Title: The Sword/Armor Thread
Description: final na sana......How-how de Carabao,
Description: final na sana......How-how de Carabao,
mikugeto - January 3, 2006 07:35 AM (GMT)
THE SWORD /ARMOR THREAD
How-how de Carabao, The thread on how to make your own
Swords/armors (some people call it props).
I hope this thread will end all the other threads which deals with the how’s
and why’s of making your own swords/armor.
Andami dami na kasi masyado, paulit ulit lang, nakakalito at minsan nakakainis dahil hindi mo alam kung saan at sino ang uunahin mong basahin,
Like this one, and this, at eto pa(tingnan nyo post ni chrono), ano ba talaga kuya? andami dami parang kabute, ahehe!
Back to the topic, you can Post your questions, answers, tutorials, helpful suggestions, comments,
Or better yet, links to some sites which you think are appropriate to this thread.
U should know, Bawal ang ma Out of Topic, please dapat tayong magbigay galang sa mga admin at mga moderators na consistently na umaayos sa forum na to,
(we are steadily growing) so wag maging pasaway!
Kung gusto nyong mag post ng mga stores, I post nyo lang sana ang pangalan, the other details of the shops/stores o mag benta ng ginawa nyong weapon, magtanong kung saan makabibili/magkano ba?
ay dito nyo sana ilagay sa shops
If you don’t know the rules and regulations of this forum,
You can always go here, And for the newbies like me, you can always read
the how to’s of this forum here, wala naming mawawala kung titingnan ito kahit
ilang beses mo pang ulitin.
whew! dami ba intro? Hehe.. let start shall we?
*Brief Intro/explanation
(taken from Chemical Process Industries, SHREVE/Third Edition)
The development of plastics from laboratory curiosities to products tailored to industry’s needs has bought new and economical materials of construction to the engineer and the designer.
The use of plastic materials for any specific application is dependent upon its composition, its particular properties, and design of the part.
Polystyrene (One of the oldest synthetic resins and is third in production level. The styrene resins are used extensively for packaging foams and for sheets.)
Zzzzzz…….
Ok, have I put you to sleep yet?
First things first, all you have to do is follow this simple steps,
1. You must have a good reference picture, a sketch, a colored drawing, layout design, etc.
E.g. if you want to recreate something like cloud’s 6pc super cool
weapon, here is a link of its 3D model (astig)
2. You must have the proper tools and materials.
For the weapon:
a.The main material which will be often used when making a weapon
(Especially the big ones) is the rigid insulation foam (malaki, makapal at malapad na Styrofoam board, polystyrene)
E.g. refer to this tutorial in making huge oversized swords, and this one too, Inuyasha’s tesaiga.(temporary offline, sorry guys)
Note:
Where to get this stuff? Click here or if you bought any appliance like ref or tv, you can always use the styro which came with it.
b.sand paper
c.fiber glass cloth
d.epoxy, vulca seal
e.spray paint
f.well ventilated area, craft knife, scissors etc., protective gear etc*mask,gloves
For the armor:
a.The main material used in making armors is the polystyrene sheeting kung nakakita na kayo ng foam na nasa loob ng sapatos, makinis at medyo manipis na pwede putulin ng gunting, clear o maputi ang kulay, flexible, yun un, and craft foam.
(di ako sure kung ang craft foam ba ay manipis na urethane foam, which can be the best material if you want to build yourself a very impressive gundam suit, kasi u can re shape it by heat) you can see the gundam tutorial here
Note:
Or you can always use cardboard, same rules apply but there are always downsides like its strength but are cheap and can cut down your expenses in a great deal.
b.Clear plastic, medyo makapal pero see through, like yung mga ginagamit sa pag acetate, o ginagamit sa pag gawa ng mga cel animation.
c.Other materials mentioned in amethyst angel’s tutorial, like glue gun, glue sticks, scissors, etc. are always available at divisoria or at any National book store outlet.
