It's time for a big bump on this thread! Sure, it's been months, but my plans to recreate the gloves by Halloween last year came nowhere close to fruition and I forgot about this thread until I was re-watching the Halloween episode of HIMYM, thought to myself how I always wait too long to start on my costume each year then I remembered all my fancy plans to redo the gloves and I thought of this thread.
Well for the past week I've been remodeling the scissor parts in CAD based on the previous models and as an added bonus, my new job has required me to learn Solid Works, which is a MUCH more powerful program than my previous software, FormZ. So as my modeling capabilities have improved drastically and I've been overhauling the previous model using the measurements of the old pair while implementing the more accurate shape of the actual blades, I'm also modeling the handles into the design. Here's my progress thus far on the left hand, four blades done!
EDIT: Just remembered, I can make 3d PDF files now, so here's a link to the model that you can view it in 3d and check out all the details! You may need to open it instead of viewing it your browser depending on what version you have.
3D PDF of Edward Scissorhands blades (WIP)
It's hard to see, but I'm modeling the nuts, bolts and screws into the parts, except for those that hold moving parts to the blades - for those pieces, I'll implement the found hardware as I did on the first go, so I've just modeled small holes to indicate the location of those pieces and a starter hole for drilling/screwing in those pieces. The programs features make it much easier to automatically add rounded edges to complicated shapes and as a result doesn't swarm the model with polygons for a much neater appearance and makes for more seamless building methods. It also makes it easier to add tapers to the blades as well as teeth along the edge of those that have them.
My initial upload of the new models gave me an idea of how much it would cost to 3d print these and it's pretty high (an estimated $200-$300 for all blades) but considering their size and the durability they will have, I'd say it's worth it for what I'll get as a result. I'd much rather have a $300 pair that lasts for years than a $60 pair that falls apart over one weekend of use. And between better modeling abilities and having access to the images of the hand molds that Mike posted, I'm much more inclined to model the tops of the hands as well. The straps, base, etc will still be sewn out of the faux leather I bought already, but for accuracies sake, I'm going to try my hand at 3d printing the hand plates as well, which will probably add another $50-$100 to the cost, depending on how thick I make them and how far around the hands I plan to have them wrap. I'm not very concerned about the appearance of the bottoms since they're going to need a seam to snap together when I put them on, designed as such so I can put them on or take them off on my own without assistance.
At either rate, I'm starting now so I can get a jump and hopefully this project wont fall by the wayside again like it did last year!
