TheCap's Captain America Shield(s)
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Chris Fields
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Re: TheCap's Captain America Shield rep.
the center hole is only needed as a center point to measure from for the groove lines when they are machined. Spinnings can be done with out the center hole as well but the grooves would be much more difficult. Bracket is one piece.
Doing the star as a separate piece on top was my idea and design to keep the cost down while achieving a similar look to the film shield.
the center hole is only needed as a center point to measure from for the groove lines when they are machined. Spinnings can be done with out the center hole as well but the grooves would be much more difficult. Bracket is one piece.
Doing the star as a separate piece on top was my idea and design to keep the cost down while achieving a similar look to the film shield.
Chris Fields
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Re: TheCap's Captain America Shield rep.
I most certainly can. I spent many hours figuring out what I was going to do for the front star to give the movie look. And it's all documented in my thread. I was the first to do it for this style design, no else had thought of it before and no other shields before mine had a star that mounted on top instead of grooved to give the movie look. Now I'm seeing a few folks copy the idea. To compare the star to a grip is apples to oranges. Shields have always had grips, they've haven't always had stars mounted on top.
And go to your spinning machine shops website, you'll see most of their spinnings in their images do not have a center hole.
I most certainly can. I spent many hours figuring out what I was going to do for the front star to give the movie look. And it's all documented in my thread. I was the first to do it for this style design, no else had thought of it before and no other shields before mine had a star that mounted on top instead of grooved to give the movie look. Now I'm seeing a few folks copy the idea. To compare the star to a grip is apples to oranges. Shields have always had grips, they've haven't always had stars mounted on top.
And go to your spinning machine shops website, you'll see most of their spinnings in their images do not have a center hole.
Chris Fields
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Re: TheCap's Captain America Shield rep.
excuse me? How am I crazy? Did the movie shield have a top mount star? No, did anyone else's shield have a top mount star? No, I came up with the idea as documented on my thread months ago, and no one had come up with it before. Of all the billions of people on this planet and those who are making shields, no one else came up with the idea. Hell, you even asked me if I could make one for you. This is why I am hesitant to share ideas on forums such as these. Others take the idea and minimize the work of the original person who came up with it, or give zero credit to the originator.
excuse me? How am I crazy? Did the movie shield have a top mount star? No, did anyone else's shield have a top mount star? No, I came up with the idea as documented on my thread months ago, and no one had come up with it before. Of all the billions of people on this planet and those who are making shields, no one else came up with the idea. Hell, you even asked me if I could make one for you. This is why I am hesitant to share ideas on forums such as these. Others take the idea and minimize the work of the original person who came up with it, or give zero credit to the originator.
Chris Fields
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Re: TheCap's Captain America Shield rep.
Well no, because it wasn't your idea.
I don't think, I know I was the first to come up with it. If you can find another capt movie shield replica with a star mounted on top before mine, I'd love to see it. I'm just asking that you give credit where it's due.
I spent many hours of work and time designing and making my prototype, which is where I came up with the top star design over the movies' grooved star design, then many more hours designing and making drawings for the shop for the base blank shields, then many more hours on different handle designs and brackets. Literally months of work. And it sad to me to see others come on here and minimize that effort.
When I saw you post yours in my thread, I was glad others were creating similar items, which is why I thought you should start your own thread to show off your work.
Well no, because it wasn't your idea.
I don't think, I know I was the first to come up with it. If you can find another capt movie shield replica with a star mounted on top before mine, I'd love to see it. I'm just asking that you give credit where it's due.
I spent many hours of work and time designing and making my prototype, which is where I came up with the top star design over the movies' grooved star design, then many more hours designing and making drawings for the shop for the base blank shields, then many more hours on different handle designs and brackets. Literally months of work. And it sad to me to see others come on here and minimize that effort.
When I saw you post yours in my thread, I was glad others were creating similar items, which is why I thought you should start your own thread to show off your work.
Chris Fields
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Re: TheCap's Captain America Shield rep.
Yes, because it was I who gave them, the shop that you used, that idea. I approached him with it and we talked about it for several days before we decided to go that route.
none of these are capt movie shield props trying to emulate the movie shield look. And the Ironman II one just shows a half built shield, the star could be on top, or inset in like the TFA version, who knows.
