"Patrick Dugan" <pat### [at] usnetcomcorpcom> wrote in message
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> Thank you!  Once I figure out a cloth method (or someone else posts a cloth
> include for Povray 3.5) I'll add something in there.
>
> Well I actually own the sword and dagger.  I have tried to model them as
> close as I can to the real thing.  The "horns" on the hilt
> could be a bit dangerous.  The sword is very heavy.  I didn't add a "blood
> channel" down the blade since the real one doesn't have it.

     Ah! That's what it's called! A ' Blood Channel' ? Ie, a groove for the blood to
run down?? - Obviously.

        Eek!!  ;)

    Heheh.. I was thinking more along the lines of the actual manufacture of the
sword. Don't they usually have 'bevelled' angles to
the blade? (Possibly with a groove too?)
    The whole cross section being a thin/narrow diamond shape? I'm very possibly
wrong, so forgive me for *digging* too deep with
this...  <..sheesh....>  ;)

    ~Steve~

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> > Well I actually own the sword and dagger.  I have tried to model them as
> > close as I can to the real thing.  The "horns" on the hilt
> > could be a bit dangerous.  The sword is very heavy.  I didn't add a "blood
> > channel" down the blade since the real one doesn't have it.
> 
>      Ah! That's what it's called! A ' Blood Channel' ? Ie, a groove for the 
>blood to run down?? - Obviously.

Actually, the main purpose was to release suction on the blade and make 
it easier to remove from your opponents body IIRC...
 
Jamie.

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"Jamie Davison" <jam### [at] ntlworldcom> wrote in message
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> > > Well I actually own the sword and dagger.  I have tried to model them
as
> > > close as I can to the real thing.  The "horns" on the hilt
> > > could be a bit dangerous.  The sword is very heavy.  I didn't add a
"blood
> > > channel" down the blade since the real one doesn't have it.
> >
> >      Ah! That's what it's called! A ' Blood Channel' ? Ie, a groove for
the
> >blood to run down?? - Obviously.
>
> Actually, the main purpose was to release suction on the blade and make
> it easier to remove from your opponents body IIRC...


oops...common misconception...

True purpose of the fullered groove in a blade is to reduce weight and add
strength.  (If you don't have the strength to give the blade a bit of a
twist when pulling it out, you didn't have the strength to put it in there
either.)

Scott

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I would suggest the focal point on the name-plaque (or what ever it is
called), perhaps a little bit up and to the left. Start with some arbitrary
aperture. I don't know what will look better: some strong blurring, or just
a tiny bit.

Marc-Hendrik

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