Fire and Wind come from the Sky. From the Gods of the Sky...

But Crom is your God.


This month I decided to buy one of those official Conan swords made by Marto. Although I've always wanted the Atlantean sword that Conan carries, I was even more impressed with his Father's sword (which is seen being forged during the opening credits of Conan) so that is what I went for first.

I purchased it off an Ebay dealer. It was a bit of a nightmare getting it: The sword arrived a few days after I paid for it (it was sent Global Express). I was like a kid on Christmas morning unwrapping that huge toy he has been asking for all year! Well once I opened the box- to my horror IT WAS THE WRONG SWORD!!!

He had sent the sword of Valeria (the chick's sword for Pete's sake)! There are only three swords in the set- if he had sent Conan's sword I probably would have kept it as I planned on getting it eventually. And just like that kid on Christmas who is busting with excitement, only to discover he got a sweater instead- I completely freaked out!

So I had to go through the labourious task of repackaging it, and sending it back. Fortunately the seller was very professional and apologetic about the mistake. He sent out a replacement (even before the wrong sword returned to him) and gave me a partial refund to cover the duty fees I had to pay.

BUT ENOUGH TALK! ONTO THE PICS!!!


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Here it is in all it's glory! Let me say this thing is BIG and HEAVY!! Not exactly well balanced, but it is simply a replica and not a battle ready sword.


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The elk skull detail. The blade at its widest point is 4 inches tapering down to 2 1/2 inches!


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The infamous inscription: "Suffer No Guilt Yee Who Wield This In The Name Of Crom"


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(You know I just had to throw this in here! )

All in all I am terribly impressed and pleased with my latest toy.

Kevin

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"I know I'm human. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you are still human. This thing doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it. And then it's won."

Nice! And you'll be standing guard at our table during the nights in that outfit right?

Seriously that's a beaut. The engraving on the blade is swee-eee-eeet!
<span style="color:black;font-family:verdana;font-size:small;]"We got nukes, knives...sharp sticks!!!"

Thanks Chris.


Not if we are beside the same fan table as last year!

Kevin

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"I know I'm human. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you are still human. This thing doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it. And then it's won."

I remember where you guys were last year but I don't remember seeing who was nearby...I'm sure you can fill me in on the details later;)
<span style="color:black;font-family:verdana;font-size:small;]"We got nukes, knives...sharp sticks!!!"

Unlike our flamethrower units, let's just say they had a different kind of "flamer" at their table.

Kevin

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"I know I'm human. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you are still human. This thing doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it. And then it's won."

Lets just say, they were "out" there.....literally:lol:

And Kev, you might look good with a "queen" by your side...


Derek

Ah, I see said the blind man. Yeah, I for sure don't remember that.
<span style="color:black;font-family:verdana;font-size:small;]"We got nukes, knives...sharp sticks!!!"

Ahhh... perfect for slicing up Pastafarians.

You'll be seeing my USMC sword at DCon... me too, I guess, 'cuz Tony has it!
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<span style="color:yellow;]Need a USCM service number assigned to you? E-mail me at [url=mailto:cplbeaudoin@hotmail.com]cplbeaudoin@hotmail.com[/url]

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Where's da wig and head band?

My time to quote you, Kevin.. "Okay, I'm impressed..."
Tom
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