Steampunks paid killer gear and lack of ideas for material/

Hi, i’ve been making this steampunk stylized gear and i faced problems with material i should use. I tried gold, copper with some rust but none of it looks fine. Anyone has any idea how to make these models cool?



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… copper, simple iron , wood , … and rust … Rust them , and also look towards painted wood / painted metal …

try those :

https://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_itemId=272282126330&_nkw=10+00+Custom+Hand+Made+Beautiful+Damascus+steel+Claw+Karambit+Knife+AA+0264+6&_trksid=p2047675.m4099.l9146

Rusted metal… and maybe some painted/stained wood were some of it is flaking off?