Now Finished Custom Shield of Gondor (Lurtz shield next!)

[SirJediKnightTim]

I wanted a Gondorian shield without dropping $275+ for the UC version. Here is my custom that I started working on today. I got a long way, but it took most of the day. I only need to add the tree of Gondor, which I'm going to do in silver paint. I want to display it next to Aragorn's weapons.

It measures 41" tall x 24" wide. I used plywood, and black stain. The metal is galvanized sheet metal, that I cut with snips. The "rivets" are upholstery tacks. I drilled 2 holes thru the shield to add a chain in the back, to hang it by. I will paint the bolts black.

It is a flat shield, but some of the Gondorian knights in the ROTK do use flat shields like this one.

It should be done, and hung this week.

What do you guys think so far? Be kind :lol, remember, this is not a $275+ UC shield.

 

[BlindSquirrel]

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Looking good!:thumbsup

That baby is on my "to do" list, too. Maybe someone can post apic of the handle side of the UC version (hint, hint)

 

[Arwyniel]

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Very nice!

 

[Bilbo Baggins]

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Excellent! It really doesn't look flat..I guess because of the shape of it.

I plan to make one too, but the other version.
I got lots of pics of the UC and I'll try and get you guys a pic of the back.



Here it is.

 

[G17RDY]

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Looking good so far :thumbsup

 

[SirJediKnightTim]

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Thanks for the compliments!!

I drew a picture of the version of the tree of Gondor that I like best, and cut it into a stensil.

I already put the chain on the back, and it is still really wet. Just waiting for it to dry so I can hang it next to Anduril.

My total cost was around $35.00, and 2 days of work.

 

[JtotheP]

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Thanks for the compliments!!

I drew a picture of the version of the tree of Gondor that I like best, and cut it into a stensil.

I already put the chain on the back, and it is still really wet. Just waiting for it to dry so I can hang it next to Anduril.

My total cost was around $35.00, and 2 days of work.

You 'da' Man! Great job!:thumbsup It would have cost me three times as much and twice the work time.:redface

 

[Bilbo Baggins]

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It came out Great! thumbsup
With that stencil, You could make a Banner too. :love

 

[Soundwave]

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Nice work, I think it would've looked better if you constructed it using planks of wood, also is the black paint at the bottom of the tree where the stencil ran a bit?

Like I said, great looking sheild for a few days work and I'm sure it'll look great next to your LOTR stuff!!

 

[SirJediKnightTim]

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Nice work, I think it would've looked better if you constructed it using planks of wood, also is the black paint at the bottom of the tree where the stencil ran a bit?

Like I said, great looking sheild for a few days work and I'm sure it'll look great next to your LOTR stuff!!

I still have some touching up to do. You know how stensils can be. Then I'm going to seal it.

 

[SirJediKnightTim]

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It came out Great! thumbsup
With that stencil, You could make a Banner too. :love

That's a great idea. I do want one for the other side of the room.

 

[SirJediKnightTim]

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I still have to add the sealer later tonight after work. It will blend in my touch ups too. Some of the gloss from the silver paint, made my touch ups a little glossy. So when I put the coat of semi-gloss over the entire shield, it will look uniform. But here it is on the wall with my made in China Anduril.

 

[JtotheP]

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Very, very, VERY Nice!thumbsup I know you can see your display really well up against a light colored wall, but how good are you at faux finishing...what about a "castle brick" wall painting for the background :love Just me brainstorming on a similar display for myself.

 

[SirJediKnightTim]

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Very, very, VERY Nice!thumbsup I know you can see your display really well up against a light colored wall, but how good are you at faux finishing...what about a "castle brick" wall painting for the background :love Just me brainstorming on a similar display for myself.

I'm renting, so I can't do much with the walls. But I'm going to be adding a lot of green leaves, to give it an outdoor look.

Now that the Gondorian shield is done, my next project is something that I have wanted since I saw the Lurtz, his shield. I want to display it next to Aragorn's Elven knife. So I started banging this out last night.

 

[Bilbo Baggins]

Dude! You are the man!
I want a Lurtz Shield too!! :cry .. :lol

BTW, not to far off topic(i think), but, I noticed your add wanting the Uruk sword hanger..It will not work with the elven knife because there is only a skinny slot that holds the sword in place..much like the hadhafang stand..so to make it work you'd have to do some alterations.
If you already knew, sorry to be captain obvious

 

[SirJediKnightTim]

Dude! You are the man!
I want a Lurtz Shield too!! :cry .. :lol

BTW, not to far off topic(i think), but, I noticed your add wanting the Uruk sword hanger..It will not work with the elven knife because there is only a skinny slot that holds the sword in place..much like the hadhafang stand..so to make it work you'd have to do some alterations.
If you already knew, sorry to be captain obvious

Thanks for the compliments! And if the shield ends up the way that I want it too, I may make more :love

I don't have the United Cutlery Elven Knife of Strider. I have a "made in China one" that I like much better. The curve of the blade is more like the one that he used in the movie, plus it's about 4" shorter, which I like better too. I ended up using some scrap of wood from the Gondor shield, and I made a plaque for it. I used the "hooks" from the ends of a bungie cord for the hooks. It turned out really nice. And it only costed me $6 for the paint.

 

[SirJediKnightTim]

While I wait for my Lurtz shield to dry, I cut out a Elven Brooch out of my scrap metal.

I then added some wire to the brooch, and even a pin underneath. And I just painted the top. It will display good with my Lord of the Rings stuff and it sure beats spending $50+ on a pin! I may paint some silver around the edge of the leaf. The green I used is darker than the photos show, it's more of a emerald green like the NC version.

 

[Bilbo Baggins]

The Elven Knife and Hanger looks good to me

Really Looking forward to seeing that Uruk Shield finished.

Very Crafty of you to bust out an elf brooch while ya wait :thumbsup

 

[SirJediKnightTim]

This is a shot of the actual prop, and the look I'm going for.

 

[toasterstrudels]

Great work!! Are you going to tackle Boromir's at some point too?