[5/14] Historical fantasy weapons: Kanabō

I think it looks really good, and aren't weapons meant to be used and beat up a bit? You have done a heck of a lot better than I could have done

Those look really good too me too .

Tjolnir wrote:nah, nothing sloppy about it. after so many episodes of forged in fire, the only verdict that's important to me is doug marcaida's "it will keel"
who's going for looks when smashing heads? tried to build a fantasy axe once using fimo and was actually quite pleased with how the upper side turned out. only to notice stupid me put it flat on the table, so no symmetry there thats what i'd call sloppy.

Do you still have the axe?
You could sharpen it with a knife and sand it until both sides look the same.

Haha and I guess Forged in fire is kind of a big thing? I only discovered it recently when I was researching for another historical fantasy weapon, was surprised they had Donny Trejo there to kill zombie puppet with a Ji. Which was kinda cool. But while you can learn something from it, it was a bit too loud and dumb for my tastes, haha. At the moment I prefer these no music armor and weapon smithing videos that get right to the point.

GubernatorFan wrote:Ok, I still hold that it is a most impressive piece, and painting the elements before putting it together was the right call. Smart using light-weight elements, too. Among the many questions circling in my head, I would like to know:
1. Can you design a steampunk version of Baxter with something like your warhammer functioning as his head?
2. More about Valiarde's styrodur brick method, etc.

1. I  will see what I can do but it might only be a sketch, you will have to build it yourself after that
2. Well he is cutting bricks out of a stryrofoam plate and turning them into walls. Like in the pig and the Tom Hardy thread. He said he might post a tutorial one day.

shazzdan wrote:

Ovy wrote:
Thanks shazz, also for that trivia!

Here is what I used:

Handle was carved/sanded out of a basket willow stick. The head and spike were roughly made from polymer clay with the intention to carve and sand them later. I made multiple and finally chose the one on the lower right.

Nice one, thanks for sharing. These progress pics need to be in the Tutorial section.

GubernatorFan wrote:
2. More about Valiarde's styrodur brick method, etc.

Yes please.

Thanks, yeah I think I might put it there, maybe a collective weapon building thread as I am not done with making weapons.

csyeung wrote:Whoa, those look really awesome!

Thanks a lot!

Lynkhart wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:
1. Can you design a steampunk version of Baxter with something like your warhammer functioning as his head?

Omg I love this idea!   You’d have to name him ‘Axter’ though. XD

Like, Axter the Axterterrestrial?  (AT-AT)

GubernatorFan wrote:

Lynkhart wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:
1. Can you design a steampunk version of Baxter with something like your warhammer functioning as his head?

Omg I love this idea!   You’d have to name him ‘Axter’ though. XD

LOL That is a brilliant idea. Even Ovy can't think of an alternative now!

What about 'Beakster'?

TravelGuide wrote:

Ovy wrote:
Well the photos are good, but the handle is not straight but somehow too curved and the small rectangular metal plates are not parallel to the handle. Also the beak was too high, so I cut it out and placed it lower. I know it's a bit picky but I also know I could have made it better with more preparation.

Although my initial reaction was "looks really good," upon closer inspection I did notice the flaws. Still looks good though.

Stryker2011 wrote:That is really impressive. I honestly thought you had the "metal" pieces 3D printed.

I thought the same.

Thanks! Yeah there is always the danger of printing too much stuff you could actually make yourself with using your hands and tools.  Don't want to lose my edge haha. Also liked the organic look.
(And try finding a 'war hammer' 3d model when at the same time the most popular tabletop game is called 'warhammer' and 3d printing is a big thing in the tabletop scene...)

skywalkersaga wrote:Gorgeous work, Ovy. That is one sexy and deadly looking hammer. I know I already told you this, but still.... deserves saying again. My eyesight is not good at the moment (need to get it checked out, actually), so a lot of the 'messed up' finer details are escaping me completely. All I see is awesome. :'D

The process itself is meticulously done. I see nothing sloppy about it. In fact, you have far more patience for this stuff than I do, for sure.

You remind me that I need to experiment more with sculpey. Most of the air-drying sculpting materials I have tried are far too messy for my tastes, so perhaps the oven baking ones will be more suited to my style.

Also, which metal colour paint(s) did you use for these? I'm always curious about stuff like that.

Thanks a lot!
Yeah give polymer clay some more tries. If you don't bake it too long it will also remain a bit flekkusible.

Well and you probably can guess it, I used Vallejo Gun Metal! <3 And tiny highlights with Duraluminum.

BAMComix wrote:I think it looks really good, and aren't weapons meant to be used and beat up a bit? You have done a heck of a lot better than I could have done

Thanks a lot! And yeah,  you don't sharpen a blunt weapon.

Chip wrote:Those look really good too me too .

Thanks


I also finished a Polearm/Dagger-axe weapon recently, I think I will put it in this thread and not start a new one. Still have tontake some photos.

Ovy wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:1. Can you design a steampunk version of Baxter with something like your warhammer functioning as his head?
2. More about Valiarde's styrodur brick method, etc.

1. I  will see what I can do but it might only be a sketch, you will have to build it yourself after that
2. Well he is cutting bricks out of a stryrofoam plate and turning them into walls. Like in the pig and the Tom Hardy thread. He said he might post a tutorial one day.

Like, Axter the Axterterrestrial?  (AT-AT) What about 'Beakster'?

Funny, I have always thought AT-AT resembling a cross between dogs and camels. Actually, now that you mention it, it will be great if you designed two varieties ("species"), an Axter and a Beakster!

Well you have to wait a bit but I invite everyone do draw/make some Beaksters and Axters.

