Topic: RE: Master Sword Forged

[Edisim]

What would be REALLY cool is a sword from ThunderCats (remember thundercats?) that would extend when you shouted "Thunder, THUNDER, THUNNNDERRRCATTTTTTS!!!!".. heh.

Seriously, though, cool sword. You must be the biggest Zelda fan in the world. (Or maybe just the richest..)

[RickPowers]

Wow.  Now THIS is hardcore!

[KDR_11k]

Are the formerly blue parts plastic or were they made of steel on the final piece?

[Kimya]

This is just amazing

I own a replica of the Kokiri Emerald, handmade with gold and a real emerald. If you are interested, I can try to take a few pics.

We are just too freaky. :>>

[RickPowers]

Saw the funniest response on Slashdot ...

"Some day, some poor anthropologist is going to find this, and write a paper wherein they detail their amazing discovery that Zelda wasn't just a video game, but a true story, and here's the sword to prove it!

Sad part is he/she/it might be believed; more people believe in Atlantis on less evidence... "

[mouse_clicker]

You'd be amazed at just how much evidence there is for a lost civilization during the ice age, Rick- read Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock.

[Coarse_Limely]

KDR, the picture of the blue parts is of the wax models used to make the molds for the final steel pieces. Rob carved the models out of that tough wax, and then poured plaster or some similar material around them to form the molds, I assume. I did something like that in my metal shop class in college, myself.

[malbolgia]

What I want to know is, WHEN did he get his sword forged? Cause he MAY have a master sword forged, but was his FIRST?
Why do I ask? Go here to find out. http://podgornydesign.com/zelda.html
-I- had that sword made for me last year. I see he went with the white design of the sword. If you look around, you'll find many different artist conceptions, even from different Nintendo released material.
So the question posed here people, is who was the FIRST true Zelda freak? HIM, or ME? My sword was complete in August of 2003.  

[malbolgia]

Oh, and before I forget, nice sword Paul. It IS nice to see another guy shell out money for a real master sword, in any incarnation of it's form.
Dual ya anytime, winner keeps both swords!

[Bloodworth]

Well, not to rain on your parade malbolgia, but I think he found the better blacksmith.

[malbolgia]

Heh, no rain taken Bloodworth. He has a nice sword, but any sword owner will tell you, swords are indivudal items. Everyone has thier own way it should look. Me, I like the flatter blade with bigger hand guard. If you really want, you can take your money, and get your own version of the sword made, and try to show us both up.

[Bloodworth]

Well, I've been looking over artwork from LttP to SC2, and I think that the only difference between Paul's sword and the art is in the thickness of the blade.  The blade does seem to be thinner and flatter in the art (and perhaps there's a practical reason for the thicker blade)  but everything else about this sword seems to be remarkably faithful to the artwork.  If I did have my own done, the flat surfaced-blade would be the biggest difference.  Not sure if I would actually go with the blue hilt from later designs or stick with the LttP silver.  

[malbolgia]

If I wanted a functional blade made for hard handed sword swings, I think I'd want to go with the blade type in OOT. Super thick, take a LOT of punishment, but it'd be HEAVY as a bitch. Pauls sword is 14 pounds he said, mine is only 8, but still. You try swinging 8 pounds around and then stop it at the end of the swing. Harder than you think.

*Edit* Whops, I said function blade instead of functional. Oops!

[Coarse_Limely]

The whole reason I wanted one scaled to my height with the heavier hilt and pommel was so that I could work my way towards swinging it like a man. 8 pounds isn't going to get you muscles very fast. Also, no offense, but I think I can safely say that my sword would cleave yours in twain like warm butter. Ever seen the GAMECUBE Soul Calibur II commercial with the weapons dealer? Yeah. Something like that. You get what you pay for, and I paid a lot.

[ThePerm]

if i had the money i would make Nightmares version of soul calibur

it would have to be made in the east however.....soul edge is from the west and is EVIL

[Coarse_Limely]

Now there's a hefty project. Not quite as hefty as Gatsu's Dragon Slayer from Berserk, but darn close. The Dragon Slayer's not even sharp. Gatsu doesn't so much swing it as he does drop it on people. MAN.