Troll Hammer

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I first saw this prop in a private collection.
I then was asked by an owner of one (yes---there is more than one that was made for Buffy---Buffy.Wiki. has it WRONG when they say there was only ONE)
if I would like to purchase his from him and I was given access to dimensions and other information about it...such as the fact that the three that were made for Buffy were ALL made of Foam Latex.

I didn't purchase the original I was offered (though it was the one that Olaf carried) however I did list the auction for the fellow on my web-site as well, just to give it more coverage. It ended up selling for a little more than $2000.

Then I was let in on the absolute WANT of this prop by my friend Kathryn who lives in Scotland.
One thing led to another and I suddenly found myself speaking to a machinist friend of mine who specializes in THOR Hammers.
When I sent him a pic with rough dimensions for Olaf's Hammer he got back to me very excited, "This thing is a MONSTER!"
He was so impressed with it that he rushed right out to his shop and mocked it up for size reference.
He plans to sculpt it in foam and cover it in fiber-glass.
He'll then take it to a foundry and have it dipped in Aluminum.
He say's that, even with the body being hollow and consisting of Aluminum, it will still weigh somewhere between 50 and 60 pounds.
What do you guy's think?
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I think it's awesome, you should put it randomly on a shelf just like they had it in the shop.

Are you definitely getting it or just considering?
 
I might be interested in a Thor hammer.. do you get a referral fee? He have a website?
 
50 lbs?? how thick will the aluminium layer be?? are you sure you gave him the right dimensions?

50 lbs is half a small adult
 
Thanks for all the feed back guy's.
I'm definitely pushing my friend to take it on as it would be the first metal Olaf Hammer to my knowledge. He's still guestimating on the actual weight...
Yeah, after comparing his mock up to some of the screen shots I'm starting to think he went a little small with it,
but then again, the shots where Buffy is holding it make it look HUGE because she's so small...
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My friend has decided to go ahead with Olaf's Hammer!
I'll be sending him more pics of it in action here in the next few day's.
The plan at this point is to mock one up and then size up or down as needed.
I'll post progress here as it occurs!
 
I would love to see pictures of like... your living room or wherever you keep all this stuff man I bet it's awesome.
 
Thanks Wes!
That is the one ironic draw back to all my cool Buffy Props...I have very little room to display them!
My screen-used Angel Scythe, Buffy & Angelus Swords and my Urn of Osiris are both in my living room.
The rest of my stuff is on shelves down in my work space.
My Moloch Robot Head is on a shelf of it's own while my Screen-used Books, Shanshu-Scroll and Case, Orb's of Nezzla'Khan, Willow's Witchcraft Book, Hush-Box and Mr. Gordo have a shelf near the entry way.
All four of my Buffy Knives are displayed on a separate shelf along with my Word of Valios.
Just under that are my Toth "Kill" Sword and Angel's Favorite Sword and above all of those are my autographed photo's of the guys and gals from both Buffy and Angel.
If I get my own computer up and running again I'll post some pics!
 
Does "excellent" even begin to describe? I think not.

Can't wait to see how this turns out!
 
Oh...and a little correction needs to be given here as I just found out...
My machinist friend has decided that it will be easier to sand cast this piece (the head of the hammer)
Which means it's going to be SOLID aluminum!
It also means that it's going to weigh between 40 to 50 pounds and shipping is going to be a major pain. However...
He also let me know that he's doing a mold on this as well so that those who can't afford a solid aluminum piece will have a fibre-glass alternative!

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I'm not feeling the love here guy's...
Is ANYONE still interested in this?
 
Thanks for looking msfantastico!
My machinist is talking about taking this to the foundry soon for casting but only after we work out all the details.
He's also talking about the handle and I'm thinking a hard wood like Oak...any thoughts anyone?
 
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