[quote=""Lindir""]Those spear heads look great Jaman. I've recently become interested in spears... after watching the Game of Thrones season 4 trailer
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Glad to see you've picked up a spear interest, Lindir- strangely, I think Chivalry: Medieval Warfare got me into pole arms to begin with. I just was so impressed with the simple and elegant (yet effective) design of the Vanguard's default weapon that I decided to look into the history of it, and was pleasantly surprised with the breadth of it. There's also the added benefit of a pole weapon replica being significantly cheaper than a sword of the same quality
[quote=""Jash""]Thanks for the tips! Now i just need to find a piece i'm comfortable e xp erimenting on...lol. I also collect antique swords - so i've always had mixed feeling about aging the pieces in my collection. Hhmm...i do have a few "cheap" Windlass daggers around here somewhere...[/quote]
Ah, I can imagine how having actual antique weapons would change one's perspective on distressing. One can create a very good aged finish on the right type of steel, but it just can't compare to the real deal.
[quote=""Lindir""]
in that guide I can't see anything about pitting the blade. Did you do that by hand or was it because of the spray coat on the blade?[/quote]
You can do the deep pitting multiple ways. The simplest way is to do Kit's method for his Orcrist and use this dremel bit (can't recall the name at the moment) in select places.
Just beware the dremel trying to bounce!
For a more involved process if you're going for heavier concentrations of pits, you can stipple the metal with paint, hook it up to an electro-etching setup and any bits you missed will look like they were once horribly rusted. Finally, if you want to go for the absolute most corrosion, dirt and strong acid in a plastic tub!
[quote=""Nerdanel""]Gosh, just think how cool the MC Samwise swords could have looked if they took lessons from Jamanticus!
All they needed was love and hotdog condiments!
Are those both Windlass spear heads, Jaman?[/quote]
I do wish they hadn't messed up and made the pitted areas *raised* on the hilts of Sam's sword and the Witch-king's dagger. That particular aspect has always been what's bugged me the most about those pieces.
And you are correct, both spears are Windlass. I highly recommend them if anyone's looking for a quite decent-quality spear that's also a great price.
[quote=""Thranduil""]I hear Bob Marley singing in my head, "He be Jaman, jaman...[/quote]
Ahahaha, that made my day, Thranduil!
I've also recently actually de-aged something, got myself a lovely but very rusted English bill.... time to snap some pics!