Kanye West Chain

[roobv]

So I decided I wanted to be kanye west from his music video Power (it's sort of a joke between me and my friends) and I need to make the chain that he wore and the pyramid brass knuckles. I'm quite a noob at this, but am really impressed by what everyone is doing on here! it's quite amazing! Does anyone have any suggestions about how I should start making these and what materials I should use? Thanks so much! I've attached a picture of them

Also here's a link to a lot of different angle shots to it http://www.undergroundcharizma.com/2010/06/kanye-wests-new-chain-cost-him-300k.html

 

[GeektressGalore]

Hey, look. I'm really proud of you, and Imma let you finish, but FLAVA FLAV HAD THE BEST BLING OF ALL TIME. OF. ALL. TIME. *shrug and walk away*

Sorry. Couldn't resist. The chain looks like some kind of bike chain. Start there. Then, depending on how good you are at sculpting, you could make the Horus piece or search for something similar in Egyptian memorobilia.

 

[roobv]

Oh man his bling was pretty bling! Thanks man I am glad you're proud of me
Thanks! I'll go look around for some! I want to try my hand at sculpting it, what do you think i should try to make it out of?

 

[SUPERprops]

Kanye head west, Eminem knows best....:lol

The ring thing could be made out of styrene/sheet plastic. as for the chain you might have to sculpt it and then cast one in resin.

 

[roobv]

Kanye head west, Eminem knows best....:lol

The ring thing could be made out of styrene/sheet plastic. as for the chain you might have to sculpt it and then cast one in resin.

Okay! Is there a good tutorial or something on how to sculpt and cast it? I'm really new to this stuff

wow the jokes just keep getting better

 

[SUPERprops]

Smooth-on.com has a bunch of molding and casting tutorials and great products, look into Rebound-25.

Mold Making and Casting Materials Silicone Rubber, Urethane Rubber, Liquid Plastic, Casting Resin, Lifecasting, Epoxy Resin, Rigid and Flexible Foam from Smooth-On

 

[roobv]

Thanks a bunch! could anyone recommend what kind of paint i should use to make it look like it is made of gold?