Katana

January 14th, 2003, 03:30 PM

Greetings all

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

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

here it is :

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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.

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

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...

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.

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...

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*

January 16th, 2003, 05:38 AM

Quote:

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...

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.

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.

January 17th, 2003, 01:47 PM

Ahh, I take that back. It was just the angle I was looking at ^^ Sorry!

January 18th, 2003, 06:09 AM

Hello again
Thx for all the positive replies

Katana : aaaaaaw I'll talk to you

Shui-Hua : No problem thats why I rendered several views

Kenny-Z : Thx for the amazing compliment

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...

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...

January 18th, 2003, 09:40 PM

Heh Heh . . . . I know the feeling.

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.