marsattack
Sr Member
Hi guys , I thought I'd share some incredible work with you all.
a little over a month ago after acquiring a Factory X helmet , decided that I would go the whole outfit to display.
With this in mind I contacted Stephen210 who is a friend and whom I am a long time customer , to make me one of his awesome swords.
The Factory X helmet , I have been looking for quite a while and the sword was actually casted from screen used parts.
I would always recommend Steve , his work and personality are of very high Standard.
I have dealt in the past with really creative people but it is of the next person I would like to talk to you about .
I contacted Tim (apelord) here originally to make me and cast me out of pewter the horses and insignias in the front of Russel Crowes Gladiator armor, as I had seen very briefly some pictures of his work.
My idea at the time was to then buy or find a suitable chest piece and attached the casts.
He offered to make the whole armour.
As I spoke to him via emails , I realised that this guy knew quite a bit about the Era, techniques and methods used in those days.
After going ahead with the commission , Tim has been in contact with me constantly via emails, showing me pictures of the progress.
Tim has conducted himself and continues to do so in a professional manner, respectful and very quick in responding to every single concern and question I throw at him via email.
Anyone that can produce the following pictures after 2 weeks surely has my vote!!
Outstanding craftmanship ,My armour is made to true period method. Shaping leather armor involves soaking the leather in hot Beeswax, and then shaping it in a form until it "hardens". This method is called "Corboulle",
The cuirass is made of very thick raw leather molded to my specific dimensions and measurements, then covered with a fine coloured leather, will then be aged accordingly. The pauldron he has hand made out of alloy .
he will then sculpt the horses and flowers , cast them in pewter and attach them to the cuirass.
Again I will let Tim add the missing bit that go with the pics.
The good news is that Tim is up to the challenge of making any armor , including this one , and I hope that he chimes in here to describe what else he is doing .
It is a pleasure to work and have met Tim , a real gentleman.
So far:
a little over a month ago after acquiring a Factory X helmet , decided that I would go the whole outfit to display.
With this in mind I contacted Stephen210 who is a friend and whom I am a long time customer , to make me one of his awesome swords.
The Factory X helmet , I have been looking for quite a while and the sword was actually casted from screen used parts.
I would always recommend Steve , his work and personality are of very high Standard.
I have dealt in the past with really creative people but it is of the next person I would like to talk to you about .
I contacted Tim (apelord) here originally to make me and cast me out of pewter the horses and insignias in the front of Russel Crowes Gladiator armor, as I had seen very briefly some pictures of his work.
My idea at the time was to then buy or find a suitable chest piece and attached the casts.
He offered to make the whole armour.
As I spoke to him via emails , I realised that this guy knew quite a bit about the Era, techniques and methods used in those days.
After going ahead with the commission , Tim has been in contact with me constantly via emails, showing me pictures of the progress.
Tim has conducted himself and continues to do so in a professional manner, respectful and very quick in responding to every single concern and question I throw at him via email.
Anyone that can produce the following pictures after 2 weeks surely has my vote!!
Outstanding craftmanship ,My armour is made to true period method. Shaping leather armor involves soaking the leather in hot Beeswax, and then shaping it in a form until it "hardens". This method is called "Corboulle",
The cuirass is made of very thick raw leather molded to my specific dimensions and measurements, then covered with a fine coloured leather, will then be aged accordingly. The pauldron he has hand made out of alloy .
he will then sculpt the horses and flowers , cast them in pewter and attach them to the cuirass.
Again I will let Tim add the missing bit that go with the pics.
The good news is that Tim is up to the challenge of making any armor , including this one , and I hope that he chimes in here to describe what else he is doing .
It is a pleasure to work and have met Tim , a real gentleman.
So far:
