Show-off: Highlander I Ramirez Katana

[vadermania]

Hi,

please have a look at the pic below. The Highlander I Ramirez Katana was always some kind of a (magic ) dream project, I had tons of pics and measurements of original props but it took some time to find a talented sculptor who was able to translate the pics into a real 3D object. We tried to capture all the imperfections of the original prop.

Your comments, please.

Tom

 

[clayslinger]

VERY well done.
Hat's off to the sculptor.
Congratulations on creating a dead on replica of a favorite prop. One of my favs too.

ENJOY.

Chuck...

<div class='quotetop'>(vadermania @ Jul 18 2006, 01:37 PM) [snapback]1283040[/snapback]</div>

Hi,

please have a look at the pic below. The Highlander I Ramirez Katana was always some kind of a (magic ) dream project, I had tons of pics and measurements of original props but it took some time to find a talented sculptor who was able to translate the pics into a real 3D object. We tried to capture all the imperfections of the original prop.

Your comments, please.

Tom


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[greatwazoo42]

I always loved that one. Very very good work and amazing dedication.

 

[hollywoodhardware]

Woah Tom, that looks amazing. Superb sculpt.

Thomas

 

[Apollo]

VERY nice.

 

[propsculptor]

Excellent... I saw an original screen-used Ramirez Katanna at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas,
I even have videotape of the details and it looks like you got it exact. :thumbsup :thumbsup

<div class='quotetop'>(vadermania @ Jul 18 2006, 06:37 AM) [snapback]1283040[/snapback]</div>

Hi,

please have a look at the pic below. The Highlander I Ramirez Katana was always some kind of a (magic ) dream project, I had tons of pics and measurements of original props but it took some time to find a talented sculptor who was able to translate the pics into a real 3D object. We tried to capture all the imperfections of the original prop.

Your comments, please.

Tom

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[RKW]

Looks like a casting off the original :thumbsup

 

[Hangar18Studios]

Now that looks pretty cool. I've always been disappointed at the replica's that have found their way out there over the years. And you even have the tsuba very thick like the movie version. Just one question, is even the fine detail accurate or was the dragon head sculpted on one of the commercially available swords?
Excellent.
Scott

 

[vadermania]

Hey,

thanks everybody for the kind comments. I will pass those on to the sculptor, he will be really motivated for future projects.

<div class='quotetop'>(Hangar18Studios @ Jul 19 2006, 12:30 AM) [snapback]1283480[/snapback]</div>

Now that looks pretty cool. I've always been disappointed at the replica's that have found their way out there over the years. And you even have the tsuba very thick like the movie version. Just one question, is even the fine detail accurate or was the dragon head sculpted on one of the commercially available swords?
Excellent.
Scott
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The lion head was actually sculpted on a cast of the Marto Duncan katana. I figured out that the grip/tsuka of the Marto Connor katana was a bit too thick. I have a screen-used Highlander 2 and Highlander 4 in my collection, both swords were also used as reference for the proper sizing and positioning of the lion head.

Now I'm looking into reproducing the tsuba and habaki either in brass or bronze for a "high-end" version of the sword, which will then be outfitted with a forged/folded blade.

Tom

 

[Hangar18Studios]

That sounds great. Let me know if you need assistance with the tsuba casting, I have a foundry local to me in upstate N.Y. that does bronze work. I can forward their information to you if you can't find any leads local to yourself.
Scott

 

[JRX]

That is some amazingly detailed and accurate work - hats off - :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup

 

[vadermania]

Thanks, my friend. Hats off to YOUR work from my end...can't wait to see your new projects..

Tom

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That is some amazingly detailed and accurate work - hats off - :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
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I was even crazy enough to call a local photographer in Las Vegas to go over to PH and take some high-res detailed pictures of that prop for me. That must have been one of their strangest jobs in the past, because I called from Germany...

Tom

<div class='quotetop'>(propsculptor @ Jul 18 2006, 08:39 PM) [snapback]1283310[/snapback]</div>

Excellent... I saw an original screen-used Ramirez Katanna at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas,
I even have videotape of the details and it looks like you got it exact. :thumbsup :thumbsup
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Hey Scott, I actually took my tsuba to a local foundry here in Berlin, they would charge me approx. $150 for a tsuba in bronze. Would be really interesting to know if and how the prices vary compared to the US.

I asked another foundry to reproduce the tsuba in aluminum (the original was made either of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and then spray-painted), but they couldn't manage it due to technical reasons.

Tom

<div class='quotetop'>(Hangar18Studios @ Jul 19 2006, 11:17 AM) [snapback]1283700[/snapback]</div>

That sounds great. Let me know if you need assistance with the tsuba casting, I have a foundry local to me in upstate N.Y. that does bronze work. I can forward their information to you if you can't find any leads local to yourself.
Scott
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[stephen210]

Outstanding work..
Steve

 

[thuth]

Great job.

 

[GeneralMayhem]

Beautiful work.

 

[Duck9000]

Really awesome job on that katana. :eek , nice addition to your collection

 

[Minder Thr33]

I saw it in the junk yard and was going to inquire about it, but I'm not a fan of wallhangers, even if they are this pretty.

But since you said you're going to produce higher-end versions, keep us up to date.

 

[Hangar18Studios]

Judging by my past experiences, $150.00 sounds fairly accurate. The prices don't really go down much until you order in quantity.

 

[aliensarchive]

Can you show what you were using as reference?

Your dragon is missing its tongue.

 

[Minder Thr33]

I can see the tongue. But it's not as stuck out as that pick. Maybe another millimetre or so?

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Judging by my past experiences, $150.00 sounds fairly accurate. The prices don't really go down much until you order in quantity[/b]

That's the Marto version, which is also a wall hanger. The Marto is also the Highlander 3/4 version and I'm more interested in the first (although the aging in part two intrigues me).

I paid about $700 for Sal's Musashi (Duncan's sword) a for a fully functional Ramirez katana. And yes, I got a great deal.