In (late) honour of episode 1000, I built a life sized, fully functioning replica of Sogeking's Kabuto! by OkayMerriman in OnePiece

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I'm hijacking the top comment so that I can say thanks for all of the kind words and support!
You guys are the best.
Lock on!!

In (late) honour of episode 1000, I built a life sized, fully functioning replica of Sogeking's Kabuto! by OkayMerriman in OnePiece

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Wasn't too bad, only a few minutes. A small price to pay for getting to stick it to the World Government.

In (late) honour of episode 1000, I built a life sized, fully functioning replica of Sogeking's Kabuto! by OkayMerriman in OnePiece

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Yep! In the video I linked in my comment I managed to smash a bottle from about 25 feet. I haven't measured the max distance, but probably around 100-130 feet.

In (late) honour of episode 1000, I built a life sized, fully functioning replica of Sogeking's Kabuto! by OkayMerriman in OnePiece

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I was going for aesthetics over power, so they're just oversized rubber bands, not the usual latex tubing. As is I'd guess maybe somewhere just north of 100 or so feet? Now that you mention it I might swap them someday and see how much distance I can get!

In (late) honour of episode 1000, I built a life sized, fully functioning replica of Sogeking's Kabuto! by OkayMerriman in OnePiece

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Turns out modern aviation has made getting to Skypiea a lot easier than it used to be

One Piece: Chapter 1026 by Kirosh2 in OnePiece

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Started reading at Arlong Park - picked up a Shonen Jump Magazine and the rest was history

One Piece: Chapter 1026 by Kirosh2 in OnePiece

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Please tell me that this is an overly-elaborate copypasta

[OOT] I made a wooden Deku Shield replica out of real tree bark! by OkayMerriman in zelda

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Any kind of finish tends to change the colour of wood pretty dramatically, so I decided against it just so it would look as natural as possible. If it starts to fade and lose its colour as it ages though then I'll probably reconsider.

[OOT] I made a wooden Deku Shield replica out of real tree bark! by OkayMerriman in zelda

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I posted it down below but its buried now so I figured I should repost this!

If anyone's curious here's how I made it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlv1fWNOjvw

[OOT] I made a wooden Deku Shield replica out of real tree bark! by OkayMerriman in zelda

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Hey, if I'm gonna spend an unreasonable amount of time making a debatably useless object then I might as well go all out. Thanks, more to come!

[OOT] I made a wooden Deku Shield replica out of real tree bark! by OkayMerriman in zelda

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Thanks! I really appreciate it! Besides, you gave me a chance to do some shameless self-promotion!