$10 Gauntlets!

knuckledragger · Oct 6, 2009

Here it is people... I made this gauntlet for under $10 (yours may cost a tad more if you decide to do the liquid latex stage)....

Materials needed:
Pringles Can
Glue (I used super glue to give a quick tight hold)
Foamies (craft foam sheets)
Some sort of 1" thick packing or upholstery foam...
thick plastic (I used the lid of one of those little storage boxes from dollar store)
Liquid Latex *optional*
Hammered Silver Paint

Step #1
Cut Pringles can in half and cut the metal bottom off can

Step #2
Glue 1" thick foam to top of Pringles can. *make sure you size the opening of can around your forearm before you glue foam down*. The glue a 2nd piece of foam on top of the 1st piece to make the top of the gaunt higher in the back.

Step #3
Wrap and glue foamies around the can and foam. (leave the top open so you can install blades).

Step #4
Cut to slits in foam and glue in blades. (I found my blade templates on the Lair and used the plastic box lid).

Step #5
Glue on foamie to the top of gaunt to cover foam & blades.

Step #6
Cut out some shapes from foamies and glue them on guant. (use your imagination or copy an actual Pred guant)

Step #7 (optional)
I coated my gauntlet with liquid latex to seal it up and give it a rubbery texture.

Step #8
Spray paint it silver. (I used Rustoleum Hammered Silver but you can use what paint you want).

FINAL PRODUCT

I am working on the Computer Gauntlet now which is the same process only squared of on top.

ptgreek · Oct 6, 2009

Wow ..looking very good. Great post ..lets all those out there on a budget know that quality items can be made with a little imagination and a can of Pringles

Awesome ..keep us posted

knuckledragger · Oct 6, 2009

ptgreek said:
Wow ..looking very good. Great post ..lets all those out there on a budget know that quality items can be made with a little imagination and a can of Pringles
Awesome ..keep us posted

Thanks brutha... I actually have gaunts but these are for my old lady who is going as a female huntress this Halloween... I was throwin' down some chips and a beer on the couch and had a vision... lol.

But yes I didn't go hungry during the making of this exclusive Huntorial... haha.

predator666 · Oct 6, 2009

Clever idea and looks v good too

knuckledragger · Oct 6, 2009

predator666thepain666 said:
Clever idea and looks v good too

Thanks. Made them in about a half hour... I could only imagine if somebody actually took their time and added some detailing to them they would really look pretty decent!

thebigbadwolf · Oct 7, 2009

awesome buddy !!!! big thumbs up !!!!

RoguePredator · Oct 7, 2009

They are freaking awesome for 10 bucks.

knuckledragger · Oct 8, 2009

Finally finished the Computer Gaunt... Same process only flatten off the top and add squares for the computer windows....

Garo Predator · Oct 8, 2009

Damn that looks pretty good too good job bro.

knuckledragger · Oct 8, 2009

Garo Predator said:
Damn that looks pretty good too good job bro.

Thanks brutha... really simple to make and great for those on a budget! The liquid latex makes them pop. I would suggest whoever makes them buy a small bottle off ebay or from monstermakers so coat them... gives them depth, texture, and seals up all the areas where the foamies don't touch together...

Wittmann8844 · Oct 8, 2009

Fabulous gaunt on the fly huntorial... Shoot, and a couple snap-tite kits for detail parts and a pocket for a touch screen phone if you have one for the 13.50 budget build... Great job!!

MProjects · Oct 9, 2009

Very impressive

wolverinepred · Oct 12, 2009

these look great but you could give them a more pitted look by mixing pva, water and fine sand (two parts pva to one part water plus a table spoon full of sand)
this gives the surface a pitted, worn look. Then paint with acylic silver allow to dry then paint with watered down black acrylic. the wash gets into all the nooks and pits and gives it a really ancient look. finally sparay with clear lacquer. try it on your next one you make you will see a real difference!

knuckledragger · Oct 12, 2009

wolverinepred said:
these look great but you could give them a more pitted look by mixing pva, water and fine sand (two parts pva to one part water plus a table spoon full of sand)
this gives the surface a pitted, worn look. Then paint with acylic silver allow to dry then paint with watered down black acrylic. the wash gets into all the nooks and pits and gives it a really ancient look. finally sparay with clear lacquer. try it on your next one you make you will see a real difference!

great tip thanks!

XpHoBiaX · Nov 16, 2009

XD THat is what I did! lol Pringales cans rock!
Mine involved a plastic box/case thing though...and the blades were loooong. lol

Jon316 · Nov 16, 2009

knuckledragger said:
Here it is people... I made this gauntlet for under $10 (yours may cost a tad more if you decide to do the liquid latex stage)....

Materials needed:
Pringles Can
Glue (I used super glue to give a quick tight hold)
Foamies (craft foam sheets)
Some sort of 1" thick packing or upholstery foam...
thick plastic (I used the lid of one of those little storage boxes from dollar store)
Liquid Latex *optional*
Hammered Silver Paint

Step #1
Cut Pringles can in half and cut the metal bottom off can

Step #2
Glue 1" thick foam to top of Pringles can. *make sure you size the opening of can around your forearm before you glue foam down*. The glue a 2nd piece of foam on top of the 1st piece to make the top of the gaunt higher in the back.

Step #3
Wrap and glue foamies around the can and foam. (leave the top open so you can install blades).

Step #4
Cut to slits in foam and glue in blades. (I found my blade templates on the Lair and used the plastic box lid).

Step #5
Glue on foamie to the top of gaunt to cover foam & blades.

Step #6
Cut out some shapes from foamies and glue them on guant. (use your imagination or copy an actual Pred guant)

Step #7 (optional)
I coated my gauntlet with liquid latex to seal it up and give it a rubbery texture.

Step #8
Spray paint it silver. (I used Rustoleum Hammered Silver but you can use what paint you want).

FINAL PRODUCT

I am working on the Computer Gauntlet now which is the same process only squared of on top.