Training Kopis, Khopesh, and Xiphos

Unlike most of the weapons I've made so far these are made for actual combat. They are made to fight with and not get as torn up, but they might take slight dings here and there, which gives it a more authentic look.

 Start with a basic outline of your sword. This is where you want to make adjustments. Don't worry about the guards, these can be added later.

 Then, reinforce it with the wide popsicle sticks. After that, put an exact copy of the first cut out over the other one so that they line up.

 Secure it so the sticks won't move around; then secure it all the way around so that there are no openings.

Now cover it all the way...    This is where you add the hilt if you want to paint it use masking tape.

You can do this on any sword, but this works best for curved blades.  

 Here, I just wanted to show you the difference between my prop and battle khopesh.

Medieval Movie

based on MONTY PYTHONS HOLY GRAIL
and GEORGE of the JUNGLE

Medieval Shields

This is my shield, I used a black background with a silver out line. I spray painted the eagle on.

   

As I was running out of ideas for my project, I decided to get an idea from one of my favorite toys.

 

I started out by taping two pieces of cardboard together. Then, I coated it in fiberglass. For the painting, I made a base coat of light tan, and then checkered it with tan-yellow. I used a dark green for the dragon, then outlined everything.

This is the third and final shield. The colors are white and silver with a gold crown. I gave this shield a more classic design for the knight in shinning armor.