Making a functional SWITCH AXE
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The *simplest* solution is often the *best* one; all you have to do to *really* make a functional switch-axe is have a swords cross guard taper to a razor sharp edge so that it's functionally a pair of axe heads. *That* way, all you have to do to turn the weapon from a sword to an axe & back is to *flip* it in your hands; *another* advantage is that unlikely the *Monster Hunter* design, even when you're using it in *sword* form, the axe heads still have a functional use, since they're acting as the cross guard.
12:14 i was going to go off in the comments but you knew what you did
THIS IS THE COOLEST THING EVER
Can you do a saca tripas.
Fuck you this shit been harassing me for days and I misclick trying to get rid of it so I have to go into my history and UA-cam say "yeah you watched that entire thing full red bar see?" Fuck you I don't want this shit polluting my fred
21:24
Gotta appreciate a guy who doesn't let the watermelons he sliced go to waste.
They are so good for testing but I always feel so guilty throwing half of it out. Even though the animals in the yard had a party with the remains 😄
the monster hunter one is held together by hopes, dreams, and PURE BADASSERY
DAMN STRAIT
It's magic (bioenergy)
Phials??? (Nobody knows what a phial is supposed to be)
Well I know it’s powered by phials but it’s cooler to think it’s just badassery
@@DerekCooper_ Bioenergy capacitors. That's why they charge up from hitting monsters, you're sapping the monster's bioenergy.
I'm astonished by the integrity of the finished piece, I did not think the design would hold up to any real stress.
I’d love to really try what it could handle but at the same time I don’t want to wreck it for no reason 😄
@NjordArtisan its definitely "mall ninja" durable so don't hit it on anything like wood, or rocks, or bricks, or cars, or grenades.
@@NjordArtisan maybe make one out of stronger metal qaulity and reinforced joint areas also less decorating just savage metal like fast production war blades. smiths back in middle ages only made master piece / decorative or special blades if they had the time to do that or a special customer. Most weaponry was made for warfare less where made for show pieces except if they wanted to see the skill-set of a rumoured smith. stil awesome switch blade axe thing you made but i do think you made it weaker by cutting them groves in you're most important part the spine of it all. Stil you could try make ather one for real wood chopping but that probaly gone have some weight in it. Anyways would be the best test if it can chop a tree down it probaly will chop a person down. anyways stil cool build i enjoyed watching the progress. *maybe a idea* (dont know if you have a steel company in the area but ive worked at 1 for a few days they kept trowing a lot of qaulity garbage steel into the recycle bin. they would mostly cut up massive plates of steel into smaller stuf and then trow away the skeleton of plate steel so yeah worth a look around in the local area if you got any steel industry where you live / could be cheaper to look for that. only reason i left these guys is because they wanted me to do risky stuf and i barely had training.)
Just build them from industrial grade materials it will hold up.@@815TypeSirius
@@KnexJunkie please no more of this abominations...
The reason the Switch Axe works at all in Monster Hunter, at least as the game's lore justifies it, is that it was initially developed by an ancient advanced civilization that went extinct. Also, they are made from the parts of the series' monsters, which are stronger than any metal and can thus handle far greater levels of stress.
Good on you for pulling it off at all, though.
To be fair, the ancient civilization in Monhun was only about as advanced as we are now if they even existed at all
Your comment is misinformed. In Monster Hunter, metal has the potential to be stronger than a large majority of monster parts. Additionally, while the original Switch Axe was indeed created by the Ancient Civilization, it was a fully metallic design like nearly all ancient weapons were. The technology to build Switch Axes was then lost for an undisclosed period of time before the design resurfaced in an undisclosed desert region, presumably Loc Lac. The Bone Axe, introduced in MH3, was the first Switch Axe in the series and featured both bone and metal design elements.
This is of course to presume that MHGU is canon, which is debatable given the game's inclusion of countless characters and locales that may or may not match up with each other chronologically.
@@rathalomaniac6212 that's technically also incorrect as the Switch Axe and other technologies in Monster Hunter exist because of the world's engineers misinterpreting how recently rediscovered tech was meant to be used E.G Carbine Rifles and gas compression chairs don't exist in Monhun but Insect Glaives do.
@@Sing_LoveWRS "Carbine Rifles and gas compression chairs"
I have no idea what you're talking about. You do know that a carbine is just a shortened rifle, right? That's basically what an LBG without a long barrel attachment is. Also, what the hell is a gas compression chair?
