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Posted:  09 Feb 2007 21:48

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Hello, I am new here and I am looking for a Cap. America shield. I found some steel 24 inch round steel shields online for $90. What do you think and is there any who I could get to paint it? Thanks Richard
Posted:  10 Feb 2007 01:15

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Don't know of any shields for sale right now except this child's costume shield. http://superheromall.com/B0009RG94K/Child_Captain_America_Shield.html

As far as somebody to paint one, I don't know.
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Posted:  10 Feb 2007 03:03

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Thanks Tim! I found a 24 inch steel shield on a armour site for $90 and they will paint it but I have to send a picture to them to find out how much.
Posted:  12 Feb 2007 06:12

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I would love to see a finished product when you have it. Pictures would be cool. The only official size shield I have ever seen is the one that guy has in the Cap fan film. It's really cool but I have no idea where he got it.

I have seen the one Tim has mentioned. It is for a childs costume. I saw an adult with one on youtube and it looks ridiculous, about the size of a small pizza, if that.

Good luck with your shield!
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Posted:  19 Feb 2007 21:24

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No one will do the paint job because of the copyright
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You need to find a local painter maybe try a flea market or something.
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Posted:  20 Feb 2007 04:30

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HAHAHA ya a flea market in houston! It would be a El capitan shield
Posted:  20 Feb 2007 16:15

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Thank you lawyers. Sorry dude. Stick with it, there has to be somebody out there to paint it. I hope.
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Posted:  21 Feb 2007 02:46

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I bought the shield, now need a paint job
Posted:  30 Apr 2007 17:24   Last Edited By: toddo_69

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i decided to make my own from scratch, almost done but heres some pics i took last night after paint.you can still see a bit of edging on the paint. today ill wet sand an clear coat, then leather if im not to lazy. overall weight came in pretty heavy at 20lbs. before the leather. this is definatly the largest i have ever made.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i76/toddo_69/DSC01086.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i76/toddo_69/DSC01077.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i76/toddo_69/DSC01078.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i76/toddo_69/DSC01076.jpg
Posted:  30 Apr 2007 20:13

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Not bad at all mate, like it.
Posted:  01 May 2007 05:16

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i decided to make my own from scratch, almost done but heres some pics i took last night after paint.you can still see a bit of edging on the paint. today ill wet sand an clear coat, then leather if im not to lazy. overall weight came in pretty heavy at 20lbs. before the leather. this is definatly the largest i have ever made.
THAT SHIELD KICKS ASS!!!!!!!!
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Posted:  01 May 2007 05:49

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Thanx was thinkin id make another an try an sell it at a local comic shop...... any ideas wat i should ask?

i was watching the colbert episode with the shield an it looks just the same.
Posted:  01 May 2007 15:06

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How did you make the shape of the shield? Did you buy it somewhere?
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Posted:  02 May 2007 04:07

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Thanx was thinkin id make another an try an sell it at a local comic shop...... any ideas wat i should ask?

i was watching the colbert episode with the shield an it looks just the same.
Sell it to me! Just have to talk the wife into it.
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Posted:  02 May 2007 04:12

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yes and no, im currently living on a farm an while serching threw the old scrap pile we found these old discs. now im not 100% but i think they are from a cultivator. there are some flat ones and these concaved ones. this is the largest disc we have found all the others have been quite a bit smaller and we saved this one till we decided exactly what to do with it. I tried searching the john deere web site to see if i could find the discs(or blades?) to see what they are worth but no luck finding them but im sure you can buy them. so no i didnt buy but yes i think you can. for me it would be alot less work if i had purchsed them as they are pretty beat up an rusty BUT that also does give the steel a different look, pitted an a few dents gives the well used look to the shield that i kinda like. i think brand new ones would be alot smoother an mabey not as heavy steel as these old ones and expensive!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i76/toddo_69/DSC01112.jpg
you can see on the table here in front of me a soon to be shield pretty much right outa the crap heap

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i76/toddo_69/DSC00346.jpg
here is the Caps shield on the left with first coat of red an on the right is the first shield we made its a medium sized one an pretty beat up now

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i76/toddo_69/DSC00362.jpg
added a handle and arm band and eventually filled that hole. now after doin some research it looks like the official would have leather straps? its so heavy im glad i used the steel band and handle, fits really nice

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i76/toddo_69/DSC00363.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i76/toddo_69/DSC01068.jpg
started with the blue then got the white centered between blue and edge

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i76/toddo_69/DSC01098.jpg
and done
Posted:  02 May 2007 04:23

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i still need to wet sand to get the edges smoothed out, then clear coat to gloss it up. then i have to decide what to do on the back any ideas? i was thinkin black leather....i had an idea to do the american frag strips an stars under the flat leather too give it that 3d look but to still be subtle.
Posted:  02 May 2007 18:24   Last Edited By: rhojahz

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hey that is pretty awesome!.  They look like cultivator blades.  I didn't think about that.  Yours is going to look nice and authentic.

