Aircraft-grade drawer slides are the best place to start.

The ring ones work perfectly fine as props but that's not how the mechanism actually works, and the ring ones also would not be strong enough for combat purposes.

Why? That design is really crappy, and wouldn't be usable in a combat scenario.

No, that "ring" bullshit was from a piece of concept art that was never used. If you look in the two concept pieces you have in your comment, there is no ring. There's a pressure switch near the back of the bracer on the inside that's triggered when the forearm muscles are flexed, and that actuates the blade both…

I don't think you actually know what a properly forged sword looks like. He welds on tangs and screws on pommels, which is a surefire way to make sure the sword will fall apart. He's a good prop maker and a terrible weaponsmith.

Uh, yes, yes we are.

Compare it to any true blacksmith on your own. It's not that difficult.

Today was a good day in the Kotaku headline planning office

This was a little bit too entertaining thanks to the accents.

It's just so perfect. Someone needs to get HEB to use this.

Maybe not honored, per say, but he probably didn't want to be referred to by rank after he had retired.

Caliente's Big Bottom Edition mod should tell you all you need to know.

The way he writes is very awesome. I love the language he used in that letter.

I like the loud and obnoxious myself, I find it pretty hilarious, but to each their own.

Kevin Sorbo's goatee looks so weird.

Great points, but I'd also add that none of them are kissing the bowstring, which isn't necessary, but it certainly helps with consistency.

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Wow. Well, if consensus is that it's creepy, then fine, whatever. In other news I really need to get off this shitty planet.

I think most of the "assholes" are actually in the right this time.