Your assertion that the Switch Axe "and other weapons" exist because of a misinterpretation of ancient tech is absolute nonsense. Not only does it completely invalidate your first comment, but it also assumes that the Ancient Civilization hadn't already created a version of nearly every modern weapon. Were they the ones misinterpreting old technology? Maybe stop and think before you post misinformation.
@@rathalomaniac6212 do you know how to read
"The monster hunter version is held together with hopes and dreams" 🤣
Now do a Charge Blade!!
The best weapon (Charge Blade) is literally held together by duct tape and chewing gum
@@diseasedwombat5611 Best weapons are Switch Axe and Longsword
@@JamezenNah~ best weapon is head on a stick 😂
@@metha9987so, hammer then?
I think someone did a cardboard charge blade once, but it was huge as you can imagine...
We need this design in Monster Hunter Wilds
AGREED
The design is very unique, it definitely should be an event weapon, maybe early game event quest.
Another awesome build. You are by far one of the best mechanical smithing channels on UA-cam. Your builds may not always be the prettiest of things (this one looks really nice, the amber handle and blue steel are a nice touch) but they're all works of engineering art. Keep up the awesome work
Glad you like them! Thanks a lot! 🙌
Could not have said it better myself. :)
@@harpatar Ironically, I came here to say this. ':D
One of? What others are there?
Functional demonstration: 20:10
it do be missing the elemental discharge tho. Strap a flame thrower to it.
Thats just a bloodborne weapon at this point
Have you actually played Monster Hunter?
@@jack00654 jack lets make out hot steamy sauna style
@@jack00654 Have you? Switch axe uses phials to produce elemental (Or Status) damage when charged. Its literally one of the main things of the weapon. Zero Sum Discharge is SA's signature move, and it does, guess what? Elemental phial damage.
Yeah I know, that was my main weapon the first time I played the game
Axe mode switch into attack looks remarkably quite well! I bet if you were to make a second version improving on the design it would turn out perfect!
One issue is it looks like you have to hold the ax in place at the guard since it lacks a locking mechanism, meaning your reach and the force behind each ax swing is taking a hit. Sword mode looks great though
@@derpywoodoo could build a locking mechanism into/under the guard and use your thumb to unlock it. could be a mechanism similar to folding tables but more robust.
Maybe it would work better if you'd apply the axe part into the sword handle.
Also I would find this interesting if it was more utilitarian, like a billhook sort of deal. An axe that for self defense purposes doesn't function exclusively AS an axe.
There's Nordic billhooks that have a blade all throughout and into the hook, used in forestry. They're more like a climbing pick and really quite nice to work with, you wouldn't expect how the small bladed nudge grabs nicely to trunks and doesn't get stuck.
Out of all the mechanical builds on this channel, this is by far the best looking one. Whereas the folding sword seemed like a prototype, a mechanical engineering idea, this seems like it works really well as both a sword and an axe, so it is actually practical to use. Also, looks cool af. Great job. I'd love to see more.
Thank you!
Yeah it's actually surprisingly "real" for a silly project. Only thing I can see truly improving it is just structural stability of the axe mode blade and some redundancy in the mechanism.
I like that you recognize the issues with what you make. You not only do that but you joke about it as well. Great content and I respect you for the transparency.
Thanks a lot!
Man, i just started to watch, but your idea is insane. And i like it! Keep doing stuff like that, bro!
Thanks! I hope you’ll like the video 🙌
@@NjordArtisanMaaan, the final result is AMAZING. Let me shake your hand, pal, woah.
@@Xsyara thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it 🙌
monster hunter... ❤
I like how you sat there hitting a piece of wood for a hour to test the strength
20:27 - *And the award for the best death scene in a UA-cam video goes to* *drumroll* This Pool Noodle for his portrayal of a sliced pool noodle in the 2024 classic Njord Artisan viking sword/axe build.
👏👏👏😁 Congratulations Pool Noodle.... That was the most dramatic death I have ever seen from a pool noodle, Well Done. 🎉🎊🥂
🤣
I'm blown away by your skill, the final result looks really good and is fully functional as well! I really do wonder if, in the future, you could try your hand at something like the hunter's axe from bloodborne? A large hand hatchet with a spear point that, through an extendable handle, turns it into a halberd?
Thanks! I’ll put the hunters axe on the whiteboard, that sounds awesome!
