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rose_of_pain ([personal profile] rose_of_pain) wrote2009-06-24 08:31 pm

sword time once more

So I'm once again attempting a Buster Sword. Hoping to get it to look a million times better this time.

Sadly am not able to make it out of wood at this time as none of the places had any pieces big enough of the wood light enough for me to actually hold and anything heavier would probably kill me. ^^;; And not really enough time to order anything.

So we're trying foam again as the base but this time a much thinner foam so its easier to shape and sand. So far proving to be a million times nicer looking.

However, I'm of course SUPER worried about how brittle its going to be. So obviously need to put something on top of it. But I have no idea what! So if any of you know of anything to suggest that can possibly make it sturdier, please do tell. I have a few ideas but not sure what one would actually work.

~Lyn

[identity profile] cluequeen.livejournal.com 2009-06-25 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
STYRENE DOO EET!!

No really I did this for my Tomahawk for Lexeaus and it's sturdy and shit

[identity profile] cluequeen.livejournal.com 2009-06-25 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Sheets. Link below. I use the .002 it's like 5 bucks a sheet and if you order a bunch you get a discount. this is the sane stuff Waltz boots, cowl, gauntlets are made from, and well as a BUNCH of other shit I've made lately.

You attach it to the foam base using a LOW temp glue gun. small sections at a time apply to the foam and get yourself a Brayer or a can of hairspray to smooth it out as you go. you can do 1 or 2 layers, since the sword has no curves and pretty straight forward it'll be easy to put two layers on. and when it's all said and done paint with tester paints, the spray paint in Crome looks just like metal and has a wonderful shin, but then you go over it to dull and age it and stuff, or just use the silver paint which is just silver colored with a slight "sparkle" to it. uuummm blah blah blah, yeah use it, if you don't want to do that, I've also heard that the Cast'n Crafts resin works well for coating and streagthening. but you've gotta get a lot and it take like 24 hours to dry so make sure you've got a place that it could lay down for that long and then you've gotta do the other side, sand and then paint.

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog_name=USPlastic&category_name=76&product_id=3008&MSCSProfile=95385A1F52DEA1A229D5B3754205446462164A47DEEA1BEC0FBADFB7CA898525076B2736C9F15078AF132477D9E5531E100A2404EB074100CDD13A8C006AE81D7FAC9988529BDA155AFC1C30C0B0AA68F6D891EE58AE04C9B7B4FBAACBDC19DC69C97E4AAB01387955ED33E64947F032CB10EFE8B22D9E685617C1079E6242E5C401C08945CC7863

[identity profile] gherix.livejournal.com 2009-06-25 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
brittany and i swear by the blueboard foam they have at lowes or home depot for cheap. the stuff already comes in huge lengths and thicknesses (for a buster sword its prolly thick enough you wouldn't need to glue pieces together). tho for something that long its prolly good to re-enforce it w/ some pvc pipe or thick wire down the center... and never spray paint directly on it to avoid chemical reactions.

[identity profile] cheebang.livejournal.com 2009-06-25 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I think there is a place in Greenbelt called Piedmont Plastics (they closed their rockville location)... they sell styrene sheeting if you're looking local.

[identity profile] ryuuraigeki.livejournal.com 2009-06-28 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
best thing for this is probably some type of foamcoat. there's quite a few products available, but this one was recced to me by a prop friend I trust to know his stuff. (think it was used on this)