Hello,
I apologize if this isn't the right place/right thing to do here, but I have a question about crafting and then I may turn this into an overall progress thread. I've asked on a few other sites and have gotten some good answers, though people have ultimately turned me to this site for some good advice.
I am cosplaying/costuming the character Sango from Inuyasha and she has a large boomerang weapon.
Reference pictures: Here and here.
Up until now, I've tried to avoid prop making as it's slightly terrifying to me. I've stuck mostly with fabric and some minor clay projects - so I'm very inexperienced.
I've talked to a few people about how to make it, and it ends up being split between EVA foam and insulator foam being the best way to go. I think I'm pretty clear on how people would go about making the weapon with insulator foam, but I'm still a bit unclear on EVA foam. My understanding is it's craft foam, but obtained in larger rolls.
What route would you all take? I'm trying to find the best way to make it light weight for easy carrying and preferably cost efficient. I'm willing to put in more elbow grease if the supplies are ultimately less expensive.
I was also wondering about transportation of said object, and was thinking about finding some way to have the tips come off so I can then assemble the prop and hide the seams underneath the grips. What would you use for a way of attaching the tips?
Thank you so much for your help and time.
I apologize if this isn't the right place/right thing to do here, but I have a question about crafting and then I may turn this into an overall progress thread. I've asked on a few other sites and have gotten some good answers, though people have ultimately turned me to this site for some good advice.
I am cosplaying/costuming the character Sango from Inuyasha and she has a large boomerang weapon.
Reference pictures: Here and here.
Up until now, I've tried to avoid prop making as it's slightly terrifying to me. I've stuck mostly with fabric and some minor clay projects - so I'm very inexperienced.
I've talked to a few people about how to make it, and it ends up being split between EVA foam and insulator foam being the best way to go. I think I'm pretty clear on how people would go about making the weapon with insulator foam, but I'm still a bit unclear on EVA foam. My understanding is it's craft foam, but obtained in larger rolls.
What route would you all take? I'm trying to find the best way to make it light weight for easy carrying and preferably cost efficient. I'm willing to put in more elbow grease if the supplies are ultimately less expensive.
I was also wondering about transportation of said object, and was thinking about finding some way to have the tips come off so I can then assemble the prop and hide the seams underneath the grips. What would you use for a way of attaching the tips?
Thank you so much for your help and time.