MONSTER HUNTER MENTIONED!!!!!!!!🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 RAHHHHHH WHAT EVEN IS A REALISTIC WEAPON DESIGN🗣🗣🔥🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥🔥🔥
I love how you go out of your way to try new things, good work ❤
Thank you!!! 🙌
I would love to see a collab between you and Alec Steele or maybe will stelter would be a better option these days. It would definitely be a huge boost for your channel and you absolutely deserve a boost. Your ideas are crazy cool. I would really like to see you go back to doing some normal knives and such though every now and then. But bro that axe is the sickest thing I think I've seen in a long long time on UA-cam! Epic af
Maybe one day 😄
I’ll definitely do some „clean“ knife builds in the future but probably on my second channel. Past videos showed me that they don’t do well on this channel 😄
And thanks a lot for the kind words! 🙌
You are a man who set up impossible desings and then you are really able to make them, anything else doesn’t matter. But this is not your only quality by far. Beautiful piece. And good entertaining video which is also very useful for begginers in smithing. Keep it up, I believe in you growing big here and I am glad that sponsors see it same way.
Wow, thank you!!! 🙌
If I had one of these, I think i'd just spend all day swapping it between sword and axe. It looks satisfying as all hell, as a proper swaxe should be.
Now that you've come this far, you know what must be done.
_Zero Sum Discharge_
Sven, you are a mad scientist, my friend! 😂. Great build! 🎉
Thanks Denis! You told to bring my A game 😄
Great work! Honestly the only thing I can think of to improve it (beyond just, like, aesthetic things and maybe making it to where the axe part could hit the hinge dead-on and still cut) is maybe making some sort of latching mechanism so you can do the thing where you slide your hand down the haft while you swing the axe to get the impact of swinging from holding it at the base of the haft without the long wind-up of doing so without it stopping being an axe
Next will be a fonctional Charge blade
Sven the mad knife scientist lol. I like the bit bit where you have the voice of Lee Emery say w.t.f is that lol. Always fun to watch you go forth and build mate stay safe 😁
Thank you Rodney! 😄
This is so insanely cool, and looks beautiful! The bluing, the amber, the freaking fluting??? I'm in love. If you were to make a second version, do you think some kind of catch so it stays in axe mode without you holding it would be viable? That way you could really take advantage of the different leverage from the weight shift.
wow man, you're a straight up artist. love from Spain ❤️🇪🇦
Thanks!
Some more also from spain!
I love the bucket of elbow grease used for a transition.
I went deep comment diving trying to find someone else who appreciated that masterpiece
Dope build as always. Love the engineering you decide to do for your builds.
Thanks man! I have yet to check your video out but I'm looking forward to it!
Imagine if blacksmiths in the times of old made weapons like these. Opponents would have to learn on the fly how to deal with someone wielding one of these if they're switching stances. A skilled user of one of these in medieval times would have been amazing to see.
There's a reason that axe-handles use Wood, and it's not because steel costs more. Your blades' spines might do better with something like Yew, as it'l hold the shape without bending as badly, and still be springy enough to withstand use without breaking.
Yes axe handles are made of wood because it has a better size to weight ration. And since an axe handle has a large cross section it's strong enough. For this build, size is a very important factor and since steel has the better size to strength ration, I went with steel. I don't think a 3mm piece of wood would be able to hold 3 lbs with 2 ft of leverage, whereas the metal can.
AMAZING! Now do Chargeblades 💀💀💀
Watching you make this blade is like watching someone bashing a paint can into a canvas until you make Picasso. And it works.
😂
You just keep getting better and better my man! I still think that it’s great that you have and use the OG anvil that you started out with
Thanks! Yeah that anvil turned out to be quite useful. The big ones edges are all rounded over so it’s nice to have some sharp ones when I need them 😄
@@NjordArtisan I just think it’s invaluable to remember how you started out, where you came from, to be proud of where you are in the present and never stop what you’re reaching towards! I know they’re probably illegal in your country, but I’d like to see your version of two punch daggers or knuckle dusters 😁
@@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG Definitely 💯
And yeah, those are super illegal here 🫠
Incredibly impressive, looks like it works great.
Thank you!
