<b>Katana:</b> An almost legendary blade which can sometimes be known as or look like the old fasioned famous Western Sword which was predictly used by Samurai trainees in the 1800's. The katana blade is usually along blade lengths around 20" to 28" inches long. Around the last third quarter of the blade, it begins to curve as much so that the tip of the blade is in direct line with the handles grip holders at the bottom, which usually stick out around 3" to 5" long on each side. However its size is smaller than the almost forgotten Western Sword, it makes up for its up-to-date razor sharp edges as the old fasioned items tend to be much more blunter.
The katana was customizable in several ways. The main edition was to have the katana fitted to a carry case with a strap which went arund the body from shoulder to hip. Another was to have a personal emblem fitted to the centre of the grip holders.
Many elite specialists were very successful under the katana by wetting the blade with water before having it cut into its foe. The water of course would help the blade cut through skin easier so that the blade could concentrate and focus on damaging or even chopping apart the bone completely.
<!--QuoteBegin--=[Drake+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-=[Drake)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->=-,Feb 13 2004, 01:10 PM] Nice model would be so cool if it were slightly more rounded <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Thats precisely it. The true katana was rounded near the top.
<!--QuoteBegin--=[Drake]=-+Feb 11 2004, 09:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-=[Drake]=- @ Feb 11 2004, 09:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> arg didnt know the pic was so long <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Then remove the red. Seriously, you don't need so much red :\
<!--QuoteBegin-CaptainPanaka+Feb 11 2004, 06:25 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CaptainPanaka @ Feb 11 2004, 06:25 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'd make the front of the blade more like this one:
It's the sword from "Blade" (the movie) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> id make that sword....... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-darkflame_666+Feb 11 2004, 06:49 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (darkflame_666 @ Feb 11 2004, 06:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Your right, I was a jackass. Im still **** about brig leaving and still not saying why. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo--> wait him not saying why he left or u not saying y u were **** for him leaving? im sorry double negative off topic and double post....sheesh friday the 13 is cursed.....
Here's my try at it: <img src='http://www.hutna.com/malambis/pics/katana3000.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> Still deciding whether to just do an alpha map for the blade, or actually model in the holes. Also got fix the smoothing groups a little on the grip.
<!--QuoteBegin--=[Drake]=-+Feb 11 2004, 05:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-=[Drake]=- @ Feb 11 2004, 05:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> but then it not a katana
plus aint hilt the botton of the handle ?? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> It wasn't a katana before, either. A katana curves gradually the entire length of the blade. Yours started to bend near the tip.
Its more of a ninja-to than a traditional katana <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
chrono i love it, ergonomicaly nice shaped hilt... can you feel your eyes relaxing when you look at it? ahhh good feeling <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
glad to hear you like it <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> but ofcourse like everything else ive made it will never end up in game....... (runs away crying)
send me the model and i will skinmesh it (dont worry not full auto <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> ) you allready have my email dont you?
<!--QuoteBegin-[BAM+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([BAM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Kenichi-SNK,Feb 13 2004, 01:02 PM] An almost legendary blade which can sometimes be known as or look like the old fasioned famous Western Sword which was predictly used by Samurai trainees in the 1800's. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Eeehhh.
By the 1800's, samurai swords were well in to the "New Sword" era, with its "Buke-zukuri" style mountings [three and a half to four and a half feet long] being the predominant style and the one we see most frequently. This is the kind we see in the media as being inserted through the wearer's sash at the left hip with a wakizashi [except in movies and other outlets that showcase "freak" styles with swords at both hips and such].
The "Ancient Sword" period started before 900 AD. These were of varying styles, but led to the "Old Sword" period in which the typical "samurai sword" style we know and love today began to take shape. Originally four to five feet in length, trhe "Jindachi-zukuri" style swords were mostly for mounted combat [their length made them ungainly to such short-statured men on the ground] and were "worn suspended from the hip by cords which passed through two rings on the scabbard".
No idea where you got that stuff or if you just made it up... Samurai had been a caste in Japanese society for roughly two thousand years. Not just two hundred. The Shogunate system itself was established in the "Kamakura" period [1192 to 1336], but samurai had been around long before then, in some form or other.
Also, there is no set pattern for where a samurai sword will "start curving" or how far back they'll go. This was left up to the requests of particular samurai, commanders or even the swordsmiths themselves. They all worked differently, all folded the steel a different number of times, used steel imported from India or China, or even local metal, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. No two blades made by different smiths were alike in every detail. Even the heat tempering had a variety of styles, ranging from ocean waves to Buddha bellies and some even looked like chrysanthemums on rivers [talk about <i>massive</i> skill].
