How to make a Greek shield from a Winter UFO sled

How to make a Greek shield from a Winter UFO sled - Printable Version

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How to make a Greek shield from a Winter UFO sled - MARCvSVIBIvSMAvRINvS - 08-27-2012

For the people on a slightly lower budget, here is a shield I made from a winter UFO sled.

Its a rendition of a Greek shield (78 cm diameter, inside 63 cm )and no where near the real stuff, but well, still nice.

Used :

UFO winter sled, Plywood Rim, unbleached linen, messing for interior, DIY rings and other stuff you get at the hardware store, Newspaper, Wood-Glue, Epoxy resin, wallpaper glue, Primer, putty, Spraypaint Gold, wallpaint acrylics.

Cost, less than 100 Euros, dunno the total anymore did not keep the receipts...

UFO winter sled :

[Image: khw-khw-snow-ufo.jpg]

Cut rim off :

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Make new rim and attach it with Epoxy resin and builder's kit-glue :

[Image: SAM_1595.jpg]

Get hardware for inside :

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Make inside :
(glue in unbleached linen and prepaint)

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First porpax, better looking but too large so had to redo it :

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Second Porpax, with mistakes in bending :

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Inside before repainting:

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Inside with rope :
(epoxied the messing parts as well as riveted them)

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Apply newspapers, wallpaper paste, white glue, primer and paint gold...
(will redo the outside later with car putty)

[Image: SAM_1604.jpg]

Paint on shield design :
(of course I messed up bigtime, not only on the nose but I forgot to look where the antilable was... So had to turn the shield around when I used it for a farewell drink of my Antiquities professor. Repaint will be in order, as well as putty untill smooth....)

[Image: SAM_1610.jpg]

Result :

Better images of the shield in action to follow Smile

M.VIB.M.

Re: How to make a Greek shield from a Winter UFO sled - M. Demetrius - 08-27-2012

Not a bad recycle. Whole lot easier than all that plywood gluing and such, isn't it? And I'll bet it is much lighter, too. Probably won't stop a ballista bolt, though....