I like it but it somehow needs a handle where you slide it up along if you could do that that would be crazy maybe like the hilt looking part that you use as the mechanism to switch it into axe form has a built-in kind of hollowed out hilt/handle hollowed out too fit around the tang .. and then you make a little dimples on the inside of the handle and make guide valleys so it has a guide rail so the handle doesn't wiggle while in motion.
0:05 maby i should build a WHAT
Absolutely wild! This looks like something right out of cyberpunk 2077, it truly is art!
Thanks! 😄🙌
bo it doesn't, its more bloodborne then anything else
@@45proteinconsumer Havent played bloodborne lol, the main thing that reminded me was the really angular, sharp edges
Inreresting, I'm very concerned about its structural stability in any kind of strength test, also you might be forced into axe mode with a strong tip hit, but still really neat.
Charge Blade when? (awesome job with the Switch Axe!)
It's on the list 😄
I was contemplating doing that at first but I thought a viking roundshield doesn't look good as an axe.
A longsword and heater shield however 👀
@@NjordArtisanThere's something cooking up in your brain, and I can already say I'm interested in seeing how it will turn out.
Good. But where are the explosions? It aint finished until you can zsd all over a monster's face 😂
Nicely done 👍
Not gonna lie this one looks way better than the Dishonored folding sword 😅 less complicated indeed but still it works!
this might be his best work yet
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Now if you make a version that can split wood. Youd win over the whole industry 🎊
Dude. Will you back off and give the rest of us a chance!? 😂
Awesome build my dude!
I think your demo blew the rest of us out the water 😂
Snd there was me thinking i would build something different for this challenge 😂
I wanted to make a monster hunter switch axe since mh tri. thank god you made it! looks awsome
You are officially the trick weapons guy now! Awesome build as usual I wonder which weapon combo you’ll make next? (Warhammer/mace + sword?)
I haven't decided yet 😁
Big monster hunter fan and you made it work! I’d like to see more 🤘
Ich bin absolut begeistert von deiner Kreativität und unfassbaren Ideen. Ich hoffe dein Kanal kriegt den Wachstum den er verdient. Und ich hoffe das du dir irgendwann eine CNC Fräse leisten kannst. Würde deine Projekte einfacher machen und auf das nächste Level heben :D
Vielen vielen Dank! Eine kleine CNC Fräse wäre wirklich ein Traum 🤩
It looks beautiful and probably is my favorite interpretation of the swaxe concept. I'm surprised you didn't put any sort of locking mechanism in it so you don't *have* to choke up on it in axe mode though.
Thanks! I’ll try that for a future version 🙌
The wood and ember part is beautiful 👌
Kid, I love you. You’re just a fun person to watch and you make cool shit. Kudos bud, keep it up. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you so much!!
damn dude, that handle inlay is absolutely sick (aside from the MOTHAFUCKIN SWITCH AXE obviously)
now it just needs to store energy >:3 great video omg!!!
Yes! Thank you! 😄
Took me a second to realize you said 'seax', was not watching the screen..."Wait what did he says he was going to make....?" hahaha. Great build by the way!
I was honestly thinking about how to avoid that 😂
YT auto translate also put „sex“ in the subtitles 🫣
i'm personally more accustomed to elder futhark, but if i'm not mistaken, the runes on the blade read "filing challenge"
It says viking challenge in what’s apparently anglo saxon futhark but honestly I’m no linguist or historian so no idea if it’s right 😄
You can probably take down a Great Jaggi with it.
I feel like the switch axe in the games, uses kinetic force, in addition to a switching mechanism, as in tri especially the hunter adjust something underneath the switch axe, to switch between sword and axe mode, like he is forcibly pushing the blade forward or back, using some kind of magnetic release mechanism. They improves the design a bit with the charge blade, and i think frontier has some even wilder weapons, but the switch axe was definitely a gimmick weapon, which i didn't feel like translated well into real life, without being extremely overengineered. I was a switch axe main in tri, before switching to greatsword later on, so i saw the animations a lot!
This is amazing, it would be useful if it locked in the configuration though, that way you could pull your hand back down the handle and generate more power
So nice man, love to see both the aesthetic and mechanical improvements to the projects!
Glad you like it!
This looks insanely cool and I imagine myself using this in a videogame 😍 great work!
Next elden ring dlc 👀
This kinda looks like the Axetana from Mortal Shell
That is the coolest switch axe I've ever seen!
Wait, actually, It's the coolest weapon I've ever seen!
