Lasrig
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Let me start by saying DO NOT try this at home! I am not liable for any injury that you do to yourself or others. With that out of the way, let's begin.
Hello everyone that is a fan of the hobbit movies! I am undertaking the long process of taking a movie weapon and casting it in real metal. Weta workshop sells a resin versions of these axes already painted for a low price of $400. Unfortunately, I have no money, so I started trying to find materials that could be bought for cheap. Foam and PVC seemed like the cheapest materials, but they would probably fall apart after light con use. I am also a mediocre weapon smith, and have been wanting some form of handmade duel wield tomahawks since I started making weapons! This led me to the conclusion that I should make them out of metal! They will probably get me arrested if I go walking around town but metal is just too tempting to not do it.
WE SHALL BEGIN
First things first I have to get a shape, I can just free hand it, but I am a perfectionist and would like a real 1:1 scale prop. I tried taking a photo from the internet, making a stencil using sumo paint, and printing it to size. Unfortunately I figured out that the picture I used was not to scale.
I am going to try to use some of the weta pictures to get the correct shape. I also sent an email to someone who did an unboxing video of the weta props. I will post another update whenever I get a good diagram so stay tuned!
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I will be using this as a pic Gallery later.
Hello everyone that is a fan of the hobbit movies! I am undertaking the long process of taking a movie weapon and casting it in real metal. Weta workshop sells a resin versions of these axes already painted for a low price of $400. Unfortunately, I have no money, so I started trying to find materials that could be bought for cheap. Foam and PVC seemed like the cheapest materials, but they would probably fall apart after light con use. I am also a mediocre weapon smith, and have been wanting some form of handmade duel wield tomahawks since I started making weapons! This led me to the conclusion that I should make them out of metal! They will probably get me arrested if I go walking around town but metal is just too tempting to not do it.
WE SHALL BEGIN
First things first I have to get a shape, I can just free hand it, but I am a perfectionist and would like a real 1:1 scale prop. I tried taking a photo from the internet, making a stencil using sumo paint, and printing it to size. Unfortunately I figured out that the picture I used was not to scale.
I am going to try to use some of the weta pictures to get the correct shape. I also sent an email to someone who did an unboxing video of the weta props. I will post another update whenever I get a good diagram so stay tuned!
- - - Updated - - -
I will be using this as a pic Gallery later.
