Topic: Hi guys! Just discovered this place and i'm in desperate need of your help..

[TheMcKnightMare]

http://i.imgur.com/zj8Rya5.jpg

Hi! The above image is of a keychain based on Gabriel's Combat Cross (as you guys obviously already know) and I have literally been scouring the internet for over a year looking for this thing.. If this post goes against the rules are is deemed in bad taste i will take it down.. But i'm desperate

I'm getting my first and only tattoo of the cross in December and have collected every known thing i can get my hands on from Lords of Shadow.. i know the game wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but it resonated with me at my lowest point in life and gave me the courage i needed to face my own inner demons..

I have exhausted all options of purchasing this through a retailer as EVERYWHERE that sold it online is "out of stock".. I have checked Ebay literally almost every day since i started this mad quest to find it and it would appear one hasn't been sold since 2013.. I've checked foreign vendors and have gotten my credit card info stolen twice purchasing from sketchy sites..

If anyone here has one and wouldn't mind parting ways with it for some cash (through PayPal), it would mean the world to me..

Thank you all for listening and regardless how this turn out i'll be sticking around!

cheers

[zangetsu468]

Hi McKnightMare, I've searched quite a few websites and turned up nothing thus far. (including ebay and ozgameshop)

But I did find this link http://www.toywiz.com/cvmetalkeycross.html where they can email you if they restock that product.

Hope this helps, and welcome to the CVD forum.

[TheMcKnightMare]

thanks for your reply zangetsu! I'm on several waiting lists including this one but it would appear GE stopped making the keychain all together :/

I fear i'm becoming the bane of the Castlevania sub on Reddit.com as well as the GameSale subreddit since i'm constantly posting there hoping someone new will see and be willing to part with theirs.. i'm genuinely surprised by how difficult this thing has been to track down

[zangetsu468]

You're welcome.

It wouldn't be impossible to track down, have you tried websites like craigslist?

At this stage it seems that a second hand one is your best bet. Given LOS' status I wouldn't think it was likely that the company who produces them would make more.

I will be sure to keep a look out for you, especially at gaming shops at markets where vendors tend to sell trinkets, jewellery and such.

[TheMcKnightMare]

You're welcome.

It wouldn't be impossible to track down, have you tried websites like craigslist?

At this stage it seems that a second hand one is your best bet. Given LOS' status I wouldn't think it was likely that the company who produces them would make more.

I will be sure to keep a look out for you, especially at gaming shops at markets where vendors tend to sell trinkets, jewellery and such.

That would be awesome of you! And i've tried Craiglist to no avail.. I figured Ebay would be my best bet as it's a buyer's market and i'd be more likely to find the individual keychain up for sale.. but no dice

[zangetsu468]

I had the same issue with a game in the past. Street Fighter Anniversary Collection, the only non-Dreamcast console game to contain SFIII Third Strike. Nowhere online had it, the game was not being made and I even contacted Capcom who informed me no further pressings of the game were being made or distributed, this was back in 2006-2007.

I ended up finding one at EB Games, it was even local to me. It was brand new, in the seal. 

Suffice to say, your day will come. 

Best of luck!

[TheMcKnightMare]

I had the same issue with a game in the past. Street Fighter Anniversary Collection, the only non-Dreamcast console game to contain SFIII Third Strike. Nowhere online had it, the game was not being made and I even contacted Capcom who informed me no further pressings of the game were being made or distributed, this was back in 2006-2007.

I ended up finding one at EB Games, it was even local to me. It was brand new, in the seal. 

Suffice to say, your day will come. 

Best of luck!

that's the thing, i'm sure there's one sitting in some hole in the wall comics shop somewhere *sigh*

thanks for listening brother!

[Gunlord]

Yeah, it does seem pretty hard to track down. You know, though, have you considered making a custom one? There are at least pictures of it floating around, so you might get a jeweler or metalsmith to make you one. Our very own Jorge D. Fuentes is a jeweler! While he might be too busy or too far away to help you, you could ask any metalworkers or jewelers in your area if they could make a custom Combat Cross keychain. It might be expensive, but it also might be more doable than finding something that's out of print.

[zangetsu468]

Yeah, it does seem pretty hard to track down. You know, though, have you considered making a custom one? There are at least pictures of it floating around, so you might get a jeweler or metalsmith to make you one. Our very own Jorge D. Fuentes is a jeweler! While he might be too busy or too far away to help you, you could ask any metalworkers or jewelers in your area if they could make a custom Combat Cross keychain. It might be expensive, but it also might be more doable than finding something that's out of print.

Either this or go to a retailer/ someone private with a 3d printer? There'd be a 3ds/ nurbs model of the combat cross floating around somewhere.

[TheMcKnightMare]

Yeah, it does seem pretty hard to track down. You know, though, have you considered making a custom one? There are at least pictures of it floating around, so you might get a jeweler or metalsmith to make you one. Our very own Jorge D. Fuentes is a jeweler! While he might be too busy or too far away to help you, you could ask any metalworkers or jewelers in your area if they could make a custom Combat Cross keychain. It might be expensive, but it also might be more doable than finding something that's out of print.

Yeah, that's why i've come to terms with the fact that if i DO get my hands on one it will be second hand (which is absolutely fine, as long as it looks decent).. While the collector in me wants it to be the "official" one.. i'm quite sure a metalworker could make one infinitely cooler.. Definitely might have to look into this soon as this thing continues to evade me.. thanks!

[Shiroi Koumori]

You can have the option of getting a silver one from a metalworker. Silver is inexpensive.

[Donvermicelli]

You can have the option of getting a silver one from a metalworker. Silver is inexpensive.

I was about to suggest something similar. If I am not mistaken Jorge got access to the tools to make stuff like this a while back. Maybe OP could ask him?

[Shiroi Koumori]

Please refer to this thread for Jorge's Jewelry commissions.
If I made Castlevania Jewelry... would you buy it?

PM him for more info. I'm sure he'll be happy to make you one.

[TheMcKnightMare]

Please refer to this thread for Jorge's Jewelry commissions.
If I made Castlevania Jewelry... would you buy it?

PM him for more info. I'm sure he'll be happy to make you one.

I was about to suggest something similar. If I am not mistaken Jorge got access to the tools to make stuff like this a while back. Maybe OP could ask him?

thank you guys! just pm'd him 

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Okay, a few things:

1. I have that keychain.
2. You don't need anything fancy for this.  The company I work for can easily mold this and add a jump ring, turning it into a Keychain/pendant.
3. If you're serious, I can inquire, possibly on Monday (if I find my own piece) for some Castings.  In order for it to look more the keychain, it's going to require some Black Antique and Satin Finish touches after casting.