While this is 11,000% a masterpiece of engineering and smithing, you missed a crucial detail of the Switch Axe: The tip of the sword has five tiny holes in it - well I say holes, they're more like little cupholders really - that do a lot of strange magic things like collecting the blood of the enemy and whatnot, but they're also the locking mechanism in both modes. Need to switch from axe to sword? Have to disengage that lock first.
In the games, since the blade is so large, the hunters keep small glass containers called "phials" in the holes. These phials contain reactive chemicals, monster blood, and all sorts of other things. When switching from axe to sword, a striker on the inside of the axe blade takes off the stoppers on the phials and ignites the liquid inside, giving the sword mode a fiery boost. You can also load all phials into a single chamber on the axe blade and discharge them at the same time, causing a massive explosion.
Obviously you can't do any of that in real life for just so many reasons, but it'd have been cool to see it referenced.
That’s so badass. Shame it can’t discharge like in the game the concept is from but this is one of the most incredible builds for something I’ve seen. And the journey it took to get there in this video shows how you care for your craft. Much love, man
Thank you so much!
@@NjordArtisan Bro, it's a well earned compliment. You rock.
I can practically feel pain looking at the bend in that slide during quenching. Glad to see you managed to salvage that part!
Try maybe doing bloodborne trick weapons
need to see you try the morphing attacks with it 😂 especially the one where you spin it around your back during morph
😄👍🏻
that is brilliant, was waiting to see the latest crazy idea you had and not disjointed in any way, plus it looks good as well this time lol
Really love your videos, I feel like I really learn something new every time.
Glad to hear that. Thank you!!
You pulled it together in the end 👏🏻 👏🏻. I like the final piece. I think you'd have an easier time in the future, by grinding the edge when the pieces are combined, and also to steer away from designs that hinge in the center of the blade, perhaps you could look up folding mechanisms that aren't normally used in weapons. You're for sure getting better!
I hope you make good money from UA-cam man, you deserve it!!!!!!!!
Not yet but hopefully in the future 😄
and thanks a lot!
That is some beautiful norse craftsmanship
The end result was amazing, my only gripe is that the wood handle is a bit thin compared to the center bit with the epoxy, how comfortable is the handle when you're not wearing gloves?
Also, do you think it's be possible to make the Rakuyo from Bloodborne? The hardest part would just be making a locking mechanism to hold the two blades together.
I did the center that big on purpose , so you would be able to have a bigger handle in axe mode and also have clearance for your hand while switching back into sword mode.
I'll put the Rakuyo on the whiteboard 👍
The one night I sleep early is the night that this absolute masterpiece was uploaded... Love this build Sven!
You snooze you lose, my man 😂
Thanks for watching and always commenting 🙌
@@NjordArtisan haha quite literally, mate your content cracks me up and its interesting, makes my day every time i see a new video
Wonderful work.
One thing I find whenever I see a Metalsmith/Crafter falter when designing the Switch Axe. Is the Key thing about the Switch Axe.
Its an AXE that transforms into a SWORD.
But everyone makes a SWORD that transforms into an AXE.......
I get it, we live in a realm of realism. But honestly, it always feels like that part of the whole weapon is forgotten...
Just absolutely insane lol. I love this build and the fact that you don't even own a box to think in, much less have one to think outside of...
Thank you Erick!!
Fluting is a GREAT tech! if you fluted your side-plates or used the similar dimpling techs (hexagons are the bestagons, of/c), you could stiffen those as well, or subtly dish them outward to add stiffness and strength to otherwise very thin and light pieces.
Also, consider whipping up a batch of "silly putty", or getting some Oil Clay, you can embed your workpiece into a bed of the stuff, then go at it with your preferred tool to shape it easier. this is how fancy embossing is done by hand, but you can use it to ease (and expedite) embossing a flat sheet with flutes of any shape, or dimples, or just a "hammered finish" that can all add stiffness!
I'll try that in the future!
Me:GUYS WE CAN FILLY FUFILL OUR COSPLAYS
Bro *switch Ace MAIN* :lets FUCKING go
Bro 2*ligthbiwgun MAIN":we need to wait i AINT done modyfying my nerf gun into my weapon
You finally made a switch weapon that is lethal to watermelons!
I'm just chirping you this is really cool
Huh... Wouldn't it be better to have a thick hollow cylindrical base than a long and thin one? Like a switchaxe that is disguised as a baseball bat. They wouldn't expect an axe head to pop out of that thing.
