Final Fantasy VIII Squall Leonhart Gunblade

[sharpworks]

working on the cylinder now, dremeled out the grooves, some touch ups and final sanding to go then it's not far off paintwork

 

[sharpworks]

near done!......added final bits and pieces, sanded down nice and smooth, attached the chain and after adding about a millimetre thick/thin layer of bondo to the blade I carved the lion emblem into the bondo with a dremel....hopefully the paint won't fill it all in

 

[Hazz]

Wow thats looking great! should try and do a metal one!

 

[sharpworks]

thought about it!
was actually going to try and make a mold from it, but it's a gift for my sister's birthday....which is in about 16 hours (lol). So it's a one off.
just started giving it a coat of chrome paint...looking good so far

 

[WarMachine]

This is fantastic. I always loved this weapon (and game). I hope she's as stoked as I would be if somebody gave me one of those. You've put a ton of work into it and the results speak for themselves ... superb work

 

[sharpworks]

DONE!!!
Lacking in sleep after being up til 4am finishing it for my sis's birthday today.
Many coats of chrome paint from a spray can and a few of clear gloss to seal it.
Carved the lion head emblem (Grieve I think it's called) out of bondo and added it to the chain.
Made a simple stand and painted it a few times.

First attempt at a major prop build and kinda happy with the result!

 

[WarMachine]

Seriously incredible. I LOVE this, especially the engraving work you did on it. Amazing! Your sister is lucky.

 

[sharpworks]

Thought I'd just put together a quick start-to-finish pic for the Gunblade build.......

 

[DarkPassenger]

That looks great, excellent job.

 

[swisscheese]

That is seriously impressive.

 

[nightwing615]

it's sweet that you put a lot of time and effort to construct such an amazing replica of a beloved weapon for your sister (now if I can somehow convince my own brother to do something similar...:love)


fantastic job!

 

[sharpworks]

thanks
she has it on display above her piano ha

 

[Prince NEO]

That's pretty dang spot on, amazing job. :thumbsup

 

[sharpworks]

cheers

 

[progolfercd]

How think was the MDF that you used? This is extremely well done!!

 

[sharpworks]

thanks
the main part of the gunblade (blade/handle) was 12mm mdf, and added a piece of 6mm to each side of the grip

 

[nightwing615]

thanks
she has it on display above her piano ha

haha! you know she loves it! :lol