Hey all!
So a while back I hoped to build Valeera's daggers as seen in Hearthstone, though I am sure they are based on a WoW set of daggers, I am not sure what those names might be as I have never played WoW (lack of money, now a lack of time). Still, I love Blizzard's designs, such a fun build.
My main goal here was also to experiment with LED lighting of the blade, as the blades glow. However, after going through a few design concepts and talking to the folks at my local casting supply shop, I decided to use incandescent powders while I cast the blades. I already had to cast the blades under pressure, as they are semi-transparent, so why not add one more step to the mess and get something that requires no soldering! The entire pre-molded model was made with MDF and apoxy sculpt. Many of the curves were slowly carved or sanded down. The result was a "boxier" look for one dagger than I wanted, but I still think both turned out alright. Paint and leather wrapping helped hide the crimes throughout.
It only takes about 3 minutes of sun exposure to get the glow you see. The stuff glows bright too. For any interested it was "Glow Worm" powder.
So a while back I hoped to build Valeera's daggers as seen in Hearthstone, though I am sure they are based on a WoW set of daggers, I am not sure what those names might be as I have never played WoW (lack of money, now a lack of time). Still, I love Blizzard's designs, such a fun build.
My main goal here was also to experiment with LED lighting of the blade, as the blades glow. However, after going through a few design concepts and talking to the folks at my local casting supply shop, I decided to use incandescent powders while I cast the blades. I already had to cast the blades under pressure, as they are semi-transparent, so why not add one more step to the mess and get something that requires no soldering! The entire pre-molded model was made with MDF and apoxy sculpt. Many of the curves were slowly carved or sanded down. The result was a "boxier" look for one dagger than I wanted, but I still think both turned out alright. Paint and leather wrapping helped hide the crimes throughout.
It only takes about 3 minutes of sun exposure to get the glow you see. The stuff glows bright too. For any interested it was "Glow Worm" powder.