nakedbee | SG/GK prop progress (Reply)

I've been having a good time lately shopping for and making props for the book. Here are some of the things I've either ordered on eBay or am in the process of making:

Host sword
so he can stab the boar

Gawain sword
so he can wave it at the Green Knight

HD hunt crossbow
for shooting at the boar

Ninja stars
the forest ninjas throw these at Gawain while he travels

HD priest rosary
costume accessory

Gawain rosary
part of the illustration of Gawain's 5 virtues

Torches for HD servants
for the lads with lights who follow Gawain to bed that last night

Wine barrel: bathub and tree planters
ah, the bathtub scene; one of several gratuitous naked Gawain scenes

WIP: oil lamp for Gawain's HD bedroom
this is attempt #2; I tried at first to make a functional oil lamp with real clay, but it turns out that takes actual skill to manipulate; this version is Sculpey (plastic) so we'll have to keep the flame a little farther away; still needs a few more coats of paint to distress it before it's done and ready to go on it's stand; it's been a disproportionate amount of work for this small prop, but I've been having a good time playing with the clay.

WIP: newly stained chariot
progress! it looks much less like raw plywood now; next step is to add a bas-relief frieze around the edge; I ordered some plastic toys to glue in place for that

WIP: Gawain's shield
I know how to make laminated curved wooden shapes now; it feels like only a small step from this to complete mastery of everything. :p

Gawain's shield design - outside
It was a challenge to come up with a design that matched the text and yet wasn't totally boring; I hope it comes out OK when I try to implement it for real