Blizzard has announced that they've partnered with a company called Windlass Studios to release
real-life versions of a couple popular in-game banners and tabards. $40 will get you a banner of the Alliance or Horde, while $80 will get you a real-life faction tabard to wear. Each of the pieces is apparently 100% cotton, and silkscreened with the familiar faction insignia. Very interesting -- we've seen
some nice fanmade pieces before, but these are commercial releases bearing official logos.
The company has also released
a latex rubber version of Frostmourne -- it's not quite as nice as
the Epic Weapons metal version, but then again, it's $149, and the metal version is over $400. I still wouldn't spend over $100 on a rubber sword, but hey, if that's your thing, there you go. And speaking of spending money on rubber costumes,
the Blizzard store is also chock full of
Halloween costumes this year, and there are a few other masks, including
Illidan and a new
Draenei mask, floating around the Internet for purchase as well.
Tags: alliance, blizzard, collectibles, costumes, draenei-mask, epic-weapon, epic-weapons, fanmade, frostmourne, halloween, horde, illidan, latex, pieces, rubber, tabard, windlass-studios
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Candy Man Oct 28th 2009 3:12PM
Now I don't have to worry about blending in at Medieval Times. Thanks Blizz!
skreeran Oct 28th 2009 3:11PM
Those tabards look like crap though... :(
Nictorak Oct 28th 2009 3:16PM
I...have to agree. It's a nice idea, but the tabards look cheesy, and not really worked on. The Frostmourne and the masks are nice though.
snowleopard233 Oct 28th 2009 3:34PM
Yeah, I don’t know if something is lost in the transition from pixels to reality, but those tabards just look so bland, as if they were done by someone for a Halloween costume but not production. There’s not really much of an excuse for this considering how bold and awesome Jinx’s clothing looks. My alliance hoodie looks more in line with the in game stuff than either the above tabards.
SaintStryfe Oct 28th 2009 4:31PM
Ever look at a real tabard, one they use for renactments? They're pretty cheesy. They were sown I guess with basic techniques. GIven that, both look good.
I think I might like one of the alliance banners. Cute wall hanging.
Vassal Oct 28th 2009 3:15PM
I want my Sporeggar tabard.
Jack Draven Oct 28th 2009 3:18PM
Very cool idea. I hope they branch out into other factions. I would buy one for the Argent Crusade.
Katalliaan Oct 28th 2009 3:18PM
This may have come a little earlier, though, for those who dress up for Halloween. 3 days is not quite long enough.
Tethra Oct 28th 2009 3:43PM
It's been up on the WoW official site for at least a week now.
Jack Miles Oct 28th 2009 8:42PM
I'd better be careful, else I'll spend the entire time wearing the Tabard of the Argent Dawn outside the game as well as in.
Latholan Oct 28th 2009 3:23PM
I've been ordering from this company for more than a decade and have been nothing but impressed with them. The quality of their blades, armor, and clothing is superb - the blades not simply "wall hangers," but are strong, properly tempered steel quite capable of actual use.
I have no affiliation with the company, but it's always treated me well and I wouldn't hesitate to go back.
Ringo Flinthammer Oct 28th 2009 3:43PM
I'm flabbergasted that they could charge that much for the banners and not make them out of a material that could stand up to being hung up outside.
Shibdaddy Oct 28th 2009 3:45PM
It looks like they made that thing with a Bedazzler!
SaintStryfe Oct 28th 2009 4:32PM
The sleeves are Chain Mail - which is not included.
Darias.Perenolde Oct 28th 2009 4:29PM
Nothing will compare with the hand-made one made by my guildies and then they all chipped in to have silk screened.
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Vogie Oct 28th 2009 6:19PM
These are lame.
But give me a full-length Argent Crusade Banner or Tabard, & I'll buy that in a second