Borderlands DLC Psycho Krieg Buzz Axe

[SKS Props]

I'm on a Borderlands kick again, this time with the DLC Psycho Krieg's Buzz Axe! This weapon is badass and is perfect to round out your Krieg cosplay. Here is a small tutorial on its construction and weathering:

The axe started of with some awesome in game shots from RPF member Timen Roach. Thanks again!!

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Once I had the basic image drawn out on some MDF I sized it up to my original buzzaxe. I didn't quite make it as big as the in game for shipping and convention concerns.

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The handle is 2 pieces of MDF glued together and sanded. Then a dremel was used to add all of the wood grain and battle scars. The top brackets were also cut from MDF and I laid out my resin bits and pieces to see how it would all fit.

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Is it weird that I took fake wood and tried to make it look like real wood ?!?!?!

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Ok, after that I primed and sanded the grip and top brackets for molding. I like to use smoothon rebound 25 and cast them up in smooth cast 300.

 

[SKS Props]

Here is the axe cast in resin just working on the blade. The blade is also first constructed in MDF (Cutting all of those notches was not fun) cast in resin and test fitted wiht the rest of the pieces.

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And here is the axe all assembled pre paint.

 

[SKS Props]

Here is the final piece!! The axe was primed with an etching primer then hand painted and weathered with acrylics. The grip was wrapped with elastic bands and also weathered. I am very happy with how this whole project came together and I can't wait to send them out to psychos across the world!!

 

[Sharkdog]

Great job, that looks spot on!

 

[BondEffects]

damn. i have just built a buzz axe and psycho mask. and this blows them out of the water. great job captain!

 

[TymanRoach]

Sweet axe bro, Gonna kill someone? Nice.
(I'd be amazed if anyone gets this referance)

Glad I was able to help out with the screenshots. And may I just this this is utterly amazing work. Quite possibly the best Borderlands prop I've ever seen!

 

[SKS Props]

Thanks for the comments guys!
Much more Borderlands to come, lots of custom requests hitting my inbox!

 

[BRDencklau]

I want to see a picture of you holding it, for scale.

 

[Meadowhawk]

Looks great! I've got the Borderlands itch coming on myself, just more fuel for the fire!

 

[SKS Props]

I want to see a picture of you holding it, for scale.

I am setting up a shoot for this spring. I'm making the whole costume for a friend of mine to wear that looks a lot more like Krieg than me