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Flail of the Witch-King
Published: 2005-09-10 03:48:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 55764; Favourites: 1226; Downloads: 7696
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A replica of the mighty flail of the Witch-King of Angmar (Lord of the Rings: Return of the King). I used the same process as the helmet, but sculpted it from the lighter white styrofoam and the handle from wood and plastic pieces. I coated both parts with urathane and attached the two together with a plastic chain (I may replace this with a metal one). I painted the whole thing an antique silver and wrapped the handle with leather and studs. The flail head itself stands about two feet tall and is covered with enough urathane to make it heavy and possibly dangerous. The chain is about two feet long as well, making it difficult to wield for a shorter person. Luckily I am six feet tall, so it worked out well.Related content
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anyone who annoys you should be carefull... "hey bla bla bla bla bla" MOTHERF*CKINGWHAAACKK!!!!!
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How durable is the Urathane on this? Is it brittle?
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That's awesome!! I'm also into making props/replicas and have been looking for urethane everywhere but I can't ever find it, could you give me some advice as to where I can find it? Thanks 
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Yeah... about that lol. I made this in an art studio where they had like a giant urethane-spraying machine and I know it's expensive. Not sure if there are other methods, but I did think the urethane gun was pretty neat (although dangerous... if you breathe in the vapors it can crystallize inside your lungs and kill you). So as far as I know, that method is the more industrial way of doing it but for at-home projects, I really couldn't tell ya. Sorry.
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Haha thats okay, thanks anyway
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Needs a thicker chain from an engineering point of view
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Ha, yeah probably does. I got whatever I could find lol
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pretty neat vision nevertheless! ^^
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Yeah, if you got a tad bit of muscle it's not too hard to swing. It's mostly just clumsy lol.
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that is effing amazing!!!! Gosh I love LOTR and I want this.
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the thing is BIG!
(besides awesome, of course)
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Beautiful work. Congratulations on the DD.
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Great job on this! Weta should have you working for them (have to ask if you`ve taken this outside to play with it? 
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you know I fear anyone who swings this kind of weapon. Knight pawns samurai end of story if he's swinging this around.
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Wonder how much that would weigh in the unlikely scenario that LotR became real life?
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To much for a mortal to wield, that's for sure.
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would you mind posting a couple how to videos on you tube please? i would really like to make the flail and maybe the helmet and if you do post videos please put in these comments what you are posting it under
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This may be my favorite movie weapon ever... and this is an amazing recreation. Epic
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it looks like the cell phones used by dethklok on the show metalocalypse!!! [link]
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Witch King, best character from LOTR. It's a shame how he was "killed" by that girl.
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Anything like this diserves a favorite.
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I recognized this the instant I saw the thumbnail! Very, very impressive craftsmanship, right down to the tiny notches and dents. You should be working for Weta.
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As a prop item i must say it looks great.
Now if you will excuse me, I must take this and turn it into a 3d object and club my Ant model I have to deletion with it repeatedly
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Badass Weapon is badass. Make one for me? XD
just kidding. Even if you DO take commissions, I don't have the money. ;~;
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You deserve 700 virgins when you die. Even if you're not in whatever religion believes that.
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ya know, this would be nerdy if it wasn't so dang cool! definate props for this prop, llama for you!
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Awesome work, man- that was one bad-ass weapon
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The urathane is strong enough to protect it from damage? I just made a foam item with poly acrylic on the surface and I'm worried than any little bump will crack it. 
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I remember seeing the film, and when THAT came on screen it was an "Ohhhh...shit." moment. .__.
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I know what I want for christmas...
Lol. Beautiful piece of work!
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Awesome! Are you going to make the whole costume?
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