Using powertools to install retractable titanium claws in my arms...

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I saw a glimpse of the new X-Men movie coming out and man I'm excited. I'm 27 years old and a professional counselor, yet somehow a closet Wolverine fan. I should be proud
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Anyway, if I were to have a custom maker whip me up some type of 100% titanium retractable claws (admentium's probably hard to find, but Stellite or Talonite might work), I'm wondering if I'd still be able to bend my wrists. Can't figure out how Wolvie still is able to bend his wrists with the claws coming out near his knuckles. Any thoughts on this?

Anyway, I figure that a few bourbon and cokes should be ample anesthetic, and I might get by buddy Bill to help with the procedure. We've got cordless drills and dremel saws and the like so it shouldn't be that cumbersome. He skins deer all the time, so the gore shouldn't overcome him too bad. He can probably help me finance the royalties that might have to be paid to Marvel Comics if necessary.

This is certainly off topic, but the cool absurdity of the whole thing cracks me up and I had to share.

In reality, couldn't an external rig be fashioned? Food for thought. Thanks for stopping by. Professor.
 
Speaking of Bourbon and coke...
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Originally posted by Professor:
Can't figure out how Wolvie still is able to bend his wrists with the claws coming out near his knuckles. Any thoughts on this?
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Wolverine's claws are part of his skeletal structure; did you read the one where Magneto stripped Wolverine of all the metal in his body and his claws came out pure bone? They're not solid adamantium, that's just a shell over the bone.

Boy, that was a long time ago! Thanks for the memory.

Ryan



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Cool, huh? The website is www.x-men-the-movie.com
I haven't seen the trailer, and can't figure out how to get the one on the site to work. My friends say the guy from Apt Pupil is playing Magneto, Halle Berry (YUM!!!) is playing Storm, and there are a few other names. My mind immediately set to work on the cast as soon as I heard it was being made. Wolverine and Gambit were always my favorites. They were almost every guy's favorites, and I could always identify with them, as I've always been the outsider. Don't know what I wudda done without Raphael (from TMNT) and Wolverine as my fantastic counterparts (amongst others). I wonder if that's where my knife passion stems from.
Yes, an external rig could be set up, but it would be either A) very awkward, or B) very weak, because the claws would have to slide out. I wouldn't wanna stab too hard with them, at least not unless I planned on breaking them.
I used to duct tape knives, tent stakes, etc. to my hands and play with my friends.
This looks like it could be an awesome movie. No matter what the reviews are, I HAVE to see it.

Howie
 
Howie,

You need to <a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/">download Quicktime</a> to play the trailer. It looks cool; they got the perfect person to play Prof. Xavier!

Ryan



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i once design a set of gloves to mimic wolverine's claws kind of telescoping first section with switch blades coming out of the end, te glove also had retractable fingerclaws in a metal framework ( curved two piece steel spring one on top of finger one on bottom that lock like a raptors beak curve fitting into curve) and a rotation lock set of tiger claws in the palm, not too hard to design or even for some of our better blade smiths to make.

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The police tent at our county fair displays different weapons taken from students at school. One was a realy well made freddy krueger style claw designed to be worn on your hand. It didn't retract though.The kid made it in shop class during their metal working unit, He'd fixed it up with a welding glove attached to it so you could just slip it on and it would stay.He did a cool job, but I can see where that kind of thing wouldn't go over real well in school. I don't know how he managed to finish it before he got caught.

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The exact working of Wolvie's claws are forever changing. Originally (according to the Marvel Universe, the special issues they used to do which gave all the background on the characters) his claws were mechanical and housed in his forearms. When he popped them (snikt!) his wrists were supposed to be imobalized. However, that never seemed to happen in the comics. Also, his claws were supposed to be semi-cylindrical but whenever Frank Miller or Art Adams drew them they were like blades. Now, the claws are supposed to be natural. It's at times like this that I'm reminded of the Golden Rule of comics-Anything can happen, and the only person who stays dead is Uncle Ben (and they brought him back as a clone and in an alternate universe).

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Professor,

Wolverine's claws, when retracted, are located in his forarms. The tips of the blades stopping before the wrist so he can still bend them. When he "pops his claws"(snikt) They come out of the top of his hands and lock into place. The very rear end of the claw(not the tip) clears the wrist so there is no longer any claw still in his forearm, it is all coming out of his hand. That is why he can still bend his wrist even when they are extended.

How do I know this you ask....I have every wolvie comic ever made up until when he looses his adamantium. I even have the first appearance(incredible hulk 181) and the 4 part limmited series.
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This thread'll get moved to Community shortly.

Anyhow...the trailer looked OK. Stuff blows up, which is always a plus.

At least it isn't "Rondroidism: The Movie"...sheesh, there's one to avoid.

Jim
 
Logan's claws just cut thru his skin. His healing power closes the cuts after the claws retract. I figure he just bends his wrists and cuts the skin even further. What does he care, it will heal.

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Very interesting. So there's probably some sort of channels that the blades run through? After all, before the bone claws, he had those three ports on the ends of his hands that seemed to be in place to not allow the openings to close. This is a very intricate proposition. I'll let you all know how it works out. Who's playing Logan in the movie, or do we know? Better not be someone stupid. In a way, wouldn't Jack Nicholson be perfect? Keep thinking about that wolf movie where he's jumping around and climbing walls and what not. Professor.
 
Am I the only one who thinks that Chris Reeve would be perfect for this project. When I first got my Sebenza a few years ago I felt immediately and loved the Engineer / Machinist kind of obsession over details. Everything so neat and tidy and aligned perfectly. I showed it to some engineer and set design freinds and they drooled. I think If I were going to hand someone a Sawzall, dremel and body parts to play with he would be my man. To hell with the medical degree. Wolverine wouldnt ask for no damn medical degree.

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