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Imagine
January 14th, 2003, 03:30 PM
Greetings all :D

Have been working on this one lately
A futuristic Katana from United Cutlery.
I know that its an unrealistic design and so on..but who cares it looks nice :D :D

Its not finished yet a bit of modelling left to be done

here it is :

Pic 1 (http://krankeshirn.at/imagine/HDR1.jpg)
Pic 2 (http://krankeshirn.at/imagine/HDR2.jpg)
Pic 3 (http://krankeshirn.at/imagine/HDR3.jpg)
Pic 4 (http://krankeshirn.at/imagine/HDR4.jpg)
seanr
January 14th, 2003, 07:28 PM
I really like that even if it is unrealistic. Who is United Cutlery? Are they actually making one like this? I absolutely love that hilt - makes it look like a lightsaber!
General Phoenix
January 14th, 2003, 10:59 PM
Agreed. If this were actually made, I'd be whipping out my credit card right now...
Hito
January 14th, 2003, 11:46 PM
It is called the Samurai 2000 or somthing.
it is really an extraordanary design.

u can see it here
http://www.swordsdirect.com/
General Phoenix
January 15th, 2003, 03:02 AM
Damn - they've got some good prices, compared to most of the sites I've looked at. Now to see how long it takes to ship an order - I waited almost six months for an order from a different retailer, and finally cancelled it so I wouldn't have to leave the money sitting on my credit card.
Imagine
January 15th, 2003, 03:08 AM
Hello again

As Hito said they really sell them they are called Samurai 3000.

Phönix : You had to wait six month?wow thats really long the longest I waited was one and a half month

Thx for the replies :D
Commodore-SirJohn
January 15th, 2003, 08:10 PM
If the dealers have one of these at Shore Leave, I'm buying it on the spot...
Kenny_Z
January 16th, 2003, 12:09 AM
I have the Ninja version of this sword and it's awesome. It's extremely strong and very well built. I do recommend it.

As for the model, awe inspiring doesn't even begin to describe it.
Proximo
January 16th, 2003, 04:10 AM
Ooh, that is a mighty impressive sword, seems very accurate to the original. I've never seen Samurai 3000. I is a film, right? :)

That swordsdirect seems to have good prices, but they don't have as wide a selection as swordsonline.com. I've got my eye on a few babies there... :)
Katana
January 16th, 2003, 05:33 AM
Every time I see this topic I think ... Yaaaaa, sombody wants to talk to me :)

Very well done, a friend of mine has this sword and yours looks better than the original!

The one thing about this sword. The hilt is massive, it weighs a TON! *lol*
cardinalbiggles
January 16th, 2003, 05:38 AM
Originally posted by Hito
It is called the Samurai 2000 or somthing.
it is really an extraordanary design.

u can see it here
http://www.swordsdirect.com/

Sort of off-topic, but I don't know much about swords, and I was browsing the SwordsDirect webpage...

What is a "Volkoth Battle Sword"? (it's at the bottom of the same page as the Samaurai 3000) It looks an awful lot like they ripped off the Klingon bat'leth... :confused:
Proximo
January 16th, 2003, 10:00 AM
There are some licensing issues with Paramount about using the actual name, but the shape seems to be allowable. They also have a Klingon dagger in there and a Final Fantasy 7 buster sword.
Alex
January 17th, 2003, 01:46 PM
One thing I have to say about the mesh is that the blade is a bit too short... it's more like a long knife or a shortsword... that's allowable, since Samurais used to carry a kind of spring-loaded shortsword, but you might want to think about lengthening the blade. Aside from that, I absolutely love this mesh... and the sword itself... *drool* But I'll stick by my cheapass Dao.
Alex
January 17th, 2003, 01:47 PM
Ahh, I take that back. It was just the angle I was looking at ^^ Sorry!
Imagine
January 18th, 2003, 06:09 AM
Hello again
Thx for all the positive replies :D

Katana : aaaaaaw I'll talk to you :D
Shui-Hua : No problem thats why I rendered several views :)
Kenny-Z : Thx for the amazing compliment :)
Zanith
January 18th, 2003, 08:42 PM
Hot damn that is an awesome weapon. Wow, that is simply a marvelous piece. If I could, I would ask for a real one, no joke. That would look aweaome on my wall.
Commodore-SirJohn
January 18th, 2003, 08:46 PM
Zanith, did you read the whole thread? There is a real one. It's a bit expensive, but buyable.

I'd love to have the ninja version (straight blade) formatted for Poser. I've got a marine who would just love it...
Zanith
January 18th, 2003, 09:14 PM
Oh, I know. But I dun have the dough to afford one. Heh Heh. I realize there is a real one somewhere. I read. Sorry, did not mean to give wrong impression.

AWESOME PICS!!
Commodore-SirJohn
January 18th, 2003, 09:24 PM
S'okay. I don't have the cash available, either. That's why I said I hope one of the dealers at Shore Leave will have some. They usually have better prices than the online retailers...
Zanith
January 18th, 2003, 09:40 PM
Heh Heh . . . . I know the feeling.
BigBoyT
January 19th, 2003, 09:29 AM
Ahh yes, the Samurai3000 series.

Great looking mesh, but a warning to the people who want to buy one now.

I'm a swordbuf, I love them, really do. And what I can tell you of these swords, is that they are SLO's. That means Sword Like Objects.

They are wallhangers, pure decorative. They can have a sharp edge, but not as sharp as a real katana. Also, the tang, the part of the blade that goes into the hilt, is what is known as a rat-tail tang, a short, thin bolt, that can take no real presure. I've heard of people that had rat-tial tangs break only because they swinged it around a bit. And if you were to strike a something hard with it, you will break it too.

Now, if you want a deco-sword, to hang on your wall, buy it. But only look at it. If you want to buy a realsword, go over here: http://www.swordforum.com . Sign in at there forums, and learn. Ask quastions, don't be afraid to do so. Everybody has to start learning somewere. :)