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Zelda Master Sword Forged For Fan

Posted by simoniker on from the very-committed-or-should-be-committed? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Do you pretend you are the Hero of Time in your sleep? Are you the biggest Zelda fan on the block? Well, take a gander at what this Zelda fan owns... a real-life replica of the famous Master Sword from the Legend of Zelda series." The article mentions: "After a ten-month wait period and a £1,800 transaction (around $3,300)... [a Scottish] blacksmith provided updates of his progress during the one-and-a-half-month forging process."

19 of 100 comments (clear)

  1. Wicked. by b0r0din · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now if I he could only forge a lightsaber.

    "After 2 months and four limbs later, the lightsmith completed the feat. However, the buyer, a Mr. D. Maul, could not be located for comment."

    1. Re:Wicked. by MountainLogic · · Score: 4, Funny

      More detail about Mr. D. Maul can be found here

    2. Re:Wicked. by fireduck · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Now if I he could only forge a lightsaber.

      you can get those here.

      but, i must say that master sword must be damn heavy. that's a fat blade. i couldn't figure out from the pictures whether the guard was plastic that had been chromed or if that was a wax mold the smith used in the forging process. the smith must not be terribly proud of it, as it isn't featured anywhere on his site (unlike a lot of other designs).

    3. Re:Wicked. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      He probably doesn't have pictures of it because this is really copyright infringement. Or trademark infringement. Or something.

    4. Re:Wicked. by GaimeGuy · · Score: 4, Informative

      Read the comments on the planetgamecube.com forums (the thread is linked to from the news story, which is linked to in the /. announcement.) The guy is a PGC regular: He says it weighs 18 pounds, and swings great. Also said that it sounds great when it slices through the air. :) Now, if only I could get one of those....

    5. Re:Wicked. by thomas.galvin · · Score: 4, Interesting

      He says it weighs 18 pounds, and swings great.

      To put that in perspective, a good katana will run at about 2-3 pounds, and a claymore, which is nearly as tall as I am, will weight in at 6-10, tops. You would need arms like Herculese to use this thing properly.

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    6. Re:Wicked. by kannibal_klown · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I emailed the man who designed / constructed the sword.

      He said he has since lost the mold. HOWEVER, because so many people are emailing him about it (I'm assuming because of the planetgamecube.com article), he's going to make a limited edition.

      He says the adjusted price would be 1100 Euros. But he wants to know about how many people would like to order it.

    7. Re:Wicked. by blincoln · · Score: 3, Informative

      i couldn't figure out from the pictures whether the guard was plastic that had been chromed or if that was a wax mold the smith used in the forging process.

      The ALT tag for the image identifies it as the wax mold.

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  2. pretend? by alexdm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you pretend you are the Hero of Time in your sleep?

    sorry, i don't pretend.

  3. he needs the official Ocarina to go with it by kreinsch · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So, does he have the official Zelda Ocarina also?

  4. Boggle? by Wylfing · · Score: 5, Funny
    What is this a vorpal +5 or something? $3300 seems a little steep to me unless it's got some special powers. I mean, this will slice through any material known to man and it's only $17.99.

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    1. Re:Boggle? by 13Echo · · Score: 4, Insightful

      It's not unlikely that he put several hours into it. I've read that it can take at least a hundred hours to make a sword with the traditional methods. If you think about it from that perspective, a custom sword, at 100 hours, at $30 an hour, seems reasonable. It's a one-of-a-kind blade, and looks to be quite well made.

  5. Up next... by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 4, Funny

    2 people..

    1: Person who can craft (FF7) Cloud's sword

    2: Person who can LIFT said sword

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  6. Clouds Sword by Gr33nNight · · Score: 5, Informative

    Already done.

    http://www.weaponmasters.com/index.html?ID=b026001 d819dc09681f86de5114e3584&SORT=PRICE_DN&ITEM=BC-00 6

  7. Some day... by Jerf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Some day, some poor anthropologist is going to find this, and write a paper wherein they detail their amazing discovery that Zelda wasn't just a video game, but a true story, and here's the sword to prove it!

    Sad part is he/she/it might be believed; more people believe in Atlantis on less evidence...

  8. Bah... by shadowcabbit · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...call me when this shoots beams when the wielder's at full hearts.

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  9. bad move with the credit card info!!! by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Informative

    Time to cancel that credit card, NOW, Manny/Susan. Your link just allowed (with the help of a VERY stupid ecommerce website) people to gain access to your credit card info. :(

  10. This is going to end badly. by gklinger · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can see the police report now: "Perpetrator entered the victim's home at which time he was impaled by a 'Master Sword'. Victim claimed he thought perpetrator was a 'boss' and was hoping his death would result in the release of someone named 'Zelda'. Further investigation required. Psychiatric evaluation of victim strongly recommended."

  11. What I really want by Pizzop · · Score: 3, Funny

    Call me when they make the Hookshot

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