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Interest KRULL - "The GLAIVE"!!! Metal-casting KIT!!!
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Yes, alcohol will take it off. Sometimes, it comes off just by wiping it with a damp paper towel / rag.
You can do it with black paint and a very fine paint brush, but you'll need a very steady hand...
Simpson77
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Did a little more work on my Glaive, used a burnt umber ink pigment for detailing the runes, think it gives it a little more "depth" rather than just the flat black. And you can see the pearlescent white I've gone for on the "rope" detail instead of the flat white. Gotta say I'm really liking it.
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Wow, interesting! So many options! I have some choices to make. For white, I was considering "bone white" for a little more realistic color, but your pearl white is great. Can't wait to see it when you're done!
Wow! It looks great! Congrats on completing it and doing such a good job on it!Hey Brenton, thanks for offering the Glaive kit and also providing such excellent instructions. I finally finished mine and I'm super happy with it! It was a lot of fun to make. Now I've got to get a case made for it.
Captainrob
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A few days ago I was able to get stage 1 of doing the gold leaf done and then spraying it with some clear gloss acrylic. I bought some gold leaf that was at the hobby shop. It didn't have the backing on it like the Mona Lisa that Brenton uses so it was a bit more difficult to work with, but still turned out great in the end. I used the Mona Lisa adhesive pen and it was super easy with it. I used some readers for the first real time in my life to do it though haha. I was hoping for a bit shinier result, but after some gloss acrylic it will help give the gold more shine.
Hopefully tomorrow I'll have some time to do another step for it. I like the case idea with some LED lights. I'm going to have to watch the movie again and see if I can tie in anything else to a case or mount from the movie.
Hopefully tomorrow I'll have some time to do another step for it. I like the case idea with some LED lights. I'm going to have to watch the movie again and see if I can tie in anything else to a case or mount from the movie.
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Captainrob
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Captainrob
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Next step. The rapidograph pen is pretty amazing. I've never used a pen I could wrote on my fingernail with. The flow was perfect for a bit, but then it slowed some and I couldn't get it to flow how it did initially no matter what I tried. It just meant that I needed to go back over things maybe once more. You should definitely do a 2nd pass no matter what because the runes will look much nicer afterwards.
If you printed the runes out then you can fold the paper since you'll only be using 1 side. Same pattern all on one side. I found the ink to dry quickly so take your time as mentioned in the video. If you screw up I found just using my finger to wipe it off really quick was usually sufficient. Make sure you have great lighting and even if you don't wear readers borrow some because it helps to have some magnification. It took me well over a couple hours to just do this one side.
If you printed the runes out then you can fold the paper since you'll only be using 1 side. Same pattern all on one side. I found the ink to dry quickly so take your time as mentioned in the video. If you screw up I found just using my finger to wipe it off really quick was usually sufficient. Make sure you have great lighting and even if you don't wear readers borrow some because it helps to have some magnification. It took me well over a couple hours to just do this one side.
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Did you do the blades yourself? Looks great!!!
Simpson77
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No, afraid not. Found a bladesmith that was willing to do it for me.
Wow! If your bladesmith is willing to do more, please post a run here at the RPF. I need a set, badly!
Captainrob
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I've finished the painting, but may still do some touch ups. I'm borderline on whether or not I wish I'd have not added the white paint. It was the most difficult part of the build imo. It's very hard to make it look great everywhere.... and the glaive looked awesome before I painted it. Just something to think about if you still haven't painted yours. In the end I wanted it to be as close to accurate as possible so I decided to paint it, but I think it would have looked just as good without the white paint. You could also find an accomplished miniature painter at a local gamer store and commission them to paint if you don't want to try it yourself. I have yet to add the crystals on one side and then the blades.
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Captainrob
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Has anyone made some mounts or displays yet? I could use some ideas.
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