Do It Youself God of War Swords
May 6, 2011 23:02:54 GMT
Post by 14thforsaken on May 6, 2011 23:02:54 GMT
I've always like the swords from the video game God of War and thought it would be nice to have a set. They only problem is that they are only wall-hanger replicas made and they still want close to $200 for them. I'd considered having someone make a custom set for me but didn't know how practical that would be given the weight of the blades.
So I noticed that the Warblades that you can get from KoA looked somewhat similar to the God of War ones. I decided to get a couple and add the chains and such. It ended up being a very cheap project as I got the swords for $15 each, the chains for 16 and the cans of spray paint for $7, so $48 bucks total. Obviously these aren't the greatest swords out there, and I wouldn't use them for anything other than an axe-like chopper, but they still came out fairly well.
I did work on the blades edges because they were pretty bad. Trying to get the little curved parts of the blade sharp was a pain; I had to use jewelers files and ended up reshaping it a bit to make a smoother curve.
Pictures of the basic blade:
I took two ten foot lengths of chain, spray painted them black and then did some silver and more black to give a sort of weathered look.
They're nothing special, but it was a cheap, easy and fun way to get some swords that look similar to the God of War ones. All i really need to do now is re-wrap the handles so they will be a bit more comfortable.
So I noticed that the Warblades that you can get from KoA looked somewhat similar to the God of War ones. I decided to get a couple and add the chains and such. It ended up being a very cheap project as I got the swords for $15 each, the chains for 16 and the cans of spray paint for $7, so $48 bucks total. Obviously these aren't the greatest swords out there, and I wouldn't use them for anything other than an axe-like chopper, but they still came out fairly well.
I did work on the blades edges because they were pretty bad. Trying to get the little curved parts of the blade sharp was a pain; I had to use jewelers files and ended up reshaping it a bit to make a smoother curve.
Pictures of the basic blade:
I took two ten foot lengths of chain, spray painted them black and then did some silver and more black to give a sort of weathered look.
They're nothing special, but it was a cheap, easy and fun way to get some swords that look similar to the God of War ones. All i really need to do now is re-wrap the handles so they will be a bit more comfortable.
Herron's Flight by Brendan of Fable Blades