Note:
Here’s a CLEAR and Concise Tutorial on how to make your own Armors from Amethyst Angel site. The complete list of shops are listed here including some materials which can be substituted with the local materials that can be bought here in the Phil
3.Dedication, hard work, pag-iingat din kasi you’ll gonna use some sharp tools too when carving the rough outline of your weapon, always remember some safety guide lines:
1.Always work on a well ventilated area, which has enough or has a large space for your materials
*garage, lawn, etc
2.Never work when you feel sleepy, tired or under the influence of alcoholic beverages, or dangerous substances etc. It will only lead to serious injuries.
3.You must equip yourself with the proper protective gear like mask, goggles, and rubber gloves (if needed). It is very dangerous to inhale or touch some of the substance, vapors, or the little particles which can cause damage to your health.
4.Styrene and hot glue are both thermo-sensitive, meaning they can melt when subjected to prolonged heat as mentioned by amethyst angel.
5.Here are some other helpful tips, still from Amethyst Angel.
Note:
napansin ko sa hero event, puro carved up na styro weapons ang dala nang iba. Naalala ko tuloy nung bandang hapon na, may nag cosplay nang cloud from AC, nung nag present na siya ay biglang nabali yung weapon nya, biglang may mga nag sigawan na “pirated” ,may mga tumawa pa *cguro napahiya cya ng konti, but being the cosplayer that he is, he still managed to proceed sa pag present nung pinag hirapan nya na costume at weapon.
Useful tips from:
Admin Polence
Posted: Nov 28 2005, 06:38 PM
my suggestion would be, try to find a toy knife/dagger/sword, with a similar handle... then just modify the blade
if you can't find some... do it from scratch... you can try my suggestion below.
ok... for the handle, get a pvc pipe, cut it to the desired lenght of the handle, with one inch allowance.
next step would be cutting an illustration board to the shape of the blade and hand guard of the sword
then... cut one inch deep on one side of the pvc pipe going across diameter of the circle of the pipe.
Tapos, isulot mo dun yung illustration board dun sa hiwa na ginawa mo sa pvc pipe... tapos.... dun sa dulo ng hiwa, palibutan mo ng ilang ikot ng scotch tape, para di matuloy tuloy yung hiwa.
Ok yung part kung saan mo sinulot yung illustration board (kung saan sila magkapatong) butasan mo na lumulusot mula pvc pipe, lulusot sa illustration, papuntang kabilang side ng pvc.... dalawang butas... tapos lagyan mo ng pako or turnilyo para maging "stable" yung pagkakakabit mo.
Just work the design from there... by cutting the designs of the hand guard and handle out of illustration broad then sticking it to the base, and/or combining paper mache.
Ok.. if you want the blade to have dimention... just draw and color out the edge of the dagger. Ok for real dimention, layer the illustration board on both sides of it, by cutting two pieces smaller (to the size of the spine/middle part of the blade)and paper maché the sides to even out the effect.
For the red round ball at the butt off the sword, just use a small Christmas ball... and for the ends of the hand guard, you can maybe use small plastic eggs... don't forget to incorporate them by sticking them to the base and incorporating it with paper maché/layering of the illustration board for the design.
Mahirap gumawa ng written instruction.. ; di ako magaling dun... I'd prefer it if I will just show you. ;
Note:
Maganda talaga na matibay ang base o kaya naman patibayin mo ito, kaya nga ginamitan nang fiber glass cloth, epoxy o vulca seal (please refer to the tesaiga tutorial) kasi madalimg mag crumble ang styropore.
Note:
But always remember to be careful; because some substances can react badly or can have a chemical reaction with Styrofoam, does ruining your material (The use of plastic materials for any specific application is dependent upon its composition, its particular properties, and design of the part.)
E.g. rugby and styro don’t mix
Note:
Sa tingin ko, Shops which are located at malls, tend to slap much higher price kesa sa mga medyo di kilala o hindi sa mall nagbebenta, well minsan vice versa( basic supply/demand) at minsan makakahaggle pa kayo katulad sa divisoria na hindi magagawa sa malls.
How-how de Carabao, The thread on how to make your own
Swords/armors (some people call it props).
I hope this thread will end all the other threads which deals with the how’s
and why’s of making your own swords/armor.
Andami dami na kasi masyado, paulit ulit lang, nakakalito at minsan nakakainis dahil hindi mo alam kung saan at sino ang uunahin mong basahin,
Like this one, and this, at eto pa(tingnan nyo post ni chrono), ano ba talaga kuya? andami dami parang kabute, ahehe!
