sp1989
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I have been gathering supplies and slowly getting to the point of assembly. The base of my Longclaw is going to be a “Cold Steel” sparring hand and a half sparring sword. It’s incredibly well made and I feel it could be a great base for any sword replica. It’s also con safe I believe which is another huge plus.
I have had a new cross guard and pommel 3D printed and that should be the easiest part so far. The cross guard I plan on using rub and buff to get the right metallic finish but I am having serious issues with the finish of the blade. I want a good high shine finish and I have tried quite a few things so far. I tried aluminum tape which was difficult to shape around the front of the blade and in the fuller. It’s also wasn’t as shiny as I would have liked. I then tried aluminum monokote which is incredibly shiny and looks great but with careful scrutiny the seam lines are terrible and around the point the seams and wrinkles are impossible to shape properly. So it really doesn’t look great around the tip. However from far away and on camera it looks great. But this is going to be a display piece and I want it to be as perfect as I can make it. Monokote would be great for cons and stage shows but the perfectionist side of me hates it. So I guess the only thing I haven’t tried is paint or a paint system. I yield to the infinite experience of the RPF. What would be the best way to achieve a great shiny metallic finish on polypropylene? I am open to any and all suggestions. I posted the before and after of what I have now but I really am going to get rid of it. Because I don’t like the way it has turned out.
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I have had a new cross guard and pommel 3D printed and that should be the easiest part so far. The cross guard I plan on using rub and buff to get the right metallic finish but I am having serious issues with the finish of the blade. I want a good high shine finish and I have tried quite a few things so far. I tried aluminum tape which was difficult to shape around the front of the blade and in the fuller. It’s also wasn’t as shiny as I would have liked. I then tried aluminum monokote which is incredibly shiny and looks great but with careful scrutiny the seam lines are terrible and around the point the seams and wrinkles are impossible to shape properly. So it really doesn’t look great around the tip. However from far away and on camera it looks great. But this is going to be a display piece and I want it to be as perfect as I can make it. Monokote would be great for cons and stage shows but the perfectionist side of me hates it. So I guess the only thing I haven’t tried is paint or a paint system. I yield to the infinite experience of the RPF. What would be the best way to achieve a great shiny metallic finish on polypropylene? I am open to any and all suggestions. I posted the before and after of what I have now but I really am going to get rid of it. Because I don’t like the way it has turned out.
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