dontfeedmyego
Sr Member
Thought I’d contribute with a build i did not too long ago. Maybe it’s more of a mod than a build.
I’ve owned many different Mjolnirs since the first film.
All of them had that little niggle that made me keep searching for that perfect one.
Let me say right off the bat that out of the box- the EFX is the best one I’ve owned.
It’s the correct size. It’s got a decent weight. It’s solid.
But.. it’s the first Avengers movie design.. the pommel has since changed along with a few other details.
Also it’s resin. I could also hear the sand inside it when I lifted it.
And I just really wanted a metal one.
So after going through almost every Hammer available and finding them too small, handles too thin. Handles too short. No leather. Hollow. Bad paint jobs. Etc etc
I eventually came across the King Arts Hammer.
It’s the right size.
Right design.
Metal.
Correct handle length and thickness.
It even has the updated Celtic detailing on the corners (from age of ultron onward)
But... it has a poor rattle can silver paint job. Was hollow and sounded like a tin can if you tapped it or even brushed your fingers across it.
Also the handle wasn’t all leather.
I was back to square one.
Until I decided that I was going to try and fix my perceived problems with it.
So first problem was the dull paint job.
I stripped the hammer to see what the metal was like underneath to find that it was quite shiny.
I gave it a polish with 000 steel wool and it came up beautifully.
The second problem was that it was very obviously hollow. So I pulled it apart and filled it with cement.
Now it sounds and feels and looks like a solid block of metal.
I also stripped the paint and polished the metal chevrons and pommel.
Then I replaced the cast rubber “leather” on the handle with actual leather.
Put it all back together and had a shiny chrome looking Mjolnir!
I gave it a Black wash and oven cleaner weathering (more like the EFX finish)
Finally, after second guessing myself, I gave it some solvent weathering to resemble the movie finish more realistically.
And that’s it. A Mjolnir that I’m ultimately very happy with.
I did a little video review of it if anyone is interested.
https://youtu.be/MPzWXjdRsw4
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