frigpig
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I will be making all 4 sets of weapons from Secret of the Ooze as close to screen used as I can. The reference photos on this forum have been invaluable. I'm starting with Rapheals' twin Sai.
I have ordered multiple sets of sai online and have found all of them to be terrible and basically gave up. My plan was to build them from scratch but as luck would have it I found a vintage set of them at a local gun show that were almost perfect.
They were obviously handmade and wrapped in a knotted nylon ribbon. I had to temper the steel and bend the outer tips straight like the movie versions. I'll let the pictures tell the story.
Here is the reference screen used prop picture I used. I know there is a taper on the center spire on the actual prop but to be honest that has always bugged me. I prefer the look of this design but of course now they are not perfect....... I may machine a new center piece and redo these.
After weathering and color matching, here is the finished product. I may weather these more and possibly bend the outer tips straighter but I think they look fantastic as they are. I'm quite proud of these and am moving onto Donatellos Bo Staff next!
Here is the link to Donatellos Bo Staff. TMNT II Donatello Bo Staff Replicas
I have ordered multiple sets of sai online and have found all of them to be terrible and basically gave up. My plan was to build them from scratch but as luck would have it I found a vintage set of them at a local gun show that were almost perfect.
They were obviously handmade and wrapped in a knotted nylon ribbon. I had to temper the steel and bend the outer tips straight like the movie versions. I'll let the pictures tell the story.
Here is the reference screen used prop picture I used. I know there is a taper on the center spire on the actual prop but to be honest that has always bugged me. I prefer the look of this design but of course now they are not perfect....... I may machine a new center piece and redo these.
After weathering and color matching, here is the finished product. I may weather these more and possibly bend the outer tips straighter but I think they look fantastic as they are. I'm quite proud of these and am moving onto Donatellos Bo Staff next!
Here is the link to Donatellos Bo Staff. TMNT II Donatello Bo Staff Replicas
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