Swallowtail Blade

I had the intention to do a different sword, but then the guard went unexpectdly weird and i went with it, learning things as i went along, this sword turned out better than planned.

The blade is made of 3 components with a central blade adding strength, i now realize i should have done a render that highlights this central component :/

Spent 3 evenings on this. maybe 15hrs ._.
Would have been less coz i had problems with two of the splines on the guard, this resulted me in having to redo the guard after knowing how to avoid the problem.

The gem on the base of the pommel is suposed to be a diamond, but i haven't got the hang of creating a diamond material yet..

My other sword [link]

Cinema 4D
Render times:
img 1 - 16mins (lol)
img 2 + 3 - 1hr 20mins (each z_z)