Seriously 10/10 so cool.
But my criticism is, the "switch" function was a downgrade.
It was a functional sharp sword, turning into a less useful axe.
Mostly same build, same mechanics, turn a walking staff into a switch halberd.
Would be so effin cool
who in the world would Nord protect u when u log into a free WiFi on ur physical location? the WIFI is then THE CONNECTION to the net, so how would Nord help in that case?! XD or am i just missunderstanding something here maybe? XD oh also cool weapon idea ^^
A little late, obviously, but the switchaxe isn't fixed to one specific design, mechanically speaking; some axes have the blade slide up to look like a scythe then slide back down to make the full sword, for example.
Regardless, extremely cool project. I love watching people challenge MH's design principles in real life.
Something that isn't really visible in monster hunter but that does explain how the mechanic could make sense where it shouldn't is that they are outfited with some kind of engine that both kickstarts the transformation and delivers the explosives.
As a switch axe main, the animation you showed at the start of the video is kinda overcomplicated and infuriating, really not representative of the way it's animated ingame. Good vid, just a bad animation. The actual design is really simple aside from whatever internal parts move the pieces around (and phials, don't worry about those). So let me give a quick explanation.
You basically have a handle and a long, thick rail. The axe head is on the rail, it goes forward and back. The sword blade is on a rotating pivot at the end of the rail, attached to the back-middle of the blade. The axe can also rotate a bit to help lock the sword in place. All the movement is effectively battery-powered via some kind of internal mechanism.
Axe mode: Axe head is at the far end of the rail, sword blade is rotated back. Axe is held in place by internals and centrifugal force, sword can't move since the axe is in the way.
Sword mode: Axe head is at the near end of the rail, sword blade is rotated forward. Axe is held in place by internals and the sword blade, sword is held in place by a notch on the back of the axe, which is why the axe can rotate slightly to lock/release the blade.
Also, when "sheathed", the axe is at the near end of the rail and the sword blade is rotated back. That gives it a smaller profile and makes it so that only one motion is needed to get into either mode.
Since the animation is using a bone swaxe instead of the stock metal swaxe where the mechanics make sense visually, the mechanics also make no sense visually. The metal switch axe actually shows mechanical parts and proportions that look like they could work. It's presumably using some kind of chains, gears, pulleys and stuff on the inside to make everything move. Bone swaxe and most other switch axes just use magic.
Your design really isn't far from the ingame design aside from the hinge connecting the axe and sword parts, only turning 90 degrees instead of 180, being all manually driven, and not being made out of 40 pound metal slabs. Makes me wish you could half-transform ingame and use it like a giant war pick.
Hold the fucking phone, did you temper it in a fucking oven?
You know what, that's awesome, I was tired of all the tinkering channels having stuff like waterjets cutters and milling machines, here you're making a switchaxe with a drill press, some tools from Clas Ohlson and a toaster oven.
Great video, perfect work and amazing thinking.
I very much loved your, "very scientific research". Couldn't have thought of a more scientific way to find out how much force a metal piece could endure xD
Damn I would love to be some sort of apprentice of any Blacksmith, it's an art and in my opinion it can't be forgotten or going extinct, like there are or there were so many cool things (mostly weapons) out of metal and they had/have insane cool engravings etc.
Dayumn this could not be cooler! Genius.
Thank you!!
Would several interlocking plates (like a baton) work for giving the head extra weight? I know this thing is supposed to be a weapon but switch blades can be used in an emergency survival situation.
So maybe loose interlocking plates (for weight) connected to both the head and the body through either cranks or strings to stiffen them up should work right?
I dont really know lol, this design is still super cool though.
I think this is my favourite build of yours to date.....
That’s great to hear! Thank you! 🙌
My wallet, looking at me as I watch this video: no. No, don't do it, don't even THINK about it...
Honestly, I’m still more amazed that monster hunter had a “working transition” in the game for when it switches. Never took the time to examine the transformation.
(Yes I know it’s not realistic, but most games don’t even put in the effort of “making” their own blueprint for how to make it seem feasible, they just throw it out there)
This is epic
Thank you Mr. Dad Sir!
I hope it has the dwarven seal of approval 🙌
That's really nice.
Also look up Axatana from the game Mortal Shell. its pretty much the same concept I think you will like it and hopefully give you some idea. I would really like to see that weapon come to reality. 👍