John Wick 2 Blood Oath Marker
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I measure 76.3 mm.
Awesome. Thank you.
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829Japan
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Jokes aside, if what they claim is true and that none of the props had any hinge their replica is sketchy on both levels : not accurate to the real props and not accurate to the "movie effect" shown on screen.
I don't mind they went for their own interpretation, but they should have stated that clearly in the description. And if they went all the way to modify the design to allow the door to open at least do it properly so the door actually opens.
It's not the end of the world but quite disappointing on such a good looking item. I hope they'll make a 2.0 version for John Wick 3.
Loving your work! :lol
You're right it's not the end of the world. But someone dropped the ball big time! :facepalm
SteakSauce
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Love the subtitles, but to be fair, they pan up and could have easily done a swap with an open marker before he brings it back into frame. (right in between his "Listen to me" and "what is this" lines.) "Movie Magic" can sometimes be just as simple as regular magic.... all just slight of hand, smoke and mirrors, etc... So Chronicle could be right.
Could be.
Either way, their marketing seems to have given us the slip. The product does not match the description, pictures, prototype or screen. Looks like fans lost out on this one.
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Okay, here's the new sculpt. You'll notice the text is a little beefy...but this item is made to be printable by Shapeways Rhodium plated or Brass.
If you print in one of these metals, this will have a VERY hefty weight to it. Price would be a fortune to do it, but it is doable.
The skull has the lines in it from the John Wick concept art website. The smooth skull looks a little plain. I'll probably post both variations.
I think this came out very nice.
The Chronicles' is close. Really, it's not bad. It's missing the 2 triangles on the fingerprint area at the 3 and 9 o'clock areas. It has a prominent texture on the fingerprint area that is not there in the close up we have of an actual screenshot from the movie. Apparently, the texture was used in one of the props, but not the Hero prop as it were. They show the hinge as opening in the movie, but the Chronicle lid doesn't open very far. The lid functionality is kinda a big deal. Not opening can be disappointing.
Hey, if you keep fine tuning your awesome design, the you need to go ahead and do an actual run!! LOL
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Rhodium is possible from Shapeways, but it's around $550 to print it. I was trying to make it printable in steel, but the hinge was giving me fits, and steel is not perfectly smooth. It would require extreme efforts to try and smooth out the texture of the steel.
Any company that casts metal would still be several hundreds of dollars at least.
I'm not seeing a cost effective solution. For myself, I'm looking into steel based filament for my 3D printer. From what I've read, partially steel based filament is very hard to work with and is only somewhat heavier than ordinary filament. I've bought a couple different filaments and will see what comes out nicest. I've also heard that it's hard to get a true metallic shine out of metal filament, so I may be chasing a wild goose anyway.
