canadapost
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First, a disclaimer! Jeremy Renner is left-handed and I'm right-handed. Since I want this bow to be fully-functional, it will need to be right-handed; which would make this a mirrored replica of Hawkeye's bow. 
I wanted to do this for a couple reasons - primarily b/c I shot for about 10-years back in middle/high school and haven't touched a bow for several years now and want to get back into the sport (this is a great excuse!). Also, Renner was awesome as Hawkeye in The Avengers - I wasn't sure how 2 'humans' would integrate into the team but both Renner and Johansson (+ Whedon) completely held their own.
Onto the prop!
I recently got my hands on a Hoyt Buffalo bow (Thanks to the many RPF members that identified real-life bow!) and plan to modify it to match the screen-used bow. I was lucky enough to grab the Blackout Edition of the bow; which looks pretty slick - too bad there are still a tonne of Hoyt logos on both the upper and lower limbs.
One thought I had is to skin the front and back of the limbs with the same 3M vinyl used to matte the surface of cars. That way I can: 1) preserve the original condition of the bow (I have no intention of permanently changing any part of this bow); and 2) glue components directly onto the vinyl; which should make them secure enough for shooting.
As for the various components, I'm trying to teach myself how to use Blender with the end goal of 3D printing them. So far, I've managed to experiment with the limb hinges. The measurements seem to be a little off which will require a little tweaking.
Any help or advice would be appreciated!
I wanted to do this for a couple reasons - primarily b/c I shot for about 10-years back in middle/high school and haven't touched a bow for several years now and want to get back into the sport (this is a great excuse!). Also, Renner was awesome as Hawkeye in The Avengers - I wasn't sure how 2 'humans' would integrate into the team but both Renner and Johansson (+ Whedon) completely held their own.
Onto the prop!
I recently got my hands on a Hoyt Buffalo bow (Thanks to the many RPF members that identified real-life bow!) and plan to modify it to match the screen-used bow. I was lucky enough to grab the Blackout Edition of the bow; which looks pretty slick - too bad there are still a tonne of Hoyt logos on both the upper and lower limbs.
One thought I had is to skin the front and back of the limbs with the same 3M vinyl used to matte the surface of cars. That way I can: 1) preserve the original condition of the bow (I have no intention of permanently changing any part of this bow); and 2) glue components directly onto the vinyl; which should make them secure enough for shooting.
As for the various components, I'm trying to teach myself how to use Blender with the end goal of 3D printing them. So far, I've managed to experiment with the limb hinges. The measurements seem to be a little off which will require a little tweaking.
Any help or advice would be appreciated!
