Deadpool Concealed Sword Harness w/ Magnets

I wanted to switch my current sword setup from the backpack straps to a hidden harness similar to the one in the movie.
Two reasons:

1. I think it looks way cleaner without the straps.
2. The nylon straps and constant rubbing really pilled my lycra suit.

^-- OLD DESIGN --^ ^-- MOVIE REFERENCE



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SWORD SCABBARDS

Template roughing out the angle and shape of the base:



Used thin plastic as a base to stick my magnets on.
Gorilla Glue epoxy with 1" rare earth magnets.
Quantity two of these.



I used 3/8" foam to build a frame around my sword scabbards.




I used craft foam to cover up the seams and layers.






BODY HARNESS

Next stage was the body harness that gets worn underneath the lycra suit.
For this I made a pocket for the second plastic/magnet piece to go into and sewed it into place.
To make it slightly more rigid I ended up gluing a strip of coat hanger wire to the plastic on the side opposite the magnets (not shown).
I also used coat hanger wire to 'fabricate' that ring that goes in front. Thanks to @WellyPool on Instagram for the help here.
To prevent anymore pilling, I used a soft cotton twill strapping.
I plan to eventually replace that with a 3D printed part I modeled here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1910486.



FINAL RESULT


Harness is on underneath.

Attached! It holds tight as well. There's videos on my Instagram shaking it to make sure it won't fall off at an event here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BNIwXxfgsZw/





Thanks for checking this out

Genius :thumbsup thanks for sharing this,Adam.You could be a great Sabretooth (X-men) character as well with your appearance
Thingiverse rocks.You wouldn't believe the stuff you can find there...AND...the files open with Pepakura (.obj / .stl / .3D) ~ bonus :cool

George said:

Genius :thumbsup thanks for sharing this,Adam.You could be a great Sabretooth (X-men) character as well with your appearance
Thingiverse rocks.You wouldn't believe the stuff you can find there...AND...the files open with Pepakura (.obj / .stl / .3D) ~ bonus :cool

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Thanks George! I've never thought of doing Sabretooth before, that's a good idea. I usually just cover my face up with masks/helmets since beard + long hair combos are limited and I like to keep characters accurate in that respect :lol

I love 3D modeling so I throw almost all my models onto the site. Hopefully I can get a printer one day.