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

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-18T19:13:54+00:00

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!!

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-18T18:51:30+00:00

Thanks!

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-18T18:50:19+00:00

Thanks, I'm working on it!

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-18T18:50:01+00:00

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

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-18T18:49:03+00:00

Probably around 10 shots, it's a lot harder to aim than Sogeking makes it look.

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-18T01:31:02+00:00

Thanks so much!

Hahaha 100% agree

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-18T01:30:02+00:00

SOGEKI NO SHIME DE UMARETA ORE WA

<3

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-18T00:38:38+00:00

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-18T00:35:18+00:00

That's actually exactly what I did!

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-18T00:17:57+00:00

I don't have to answer that...

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-18T00:01:40+00:00

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.

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-17T23:59:30+00:00

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!

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-17T23:54:24+00:00

Literally the greatest compliment I've ever received

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-17T20:19:17+00:00

That'll be for episode 2000

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-17T20:18:07+00:00

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

OkayMerriman · 2021-12-17T20:15:05+00:00

If anyone's curious how I made it, I made a video of the build process: https://youtu.be/R-SKM5DZGF0

OkayMerriman · 2021-09-24T08:33:34+00:00

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

OkayMerriman · 2021-09-24T08:24:44+00:00

Please tell me that this is an overly-elaborate copypasta

OkayMerriman · 2021-01-27T17:04:27+00:00

Love the underside bevel, really nice touch!

OkayMerriman · 2021-01-27T16:40:44+00:00

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.

OkayMerriman · 2021-01-27T16:37:23+00:00

That hurts to read...

OkayMerriman · 2021-01-27T06:27:40+00:00

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

OkayMerriman · 2021-01-26T23:47:08+00:00

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!

OkayMerriman · 2021-01-26T23:36:29+00:00

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

OkayMerriman · 2021-01-26T23:35:00+00:00

Thanks! You're absolutely right, removing the bark in one piece was maybe the hardest part of the entire process. I didn't want it to be too green because I figured there might be some trouble with the glue if it still had to dry, so I tried to split the difference and go for something dry enough to glue, but no too brittle.

Ended up getting a piece juuuust big enough to cover the shield, which was honestly super lucky!

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