Members badger Posted February 24, 2009 Members Report Posted February 24, 2009 Just for fun, This is a replica of Mal Reynolds' pistol and holster rig from the TV show 'Firefly'. It's a commission job for a client. The holster bears all the errors of the original used on the show; The poor fit, the wide shank loop, the useless little strap around the middle. Although I did flip the strap the other way so it doesn't catch on things. The appearance of it being lined is a cheat (as on the original), the shank is reversed so there's no 'rough' showing out. The brass buckle is cast off the original. I didn't hit it with the sandpaper like they did on the show.............. Tasha should recognise this beastie Cheers, Karl
rhall Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 Badger don't beat yourself up,give the customer what they want and move on !! I bet they were satified with it..What did you charge for it?
Contributing Member UKRay Posted February 24, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted February 24, 2009 The holster and belt definitely looks like it was a fun job, Karl, even if I haven't got a clue what you are talking about - Firefly? Do people get that in the UK? I don't think we do in Ludlow - mind you, we struggle to get more than three TV channels here. LOL So now I know what you wanted the 1/2" crown buckles for... Those oval punch holes do look veeery nice. "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
rhall Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 I forgot to ask you what is that Iron in that rig?Looks sorta like an 1895 Remington but not exactly!
ArtS Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 Looks great Badger. Art Art Schwab "You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself." – Galileo Galilei
Members badger Posted February 24, 2009 Author Members Report Posted February 24, 2009 Firefly was a sci-fi show; Space Western We never got the show here in the UK. It ran only 14 episodes before cancellation in 2002. I thought you guys might like to see the leatherwork, though. Here's a pic of the gun, complete fantasy weapon, never existed in the real world. It was made by a company in LA called 'Applied Effects' and was built around a Taurus 85 snub so it could fire blanks. It's a whole other story. Ray, I do love that Craftool oval punch, but it's a sod to keep the holes aligned. I scored a groove in the top of the stem to help me, plus I laid a piece of masking tape on the surface of the belt and marked it with a pencil for hole placement. Cheers, Karl
Members TexasJack Posted February 25, 2009 Members Report Posted February 25, 2009 Nice job! It always surprised me at just how cheap their budget must have been for that show. Nothing seemed to fit right. Those who never saw "Firefly" might remember the movie version, "Serenity". The show is considered to be one of the all-time best shows that nobody watched. The title confused people, I think.
Members badger Posted February 25, 2009 Author Members Report Posted February 25, 2009 They produced a box set of DVDs of the entire run of the show, all 14 episodes, plus extras such as interviews and the like. Sold almost three quarters of a milllion sets........... A few people watched it Karl
Members MikePatterson Posted February 25, 2009 Members Report Posted February 25, 2009 as always karl great work !!!!! your photograpy amazes me.
Members badger Posted February 25, 2009 Author Members Report Posted February 25, 2009 Thanks Mike, Nice of you to say . I got those shots in-camera, no photoshop. I deliberately pushed the ISO right up to 3200 so it was really noisy and grainy, then pushed the white balance to a very rosy yellow/red. I wanted an almost sepia tone to it. The lens is a Nikon 12-24mm wide angle zoom. I was only 24 inches from the holster on the wide shot. Photonerd speak ends here........... Cheers, Karl
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