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The Riddler sword cane (comic): The making of
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<blockquote data-quote="E Nigma" data-source="post: 2010901" data-attributes="member: 38088"><p>Hi everyone, I've been a ghoster for a long time and decided to finally show off a couple of items I've made and figured this place would be the place that it would be appreciated!</p><p></p><p>A couple of years ago I updated my Riddler costume and decided I needed a Riddler cane to go with it. So, I went all out and made a custom sword cane. Here's how I did it.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oVx2xdEa-eY/TR44sRk2szI/AAAAAAAABWQ/fi8MSJGMx1E/s500/Riddler01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>First I started with a rough sketch after taking apart a pretty plain looking sword cane. Once I saw that the end of the blade had screw threads on it, I knew I'd need to make the head of the question mark screw onto the handle.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9J5PvW2pIto/TsmzebdfkbI/AAAAAAAACA0/WXRdczJyHdQ/s507/01_Blueprints.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The parts - pretty standard stuff, aside from the laser cut question marks and wooden sphere.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-q-X06v-eaEU/TsmzeN24fII/AAAAAAAACAY/8kv8VR_BZKI/s600/02_Ingredients.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Here is the cane I started with. I took it apart, and only took the parts I needed, cutting or sanding away what I didn't.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N2vQpbYYYjA/TsmzeL09emI/AAAAAAAACAU/MA6XBIP3YiE/s500/03_Cane.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Here is a shot of the cane disassembled. You can see the opposite end of the blade has screw threads. The entire design is based around this fact.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AH2jl2-mrWA/TsmzezJOfHI/AAAAAAAACA4/m-KlkqgmnKs/s600/06_Cane_Disassembled.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Here are the two laser cut question marks I ordered online. You'll see why I got two in the next picture. I did not use these dots.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-82cC1dEVdao/TsmzerRkQxI/AAAAAAAACAo/9Si7PeUwoi4/s500/04_Questionmarks.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>As you can see, I drilled and dremeled out a place for the blade's screw to go, including the nut housing for it to screw into. I used a square nut so that when I spun the head on it had something to grip.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Kiyz826SSes/TsmzfHpG_gI/AAAAAAAACBE/_j2CLEWox98/s500/07_Ques_Ready.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>A wooden sphere I picked up at Michael's. I drilled the hole in the center which the blade's screw will pass through.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PWAzEjhsc5Y/TsmzemUOJ8I/AAAAAAAACAk/FRbiPrJfxT0/s400/05_Dot.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The two question marks clamped together with the drill holes in place. The nut will be secured inside, this pic was taken just to show what it'll look like finished.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zUZc-S7USns/TsmzfNNGNMI/AAAAAAAACBI/SqR8f2Dc_pM/s500/08_Ques_Clamped.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Here the cane is partially reassembled and painted. You can see the "dot" has been secured with the blade's screw sticking through waiting for the head to be screwed on.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bZjRuF8-Y0w/TsmzfbKI9WI/AAAAAAAACBU/yxD8azWdFGc/s500/09_SprayPaint.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And here is the final product!</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-q7Kn6cVMNLg/TR44stTVVLI/AAAAAAAABWY/b5Ov46F8Gt4/s500/Riddler03.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Thanks for looking - this was my first project and it was a lot of fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="E Nigma, post: 2010901, member: 38088"] Hi everyone, I've been a ghoster for a long time and decided to finally show off a couple of items I've made and figured this place would be the place that it would be appreciated! A couple of years ago I updated my Riddler costume and decided I needed a Riddler cane to go with it. So, I went all out and made a custom sword cane. Here's how I did it. [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oVx2xdEa-eY/TR44sRk2szI/AAAAAAAABWQ/fi8MSJGMx1E/s500/Riddler01.jpg[/IMG] First I started with a rough sketch after taking apart a pretty plain looking sword cane. Once I saw that the end of the blade had screw threads on it, I knew I'd need to make the head of the question mark screw onto the handle. [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9J5PvW2pIto/TsmzebdfkbI/AAAAAAAACA0/WXRdczJyHdQ/s507/01_Blueprints.jpg[/IMG] The parts - pretty standard stuff, aside from the laser cut question marks and wooden sphere. [img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-q-X06v-eaEU/TsmzeN24fII/AAAAAAAACAY/8kv8VR_BZKI/s600/02_Ingredients.jpg[/img] Here is the cane I started with. I took it apart, and only took the parts I needed, cutting or sanding away what I didn't. [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N2vQpbYYYjA/TsmzeL09emI/AAAAAAAACAU/MA6XBIP3YiE/s500/03_Cane.jpg[/IMG] Here is a shot of the cane disassembled. You can see the opposite end of the blade has screw threads. The entire design is based around this fact. [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AH2jl2-mrWA/TsmzezJOfHI/AAAAAAAACA4/m-KlkqgmnKs/s600/06_Cane_Disassembled.jpg[/IMG] Here are the two laser cut question marks I ordered online. You'll see why I got two in the next picture. I did not use these dots. [IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-82cC1dEVdao/TsmzerRkQxI/AAAAAAAACAo/9Si7PeUwoi4/s500/04_Questionmarks.jpg[/IMG] As you can see, I drilled and dremeled out a place for the blade's screw to go, including the nut housing for it to screw into. I used a square nut so that when I spun the head on it had something to grip. [IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Kiyz826SSes/TsmzfHpG_gI/AAAAAAAACBE/_j2CLEWox98/s500/07_Ques_Ready.jpg[/IMG] A wooden sphere I picked up at Michael's. I drilled the hole in the center which the blade's screw will pass through. [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PWAzEjhsc5Y/TsmzemUOJ8I/AAAAAAAACAk/FRbiPrJfxT0/s400/05_Dot.jpg[/IMG] The two question marks clamped together with the drill holes in place. The nut will be secured inside, this pic was taken just to show what it'll look like finished. [IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zUZc-S7USns/TsmzfNNGNMI/AAAAAAAACBI/SqR8f2Dc_pM/s500/08_Ques_Clamped.jpg[/IMG] Here the cane is partially reassembled and painted. You can see the "dot" has been secured with the blade's screw sticking through waiting for the head to be screwed on. [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bZjRuF8-Y0w/TsmzfbKI9WI/AAAAAAAACBU/yxD8azWdFGc/s500/09_SprayPaint.jpg[/IMG] And here is the final product! [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-q7Kn6cVMNLg/TR44stTVVLI/AAAAAAAABWY/b5Ov46F8Gt4/s500/Riddler03.jpg[/IMG] Thanks for looking - this was my first project and it was a lot of fun! [/QUOTE]
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