|
Post by Elysian on Apr 23, 2012 6:40:06 GMT
...You guys like my Zanpakuto of Scrumptiousness? :lol:
|
|
|
Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 23, 2012 13:17:02 GMT
^^^^^ This!
|
|
|
Post by Vincent Dolan on Jul 11, 2012 3:06:44 GMT
So, after quite the leave of absence from my designs, I suddenly had the urge to belt out a couple earlier today and these are the results: Overall Length: 47 5/8" Blade Length: 36" Blade Width: 2" @ base; 1 3/4" @ profile taper (2" from tip) Grip Length: 10" Guard Width: 4" Pommel Length: 1 1/8" (2 1/8" wide) I call this one the Dragonslayer, as it was conceptualized as a realistic interpretation of the stupidly huge Dragonslayer from the manga series Berserk. With that in mind, I tried to keep the spirit of design while scaling it down to human proportions; I think I succeeded quite nicely. I kept the ring on the guard from the original so it could be slung on a hook across your back. There's no scabbard, obviously, because I think the ring solves age old question of how to wear such a large sword while still being able to draw it in a hurry. The hilt is a Petersen Type K while the blade is what I call a Dolan Type Xb; it's basically just a longsword sized Type X. I didn't create it; I just gave it a name since it sounds a little silly to refer to all swords of this type as a "two-handed viking sword" even though Type Xs can appear on other styles of hilts. Overall Length: 45 13/16" Blade Length: 35" Blade Width: 2" @ base; 1 1/2" @ profile taper (5" from tip) Grip Length: 6 15/16" Guard Width: 8" Pommel Length: 2 1/2" (2" wide) Now here's a design that will probably only appeal to a very small number of people. I call it the Fire Lily, as the design was partially inspired by the flower; in fact, the colors used are samples taken from the image of a real one. The pommel is a modified fishtail inspired by Aaron Brown (Crocket)'s Cymelie design; the guard is a modified Style 11 that didn't come out quite as well as I would have liked, but c'est la vie. The finials are actually supposed to be the petals of the fire lily in full bloom folding back along the guard. Instead, they look more like an orb that's been cut away. The blade is what I call an XIb, which is something of a joint brain child between Todash and I (she dreamt it up, I fleshed it out); as with the Xb, it's just an XI in a hand-and-a-half or longsword configuration. The color of the grip and scabbard leather are, as mentioned above, samples of an actual Fire Lily, particularly the medium shade in one petal. Overall Length: 32 1/4" Blade Length: 26" Blade Width: 2 1/2" @ base; 1 3/4" at profile taper (7 7/8" from tip) Grip Length: 3 7/8" Guard Width: 7" Pommel Length: 2" (1 7/8" wide) I call this one Scout because, well, frankly, I couldn't come up with anything better at a moment's notice; however, it's small size and (likely) light weight would make it a pretty decent sidearm for an archer or scout. I also noticed as I was putting the finishing touches on the chape that it looked somewhat similar to the Rebel Alliance insignia from Star Wars, so perhaps it could be on the hip of some impoverished rebel scout in a galaxy far, far away? Anyways, the nitty gritty: the blade is an XIV, the guard a Style 6, and the pommel is a Type W or misshapen wheel.
|
|
|
Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jul 12, 2012 0:50:48 GMT
nice dragon slayer vince, the only thing id change is make it 2 1/2 wide instead of 2, might add alot of weight, but not too much
|
|
|
Post by MOK on Jul 12, 2012 1:23:50 GMT
Yeah, I'd increase the blade's breadth, but mostly at the base, adding some significant profile taper. It might add weight but should also improve balance more than enough to offset that.
