real close with a wide angle lens it can get really bad.
The 25" is measured from the back edge to edge, not over the curve, and there is barely a curve over the center circle when I measure my own shield.
It measures 26" over the curve.
Ok, so I measured the center circle of my shield photo in Photoshop this time and it shows that it's 10.25", when measured by hand it is 9.5".
The Masterworks' center circle in Photoshop is about 9.7". So, given the difference in my shield to my shield photo, the Masterworks center circle is probably around 9"....
So, photos of the shields are definitely not the best things to take measurements from...
The curve of the shield definitely messes with the depth of the focus of the camera or something...
We'll definitely need measurements off the original prop or a Masterworks shield, not photos, to make this more accurate.
The Masterworks' center circle in Photoshop is about 9.7". So, given the difference in my shield to my shield photo, the Masterworks center circle is probably around 9"....
So, photos of the shields are definitely not the best things to take measurements from...
The curve of the shield definitely messes with the depth of the focus of the camera or something...
We'll definitely need measurements off the original prop or a Masterworks shield, not photos, to make this more accurate.
Looks like a King Arts and an Efx there?
Star size will be a big issue to figure out indeed. Is there a way to contact the YouTube uploader who reviewed the Masterworks shield and hopefully get some data on the shields measurements?
But both those shields are advertised as 24", which I feel is an ideal size. I think once you scale up to 25", you'll have to adjust the scale of everything else.
Screenshots from one of the videos on youtube.
I have a Chris Fields shield that's a little over 25" and always felt it was a tad big. Based on how this looks in the videos, the 24" size is my vote.
Also note the seamless thickness of the edge. This is another critical detail that I'd like to see hammered out.
Regarding the backside, the grooves are also specific; the 2nd circle from the center has a wider gap. Also note the rivet indentations running along the brackets.
I have a Chris Fields shield that's a little over 25" and always felt it was a tad big. Based on how this looks in the videos, the 24" size is my vote.
Also note the seamless thickness of the edge. This is another critical detail that I'd like to see hammered out.
Regarding the backside, the grooves are also specific; the 2nd circle from the center has a wider gap. Also note the rivet indentations running along the brackets.
AgentOfShield
Well-Known Member
Regarding the wider groove in the back (carried over from the hero prop these castings were made from) I wouldn’t mind if we didn’t replicate that and went with a more idealized back with consistent groove widths like Chris Fields and Relicmaker have done in the past.
I'll disagree with you on this one. If it's not much more trouble to include that subtle design I think it should be included. The goal is to recreate it as exact as possible.
dontfeedmyego
Sr Member
Which I’d exactly what I said. Relic makers star is about half an inch too big.
And the 9" star is scaled for a 24" diameter shield.
