irishamericanlad
Sr Member
This was made for another Member here and one is also in the works for Peter Davis (davis/panzer) personal collection.
This handle was taken from an albion handle that was cleaned from an original film handle, the details are the same but they went through and cleaned up the edges and scales and what not… and with permission from Davis Merchandise i made a new mold of it...
The original hero prop has a curved aluminum tachi blade with the habaki removed, the tsuba was aluminum I think and plated. The handle was resin, painted with a shiny finish.
The differences on my replica are.. this blade is a more traditional curved katana, through hardened and cut worthy with a full tang reaching into the head of the handle. The habaki was removed per customer guidance, the tsuba is hand poured bronze, and the handle is resin with carbon fiber and Kevlar… it’s the first non musashi/genai that I have done in the coveted Point gallery design after taking over. its a one of a kind sword. the handle was not painted, i spent alot of time with resin coloring and then when everyone was happy i used special weathering materials.. then a glat clear coat..
A few points ill add… the customer sent me a stunt tsuba that was used in filming, and requested that it be incorporated somehow. it was flat on one side and uneven details. I made a mold of it and then cast 2 in resin. I had to grind and meet the 2 ends as best I could, they never matched up because the details were all tilted… then when I got it the best I could I made a new mold then cast that in wax. The film tsuba on the hero makes it look like its all beat up and chewed up over the years… so I cut it up using a razor, I added weathering bumps and cuts all through the inside but kept the outer ring as smooth as I could… that way you got the high polish out side and beat up inners.
Any way here it is…
original hero sword (thomas Mulack sword)
close up of the film tsuba
customer tsuba
the sword...
This handle was taken from an albion handle that was cleaned from an original film handle, the details are the same but they went through and cleaned up the edges and scales and what not… and with permission from Davis Merchandise i made a new mold of it...
The original hero prop has a curved aluminum tachi blade with the habaki removed, the tsuba was aluminum I think and plated. The handle was resin, painted with a shiny finish.
The differences on my replica are.. this blade is a more traditional curved katana, through hardened and cut worthy with a full tang reaching into the head of the handle. The habaki was removed per customer guidance, the tsuba is hand poured bronze, and the handle is resin with carbon fiber and Kevlar… it’s the first non musashi/genai that I have done in the coveted Point gallery design after taking over. its a one of a kind sword. the handle was not painted, i spent alot of time with resin coloring and then when everyone was happy i used special weathering materials.. then a glat clear coat..
A few points ill add… the customer sent me a stunt tsuba that was used in filming, and requested that it be incorporated somehow. it was flat on one side and uneven details. I made a mold of it and then cast 2 in resin. I had to grind and meet the 2 ends as best I could, they never matched up because the details were all tilted… then when I got it the best I could I made a new mold then cast that in wax. The film tsuba on the hero makes it look like its all beat up and chewed up over the years… so I cut it up using a razor, I added weathering bumps and cuts all through the inside but kept the outer ring as smooth as I could… that way you got the high polish out side and beat up inners.
Any way here it is…
original hero sword (thomas Mulack sword)
close up of the film tsuba
customer tsuba
the sword...
