Mel Gibson The Patriot impersonation cosplay costume
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I had a few images from auction pieces that gave me a good vision of the design. I used alcohol markers in a medium gray and, with the sharp point end, stippled the pattern (rather than draw). Some smiths/makers use an acid wash, only, on real metal. But some older smiths would engrave the pattern point by point with a simple punch and then do the acid wash. When done, they could repolish the surface and only the engraving held the stain. I followed this idea with my markers and waited for it to dry and laid a layer of spray laquer over it. The laquer had a different thinner so it did not disturb the alcohol marker pattern. With this clear coat, I didn't need to worry about rubbing off the etching.
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I have painted my pistols black as a base color. This way the hard to reach spots will be shadowed instead of glowing white. I need to get a few minutes in watching my intended pose scene, again, to get a grasp of the dark brown stain on the pistols. I have found that making the dark color first and going over it with the lighter color is so much easier to control versus trying to add a dark "undertone" over a lighter base. Trying to paint over a white pla 3d print makes everything too light so I am covering the entire print.
Would you mind sharing the Auction pics of the Tomohawk? My plan is to get the image cut in vinyl, line it up with existing engraving on my casting, hit it with a few layers of primer then remove the vinyl hopefully restoring a pretty accurate representation of the engraving.
I've had this piece on the workbench for years & that's the hurdle I'm trying to get over!
let me dig, I started looking the moment I mentioned it but am having a heck of a time finding rhe otherside. I promise I will load it up just too many photos saved.
Appreciate it! No big hurry - Probably been 10 years already! LOL
Well carp. My first try was a bust. Worthpoint had some great photos but they are currently hacked, virus popups within the first few screens.
OK, still working on this but wow what an interesting day. So, Worthpoint has been hacked and just a few pages in it will begin to do the fake you have a virus blabla, to which you just close your browser. That sucks because it had great images of a couple tomahawks. Then I go online to find that the only current "other side" pictures of the tomahawk are the poorly done but clearly stamped Amazon replicas which are vomit for accuracy.
So, I then followed a lead that bisects my previous findings. There was a previous article found where a husband wife combo made the tom and some leather goods. Their webpage clearly shows a tom identical to this one but with a slightly different non-patriot acid etch.... but the tom was the same.
However, there was this link to Sword and Stone, Tony Swatton about making duplicates for sale..... which would be ludicrous to have anything Tony makes. I checked on a couple swordandstone url and found most to be broken and likely not even his. Then I found a tonyswatton page that was him and was clearly their main homepage but no tom. So I tried a few of the links from the facebook page.... I have no facebook account so this was very limited and I could see only the one picture of the tom, obviously the right one from the movie (you can see from the distance from blade edge to the etching is much bigger than the replicas...sigh). I tried the link on that "about" section and hit another dead link. So I thought, well, I could call their office and report the dead links and maybe get a leg up on asking about the images...... Tony answers his own company phone..... I flailed, I fanboy'd, I tried for recovery and now will need to hope he doesn't have really good caller ID heheheheh. Seriously dude, you need a secretary so all the fanbase doesn't go llalalalalal when you answer the company phone. So, my search continues because Tony, who is currently in possession of the original, is extremely busy and although exceptionally polite, is booked for the foreseeable future. And is likely now a little more cautious about answering the front desk phone.
So for now, sapper36 , you will want to grab that image from Tony Swatton's facebook page showing the one face. You could trust the Amazon other face but just render it down to the correct size. I can help with the amazon one but the facebook one is out of reach for me as I don't intend to let facebook video tape my face for AI recreations.
So, I then followed a lead that bisects my previous findings. There was a previous article found where a husband wife combo made the tom and some leather goods. Their webpage clearly shows a tom identical to this one but with a slightly different non-patriot acid etch.... but the tom was the same.
However, there was this link to Sword and Stone, Tony Swatton about making duplicates for sale..... which would be ludicrous to have anything Tony makes. I checked on a couple swordandstone url and found most to be broken and likely not even his. Then I found a tonyswatton page that was him and was clearly their main homepage but no tom. So I tried a few of the links from the facebook page.... I have no facebook account so this was very limited and I could see only the one picture of the tom, obviously the right one from the movie (you can see from the distance from blade edge to the etching is much bigger than the replicas...sigh). I tried the link on that "about" section and hit another dead link. So I thought, well, I could call their office and report the dead links and maybe get a leg up on asking about the images...... Tony answers his own company phone..... I flailed, I fanboy'd, I tried for recovery and now will need to hope he doesn't have really good caller ID heheheheh. Seriously dude, you need a secretary so all the fanbase doesn't go llalalalalal when you answer the company phone. So, my search continues because Tony, who is currently in possession of the original, is extremely busy and although exceptionally polite, is booked for the foreseeable future. And is likely now a little more cautious about answering the front desk phone.
So for now, sapper36 , you will want to grab that image from Tony Swatton's facebook page showing the one face. You could trust the Amazon other face but just render it down to the correct size. I can help with the amazon one but the facebook one is out of reach for me as I don't intend to let facebook video tape my face for AI recreations.
Not the greatest straight on 90 degrees collection but here are view from both sides. It sounds like many have been made in replica form and not to exact or even near exact specs. I find that many replicas make use of warehouse stock to make a "we had this material on hand" version that does nothing to simulate the original. Any of these marked Swatton are good to go, but the replicas, I would only use those for the reverse face pattern and sized to match the front.
I have the initial black and brown coats on my stand in, 3d printed, pistols with the initial silver down as well. I have not done my aging, weathering or staining and tomorrow is a big drive day so not likely until Friday. I intend to use my Adam Ant commercial replicas for standing and shooting poses and the printed ones only for the long rifle hiding behind the tree poses (pistols are tucked into the beltline). I am coming closer to purchasing the possibles bag kit from Tandy as I have found not that suffice or are even within monetary range compared to Tandy's near perfect match for under 50 dollars. I will work on the ornate strap this weekend and will paint my horn as well. I just picked up three more horns from my buddy whose uncle passed away. He was very into re-enactments and has a wonderful collection of mountain man gear. I was given a near complete Davy Crockett outfit that I am in love with. Several pieces making their way into The Patriot poses.
I also need to go back and do some serious research on the family that had claims to making the tomahawk that Tony clearly made under contract.
A little more paint and weathering done but haven't attached the locks yet. I still have hopes of getting more believable textures.
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Yes! I have some thin leather picked out and will wrap a flint chip for both pistols and mount in the clamps. I also am looking for some good single slot screws to mount the locks with traditionally placed fasteners. I just realized I have a bit more sanding and filling to do on the locks. My 3d print is showing through in the shelf lines.Looking good...you will attach the piece of flint in the jaw of the cock?
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