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Post by MOK on May 4, 2011 2:14:58 GMT
OK, I did a heron-marked sword.     It actually turned out pretty nice, I dare say - definitely better than the official one. And I don't even like the books! |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on May 4, 2011 2:24:10 GMT
And I already pointed out how much I liked it over in the other thread, though something that didn't occur to me to ask: why the hollow ring on one side and the full one on the other?
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Post by MOK on May 4, 2011 2:45:10 GMT
Just a whim, really. You can see this on some historical swords with siderings - the outside ring is often much larger, or filled like here, or more substantial in some other way. Sometimes there's only one ring. Of course it has to do with the simple fact that the outside of the hand needs more protection, but often the asymmetry is purely cosmetic. I kinda like it, it can add a nice unexpected twist and all new edge, so to say, to an otherwise less-than-interesting hilt.
I must confess, reluctant as I am to admit it, this is fast becoming my favorite of all my designs. Kinda surprised myself, there. Herons or no, I really want this sword!
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Post by Vincent Dolan on May 4, 2011 2:54:17 GMT
Same here. I'm reluctant to add it to my list, though, since I've got too many customs piled up on my wishlist already (6 total, though I could trim it to 5 if the XVIa from Tried & True can be rehilted by Valiant Armoury, since that blade is near perfect for one of my designs); two of 'em are actually your designs.
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Post by MOK on May 4, 2011 7:25:12 GMT
Hah! I figured out what the asymmetric rings are for! What with the celestial nature of the other embellishments, they obviously represent bright day and starlit night!  |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on May 4, 2011 7:31:14 GMT
Hah. That works quite well, actually.
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Post by MOK on May 5, 2011 0:17:16 GMT
This one is a small falchion inspired by the one held by Benvenuto Cellini's famous statue of Perseus with the head of Medusa, produced in mid-1500s. The sculpture is rightly considered one of the foremost masterpieces of Italian Renaissance art, and I've always been a great fan of it and Cellini in general (not least because of his frigging awesome autobiography) - a celebrated artist and artisan, decorated soldier and notorious thug. Dude lived to the max. The below photo is kinda huge, but it shows the sword very well (and, mercifully for the ridiculously oversensitive, hides his weener).  (That wire on top of the sword was added when the statue was restored in the late '90s; I've no idea what it's for.) And here's my take on the falchion:  27 inches overall, with a 3.5-inch grip and a hollow-ground 20-inch clipped point blade that follows the original as faithfully as possible with only photos for reference. One thing I'm only guessing at is that I think it should have a false edge on the clipped section: my only justification for this is that it just feels right. The hilt, on the other hand, is a far simpler thing, as I 1) am not getting paid for this, 2) don't have the time, 3) don't have Cellini's incredible talent for fine decoration, and 4) wanted my version to be more of a working weapon than a showpiece. I did try to stick with the general design, though. |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on May 5, 2011 5:19:48 GMT
That's an interesting design, MOK. That unusual forward curving then backward swept point would probably make it a ferocious chopper while allowing that tip a small ability to get around guards.
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Post by MOK on May 5, 2011 11:39:20 GMT
Should also be good for draw cuts, and the false edge would probably be some kinda nasty. But then, it should be a fearsome weapon considering he basically slew half the monsters in Classical mythology with it. (Herakles did in the other half.)  I keep wondering whether Cellini used an actual blade from his own day for reference, of whether it's his conception of a kopis, or both... |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on May 5, 2011 11:44:48 GMT
That's very true. When you think about it, much of Greek mythology was a monster-slaying orgy; the rest was just the regular kind of orgy.
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Post by MOK on May 5, 2011 12:01:07 GMT
My kinda mythology! |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on May 5, 2011 12:09:07 GMT
Sounds like a helluvan action flick, too.
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Post by MOK on May 5, 2011 12:18:58 GMT
Get Tarantino and Rodriguez on that, STAT. It would rock.
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Post by Vincent Dolan on May 5, 2011 12:20:54 GMT
What about Bay for some otherworldly random explosions demonstrating Zeus' fury?
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Post by MOK on May 5, 2011 12:27:31 GMT
Nah, I'll stick with my choice. They can do explosions just as well as Bay, and have the heroes looking far more badass while at it.
Oh, and Sam L. Jackson plays Zeus. That's final. Not negotiable.
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Post by Vincent Dolan on May 5, 2011 12:31:45 GMT
How about Morgan Freeman for Hades then?
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Post by MOK on May 5, 2011 12:37:40 GMT
I was thinking Alan Rickman for Hades. But yeah, I'd kinda want Freeman in there, too... it just seems like he'd fit. Some kind of oracle or sage or something? Oh, and this would be an entirely different film, but I kinda wanna see Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless as Zeus and Hera, respectively. |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on May 5, 2011 12:46:25 GMT
Yeah, Alan Rickman would fit better for Hades than Freeman. Hmm. But definitely an oracle. What about the blind one in hell that Odysseus visits whose name escapes me but I believe starts with a d?
So instead of a boomstick, Campbell would now have a shock stick?
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Post by MOK on May 5, 2011 13:05:29 GMT
No stick, just BOOM. It's all natural, baby. |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on May 5, 2011 13:11:01 GMT
:lol: That'd make a great tagline. But who would be right for Perseus so as to wield that beast of a sword?
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