On the Fire Lily, I think you could make the arms of the cross taper a little more sharply and then flare out slightly at the ends, to make it look more like lily stems. Maybe curve them just a little towards the blade, too. Love the pommel design, though!
|
|
|
Post by Vincent Dolan on Jul 12, 2012 1:53:41 GMT
Thanks for the input, guys. Especially with regards to Fire Lily's guard, Mikko. I might have to give it a try. You may also have a point about widening the Dragonslayer's blade a bit; I didn't realize how slim it looked until I finished it, but we shall see.
|
|
|
Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jul 12, 2012 2:25:31 GMT
it lkooks more like the earlier swords guts carried before getting the dragon slayer, which isnt a bad thing mind you, looks alot like the odin blade im gonna have made, stats are nearly identical
|
|
|
Post by Vincent Dolan on Jul 25, 2012 1:09:14 GMT
Overall Length: 39 3/4" Blade Length: 31" Blade Width: 3" @ base; 1 3/4" @ profile taper (7 7/8" from tip) Grip Length: 6" Guard Width: 8 1/8" Pommel Length: 2 1/4" (2" wide) I call this one the Monarch because it ended up being a bigger brother, aesthetically, to the Albion Sovereign, down to the pommel, guard, and number and placement of the risers, though it noticeable only has one fuller compared to the Sovereign. Other than that, there's not much to say about the design, except that I chose the colors, purple and gold, because they were the colors of royalty, historically. I designed Monarch about a week or so ago, but never got around to uploading it until now; I have a few others in a similar limbo (notably some tinkers with a few of my novel designs that are just waiting for an opinion from a friend).
|
|
|
Post by Vincent Dolan on Jul 26, 2012 4:13:41 GMT
So, I took y'all's advice regarding my Dragonslayer, Mikko; Saito. With that, I give you, Wyrmfell: Overall Length: 47 3/4" Blade Length: 36" Blade Width: 2 1/2" @ base; 1 3/4" @ profile taper (3" from tip) Grip Length: 10" Guard Width: 4" Pommel Length: 1 1/4" (3" wide) As you can tell from the specs, there's not much different from the Dragon Slayer, but it's an entirely different sword, I think. Although I changed the hilt to a Petersen Type S (as opposed to the Dragon Slayer's Type K), I kept the ring on the guard, because I felt that's one of the defining characteristics of this sword; as such, it once again does not have a sheath. I significantly darkened the furniture and the leather wrap, as well as added a steel spacer to the grip. Engraved on the ring in Elder Futhark is "Wrmfell" (only the "mfe" is fully visible with the "r" and first "l" partially visible). And, just hazarding a guess, but I would put the weight in the neighborhood of 4lbs 12oz, based on the weight of Nøkkelen and Hand of Tyr from Brenno; they're wider at the base and have a bit less profile taper, but Wyrmfell has a longer blade (1 3/4" longer) and a slightly larger pommel and grip ring. It's a little hefty, but nothing unmanageable. In fact, I kinda want one for myself. :lol: Overall Length: 27 1/4" Blade Length: 22" Blade Width: 2 3/8" @ base; 1 5/8" @ profile taper (8" from tip) Grip Length: 3 1/2" Guard Width: 4" Pommel Length: 1 1/4" (3" wide) This is Drake, the baby brother/partner in crime of Wyrmfell. I came up with the idea for it last night/early this morning (it's a bit of a blur) when I decided to design Wyrmfell. The principal behind Drake is the same as a wakizashi for a samurai: a short blade that you can wield easily indoors, something you certainly can't do with Wyrmfell. Another purpose could be to deliver the coup de grace to a downed dragon, much like you'd do to a deer with a hunting knife. The blade is a Dolan Type XIVc and features the name Drake engraved in Elder Futhark, while the hilt is a Petersen Type S, same as Wyrmfell. All in all, I'm really quite pleased with this pair.
|
|
|
Post by MOK on Jul 26, 2012 8:26:02 GMT
Oh, those are seriously cool! I especially like Drake, it has that je ne sais quoi to it that really makes things click... Now, you say wakizashi, but before I even read that I was put in mind of beidenhänder and katzbalger. One thing: I'd probably make Wyrmfell's pommel just a bit taller, it's perfect on Drake but on the longer sword it looks kinda squashed maybe.
