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1/6th scale custom made gladius... from actual forged steel. That blade is heavy! I used bone & wood beads to make up the hilt.

The scabbard is hand painted leather trimmed with strips of brass.

The headband/helmet is made from leather that's been handpainted to a metallic green.

The shield (scutum) is tooled leather that was hand painted. It's backed with thin strips of maple shaped into it curve, and then framed with brass.

Helia is available for purchase on my site!
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~Leeham991 Sep 29, 2010
Best be careful that a badger or something doesn't get hold of them, lest they steal the knowledge and stage a rebellion <.<


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~ReflectionsByIce Oct 11, 2010
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*SicilianValkyrie Jul 1, 2010   General Artist
Wow! this looks like a ton of work! gorgeous!
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~ReflectionsByIce Oct 11, 2010
It was a ton of work, but very rewarding once it was done.
Thank-you!
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~Pinkcub Jan 30, 2010
That's awesome! Did you forge the steel yourself? O-O
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~ReflectionsByIce Jan 31, 2010
Thank-you!

The blade (which btw has a full tang) was created from a strip of hard steel that I hammered a bevel into, and then filed, sanded, and finally polished to as close to a mirror finish as I could. In all I probably spent over 20 hours on it.
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~Pinkcub Jan 31, 2010
Wow, that's so cool! * u *
I almost got into metal work but then I was too scared of hot burny things and sharp stabby things. ^ n ^
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~ReflectionsByIce Feb 1, 2010
LOL... that's why I didn't go as far as to put a sharp edge to it. I KNOW I would be cutting myself more than once!
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~zenimoonchild Jan 20, 2010
its all in the details that make this doll
your working on a real piece of art work
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Mood: Wow! ~faydreams Jan 20, 2010
I said it once and I'll say it again...Wow!I love it. You did a great job on the shield's tiny little details and the sword and the scabbard, and the helmet. Okay, I love all of it.
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