Introducing the Assassin's Creed Revelations: Masyaf Edition

[Dreamcore]

Introduction

Hello everybody!

I'm Dreamcore otherwise known as Leyton from England. Some of you may already know me as Pudge on this forum(previous account a few years back). I apologize in advance for opening a new account but the old name was a bit outdated for me now and I'd like to keep most of my names on various sites recognizable.

I have been reading this forum for many years now, I have an interest in collecting and I am mainly a collector of Bioshock and Assassin's Creed pieces although I have a few other bits and bobs from other games.

Some of you may be questioning the title of this thread.. well question no longer! I am a very arty and creative person, especially when it comes to things I am interested in: namely my games! If you read my threads a few years back you would remember some models I had made of some of my favorite game characters from both Guild Wars and DoTA. As a reference, I have linked these threads below although they are outdated by now.
http://collectorsedition.org/forums/...ead.php?t=6345
http://collectorsedition.org/forums/...ead.php?t=4822


Assassin's Creed Revelations: Masyaf Edition

About a year and a half ago I had an idea of making an entire edition of a specific game. It would be a custom edition, a one-off, something I had made from scratch, something that contained various artworks by me and something that I could call my own. It would be unique, an edition that nobody else would have in their collection and I was confident enough in my skills that I would be able to create such a thing. So I began designing and creating. All I can say is it took a very long time but it was worth it and I can now present the Assassin's Creed Revelations: Masyaf Edition.

The Box

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This was an old wooden box I acquired. The lettering is painted on top and the box has then been sanded to give it an old look and feel. The lettering has then been covered in matt varnish to give it a smarter finish. The 3D assassin symbol has been attached to the front of the box with a split so it completes when it is shut.

The Masyaf Key

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The Masyaf Key was by far the hardest part of this entire edition; so hard in fact that this was the second version after I was not satisfied by the outcome of the first. This was made using crafting foam and a scalpel to cut all the lines and glyph symbols. I then painted it twice with undercoats and a final grey to give it the stone look I was searching for. It looks even better in real life!

Ezio's Letter & Feather

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The feather took a fair bit of searching to find the right one, but as soon as I saw it I knew it was perfect! The letter was made using a light grey coloured card that was soaked in tea juices. While it was still wet I ripped some of the edges to give it an aged look before hanging it up to dry. The writing was the hard part. I used a calligraphy pen which turned out to be incredibly hard to write with, but it ended up fairly blochy-looking and actually looks like it would if it was written with some ink and a quill.

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