My last Cap shield ... seriously!

[Fly4v]

Chris, How much force is applied to your stunt shield and is it only on the surface/face?
I am guess 200 pounds but at a tangent due to the roll.
Would you feel comfortable with about 200 pounds of force on the edge without damage?
Also are you going to cover the how-to of the machined star or will that bring on too many requests for the NOT Available for sale.

 

[Roquefert]

Looks awesome. I also would like to see a how to to make the engraved star. My first shield is going to use the star by Valor but I may want to try the engraved star in the future.

 

[Valor]

Wow. Congrats on cracking the code to the elusive Machined Star. Bravo!

 

[Chris Fields]

Thanks, yeah, it could hold 210 lbs or more on the edge.. I know because I did a handstand with it on edge at one point and it was fine...and i'm 210 lbs.

The grooving was a pain in the neck, and this first pass looks real rough up close. I would still recommend using Valor's stars, gives a much cleaner look. I hope to improve this for myself, but it requires some expensive custom built fixtures, and you have to weld up the center hole and smooth it out.

 

[Fly4v]

Thanks for the guidance, Lots to think about. If I can figure out the parts and do what I have planned .... just don't want the mighty shield to become a red, white, and blue taco.

 

[Jbfletchr]

Valor
When you JB Welded the star on, did you coat the whole back of the star or did you do just a dab in the middle? Thanks

 

[Valor]

A Dab in the middle and a tiny bit stretching out toward the tips of each point. Not too far though. You don't want it squirting out.

 

[Jbfletchr]

Thanks Valor. I got my paint today, now I just need the shield to put it on It should be here any day along with the star I am getting from you. I just hope mine comes out as good as yours.

 

[terryr]

Another reason I wish my other thread was still around, we all went into this discussion at great length then. The movie used approx 24" - 26" shields. For a 26" or 25" shield, 10" center circle is good.

I copied this info from that thread as a note to myself;

He told me that the standard size for the rings are 20" 14" and 8". However, he stated that he can make them in 20.66/15.33/10 as well as 20.5/15/9.5. Overall the shield is 26" in diameter.

10 inch center.
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The center (star) circle is 10" then each ring is 2-5/16". How did I arrive at that. First I started with the 10" center ring, then divided the remaining distance to the edge by 3. You gotta make sure the rings are equal or it looks wonky.

 

[rjaykus]

I'm curious on how much the blank shield cost.

 

[Kevin Gossett]

They're on ebay. Search for "aluminum shield blank". Or contact the company directly, Accurate Metal Spinning in Miami

 

[Valor]

Yep, eBay, or contact Accurate Metal Spinning directly.

 

[brunes]

I am seriously thinking of buying a blank and trying this myself, but have some Qs...

- How do people go about "painting the star"? Is there a template people use, or does everyone roll their own, or does everyone use the add-on?

- Curious why everyone wants the "brand new" look. I really want mine to look battle-hardened, kind of like this photo. Shield, Captain America, Movie | wallpapersup.net Any tips on how to recreate that look? Should I made it shiny first and then distress afterwards, or do something in advance?

 

[Fly4v]

There is a template in my build thread, below, that I used to engrave the star on a steel shield.

If you wanted to paint the star, guess mask the star and silver band, paint the red and blue. Remove the large star mask and re-mask the area so that you can paint the detail lines with a different tone of silver.

I'm with you on the battle hardened or at least aged look. It hides the inevitable scratches that a carried prop will eventually receive.

For the silver streaks, acetone on a cotton pad and wipe off the painted stripe. For the black marks either acrylics or pastels.

 

[chevtough]

I realize I am a couple years late on the conversation, but wanted to say these look great! I am hoping to start my own project soon, guess I should have got going a few years earlier. Thanks for all your posts and pics!

 

[Valor]

It's never too late

 

[hardreplic]

Where do you buy the shield,Valor?

 

[Valor]

PM Sent

 

[hardreplic]

Thank you, I'll tell him.

 

[YSoXiruious]

Any chance you could PM me the details on where you got the shield from also? I remember seeing blanks on ebay a long while ago but never jumped on it