There are many ways, it's just more expensive.
resell "his" work? No, wrong, MY work. My design, my drawings, my prototype that I spent months on, and I make the stars and handle parts fully here. They are a shop making one portion of my shield design. This is how production works for machined parts. The designer and creator own the items, and sometimes a shop is sourced out to create parts or a whole part.
because, as stated above, it's my work. You clearly have no idea on how much time I have put into making these shields, the design, the prototype, testing paints, testing groove depths, etc....
They couldn't get one made to my drawings, because they are mine. They would have to provide their own drawings.
Wrong, your front star design was taken from mine, you even said so. Where did you get your groove depth from? If you let the shop decide on it, they probably used my dimensions as well.
you done?
Yes, because it was I who gave them, the shop that you used, that idea. I approached him with it and we talked about it for several days before we decided to go that route.
also here's a video of someone doing a frontal star addition to their captain america shield prop. How to make a Duct tape Captain America shield! - YouTube
also here is a child's foam shield captain america shield prop with whats that... a frontal star addition! Homemade Captain America Shield - YouTube
none of these are capt movie shield props trying to emulate the movie shield look. And the Ironman II one just shows a half built shield, the star could be on top, or inset in like the TFA version, who knows.
There are many ways, it's just more expensive.
resell "his" work? No, wrong, MY work. My design, my drawings, my prototype that I spent months on, and I make the stars and handle parts fully here. They are a shop making one portion of my shield design. This is how production works for machined parts. The designer and creator own the items, and sometimes a shop is sourced out to create parts or a whole part.
because, as stated above, it's my work. You clearly have no idea on how much time I have put into making these shields, the design, the prototype, testing paints, testing groove depths, etc....
They couldn't get one made to my drawings, because they are mine. They would have to provide their own drawings.
Wrong, your front star design was taken from mine, you even said so. Where did you get your groove depth from? If you let the shop decide on it, they probably used my dimensions as well.
you done?
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Chris Fields
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Re: TheCap's Captain America Shield rep.
Go ask him, he actually called me when you contacted them and asked if it was ok that they made another one similar to mine and I said it was.
If you go look at my thread, many trades were done to get the look of the film star while saving money, yes, it's my design.
feel free to go look at my thread and follow all the work. Feel free to come to my house and watch me do the work. Feel free to go to my facebook and follow and work, etc... clearly you have no clue how engineering parts works, Once the prototype is done, the drawings were made, and a shop was used to make one part of the over all shield.
It was my work, as you can see in my thread. You? You got ideas from me, which you said yourself, and I can post the pm. You also had a shop paint it, not yourself, now you are looking for a star and handle from someone else... so did you come up with drawings? Like I already asked, where did you come up with your groove depth? If you left it to the shop, they used my dimensions. Where did you get your thickness from? Again, if you left it to the shop, they used my dimensions.
No they can't use mine unless I give them permission. Again, you clearly have no idea how engineering parts works. I never said you used my drawings, not sure where you are getting that from. You used my ideas, as you said yourself. And if you left items like groove dept up to the shop, they probably used my dimensions because they were already set up for it.
As you said yourself, you got the idea of the top mounted star from me. Again, I can post the pm.
Yeah, I think so.
Go ask him, he actually called me when you contacted them and asked if it was ok that they made another one similar to mine and I said it was.
If you go look at my thread, many trades were done to get the look of the film star while saving money, yes, it's my design.
feel free to go look at my thread and follow all the work. Feel free to come to my house and watch me do the work. Feel free to go to my facebook and follow and work, etc... clearly you have no clue how engineering parts works, Once the prototype is done, the drawings were made, and a shop was used to make one part of the over all shield.
It was my work, as you can see in my thread. You? You got ideas from me, which you said yourself, and I can post the pm. You also had a shop paint it, not yourself, now you are looking for a star and handle from someone else... so did you come up with drawings? Like I already asked, where did you come up with your groove depth? If you left it to the shop, they used my dimensions. Where did you get your thickness from? Again, if you left it to the shop, they used my dimensions.
No they can't use mine unless I give them permission. Again, you clearly have no idea how engineering parts works. I never said you used my drawings, not sure where you are getting that from. You used my ideas, as you said yourself. And if you left items like groove dept up to the shop, they probably used my dimensions because they were already set up for it.
As you said yourself, you got the idea of the top mounted star from me. Again, I can post the pm.
Yeah, I think so.
Chris Fields
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Re: TheCap's Captain America Shield rep.
From your PM...
From your PM...
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Chris Fields
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... that's the same thing...
... that's the same thing...
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