The Mummy (1932), Karloff / Ardeth Bey's Dagger (has anyone here tried tackling this prop?)
Odin82
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Any update on how your dagger turned out?
Hi Odin. After some indecision I had a go at painting it to look like flint. It might have been nicer as obsidian but I felt it looked too light in the movie to have been a dark glass. Not sure how successful I was in making it "flinty" but hopefully it will work for what I need it to.
Odin82
Sr Member
That looks fantastic!
As I said in an earlier reply, I had read somewhere they painted it a lighter colour to appear more prominently on film. Can't recall what book still and can't bring myself to deep-dive back into it again.
A test-kit of Smooth-on silicone to mold that, and a test kit resin mixed with a blob or two of black and aluminium powder, I bet would look incredible. Reckon a litre of both test kits, would have 10 casts of it easy.
As I said in an earlier reply, I had read somewhere they painted it a lighter colour to appear more prominently on film. Can't recall what book still and can't bring myself to deep-dive back into it again.
A test-kit of Smooth-on silicone to mold that, and a test kit resin mixed with a blob or two of black and aluminium powder, I bet would look incredible. Reckon a litre of both test kits, would have 10 casts of it easy.
If only I had the time. I'm struggling to squeeze in any painting time at the moment, let alone making things. Happy to send you a print if you want to take a run at it?
I'd say it's very 'flinty'. The Egyptian flint, and often also called chert (depending arbitrarily on the colour) could be quite light.
Here are some examples of flint objects in the Petrie Museum in London:
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Thank you, that's great information, and thanks for the pictures. I love rooting props in accurate historical research.
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