|
|
|
Post by Vincent Dolan on Jul 26, 2012 8:55:27 GMT
Thanks! That's some pretty high praise to me, since I wouldn't be even a fraction as good without you. Speaking of Drake, funnily enough, last night I originally envisioned Drake as literally being a smaller Wyrmfell; it would have had a 22-25" Type X blade. Hearing such high praise about it, though, makes me glad I went with the XIVc in the end, though. Very true. I just used a wakizashi as a comparison since it's more well known. Hmm, it does, just a bit. I'll have to see what I can do to remedy that. Lessee... It's only 1/8", but it doesn't look quite as squashed now:
|
|
|
Post by Deepbluedave on Jul 26, 2012 9:20:46 GMT
Wyrmfell & Drake both look very appealing Vincent, as usual top designs there mate, I'm a big fan of the two handed viking sword and yours looks kick ass. Stats wise it is so very close to my Fable Blade - Hand of Tyr, so I can tell you it will be a terrific handling blade with some serious cutting power.
|
|
|
Post by MOK on Jul 26, 2012 9:29:49 GMT
Yeah, that looks just about right to me. Now just some Norse style engravings on the guards and hot damn!
|
|
|
Post by Vincent Dolan on Jul 26, 2012 9:47:43 GMT
Thanks, guys. I have a couple more ideas rolling around in my head at the moment (mainly a couple falchions of various styles, a simple Swiss saber, and an XIX longsword); I've also got a couple I need to upload, including a rather fetching (if I do say so myself) XVIIIc longsword, though it needs some touching up since I can't get the grip spacer to turn out quite the way I want it at the moment. Psycho V: Funnily enough, Hand of Tyr was the main sword I looked at when trying to gauge its potential weight.
|
|
|
Post by Deepbluedave on Jul 26, 2012 10:14:48 GMT
Vincent here is a link to a swiss sabre I have admired for a long time, might give you a few ideas. ( www.kp-art.fi/jt/index_eng.html ) just look in his swords section for detailed photos.
|
|
|
Post by MOK on Jul 26, 2012 11:31:38 GMT
|
|
|
Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jul 27, 2012 4:17:10 GMT
very nice!
|
|
|
Post by Vincent Dolan on Jul 28, 2012 0:03:01 GMT
Evening, ladies and gents. I've got a small update for you. Nothing major or new, but as mentioned a few days ago in my post for The Monarch, I've got a couple tinkers for some of my novel designs. I finally got preliminary opinions on them, so I'll be updating. The specs did change ever so slightly, so I'll include the new ones: Overall Length: 34 13/16" Blade Length: 27 5/8" Blade Width: 1 7/8" @ base; 1 1/8" @ profile taper (4 3/16" from tip) Grip Length: 4" Guard Width: 6" Pommel Length: 2 1/2" (1 7/8" wide) I've never actually given much information on Ifearnán, aside from when it was no longer the sword of one of my characters before I changed my mind once more and made it so again. Ifearnán is the sword of Seraphina, a former sky pirate queen who settled in quite happily as the first mate of infamous pirate king Corvidus after her ship, The Red Lady was sunk. Ifearnán was her weapon of choice during her relatively long career and carried it even after Corvidus left piracy. A bit about the sword itself: The Type V pommel has been greatly smoothed over since its last incarnation, while the grip itself was thinned out a bit (at its widest, it was originally something like 1 1/2"+ wide, while it's now a more comfortable 1 1/4"). The guard is perhaps the biggest change. While it remains a Style 12, it no longer curves in on itself to such a great degree as the previous one and is a little more sinuous; it also lacks the jewel inserts, which looked out of place on the original. Those of you who remember my Oakeshott series will realize it's the same as the one I used on my XVIIId, albeit with a greater amount of work put into it. For the XVIIId, I used a regular linear gradient and it ended up looking alright, but not exactly right, so I added a second linear gradient in the opposite direction that I then blended with the first, resulting in a section of shading and light that I think looks more realistic. As for the blade, it remains a Type XXI. I also changed the chape and the suspension