joshspiderman23
Sr Member
Phenomenal work!! I’d buy this in a heart beat if you offered kits
That’s Downrightamazing. You should start a run with multiple variants. I feel there would be a lot of demand.
Thanks! I would love to make more. You can always PM me to discuss.Phenomenal work!! I’d buy this in a heart beat if you offered kits
Thanks! Not doing a formal run, but you can PM me.This is fantastic. Are you planning on releasing kits or files for sale?
Absolutely Awesome!!! Very well done!!!Just got this shot from the skull's new owner of how he framed it with a faux brick backing.
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Thanks! I use screws that run through the plaque and into the back side of the swords. You could mount the swords together and then mount them to the plaque, or mount each one individually.This looks absolutely gorgeous. Do you have any hints / tips on
a.) mounting the swords so they stay in the same crossed position
and
b.) mounting the swords to the rear plaque
I'm using wooden swords and thinking of using 2 dowels (through the rear sword and mounted into the rear of the front sword)
You've inspired me to try making one of these! How much fabric did you end up using for each drapery? I need to know how much fabric to buy.Here there be pictures!
While I made the original version all from scratch, some of the components here are based on Jack Sparrow's costume accessories, so I decided to not reinvent the wheel and trust those who have already put a lot of time into figuring out those pieces. Credit to Indy Magnoli for the bandana. The beads were from Empire Worldwide and CapnJackSavvy on Ebay and Etsy.
As with the first version, the design ended up being more complicated than it looks. Getting those swords stacked on top of each other over the drapes is a tricky business! I have no idea how the drapes are arranged on the real one to look like that, so I settled for pretty close on mine. In studying pictures, I determined that the hammered metal finish on the swords is just a paint job over the original swords on the real prop, so I did the same, although I upgraded the sculpture of the blade a bit, based on better reference.
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I don't recall how much fabric it took, sorry. Send pictures of your build, or tag me if you start a thread. I'd like to see it!You've inspired me to try making one of these! How much fabric did you end up using for each drapery? I need to know how much fabric to buy.
Thanks for the Indy Magnoli link, by the way; I bought 2 bandanas. One will replace the old, faded one that I have with my general Jack Sparrow collectibles. The other will be used for the skull.
I already have the Master Replicas version of Jack's piece of eight, but I'd like to get another one. The one that I have is part of my private collection, but I will gladly use it if I absolutely have to. As for the long kuchi bead dangle, I'm not impressed by any of the "replicas" online; they are all too inaccurate for my taste. They're all very nice, though.
So, I decided to model the whole dangle in 3D. The only parts that will not be 3D printed are the chain links connecting the dangles to the coin.
I already have a cardboard hat assembled and awaiting fabric, and the display mount is coming along. I found 3D printing files for the skull, swords, and pole caps from somebody else's build. I'm using the skull, because it looks really good, but I remodeled the end caps & swords, and I modeled the hat's skull & crossbones from scratch.
I'm pretty sure that the whole thing will be close to lifesize. I used the size of the piece of eight coin in my collection as a reference.
I sure will. I started putting faux leather into the hat last night, and it's looking pretty good so far.I don't recall how much fabric it took, sorry. Send pictures of your build, or tag me if you start a thread. I'd like to see it!