Final Finished Pics & At Home In My Mordor..:Turning Istvan figure into the LOTR Hammer Of Sauron.

So I take it you guys aren't a fan of the hammer mace then?

I like it. I think it’s pretty cool actually, and quite the beast of a weapon (I guess my post concerning it didn’t make sense).

Stryker2012 wrote:I like it. I think it’s pretty cool actually, and quite the beast of a weapon (I guess my post concerning it didn’t make sense).

Cheers! THOS seems to carry more of a mace weapon than a hammer as pictured below.



But I'm now thinking of doing something closer to this below and giving the mace to Morgoth whenever I build him.

Looks great, actually. And I'm sure when you're done painting it, it will feel even more badass.

Stryker2012 wrote:I like it. I think it’s pretty cool actually, and quite the beast of a weapon (I guess my post concerning it didn’t make sense).

GubernatorFan wrote:Looks great, actually. And I'm sure when you're done painting it, it will feel even more badass.

Thanks guys! And typical, I already started working on another one! Well THOS will have one and Morgoth the other!
More of a hammer shape this time using sort of mechanised animal parts as it happens, just like the look and shape of the bits for the foundational structure, plenty more to do on it.

No way! What a way to think outside the box! A rhino head?! Impressive.

Stryker2012 wrote:No way! What a way to think outside the box! A rhino head?! Impressive.

LOL, well it just seemed to be the right shape and size.

Done more, adding 'clothing' to it and some detail parts, still a way to go yet.























THE HANDLE PARTS AREN'T FIXED IN PLACE YET

I had to go back and look at the reference pic to remember where you're going -- this is how creative your approach is. And with the current coloring (which will change), I was reminded of a Zulu shield and spear.

GubernatorFan wrote:I had to go back and look at the reference pic to remember where you're going -- this is how creative your approach is. And with the current coloring (which will change), I was reminded of a Zulu shield and spear.

Okay, weird, must be all the animal parts I used! LOL. Oddly enough I grew up surrounded by African weapons and stuff as my Grandfather was head commissioner in the political society of Sudan, basically the main guy acting on the  British empire's behalf (even though he was Irish, the English hated going to hot places lol) from 1930-1955. Lots of stories about hunting man-eating lions at night etc.. my mum shooting crocodiles in the Nile as a kid, she says they were just .22's and would bounce off their hide!lol. She had some fun pets too, a lion cub (until it got too big), a goat (that accidently became dinner due to lack of communication with the kitchen staff apparently) and her favourite a mongoose called Rickitickitavy... they fight and eat poisonous snakes due to super fast reflexes.

shovelchop81 wrote:Okay, weird, must be all the animal parts I used! LOL. Oddly enough I grew up surrounded by African weapons and stuff as my Grandfather was head commissioner in the political society of Sudan, basically the main guy acting on the  British empire's behalf (even though he was Irish, the English hated going to hot places lol) from 1930-1955. Lots of stories about hunting man-eating lions at night etc.. my mum shooting crocodiles in the Nile as a kid, she says they were just .22's and would bounce off their hide!lol. She had some fun pets too, a lion cub (until it got too big), a goat (that accidently became dinner due to lack of communication with the kitchen staff apparently) and her favourite a mongoose called Rickitickitavy... they fight and eat poisonous snakes due to super fast reflexes.

You must be channelling some of that in your creations, then.

GubernatorFan wrote:
You must be channelling some of that in your creations, then.

Maybe

Rebuilt the hammer after putting it on a 'diet' as it was looking too puffy.
I'm also rebuilding the mace to make it look a bit more traditional and less like a mushroom!











AFTER DREMELLING AND FILING









SKIN BEING PUT BACK ON, DECIDED TO REMOVE DETAIL ACCENTS











ADDED METAL SPIKES









BUILDING UP SHAFT PARTS













NICE BIG SPIKE ON TOP LIKE A PIKE.







DID A FAIR BIT OF HACKSAWING AND GRINDING ON THE MACE PARTS TO GET THEM TO FIT DIFFERENTLY AND OVERLAP IN REVERSE ORDER AND FIT ALL 8 BLADES THIS TIME AS THERE NEEDS TO BE AN EVEN AMOUNT FOR THE 'PATTERN' TO WORK PROPERLY.















NOT GLUED OR SECURED YET

Metal spikes? Hardcore. Thinking ahead, make sure you don't put him anywhere too high up, lest he tumbles and inadvertently tries to cause you or the felines harm.

Impressive. That thing looks like it would definitely make a mess of someone if they got hit.

GubernatorFan wrote:Metal spikes? Hardcore. Thinking ahead, make sure you don't put him anywhere too high up, lest he tumbles and inadvertently tries to cause you or the felines harm.

My collection of live swords,crossbows, guns, figures etc.. is literally "the sword of Damocles" for everyone and thing in the house already! LOL. But he is going on the back of the low glass table next to Sauron as it happens.

Stryker2012 wrote:Impressive. That thing looks like it would definitely make a mess of someone if they got hit.

Which one?

Finished THOS's mace at last, the new gauntlets I tried here were a dismal failure, couldn't hold the mace at all, well it is completely metal.. I still want to make a secondary weapon for him though.

That thing is magnificent. What a weapon. Excellent work.

It looks gorgeous (or as gorgeous as something like that can be), and they work great together.

Super impressive, the finishing details and paint work bring it together so well, after all your painstaking steps of design, creation and assembly. What a suitably intimidating weapons for this context! I enjoyed hearing about your grandfather and mum’s experiences in Africa too, I remember reading that mongoose story I think a Rudyard Kipling one?, so fantastic that animal was your mum’s favourite!

Awesome work!

Stryker2012 wrote:That thing is magnificent. What a weapon. Excellent work.

GubernatorFan wrote:It looks gorgeous (or as gorgeous as something like that can be), and they work great together.

Tanzenwolfe wrote:Super impressive, the finishing details and paint work bring it together so well, after all your painstaking steps of design, creation and assembly. What a suitably intimidating weapons for this context! I enjoyed hearing about your grandfather and mum’s experiences in Africa too, I remember reading that mongoose story I think a Rudyard Kipling one?, so fantastic that animal was your mum’s favourite!

BAMComix wrote:Awesome work!

Thank you guys for all your support! Yes I believe it was a Kipling story she named her mongoose from.

Pics of him finished with his secondary weapon, a sword and pics of him with my custom The Mouth Of Sauron and where he now resides in my collection 'in the land of Mordror..'























































Already started another project so another big baddie from Tolkien should be appearing in my Mordor soon...

He turned out great. And wow! That collection is insane. So many cool figures.

Insane but in a good way! Despite seeing so many of the intermediate steps, I'm still amazed by how excellent this looks all finished and put together, by itself, and in such ample and exquisite company.
By the way, since you mentioned it, if you ever need another Mouth of Sauron head, my 3D print guy we talked about has one of it that he can print -- I happened to see it among other (mostly Star Wars) stuff. But it might not be listed on the Etsy store.

Stryker2012 wrote:He turned out great. And wow! That collection is insane. So many cool figures.

GubernatorFan wrote:Insane but in a good way! Despite seeing so many of the intermediate steps, I'm still amazed by how excellent this looks all finished and put together, by itself, and in such ample and exquisite company.
By the way, since you mentioned it, if you ever need another Mouth of Sauron head, my 3D print guy we talked about has one of it that he can print -- I happened to see it among other (mostly Star Wars) stuff. But it might not be listed on the Etsy store.

Thank you Stryker and GBTF!! I really need to check out that store more but I've got so many heads that needs builds as it is!