Well its almost Halloween and being a 501st member i think its cheating if i use my Vader suit hehehe.
So i wanted to make another costume to use on these days at parties and all, but im in a low low budget situation... I choose Wolverine street clothes, just because i have similar items i can use.
I already had a similar motor bike jacket, boots and oviusly some jeans...
I really wanted some of those magnificent Superman plexiglas Claws but i do not have th cash.
So i went and bought the halloween claws from ebay (15 bucks)and decided to mod them kinda like Supermans.
The claws themselves are not bad at all, they are hard plastic and very safe, abit too thick but good enough.
So once you cut out the horrible hand plate you need to carefully remove the excess plastic with some pliers. You end up with this:
Then you just use the dremel tool to make the correct shape
You do this to all of them, thedious process but very easy to do. Then you have to cut some coat hanger wire, about 5 inches long each piece. And use the dremel again to make a small slot a bit narrower than the wire to get a tight fit. The you bend about 1inch of wire for an L shape that wil rest inside the claw.
Use some mighty puddy or whatever to seccure the wire and let it set for 24hrs at least before bending the wires again. Find a piece of wood or plastic that is about 2 inches by 1 inch by 1/4 and drill holes for the wires to go in.
Then you bend the wires and see if the lenght is right for your fist closed. Cut to your needed lenght and then insert them in to the handle.
OK i havent finished the second one but its almost done.
Since these claws were cheap i managed to get the belt buckle and the dog tag of the bay too. Thanks to the tips given here by THEMAN
So last night i suited up for a test drive heheh.. and I think it looks very decent... I still need to get better shirts, specialy the under one (W.B.) and I might mod the jacket to have the orange details...
The hardest thing to do will be to grow a beard :lol its not in my genes :lol
So i wanted to make another costume to use on these days at parties and all, but im in a low low budget situation... I choose Wolverine street clothes, just because i have similar items i can use.
I already had a similar motor bike jacket, boots and oviusly some jeans...
I really wanted some of those magnificent Superman plexiglas Claws but i do not have th cash.
So i went and bought the halloween claws from ebay (15 bucks)and decided to mod them kinda like Supermans.
The claws themselves are not bad at all, they are hard plastic and very safe, abit too thick but good enough.
So once you cut out the horrible hand plate you need to carefully remove the excess plastic with some pliers. You end up with this:
Then you just use the dremel tool to make the correct shape
You do this to all of them, thedious process but very easy to do. Then you have to cut some coat hanger wire, about 5 inches long each piece. And use the dremel again to make a small slot a bit narrower than the wire to get a tight fit. The you bend about 1inch of wire for an L shape that wil rest inside the claw.
Use some mighty puddy or whatever to seccure the wire and let it set for 24hrs at least before bending the wires again. Find a piece of wood or plastic that is about 2 inches by 1 inch by 1/4 and drill holes for the wires to go in.
Then you bend the wires and see if the lenght is right for your fist closed. Cut to your needed lenght and then insert them in to the handle.
OK i havent finished the second one but its almost done.
Since these claws were cheap i managed to get the belt buckle and the dog tag of the bay too. Thanks to the tips given here by THEMAN
So last night i suited up for a test drive heheh.. and I think it looks very decent... I still need to get better shirts, specialy the under one (W.B.) and I might mod the jacket to have the orange details...
The hardest thing to do will be to grow a beard :lol its not in my genes :lol
