Aluminum Musculata (Pic Heavy!)
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:07 am
This is the Heraklion, “the impossible task.â€
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:09 am
more process pics...in the second shot, the aluminum breastplate is next to my raw steel muscle breastplate as a comparison.
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:11 am
Here all the hammering was done, and it was time for sanding and polishing. You'll also notice that a lot of material was trimmed off the arm holes.
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:16 am
and the final musculata. Heraklion, the impossible task.
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:16 am
That looks outstanding however alot of work!
Are you doing the greaves to match?
regards
Are you doing the greaves to match?
regards
Hi there
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:47 am
Hi there, thank you for the pics that cuirass looks great, Nice example of a musculata. Some of them dont look quite like human muscles but yours surely does. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.
Take care
Pitbull
Take care
Pitbull
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:55 pm
Another fine musculata Martin....... thanks for the pics.
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:57 pm
Boy can I sympathize.
Masterful work with some monstrous materiel.
Masterful work with some monstrous materiel.
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:49 am
Thorvaldr,
I would love to do greaves to match...but that depends on the buyer's approval of this piece ... He is supposed to get it today...hopefully when he gets the cuirass he'll be so happy he'll want to commission more pieces
Pitbull,
thank you. I've worked really hard on the form and shape of the musculature, and I've been trying for a more "realistic look". Exaggerated yes, but still properly proportioned. This is the eighth musculata that I've made, and most definitely the finest one. Maybe after i've done thirty I will achieve perfection
Destichado,
yes, "monstrous" material is a perfect description. I'm going to give a little analogy of trying to work 1/8" aluminum into a musculata. You know those action movies where the good guy punches the villain in the face as hard as he can, and the villain just smiles right back without even flinching? That's what I felt like when I was doing the rough form work. There were times when I would land a blow with the 3lb hammer, and I swear the aluminum just sat there and smiled at me. In the end, I think it turned out beautifully, but it was a beast to work with.
I would love to do greaves to match...but that depends on the buyer's approval of this piece ... He is supposed to get it today...hopefully when he gets the cuirass he'll be so happy he'll want to commission more pieces
Pitbull,
thank you. I've worked really hard on the form and shape of the musculature, and I've been trying for a more "realistic look". Exaggerated yes, but still properly proportioned. This is the eighth musculata that I've made, and most definitely the finest one. Maybe after i've done thirty I will achieve perfection
Destichado,
yes, "monstrous" material is a perfect description. I'm going to give a little analogy of trying to work 1/8" aluminum into a musculata. You know those action movies where the good guy punches the villain in the face as hard as he can, and the villain just smiles right back without even flinching? That's what I felt like when I was doing the rough form work. There were times when I would land a blow with the 3lb hammer, and I swear the aluminum just sat there and smiled at me. In the end, I think it turned out beautifully, but it was a beast to work with.
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:51 pm
Would be great to see you make one in say 410 Spring Stainless. The metal would not have to be be nearly as thick..