cosplay prop making process

Mon 2009/11/23 09:31 JST
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the whole slew of pictures i took while making my prop for my RO cosplay

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finished product

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the weapon i'm making. Violet Fear

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cutting out the rough shape

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cut the corners

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drawn the guide lines

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after cutting the slopes, it's pretty obvios the first time is on the right, which is very fail

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repair time

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replacing the broken part

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inserting wire support ( although this replacing was a very bad idea in the end, it didn't cause fatal damage)

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playing with static! magic!

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first injury

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plaster cures everything doesn't it?

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my workplace - on the corridor outside my house

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cut out of the center hard foam support, one of the ideas my dad gave me

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however, it epic failed cuz the fulcrum point is way too small

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so my dad found another piece of some ultra hard paper-ish thing, that's very hard to cut. ..

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and ended up hurting myself again. a piece of the cutter embedded into my thumbnail

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and the worse part is another deep cut on my little finger. blood is dripping down pretty fast

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rushed to the toilet to fix it up

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dripping the blood into the toilet bowl while waiting for the blood flow to stop

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now i know blood stains are pretty hard to clean away. there's also this blood small lingering in the air. thankfully i clean up everything just before my neighbour comes out

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that brown piece is the super hard paper thing. these 3 pieces are going to make up the central hilt

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put together it looks like this

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putting together the hilt using glue gun

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glued

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cutting the indentation in the blade

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before gluing

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my sword in bankai mode. jkjk.

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this is how the inside looks like with the hilt as the main(and only support)

continued here, part 2

  • aquilla
    aquilla in The United Kingdom (Registered on 2008/10/22)
    Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
    http://aquilla429.co.uk

    I think you should be more considerate when posting bloody pictures. Lots of people are very sensitive to things like that and it can be pretty distressing to see. I found these pictures really uncomfortable, I couldn't bare to finish looking at the set.

    Mon 2009/11/23 10:14:07 JST (ID #56005)
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  • Raine
    Raine in United States (Registered on 2008/05/17)
    Student

    What class are you cosplaying as?

    Mon 2009/11/23 10:38:57 JST (ID #56011)
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  • tsubasa126
    tsubasa126 in Los Angeles, CA (Registered on 2008/08/24)
    Student
    http://tsubasa126.wordpress.com/

    Bloody photos are really unnecessary. They're disturbing to some people. Please think before you upload those images. I suggest you removing those images BTW.

    Mon 2009/11/23 11:05:37 JST (ID #56019)
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    • Zanber
      Zanber in US (Registered on 2008/11/29)
      Graphic Designer

      Agreed, band-aided image was enough to get across your story.

      Mon 2009/11/23 11:36:27 JST (ID #56029)
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    • kalibas
      kalibas in Canada (Registered on 2008/09/05)
      Programmer, Student
      http://digitallyobsessed.wordpress.com

      Yeah, please no bloody pics. I have a weird aversion to blood. Main reason I didn't go to med school, couldn't get over that fear, try explaining that to some disappointed parents, lol.

      Mon 2009/11/23 13:05:47 JST (ID #56061)
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    • wannbe17
      wannbe17 (Registered on 2009/08/31)

      Well, I guess for me it is necessary. It only shows how much difficulty cosplay and prop makers go thru and it aint no joke.

      Tue 2009/11/24 10:10:04 JST (ID #56311)
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  • Lightning Sabre
    Lightning Sabre in Vancouver (Registered on 2007/08/30)
    Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
    http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/

    Wow didn't expect guro when I clicked this XD

    The sword looks good though. I want to make a sword prop too, but not quite sure where to get materials like these in my area.

    Mon 2009/11/23 14:54:41 JST (ID #56102)
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  • Crimson03
    Crimson03 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Registered on 2009/10/13)
    Student / Network Engineer / Stormtrooper
    http://crimotaku.wordpress.com/

    This is a Parental Guidance post. ROFL. Looking forward to the completion of your sword!

    Mon 2009/11/23 15:19:07 JST (ID #56104)
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  • flye
    flye in singapore (Registered on 2008/11/06)

    you are bad with knives, pls stay clear of them.

    maybe you'll live longer.

    Mon 2009/11/23 23:51:19 JST (ID #56197)
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  • Black_Sun
    Black_Sun in Malaysia (Registered on 2009/05/30)
    Students

    u should be careful. im ok with bloody picture, but im just amazed that u have the chance to take photo of that at first place lol. btw, are u going to cosplay lord knight? really nice sword though ^^

    Tue 2009/11/24 01:31:51 JST (ID #56223)
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  • Darkdam
    Darkdam in New York (Registered on 2007/09/01)
    NY student
    http://darkdam.deviantart.com/

    I heard coke is a great blood stain remover

    Tue 2009/11/24 10:52:58 JST (ID #56324)
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