Rita "Rose" Vrataski (Edge of Tomorrow) Angel of Verdun Sword

[ajaxjones]

A couple of weeks ago after watching too many one day build videos I fancied having a go at building something myself and had always liked the heli-chopper from Edge of Tomorrow and found this forum. I also found that one of the props was auctioned off and very nicely was shown alongside a rule.


There were quite a few good pics as well , https://propstoreauction.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/44/lot/9879/ and so it was fairly easy to work out some dimensions. I'm also guessing that the grip was based on UK pipe sizes so I've set about re-creating the cross guard, pommel and rain guard(?) in 3D and printing them out.

 

[keshavthedude]

hey ,man, i love that movie , goodluck on rita's blade

 

[ajaxjones]

With the guard , I ended up with quite a few versions, the original looks like it might have had bits brazed on, plus has a couple of square bits poking out. I'd imagine it was a piece of casting they used.
After sanding and priming I also painted them with a small layer of Gesso to hopefully simulate a cast type finish and sanded that back as well. Then painted them in Tamiya Acryllics, XF-16 flat aluminium as a base, with Metalic Grey XF-56, Gun Metal X-10 , Rubber black XF-85, Dark Grey XF-24 and Royal Light Grey XF-80

 

[ajaxjones]

The hilt was made from a piece of plastic water pipe and wrapped top and bottom in electrical tape. The mid section in the prop is bare metal so I had to pre-paint that silver and laid down a spray matt black on top.

 

[ajaxjones]

With the pommel I ended up sanding off all the Gesso and just painted it with a silver base and then a sort of black wash on top. With the version 3 one I have now an 8mm nut cutout is in the print so I can use an 8mm threaded rod that passes through the guard. I'm going to use a wooden blade for the first pass , but the 8mm rod would be useful if the blade is made from foamboard or similar.

 

[Beeb89]

Yes! Love seeing this prop built!!

-B89!

 

[ajaxjones]

I originally tried to make the main blade holder in one piece, but in the end I made a central part and then printed out the individual bolt heads. I also tried to line their orientation up in a sympathetic way to the original for no other reason than I could.
These were all then painted in the same way , and I used some Orange and Yellow Liquid rust wizard inks

 

[ajaxjones]

I'm now at the stage with a piece of wood and sizes taken from the prop auction. The gap in the guard was sized to fit snugly and I'll be sawing, planing and sanding a lot no doubt. I intend to use the plumbing metal tape for the edge.

So far this one day build has taken 14 days. I think its like dog years so I reckon I'm on track to have it finished in a couple of months

 

[ajaxjones]

I'm also trying to track down the font on the blade, so far I've found a couple that are close, but seem to differ in slight ways depending on how they show the 2 or the 7. If all else fails I'll probably have to make a font based off the prop pics. The label isn't too bad as the main font was fairly easy to find a good approximation. These are the pics showing the fonts from the original

 

[Sean]

Very Nice build :thumbsup

 

[ajaxjones]

thanks!
Couldn't resist starting in on the woodwork either. Not going to tackle the shaping yet, might have to build up to that. Measured it out and just went at it with the old jigsaw, planed it a bit smoother and had to test it out for scale.

 

[ajaxjones]

If anyone is interested in the files, I've posted them on thingiverse.
Rita "Rose" Vrataski (Edge of Tomorrow) Angel of Verdun Sword by Ajaxjones

 

[propmainiac]

Dude! Looks really good! I've always wanted to tackle this one. One thing I've never been able to see is the thickness of the sword itself.