harlock weapons

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parfaitelumiere

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Hello,I am planning to make a harlock costume,the 1984 version,and of course I want the weapons.
But I want "real" weapons,I mean,metal,working weapons,except gravity or energy bullets of course...

For the cosmodragoon I have some references,and I already found what will become my gun.

For the gravity saber I meet some problems,as often in anime series there are incoherences,design is changing,even during a couple of seconds.

Do you think I have to choose a large image,iconic,with close up,even it's not the most common design?

I want to make the verion with a skull,the diameter of the shaft is large on most of the pictures,and very thinner on the last and I like this version,but there are other details,there is a attachment ring,I would bet on a 30 mm diameter,not always visible,so I don't know if I have to make it or not...

I want to make it from alloys,aluminum for the guard,probably titalium for the shaft and 3 rods guard,and "I don't know what" for the handle,already have titanuim for it,so it may be titanium too...

so,what do you think?
the larger view?
or the most common?

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Translating cartoon objects in real life can be trick. I would make some mock-ups at different scales and see which looks better when you are holding it. It needs to look proportional to you.
 
yes,not easy I firtsly made a "1/1" scale from the hand,but it looked very small after knowing the "official" scale for a 1/1 prop I had to enlarge from 2000 to 3000 pixel size...
I forget the Matsumoto characters have "big" hands....it means I may reduce the handle for a better look,and keep blade original size,can be interesting
 
Started with blade parts,machined from titanium.

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Here are the middle part and the tip,the blade itself will be made from a titanium tubing really soft like a spring,similar to the blade in the anime.

The guard,skull shaped,will be carved from a solid piece of aluminum,no other choice,nothing to cast big metal parts.
I think the other pat of the guard will be made from aluminum too,because I have to bend it anw cut in half all along,so,aluminum would be easier to use,once treated with "solid anodisation" it would have a good look,grey color.
I may do the handle from aluminum too,instad of titanium,with grey finish,I don't know,it would leave more choice for shape and sizes,and would be far easier to machine....
 
I found a 9V red led for the tip,and a 9V soundboard for the sound,simple switch for the sound,when I press the trigger it makes light and sound,will be funny!
 
Here is the working on the belt buckle,skull is carved from a brass sheet:

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and I used a od german buckle as basis:

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Then some leather carving:

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The result:

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After sanding and soft polishing:

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yes it's a 150mm diameter rod section.
I made holowed bottom and chamfered top,and the blade hole is 1cm out of center axis to simulate alarger diameter,and use "only" a 150mm diameter aluminum rod.
 
Happy, I found a way to solve many assembly issues for the pommel-handle-gard, without buying a 500$ soldering tool, just with a rasp and grinding paper.


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