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Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

The Ringwraith and Witch-king swords are the two that I know for sure will be reissued later this year. There are 13 or 14 different LOTR reissue swords currently in the line, plus 3 or 4 Hobbit swords. I'm so relieved to hear that! I've been looking for a Ringwraith sword for a decade at this poin...

Re: The Hobbit

[quote=""BladeCollector""]Maybe they were out for a little mother/son stroll thru Middle Earth one day.[/quote]
Quite an e xp ansive stroll.

Re: The Hobbit

[quote=""Valkrist""]The.movie has been seen, I am no longer in the dark. ;) [/quote]

In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie. :D

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

The UC version of Saruman's staff was way too far from the original for me. Tiny little etched globe, flanges that were badly proportioned. If I had to think of three words to describe that staff, they would be, "prim, thin, and uninspired." Seeing Weta's version restores my faith that I m...

Re: New Weta everywhere you look!

[quote=""Nasnandos""]LI love how pitted the blade is on that hero prop. It's not consistent with some of the other props, but to me that was the best look.[/quote] Couldn't agree more. It looks like just blue enamel there in the center of the crossguard, were all the Glamdrings l...

Re: Pure Middle-Earth discussion.

[quote=""Deimos""]Wow....did this thread ever get hijacked! (Mea maxima culpa!) So Jamanticus, did you take the "what Sil character are you" quiz? I'm curious as to what you're really like! ;) [/quote] I got Eärendil, pretty sure only because of the blond hair and blue ...

Re: Pure Middle-Earth discussion.

[quote=""Deimos""]Think of what several members (including myself) have said about their preference for Indy's much less detailed Smaug coins over the highly detailed Weta coins, that the worn images are more realistic and to be e xp ected on gold coins that have been around for ...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

[quote=""RATLSNAKE""]Hey Kit, Btw again thanks for your advice, and I was wondering if you were familiar with this product: http://www.globalgear.com.au/weapons/sword-oil They claim its pure mineral oil, but no mention of who makes it. Also, the guys behind the Game of Thrones re...

Re: The Hobbit

18 years, that's a goodly lifespan for a piece of sound equipment that leads the violent life a subwoofer does :thumbs_up I'm so filled with morbid curiosity about these supposed spoilers I think I'll check them out. Who knows, maybe I'll get a laugh out of them...before it trails off when I realize...

Re: Orcrist Revealed

[quote=""Deimos""]Closer, so very much closer, to what Orcrist should look like. Got the leaf shaped blade right! The only missing characteristic [imho] is a definitive detail to mark it as belonging to Ecthelion of the Fountain, something crystalline or adamantine.[/quote] You'l...

Re: Orcrist Revealed

http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/files/image_816.jpg Here it is with the leather applied to the grip. No dragon tooth, no giant falcata blade. Perfectly in keeping with Sting and Glamdring. EDIT: Here's the original myarmoury thread for all who are interested: http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.p...

Re: Orcrist Revealed

I recently came across a peculiar and interesting set of pictures... http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb133/shagbd/Orcrist_20110724_6.jpg http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb133/shagbd/Orcrist_20110722_2.jpg http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb133/shagbd/Orcrist_20110719_2.jpg http://i210.photob...

Re: The Hobbit

[quote=""Sedhal""]Does anyone get a bit disheartened watching the featurettes for this new trilogy, seeing as nearly every single shoot is done inside a studio in front of a green screen? Sure, LOTR had its share of that, but it was so great to see all the castmembers out in the ...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

[quote=""Idril""]I didn't know where to post this but please move if it is more appropriate in another thread. I had drinks with two of the Weta guys after the Gold Coast Supanova (like a comic con) yesterday. Leonard (one of the sculptors - usually sculpts the weapons for the st...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

[quote=""Finrod Felagund""]Should I have been oiling my MC Sting and MC Glamdring this whole time? They're carbon steel, aren't they?[/quote] If they've not ended up oxidizing a little bit by now, no harm done :) If you want protection from rust with less maintenance than oil, yo...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

[quote=""Lindir""] As far as durability, is powder coating tough? I assume the blades will also have a clear coat over them too to protect them? [/quote] Powder coats are indeed nice and durable, although far from indestructible. They're usually thicker and more chip-resistant th...

Re: The Hobbit

[quote=""Olorin""]Cumberbatch photobombed U2 bigtime on the red carpet before the Oscars. They were having their photo opp, he was behind them, and LUNGED up into the air and made goofy phase. For all his serious acting, the guy likes to have fun.[/quote] And it's doubly funny be...

Re: The Hobbit

[quote=""BladeCollector""]I've always wondered why Azog and Bolg weren't actors and always reference Lurtz and how good it looked.[/quote]
Yeah, me too. If it ain't broke... :'(

Re: Giving Character to some of these UC replicas!

Thanks, Nerdanel- I'm really happy the bill ended up being mostly intact when everything got stripped off of it. I do have an ash pole that would work to complete the whole thing, but I'm not entirely sure whether I'm going to keep this one and mount it or save the pole for a different project :D A ...

Re: Giving Character to some of these UC replicas!

Here's the English bill after its rust was electrolytically converted. http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq83/jamanticus/DSCN0158.jpg http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq83/jamanticus/DSCN0159.jpg I snapped a pic before it was all cleaned up, but it was on my other camera and I can't find its usb ...

Re: Patrick Rothfuss

[quote=""Deimos""]Well, even if it is "boring or hard to read at start" , you already know it gets better. So just slog through it (think of it as getting through the Midgewater Marshes :D )[/quote] The same thing happened to me with Metro 2033, it didn't grab me at fir...

Re: United Cutlery's - The Hobbit - Movie Props!

[quote=""Finrod Felagund""]I assumed two pieces meant the handle/grip was one and the blade was another, so there'd be a hidden seam (like any normal sword) where the blade meets the handle. I'm not sure I get what you mean about the vine pattern on the blade. It's not all one pi...

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