Dagger Axe:

Speaking of Axe,
here is the Ji I mentioned. I called it dagger-axe in the title, but that would be a Ge, without the spear tip. A Ge/dagger axe + spear tip = Ji.
But this particular weapon will be a fantasy universe weapon anyway and I don't know how Mandarin the language will sound in the end. Let's call it polearm.


It's also carved from basket willow because at the moment I don'tt have Bamboo sticks in the right size.



Used polsystyrene sheet for the blade and gave it the Vallejo treatment.


The helmet is a 3d printed sallet without the visor, but with neck protection from a closed helmet. The mask is made of worbla and fabric. Not sure If I will keep the helmets metal color or try bronze/copper. Maybe add a feather.





I chose the Ji as a very versatile weapon for combating fast, weapon wielding Undead, both unarmored undead pesant mobs and undead soldiers. You can hook, slice, thrust, hack, cripple, decapitate with it and it's not complicated to maintain and produce, like the war hammer. It's also faster to train militias wielding it. Both weapons are used in the same time period, unlike in real history, but I still think it might make sense when facing a world wide zombie threat of historical proportions.






Here for your learning:

This is very cool, thank you for sharing. And I learned something more about weapons today!

Wow, those are impressive! Gorgeous work. Your dedication to realism and detail is inspiring, my friend!

Another really cool weapon, and I really like the helmet.

Funny, I have always thought AT-AT resembling a cross between dogs and camels. Actually, now that you mention it, it will be great if you designed two varieties ("species"), an Axter and a Beakster!

I mean, you’re not wrong. XD



Absolutely fantastic work on the new blade - I’d have never guessed it was plastic! I love the way it’s tied to the staff part too, such a beautifully elegant means of attachment, and so many ways it could be customised depending on the state of the world it appeared in.

Lynkhart wrote:

Funny, I have always thought AT-AT resembling a cross between dogs and camels. Actually, now that you mention it, it will be great if you designed two varieties ("species"), an Axter and a Beakster!

I mean, you’re not wrong. XD

Yes! Absolutely. I think I didn't post this one in the video section as it was not sixth-scale, but I love it. I had seen it, yet it made me laugh out loud again. Jabba the poo was irresistible...

Great Work ! I can not wait to see more. Excellent paint job it looks like real metal.
I thought the hook on this weapons is for to get mounted Warriors from the back of their horses.

Yes... Humans. Give a stick to them and the first thing they do will be to hit another ones face with it

The history of weapons is very intresting

That polearm is awesome! Especially since it was a very common weapon I during the middle ages but hardly any figure come with one so far. Swords everywhere or some maces. But hardly any polearms..

Your a real blacksmith and I like to see your custom army grow and defile (in terms of zombies)

Ephiane wrote:Yes... Humans. Give a stick to them and the first thing they do will be to hit another ones face with it

What else are sticks for..?

Ephiane wrote:
Yes... Humans. Give a stick to them and the first thing they do will be to hit another ones face with it

I think that's mostly men.

That's a nice looking polearm, really great looking and very realistic actually, you could fool me with it. As for the helmet you could also paint it with city or clan colors, some medieval armor pieces where painted with heraldry colors and the like.

Wow, Ovy, these all look fantastic!  And you are way too critical of yourself, the flaws you see are things only you can see; if I did those I'd be quite pleased.   But, you are a man after my own heart, as I too am super critical and OCD about the tiniest flaws or imperfections. Sometimes I'll ruin something because I don't know when to stop "fixing" it! 

It's also too easy to see "flaws" when you are working under super magnification at six inches or less, but at normal scale distances of about 1 to 2 feet with the naked eye, it's amazing how those things just disappear!

Anyway, great job again. You are quite the 1/6 armourer, and I appreciate the in progress pics, we are like minded there too!

Great work Ovy! The paint is very convincing as metal, in fact I first thought you were casting your pieces in white metal then aging them with mild acid.

shovelchop81 wrote:Great work Ovy! The paint is very convincing as metal, in fact I first thought you were casting your pieces in white metal then aging them with mild acid.

Thanks a lot, real metal weapons would be nice, but it's not a priority for me.

Theboo-bomb wrote:That's a nice looking polearm, really great looking and very realistic actually, you could fool me with it. As for the helmet you could also paint it with city or clan colors, some medieval armor pieces where painted with heraldry colors and the like.

Well while I didn't decide to paint the sallet, I definitely wanted the viking helmet painted.


So I finished another set of medeival fantasy equipment.
A bearded axe made of polystyrene sheet, Miliput, wood and fake leather, and I reworked the old 2018 roundshield
(Old shield WIP:
https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t619-6-10-2021-jaroyesz-vs-undead-a-lot-of-wip#10124 )

I didn't compress the pics this time because I was lazy, hope the file sizes were not too large.



I replaced the Worbla boss with a same scaled 3d printed brooch and painted it with a color scheme and pattern I experimented with.





The back of the shield keeps it's color, I replaced the leather stap with a proper wooden grip.







A spike was added to penetrate armored zombie skulls








The helmet is a 3d print I painted and weathered, added leather.




The lamellar vest ist also finished now. After sewing the little printed lamellae together, I sewed some leather on there.

Wow. The axe, shield, helmet, lamellar armor came out absolutely beautifully and believably. Stunning work. And very nicely presented, too. You are an artist, my friend.

I am late getting here sorry , but all these show superb modelling skills , truly excellent work .

Whoah! That is so cool. Well done on the axe, shield, helmet and armor. Very impressive work. And the paint work is top notch. Excellent. Really looking forward to see who ends up with this.

Incredible craftsmanship and design, Ovy! Absolutely passes as 1:1 gear.

Awesome work and beautiful set!!

Beautiful work! Very impressive. I am looking forward to seeing it worn by someone!