Indy Magnoli's Hero Grail Diary... Finally!
- Thread starter Indy Magnoli
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Beautiful work! Very impressive details. Of course, who could expect anything else from you! I like the cover in particular.
I have owned one of your non-hero (i.e., as if the story were real) versions for probably a decade now and it's still the crown jewel. It includes several modifications including additional weathering and an authentic silver certificate.
Once again, bravo.
I have owned one of your non-hero (i.e., as if the story were real) versions for probably a decade now and it's still the crown jewel. It includes several modifications including additional weathering and an authentic silver certificate.
Once again, bravo.
The actual cost is very low... just a ton of labor.
Here are some more photos with some notes of explanation for each spread:
The first set of endpapers for the diary including several inserts pasted to the first page. The French franc was made black-and-white first then colored by hand to match the original insert which was a hand-colored photocopy, unlike the actual 1899 silver certificate used later in the diary:
This is one of my favorite pages because it is so inexplicable... it seems that for some reason a single text sheet (blank on the back) was given a quick spray-paint aging and then glued into the diary:
Another MWNN insert:
The classic spread:
Another classic with watercolors:
This shows the back side of the "X marks the spot" spread which is blank along with my Roman Numerals insert:
This is an insert, not a spread... the only "leap from the lion's head" drawing in the hero diary:
Pencil-drawn additions to the back of another MWNN spread:
More watercolor "ink" stains copied carefully from the hero diary:
Fold-out map insert with glued down, strangely cut-and-pasted almanac-page insert:
The cover again with my rubbing. For years I was doing this in wax crayons, but for this one I decided to do it with high-quality coloring pencils and the detail came out much sharper:
Kind regards,
Magnoli
The first set of endpapers for the diary including several inserts pasted to the first page. The French franc was made black-and-white first then colored by hand to match the original insert which was a hand-colored photocopy, unlike the actual 1899 silver certificate used later in the diary:
This is one of my favorite pages because it is so inexplicable... it seems that for some reason a single text sheet (blank on the back) was given a quick spray-paint aging and then glued into the diary:
Another MWNN insert:
The classic spread:
Another classic with watercolors:
This shows the back side of the "X marks the spot" spread which is blank along with my Roman Numerals insert:
This is an insert, not a spread... the only "leap from the lion's head" drawing in the hero diary:
Pencil-drawn additions to the back of another MWNN spread:
More watercolor "ink" stains copied carefully from the hero diary:
Fold-out map insert with glued down, strangely cut-and-pasted almanac-page insert:
The cover again with my rubbing. For years I was doing this in wax crayons, but for this one I decided to do it with high-quality coloring pencils and the detail came out much sharper:
Kind regards,
Magnoli
VilleLeskinen
Sr Member
Amazing stuff! Glad you finally got one for yourself! :thumbsup
LorduDesign
Sr Member
Wow! This is what I call screen-accuracy. You've done an outstanding job! Man... I'm jealous 
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Pascal Kurosawa
Well-Known Member
an exzellent work, congratulations!
NR16020
Active Member
Indy,
I've finally started to work on mine after years of research. I keep noticing differences in the props, and I'm wondering if you could shed some light.
I know that 5-7 diaries were made for the movie, and I'm noticing that between scenes, the elastic band switches orientation. Is that simply a difference between the Hero and the others?
Also, I can't find any evidence of that embossed cover anywhere in the film. Is that a personal preference, or was that actually on the hero prop?
Thanks for everything. You're the best.
I've finally started to work on mine after years of research. I keep noticing differences in the props, and I'm wondering if you could shed some light.
I know that 5-7 diaries were made for the movie, and I'm noticing that between scenes, the elastic band switches orientation. Is that simply a difference between the Hero and the others?
Also, I can't find any evidence of that embossed cover anywhere in the film. Is that a personal preference, or was that actually on the hero prop?
Thanks for everything. You're the best.
I believe there were closer to a dozen diaries made. The elastic is a loose band, so it can be fitted either way.
All the originals had the embossed cover (most easily seen on the less distressed 1912 version), but on some of the 1938 props (especially the hero prop) the cover is so heavily aged that you can barely see the embossing anymore... but it's there.
All the originals had the embossed cover (most easily seen on the less distressed 1912 version), but on some of the 1938 props (especially the hero prop) the cover is so heavily aged that you can barely see the embossing anymore... but it's there.
Is there any chance to get a good sceenshot / pic to get the pattern "replicated"? Never seen any "good enough" screenshot to figure out the look of the pattern :\
Or is there any pic of one of the originals out there (auctions / exhibitions, privat collections, etc.), to figure that out?
Would love to get an emossing tool done, but guess without having to change to inspect an original in Person, the chance to close to Zero...
Or is there any pic of one of the originals out there (auctions / exhibitions, privat collections, etc.), to figure that out?
Would love to get an emossing tool done, but guess without having to change to inspect an original in Person, the chance to close to Zero...
As I said above, the pattern is clearly seen on the 1912 diary in the archives book:
Though, the pattern is reversed (facing the other way) on the hero prop.
Though, the pattern is reversed (facing the other way) on the hero prop.
I used several different pens. Paper is 28 lbs (104gsm) weight ivory paper. Illustrations are either drawn by hand (I use a light table to trace things I want perfectly lined up), or scanned from original sources.
If you're serious about replicating the Grail Diary... you MUST visit the Club Obi Wan GD forum: http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewforum.php?f=6
Darthbauer
Active Member
I know this is an old thread but is there a possibility that you’d ever make one of these for someone else? Like a commission?
Indy Magnoli
I'm interested too!
I'm interested too!