system. Overall Length: 35" Blade Length: 28" Blade Width: 1 7/8" @ base; 1 1/8" @ profile taper (4 3/16" from tip) Grip Length: 4" Guard Width: 6" Pommel Length: 2 1/2" (1 5/8" wide) Iomhair is the "sister" sword to Ifearnán, much in the way that its owner, Eira, is the much younger sister to Seraphina (there's a 14 year gap between the two). Eira, being only about 20, is something of a boisterous, tomboyish girl, but has a great deal of respect for her elders, particularly her big sister, who went into piracy to provide a better life for Eira than she could have otherwise. Now, to the sword itself; basically, I changed 4 things about this sword: I removed the gems in the guard, widened the risers, removed the central riser on the scabbard, and changed the chape. The blade is still a Type XXI, the guard a Style 6, and the pommel a Type T3. Despite having so few changes, I think it is a better sword overall without the needless decoration, and it stays in cohesion with Ifearnán. Overall Length: 34 1/2" Blade Length: 26" Blade Width: 1 1/4" @ base; 7/8" @ profile taper (2" from tip) Grip Length: 4" (5 1/4" including spacers) Guard Width: 3 1/2" Pommel Length: 1 3/8" (1 3/4" wide) Ithin really needs no introduction, does it? It's my flagship design and I've included a wonderfully detailed history of the sword on the front page of this thread. Anyways, on to the changes. As the astute among you will likely notice, this incarnation has slightly more curvature as opposed to the near straight blade of previous versions, not to mention significantly more profile taper (7/8" versus 1 1/16"). The guard and pommel have received a significant upgrade to make them flow a little better/not look so squashed/bulky, while the grip is now covered in leather with a cord underwrap, which, when I got to thinking about it, would provide a damn sight better grip than straight wood when on the sea. And, though it's not evident, the scabbard is also leather over wood, but of a very slender variety similar to a Euro rather than the bulky all wood scabbard of a traditional katana. The colors are also a little more subdued to reflect the switch to leather. Lastly, while it's not a major difference or that important, I moved the second scabbard ring (whatever the metal section with the second ring is properly called) closer to the first so that the sword would hang at less of a 90 degree angle and closer to a 45.
|
|
|
Post by Deepbluedave on Jul 28, 2012 9:33:00 GMT
Really like the look of this one Vincent, very nice.
|
|
|
Post by Vincent Dolan on Jul 31, 2012 12:19:10 GMT
Alright, gents. Here's the first of several new designs that I haven't gotten around to uploading yet; I'll add the rest over the next week or so. Overall Length: 47 3/4" Blade Length: 35 15/16" Blade Width: 2 1/2" @ base; 1 5/8" @ profile taper (8" from tip) Grip Length: 9" Guard Width: 9" Pommel Length: 2 1/2" (1 7/8" wide) I call it La Imperator, Latin for The Emperor, which is #IV in the Major Arcana. I call it this partially because I re-watched The Vision of Escaflowne awhile back and partially because I designed it as a regal sword. It's a sword of kings, yet still one that could be comfortably taken into battle without that ridiculous jewel encrusted furniture you see on some swords, particularly in the renaissance period. The blade is an XVIIIc, the pommel a fishtail (the same as on my recent Ifearnán), while the guard, at best, could be described as some fantasy combination of styles 7 & 8; it was inspired by the guard on the Violator by Jeffrey Robinson (Brotherbanzai), but as a much simpler version. For a little decoration, I added a spacer in the grip. Instead of the usual ring, however, I used heavy gauge gold wire to make it stand out. The scabbard has a decorative riser combination around the fuller and a very decorative, yet still functional, chape (the one place I felt I could go all out with the fantastic shaping). All in all, I think it came out quite well, though not quite how I originally pictured it; funnily enough, while typing this post, I figured out how I could have gotten the original effect, but, oh well. I'll just save it for a later sword.
|
|