Anyone know anything about the John Wick Gold Coins?

[Apollo]

You are doing a great job Jintosh!

 

[Jintosh]

Thanks !


Any final changes ?

 

[Rusty85]

I don't see any myself, looks great!

 

[Rook]

I think it looks better with the slight shift, well done!

I was getting lost switching back and forth between the versions...here is a pic I made for others just to do quick comparisons to see if there were any other tweaks.

 

[ultraman]

your not done yet are you?!?!
i thought this was still in the rough stage.
there are tons of details to add in and things to fix

1) the lion needs his ear and mouth and bottom left paw in the air
2) i'd make the font on the lion side at the top slightly thicker
3) there are tiny little rays above the shield behind the lion
4) the MMI on the bottom is wonky especially the last m and i
5) the olive brances on the other side of the coin need all those little lines in them where the "veins in the leaves" are
6) need to have 2 depths from the face and hair on the figure
7) still need to figure out the snakes on the bottom
8) can't make out the arm thats holding the olive branch




and thats just what i see so far.

 

[Rook]

I agree that the amount of detail compared to the other coins is lacking, but I honestly have never done this kind of work and didn't know what kind of detail was even possible. Not taking anything away from the work you are doing Jintosh, it's really looking amazing, but if more refined details were possible then I don't think any of us are in so much a rush to have one that we couldn't wait.

your not done yet are you?!?!
i thought this was still in the rough stage.
there are tons of details to add in and things to fix

1) the lion needs his ear and mouth and bottom left paw in the air
2) i'd make the font on the lion side at the top slightly thicker
3) there are tiny little rays above the shield behind the lion
4) the MMI on the bottom is wonky especially the last m and i
5) the olive brances on the other side of the coin need all those little lines in them where the "veins in the leaves" are
6) need to have 2 depths from the face and hair on the figure
7) still need to figure out the snakes on the bottom
8) can't make out the arm thats holding the olive branch

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and thats just what i see so far.

 

[Jintosh]

Here's the issue. The whole coin is made to Eisenhower Dollar specs. So roughly 38.1 mm wide by 2.5 mm high. Two sides with each side indented into the 2.5 mm doesn't leave a lot of space for detail. Things like the paw is already "in the air" and the ear is already indented into the mane. I can revisit those details and try to bring them out better, but since the paw is on one of the stripes of the shield, it is difficult to make that detail show with the limited depth of field.

I was hoping you wouldn't bring up veins on the leaves. I just don't think detail that small can be printed at Shapeways. We're pushing our luck as is.

But, since you're not in a hurry, I'll spend more time on it.

 

[ultraman]

could you bump it to 3mm thick like a morgan dollar...and would that even give you another layer to work with?

 

[Grey]

The whole coin is made to Eisenhower Dollar specs. So roughly 38.1 mm wide by 2.5 mm high.

Can I ask why you're basing the dimensions on the Eisenhower Dollar? Just wondering if that was mentioned somewhere, because I assumed these were based on South African Gold Krugerrand's, which are 32.6 mm wide and 2.84 mm deep.

 

[Jintosh]

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Picture 1 is a screenshot. In picture 2, I have overlaid half of the coin with the center of the DVD. You can see the coin is roughly the size of the inside circle of the disc.
This measurement is roughly the size of a US dollar. It is definitely not 32.6 mm. As far as height, I then estimated from Picture 3 that the height was going to be around 2.5 mm based on a width of aprox 38 mm. I can increase the height if you agree to give more room to play with.

 

[ultraman]

i say move it to 3mm like a morgan,,,it will allow you more depth to work with and make the coin heavier in then hand which is what gold feels like.
besides it's only bigger by .5mm lol
i don't think anyone here would sacrifice detail over a bump in measurement that is hardly recognizable to the eye.

 

[Grey]

This measurement is roughly the size of a US dollar. It is definitely not 32.6 mm. As far as height, I then estimated from Picture 3 that the height was going to be around 2.5 mm based on a width of aprox 38 mm. I can increase the height if you agree to give more room to play with.

I'm not so sure, the DVD comparison is definitely clever but that seems dubious. The size seems closer to a Krugerrand.

I think it's a safe bet they based the Wick coin on the Krugerrand both in visual style and worth (one Krugerrand is worth about 1200$) but I suppose it's impossible to say with certainty until someone measures one of the actual coins.

 

[Jintosh]

I just don't see it. The thickness to width ratio of what you're talking about would not match the screenshot. If you own that coin, take the same shot as the hand with the stack of coins.
(even if you only own one)

Or show documentation that it is ACTUALLY based on the Krugerrand as far as width and height.

Basically, I just don't want to resize the width. That would shrink the already small details of the coin.

Comparing the size of an object to the known size of an object in the picture is an acceptable method of sizing. It is used by many (or most?) of the replica makers on this site. I stand by my coin to DVD comparison. I used the coin that was UNDER the DVD so if anything is slightly smaller than actual size. And is clearly larger than 32.6 mm.

 

[Mike J.]

Scaling the screenshot DVD to the size of a real DVD (120mm) gives me about a 38mm coin. That sound good?

 

[Rusty85]

I always just assumed they were the size of a Peace Dollar. Looks like the Morgan Dollar is the same though. I'm curious what the pricing on these is going to look like, it'll make the difference between buying a roll or a single lol

 

[Helpful Nerd]

I always just assumed they were the size of a Peace Dollar. Looks like the Morgan Dollar is the same though. I'm curious what the pricing on these is going to look like, it'll make the difference between buying a roll or a single lol

I too am interested in the price, would love to add a stack of these to my display case. Another good question would be: If sold in a role / stack how many would that be? Just curious.
And jintosh great job sir!

 

[Jintosh]

Okay, I'll start with the Lion side and work on that side only till it's as good as it's going to get. And then start on the other side.

Thanks Mike J. for that size comparison.

 

[ultraman]

we won't know a price until everything is in place...gotta figure out how much it will cost to print it and then how much it will cost to mold it then how much to cast it then how much to plate it. and its still experimental if we can even mass produce a killer copy once it is done.
when we get close i'll start a INT thread in the junkyard....don't want to talk about money on the main thread too much and **** off the mods!

 

[Helpful Nerd]

we won't know a price until everything is in place...gotta figure out how much it will cost to print it and then how much it will cost to mold it then how much to cast it then how much to plate it. and its still experimental if we can even mass produce a killer copy once it is done.
when we get close i'll start a INT thread in the junkyard....don't want to talk about money on the main thread too much and **** off the mods!

Gotcha Thanks for the info.

 

[ultraman]

this should help with the laurel wreath jintosh!