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Public Information => The Imperial Cantina => Topic started by: Hoot on November 09, 2010, 08:20:44 PM
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Hi all,
I was wondering if the garrison, and friends, can help me. I am in the process of a, future, costume project. One of the parts is a custom belt buckle. I was wondering if anyone knew of someone that works with metal that could help me. The item, I want made, is attached.
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What exactly are you trying to do with said image?
If you want it placed on to an already existing belt buckle, ie like
a Tie fighter pilot belt bucket, a template would need to be made
and then sand blast the image onto a piece of stainless steel,
or aluminum (falcon) buckle. (I have a buddy that can do this)
Another route is having it laser etched onto a buckle.
I think Chadrice does this.
If you're looking for that exact image as a belt buckle it self,
I would recommend you have it CNC Mapped, and have
one machined. I'd expect this method to be expensive, but
the quality would be flawless.
(No idea at choices here)
Another option is to have one sculpted in wax, then a mold would
be made of said sculpture, and finally a blacksmith would poor liquid metal,
bronze/iron/copper/whatever, into the mold and boom metal belt buckle.
(Kurtis does this, but you're gonna be waiting a long while and it won't be cheap)
Or you could have one fabricated by somebody with a metal shop.
(Dan, Spitfirescout, can do this)
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What exactly are you trying to do with said image?
If you want it placed on to an already existing belt buckle, ie like
a Tie fighter pilot belt bucket, a template would need to be made
and then sand blast the image onto a piece of stainless steel,
or aluminum (falcon) buckle. (I have a buddy that can do this)
Another route is having it laser etched onto a buckle.
I think Chadrice does this.
If you're looking for that exact image as a belt buckle it self,
I would recommend you have it CNC Mapped, and have
one machined. I'd expect this method to be expensive, but
the quality would be flawless.
(No idea at choices here)
Another option is to have one sculpted in wax, then a mold would
be made of said sculpture, and finally a blacksmith would poor liquid metal,
bronze/iron/copper/whatever, into the mold and boom metal belt buckle.
(Kurtis does this, but you're gonna be waiting a long while and it won't be cheap)
Or you could have one fabricated by somebody with a metal shop.
(Dan, Spitfirescout, can do this)
Cooter,
I am sorry for not replying earlier; you posed some great questions taht I needed to think on. What I am looking for is a 3D buckle, the buckle needs to have depth and "tone", and this is best described in the picture, below.
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Would something like this work?
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e257/wcso911/38782_457473964622_633079622_6304359_359927_n.jpg)
Maybe you can mount it on a buckle blank from Tandy Leather.
http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/home/department/Buckles/Buckle-Making-Supplies/Buckle-Making-Supplies.aspx (http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/home/department/Buckles/Buckle-Making-Supplies/Buckle-Making-Supplies.aspx)
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Would something like this work?
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e257/wcso911/38782_457473964622_633079622_6304359_359927_n.jpg)
DoubleTap,
:shock: :shock: I like what I see. :D :D However where where can I find the page were the picture is? When I went to the website all I could find, after much searching, was a page with one of the skulls. What happened to the others? Or is there more?
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Here is the thread on The Dented Helmet
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f22/mandalores-pendant-interest-24219/ (http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f22/mandalores-pendant-interest-24219/)
And the variant.
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f22/mandalorian-mercs-pendant-wait-over-37824/ (http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f22/mandalorian-mercs-pendant-wait-over-37824/)
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Here is the thread on The Dented Helmet
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f22/mandalores-pendant-interest-24219/ (http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f22/mandalores-pendant-interest-24219/)
And the variant.
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f22/mandalorian-mercs-pendant-wait-over-37824/ (http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f22/mandalorian-mercs-pendant-wait-over-37824/)
DoubleTap,
Thanks for the information. :D :D
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You are welcome, now please do a nice custom Mando. No tennis shoes in armor. :wink: