| Aug. 24th, 2009 @ 12:53 pm Gorgeous LARP weapons - Ateliers Nemesis |
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Current Mood:  pleased
For my most recent Mortal Tears character, I needed a new latex dagger. Furthermore, I owed Chuck a sword, as I had lost one I borrowed from him for my last character. I decided to try ordering from a website I was directed to by a few others, a French-Canadian site called Ateliers Nemesis.
For myself I ordered the Forester's Dagger and Chuck wanted the Falcata. Sadly, they arrived a day too late (not even a whole day, really. I left for game Friday morning, and the package attempted to deliver Friday afternoon!) to show them off at this game, and we both made do with borrowed weapons instead. Today I had a chance to go pick them up.
Holy freakin gorgeous latex weapons batman!
All I can say is that they are as pretty in person as they are on the site. The blade is a fairly standard, but high-quality foam and latex with a metallic gray color. The hilts and handles are obviously where most of the extra design comes in. I was concerned about those parts, as I expected either a solid plastic (which would hold the shape well but be perhaps a little dangerous) or soft foam (which would be safer but very prone to damage). What they are is a medium hard rubber. The extruding bits (the horse-head on the Falcata, for instance) is flexible enough that it's not going to hurt if it bumps someone, but is solid enough that I have no worry about it ripping off from normal use.
And the carving and paint are fantastic. The only problem, and it's a minor one, is that the silver paint on the dagger handle (for the "metal studs") is a bit thin and work, so the whole if it is more black than silver. It's not a big deal though, as the rest of the dagger is great (great length, good weight, nice shape, etc) and the Falcata is absolutely gorgeous. It's a bit heavy on the blade, but as you can tell from the picture, the shape of the blade means there's a large piece of foam near the tip. Historically, the Falcata is a blade designed to work as a combination between a sword and an axe, with that large blade end, and you can sorta feel that just hefting this thing around. I don't think that's anything Ateliers could have done anything about, it's just a consequence of the kind of sword itself.
Overall, I am extremely pleased, and highly recommend these guys to anyone looking to spend a bit more on a higher quality, prettier weapon then we've seen much of. Check out their gallery, it's amazing. I'm seriously considering saving some money to have them do a custom weapon for me. |
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