I made one for halloween out of one of those metal disc saucer sleds. It is a little pit bigger than yours.  I used adjustable straps, but, I think what you have is better.  The straps have a bit more 'play' in them than you would like.  The only advantage is that when you are tired of holding it you can strap it to you back.

Anyways, the back of Caps shield is completely red from the comics.

Will scan in some photos and post.
Posted:  02 May 2007 18:44

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thanks for the info, still deciding on what to do with the back. We have a strap system worked out for another shield a smaller one we are gonna try it an see how it works out.
Posted:  02 May 2007 18:49

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That is awesome!
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ive have a bunch of other things ive made as well not comic related if anyone is interested.

the sword im holding in the 1 pic is my own creation as well...
Posted:  02 May 2007 22:29

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I'll bet that shield would come in handy in a fight.
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Posted:  02 May 2007 23:01

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its almost too heavy to "fight" with. but im not a big guy. jon was hitting mike holding a shiled with a lead pipe the other day an mike didnt seem to be too phased next time i will record it an add to youtube for sure !
Posted:  03 May 2007 01:07

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Good ol' American creativity! Great work toddo!
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Posted:  03 May 2007 06:07

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thnx!
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So have you tried throwing it like Cap does in the comics?
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actually no,lol BUT i would consider givin an old one a whirl next time im in the shop that would be something for sure needing to be captured on camera as well.

i made some other throwing star/shuriken items that we throw aroun some times
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if anyone has any ideas for some other stuff for me to try an make id love to hear it! i was thinkin a thundercats shield......

OH an i talked to the local comic shop an they want us to make some more for the store and wanted to know a price too! so looks like they would sell the stuff for us!good news!
Posted:  04 May 2007 13:39

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if anyone has any ideas for some other stuff for me to try an make id love to hear it!
Lightsabers. I make those. Fun and relatively simple.

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OH an i talked to the local comic shop an they want us to make some more for the store and wanted to know a price too!
That's because you made what everybody wants! If I had someting that cool, I would carry it around the mall and places like that. My wife said she would be mortified. 

If you ever get time, could you post the directions on how you made the star and how you painted it? I want to make one now...and carry it around.
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Posted:  04 May 2007 20:46

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after painting the entire shield red i tapped the majority of the shield in a painters tape. i then used a large compass that i found in the shop and measured it out from center and drew a circle on the tape. i cut the cirle out wit ha sharp knife and peeled off the large cicle leaving just the empty spot on the shield for the blue. covered up the rest of the shield and sprayed the blue. the process for the white strip was pretty much the same, just made sure it was centered between the blue and the shield edge. and did 2 lines for the stripes peeled that off an sprayed the white

now with the white strip and the blue cirle done i basically layed out the star with tape. I used five pieces of tape for each edge of the star then cut out the over lapping pieces, made sure the top of the star was centered with the top of the shield (made that mistake before on another shield) taped off the rest of the shield leaving only the star in blue, sprayed it with the white a couple coats and peeled off the tape and done

i had another theory on how to do the star which is similar to the blue circle. tape off the whole blue cicle entirely then cut out the star shape and peel back the opening. i thought this would be much harder to keep the lines straight tho as i could not use a straight edge do to the curviture of the shield.

hope thats not too confusing, wish i had taken more pics of the tapped up shield but i was getting excited to see it done.all the paints i used with just regular spray cans i tend to like the automotive paints they usualy turn out pretty good but they are a bit more money. we did a shield for the pc game Oblivion and used a paint that was supposed to turn out like stone, they have alot of different types of "stone paint" but it really turned out nice very ruff stoney look.(have pics if interested)

CorporalAmerica any pics of your light sabers? id like to see!altho this might not be the best forum to postem:P im gonna fix up an online album of sum stuff i made tonight.....
 
 
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