<!--QuoteBegin-=DD=Wolf Kahler+Feb 14 2004, 01:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (=DD=Wolf Kahler @ Feb 14 2004, 01:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Can you honestly see someone walking around with a sword that big? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I could say the same about medival lances, and we all know they existed. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
hey drake make up a fanciful tsuba(guard) or something, a standard solid one is just a lil boring here's one of my tsuba design i made for a tanto <img src='http://members.lycos.co.uk/rabbiteh/pictars/Tanto/tanto2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
btw im modelling this katana too <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->, its been a loooong time since i last modelled anything
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->No idea where you got that stuff or if you just made it up... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Ignore your text books, only truth lies within actually seeing or experienceing it, maybe i got the 1800's age era wrong, yeah probably well earlier i guess. But the katana was always bent for the slice and dice feeling. Hell iv even got one as an ornament at $450
i have a small colection of Katanas including the samuri 3000 tanto and katana
and no zip i dout i't have stripes <!--emo&::fade::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/fade.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='fade.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--=[Drake]=-+Feb 14 2004, 02:02 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-=[Drake]=- @ Feb 14 2004, 02:02 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> i have a small colection of Katanas including the samuri 3000 tanto and katana
and no zip i dout i't have stripes <!--emo&::fade::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/fade.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='fade.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> No you don't <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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<b>Katana:</b> An almost legendary blade which can sometimes be known as or look like the old fasioned famous Western Sword which was predictly used by Samurai trainees in the 1800's. The katana blade is usually along blade lengths around 20" to 28" inches long. Around the last third quarter of the blade, it begins to curve as much so that the tip of the blade is in direct line with the handles grip holders at the bottom, which usually stick out around 3" to 5" long on each side. However its size is smaller than the almost forgotten Western Sword, it makes up for its up-to-date razor sharp edges as the old fasioned items tend to be much more blunter.
The katana was customizable in several ways. The main edition was to have the katana fitted to a carry case with a strap which went arund the body from shoulder to hip. Another was to have a personal emblem fitted to the centre of the grip holders.
Many elite specialists were very successful under the katana by wetting the blade with water before having it cut into its foe. The water of course would help the blade cut through skin easier so that the blade could concentrate and focus on damaging or even chopping apart the bone completely.
The katana is still a popular choice today.
Thats precisely it. The true katana was rounded near the top.
Then remove the red. Seriously, you don't need so much red :\
<img src='http://www.bow-gun-hunting-sports.com/realbladesword.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
It's the sword from "Blade" (the movie) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
id make that sword....... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo--> wait him not saying why he left or u not saying y u were **** for him leaving? im sorry double negative off topic and double post....sheesh friday the 13 is cursed.....
<img src='http://www.hutna.com/malambis/pics/katana3000.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Still deciding whether to just do an alpha map for the blade, or actually model in the holes. Also got fix the smoothing groups a little on the grip.
plus aint hilt the botton of the handle ?? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
It wasn't a katana before, either. A katana curves gradually the entire length of the blade. Yours started to bend near the tip.
And the hilt is the "handle" of a sword.
(my blade actualy curves!)
<img src='http://chrono.nsarmslab.com/images/blade.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
and a nice sharp edge comes with it too!
but ofcourse like everything else ive made it will never end up in game.......
(runs away crying)
you allready have my email dont you?
some that milkshape can import i think, then i can convert it to a maya compatible format
i got icq 296167530
Eeehhh.
By the 1800's, samurai swords were well in to the "New Sword" era, with its "Buke-zukuri" style mountings [three and a half to four and a half feet long] being the predominant style and the one we see most frequently. This is the kind we see in the media as being inserted through the wearer's sash at the left hip with a wakizashi [except in movies and other outlets that showcase "freak" styles with swords at both hips and such].
The "Ancient Sword" period started before 900 AD. These were of varying styles, but led to the "Old Sword" period in which the typical "samurai sword" style we know and love today began to take shape. Originally four to five feet in length, trhe "Jindachi-zukuri" style swords were mostly for mounted combat [their length made them ungainly to such short-statured men on the ground] and were "worn suspended from the hip by cords which passed through two rings on the scabbard".
No idea where you got that stuff or if you just made it up... Samurai had been a caste in Japanese society for roughly two thousand years. Not just two hundred. The Shogunate system itself was established in the "Kamakura" period [1192 to 1336], but samurai had been around long before then, in some form or other.
Also, there is no set pattern for where a samurai sword will "start curving" or how far back they'll go. This was left up to the requests of particular samurai, commanders or even the swordsmiths themselves. They all worked differently, all folded the steel a different number of times, used steel imported from India or China, or even local metal, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. No two blades made by different smiths were alike in every detail. Even the heat tempering had a variety of styles, ranging from ocean waves to Buddha bellies and some even looked like chrysanthemums on rivers [talk about <i>massive</i> skill].
well if you dont know what it is
it is a sword built to take out the rider and his horse
the blade itself is six feet long and has a handle that is 4 feet thus reaching a height of 10 feet
this is a real sword because they have found 1 but it was in pieces
also the sword is used the that show called roroni kenshin
I have to wonder the validity of that sort of information, though.
FFVII, anyone?
it was a one time swing
you swing it diagnoly down and when you get the right timing you will be able to arch it up
I could say the same about medival lances, and we all know they existed. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
here's one of my tsuba design i made for a tanto
<img src='http://members.lycos.co.uk/rabbiteh/pictars/Tanto/tanto2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
btw im modelling this katana too <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->, its been a loooong time since i last modelled anything
Ignore your text books, only truth lies within actually seeing or experienceing it, maybe i got the 1800's age era wrong, yeah probably well earlier i guess. But the katana was always bent for the slice and dice feeling. Hell iv even got one as an ornament at $450
and no zip i dout i't have stripes <!--emo&::fade::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/fade.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='fade.gif' /><!--endemo-->
and no zip i dout i't have stripes <!--emo&::fade::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/fade.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='fade.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
No you don't <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
wot dont have to have stripes or i have no katanas
i'll install my camera software and take a pic :o