Legendary Swords Project Now in Limbo

ohoho, excellent choice. A true man of culture

thanks dude, its not a antique but is made by tomek kowmal 

Then in the meantime, someone is posting in inquiry about the fantasy gladius in a historical subforum and seemingly oblivious of the two threads for consideration.
sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/55945/bci-aelutian-gladius-gonna-thing?page=1&scrollTo=770644

What does this further speak to the mindset of SBG participants and indeed, awareness by administration regarding activity on the board?

Anyway, apparently all hindsight at this point but really? My favorite line when working for a living was "don't put me in charge, I'll fire everyone". Relevant to the whole ball of wax is the actuality of awareness.

Sorry

I like a good fantasy sword but the multiple colors and the shiny brass make them look like toys to me.

I think if the designs were more cohesive they would appeal to me more. The Vorpal, I can picture how clean it would have looked if the gold cord grip was consistent throughout instead of switching to bright blue and the scabbard a simple tan leather. The Castir would have looked downright evil, in a good way, if the fittings were dark, antiqued and dull finished with a similarly dark cord wrap in the same color. As to the Danu, a black scabbard and a simple cross guard without the little antlers and no blue would have been better choices.

I mean the general shapes are great, the blades look fine, but the other design choices take away from their appeal. Even the photos of them could have been enhanced by losing the busy background cloths.

Now I know it’s my first post but I’ve been on the other sword forums for years and I hate to see any sword enthusiast let alone the guy who made this forum not doing better. If my suggestions help in some way moving forward, good luck to you sir.

I think these last few comments are a bit indicative of the problems this project may have run into. People like different designs and colors, and when the sword stops being historical, people have even more freedom to pursue their own tastes. So someone might like the vorpal sword, but think for just a bit more, they could commission something similar with one or two changes they would prefer.

Also, I know its probably annoying AF to hear hindsight bias like this on what might have gone wrong and I apologize if it comes off as overly critical or dismissive. Just my two cents.

I do like what ericsc has done for the Castir, that's a much cleaner look for it. I'd even go further and blue the blade...but that may be a bit much.

Otherwise, I can't say the other designs are much of an improvement. I love the Danu as-is, for starters. Its current color scheme and design elements are what appeal to me, personally. Turning everything black just feels like that one kid in school who thought he was edgy.

I'm still hopeful that I might acquire one or more of these in the future, but it's going to be a while as other expenses take priority. If it's any consolation, there are dozens of other swords I have been lusting over but haven't bought because I need to pay a bill...