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Michaeldevuyst91 — The Master Sword- Painted
Published: 2013-04-19 22:39:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 1653; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 3
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Some of you might recognize this. This replica prop of the Master Sword (Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) was originally silver with a red gem in the middle with poorly applied yellow paint surrounding that. Something had to be done.I mixed together some metallic blue and purple paints and now it shines either deep blue or bright purple, depending on how the light hits it.
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How much did it cost to paint it? Would you resell them painted on request? I've never painted anything other than fences before so I think I'd probably mess up >.<. If you could fo that that'd be really cool cause all the other painted versions of this I've found look way too bright blue and plastic-like in color.
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It cost around 80 bucks total. The sword was $60 with shipping and the paint was 20. I used Rust-o-leum spray paint but mixed them together in a dish and used a brush to apply it. because of that mix, it reflects different colors at different light angles.
My model was the bare metal/silver-looking Master Sword with poorly-painted yellow edging around a red plastic gem. I know what you're talking about though- there's a new bright blue model that just came out a while ago. It's absolutely hideous, but I feel like they need to paint it like that to keep it distinguishable from an authentic master sword replica. (and to keep Nintendo's lawyers away)
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Btw have you ever considered painting the little cross bits on the handle dark green like in the games?
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I did consider that, but i also like swinging it around sometimes because it makes me feel so awesome. I'm afraid the green paint would wear off of the handle pretty quickly if I did that.. I'm also not a master at painting and paint in general, but I'm sure there's something out there that could work. It would look pretty awesome with the handle all painted up.
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That looks really cool.
Repainting it really gives it a look of quality the original doesn't have,makes it look less like cheap plastic.
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Very nice paint job! Did you remove the old paint first or paint over it? I have the same sword and I never even thought to repaint it since I don't have much experience painting metal. Any tips?
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If you'd like, you can send me an inbox message with your email address so I can send you all the pics that I took along the way, if that helps. I don't think I'll be posting them all on deviantArt. I prefer to just show off the final product.
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Yes! Definitely. Painting it was the easy part. I actually took the whole sword apart before painting. Once you get the blade detached, put it somewhere safe where it won't get scratched. There's a lot of sanding involved after this.
First, you'll need to remove the plastic gem in the middle. I used an exacto-knife so I could get past the glue without chipping off the mirror surface in the back. (after ruining the first gem on the other side) I ended up sanding them down a little and painting them, but leaving them as clear red gems would still look cool too.
Next, start chipping away at the yellow paint with a knife. It's kinda thick so you'll want to get rid of it before you sand anything else.
Once all the yellow junk is gone, use some 100 grit sand paper to file down any uneven edges. Then use some rough steel wool to make it smoother again. After the sanding prep is done, pick a color and paint it! I used a fine brush, but spray paint is totally ok as long as you cover all the spots that will eventually need to be painted gold.
Something I discovered while doing this- the wings are actually plastic, with a metallic coating. Don't chip off the metallic coating. that's where you'll need to be careful and use the steel wool. You only want to rough up the surface a little so that the paint sticks.
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