British Made Captain America Shield

Hello All, first time poster here

I wanted to show my latest acquisition. It is an aluminum spun 26 in Captain America shield obtained through the Replica shield guru. You can get them painted and assembled or put it together yourself. I went with the finished version, but I put on my own straps. I have learned alot from the RPF and hope to be able to put together one of these on my own. Sadly I do not have the resources, such as a workshop, to pull it off yet. I was very impressed with the shield and the attention to detail. It weighs a hefty 4.5 kilos. What do you all think?

Thanks!
Currahhee12, Madrid, Spain

looks Sweet

Thanks creative stress. I've just ordered a govt property plate in steel to add to the center from BROTHERFOSTER.
I think it will add a nice finishing touch.

Hello all
I just wanted to share what I have been doing shield wise in the past months. My first shield was a British northeastmetalpinners, purchased through replica shield guru with a 26 inch diameter, the one featured in the first post. I took it to have it clear coated and they did a botched job. Bottom line, I stripped it down to the bare aluminum and painted it myself. It was a daunting task, as I had never done anything like this before. I learned alot and the results were passable. This is it here: It is posing next to a 24 inch blank aluminum. More on that in a sec.



I really learned alot from all the good and knowledgeable folks here on the painting process. Anyway, I decided to ask the people at Northeast metal spinners if they could make me one with a 24 inch diameter, as opposed to the 26 inch standard that I already have. I think they are also making them now in 25 inches. They were happy to oblige. A few weeks later a got the blank shield with brackets and a detached star. I got to work on it . I was so grateful for the info I found on here to help me along the way. I gave the back a matte clear coat and the front several coats of car gloss. For the handles, I used two heavy leather belts. The Brotherfosters ID plaque totally rocks. I also clipped some small bolts and affixed them to the points of the star. I know this is not exactly SA, but I like the effect and they can always be taken off.





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In between both of these, I also purchased of of those cattoys ABS shields. I got it cheap and was quite impressed by it. I really liked the smaller 24 inch diameter, which is what led me to purchase my second aluminum shield in that size. I have plans to customise that one, probably this summer. Here it is on the right, along with 26 inch and 24 inch on the left.


That is the story so far. Many thanks to Kevin and Arnold and all of the people here who made me realize that it could be done. I know the end results are not spectacular, but this leaves them open to future srtipping down, and getting dirty again, which is great.
Cheers!

I have an aluminum spun shield similar to this. I recently had a bracket/handle fall off that the maker had glued on. What do you suggest I use to reaffixed the bracket to the shield? I cleaned off the residue of the last bonding agent but not sure what to use to make a strong hold???


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Hi. I would just use a high quality 2 part epoxy resin, after lightly sanding the area. Hope this helps!

Currahee12 said:

Hi. I would just use a high quality 2 part epoxy resin, after lightly sanding the area. Hope this helps!

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Yes thank you!

Currahee12 said:

Hello All, first time poster here


I wanted to show my latest acquisition. It is an aluminum spun 26 in Captain America shield obtained through the Replica shield guru. You can get them painted and assembled or put it together yourself. I went with the finished version, but I put on my own straps. I have learned alot from the RPF and hope to be able to put together one of these on my own. Sadly I do not have the resources, such as a workshop, to pull it off yet. I was very impressed with the shield and the attention to detail. It weighs a hefty 4.5 kilos. What do you all think?

Thanks!
Currahhee12, Madrid, Spain

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Do you or anyone on here have a contact email or phone number for the replica-shield guru as their website is currently down.

Many thanks

Here you go: https://plus.google.com/+KevinSlowtherInsurance Kevin is a great guy to deal with. Strange that their website is down. I hope this helps!

Currahee12 said:

Here you go: https://plus.google.com/+KevinSlowtherInsurance Kevin is a great guy to deal with. Strange that their website is down. I hope this helps!

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An insurance broker? Really?

Yea it's been down for at least a few weeks that I know of.

Thanks!

I suggest you contact Kevin and ask him what´s what with shields.