Costume Weaponry

[Voodoo13]

Here's a pair of radically altered knives based off of a hooked skinning knife. I used the pair as props for Halloween a few years back and were my first foray into "large scale" prop building.

The handle is cloth wrapped electrical conduit. The blades were cut from insulating foam to make the blank, then cast into a latex encapsulation mold, de-molded, and then poured using the Smooth-On tm liquid plastic. After they cured I drilled into the end of the blade and set a bolt into each one with epoxy then epoxied two nuts into the end of the handle and screwed the blade in until tight.

Yes, I meant to put my air Miles card in there, it's for a scale reference. I'll post more photos of other projects soon. And please feel free to offer any helpful advice you may have.

Thanks

 

[division 6]

Dude or Dudette, this is the Model forum.

You want the REPLICA PROP Forum unless this will be going with full costume than it should be the REPLICA COSTUMES Forum.

 

[Voodoo13]

Sorry I didn't think it would be a big deal to post it here seeing as how it isn't a replica of anything, and thus; is a general model. Don't ruffle your skirt anymore, I'll move it.

 

[Darius Alucard]

Don't worry Voodoo, he was just trying to help you to post this topic where it'll get the views and replies from the people interested in it.

The RPF has several forums and regardless of the specific names of each sub-forum here, it goes like this...

there's one sub-forum for:

- all props - Replica Movie Props
- all costumes - Replica Movie Costumes
- all general models - General Modeling
- all studio scale models - Studio Scale Models
- all screen used stuff - Screen Used Movie Props and Wardrobe

...etc.,etc...

I'm pretty sure you might've figured this out after d6's post, but I'm just trying to help.

Welcome to The RPF!

 

[Darius Alucard]

Anyhow...
I'd like to see the pics of your work!