Back to the topic, you can Post your questions, answers, tutorials, helpful suggestions, comments,
Or better yet, links to some sites which you think are appropriate to this thread.
U should know, Bawal ang ma Out of Topic, please dapat tayong magbigay galang sa mga admin at mga moderators na consistently na umaayos sa forum na to,
(we are steadily growing) so wag maging pasaway!
Kung gusto nyong mag post ng mga stores, I post nyo lang sana ang pangalan, the other details of the shops/stores o mag benta ng ginawa nyong weapon, magtanong kung saan makabibili/magkano ba?
ay dito nyo sana ilagay sa shops
If you don’t know the rules and regulations of this forum,
You can always go here, And for the newbies like me, you can always read
the how to’s of this forum here, wala naming mawawala kung titingnan ito kahit
ilang beses mo pang ulitin.
whew! dami ba intro? Hehe.. let start shall we?
*Brief Intro/explanation
(taken from Chemical Process Industries, SHREVE/Third Edition)
The development of plastics from laboratory curiosities to products tailored to industry’s needs has bought new and economical materials of construction to the engineer and the designer.
The use of plastic materials for any specific application is dependent upon its composition, its particular properties, and design of the part.
Polystyrene (One of the oldest synthetic resins and is third in production level. The styrene resins are used extensively for packaging foams and for sheets.)
Zzzzzz…….
Ok, have I put you to sleep yet?
First things first, all you have to do is follow this simple steps,
1. You must have a good reference picture, a sketch, a colored drawing, layout design, etc.
E.g. if you want to recreate something like cloud’s 6pc super cool
weapon, here is a link of its 3D model (astig)
2. You must have the proper tools and materials.
For the weapon:
a.The main material which will be often used when making a weapon
(Especially the big ones) is the rigid insulation foam (malaki, makapal at malapad na Styrofoam board, polystyrene)
E.g. refer to this tutorial in making huge oversized swords, and this one too, Inuyasha’s tesaiga.(temporary offline, sorry guys)
Note:
Where to get this stuff? Click here or if you bought any appliance like ref or tv, you can always use the styro which came with it.
b.sand paper
c.fiber glass cloth
d.epoxy, vulca seal
e.spray paint
f.well ventilated area, craft knife, scissors etc., protective gear etc*mask,gloves
For the armor:
a.The main material used in making armors is the polystyrene sheeting kung nakakita na kayo ng foam na nasa loob ng sapatos, makinis at medyo manipis na pwede putulin ng gunting, clear o maputi ang kulay, flexible, yun un, and craft foam.
(di ako sure kung ang craft foam ba ay manipis na urethane foam, which can be the best material if you want to build yourself a very impressive gundam suit, kasi u can re shape it by heat) you can see the gundam tutorial here
Note:
Or you can always use cardboard, same rules apply but there are always downsides like its strength but are cheap and can cut down your expenses in a great deal.
b.Clear plastic, medyo makapal pero see through, like yung mga ginagamit sa pag acetate, o ginagamit sa pag gawa ng mga cel animation.
c.Other materials mentioned in amethyst angel’s tutorial, like glue gun, glue sticks, scissors, etc. are always available at divisoria or at any National book store outlet.
Note:
Here’s a CLEAR and Concise Tutorial on how to make your own Armors from Amethyst Angel site. The complete list of shops are listed here including some materials which can be substituted with the local materials that can be bought here in the Phil
3.Dedication, hard work, pag-iingat din kasi you’ll gonna use some sharp tools too when carving the rough outline of your weapon, always remember some safety guide lines:
1.Always work on a well ventilated area, which has enough or has a large space for your materials
*garage, lawn, etc
2.Never work when you feel sleepy, tired or under the influence of alcoholic beverages, or dangerous substances etc. It will only lead to serious injuries.
3.You must equip yourself with the proper protective gear like mask, goggles, and rubber gloves (if needed). It is very dangerous to inhale or touch some of the substance, vapors, or the little particles which can cause damage to your health.
4.Styrene and hot glue are both thermo-sensitive, meaning they can melt when subjected to prolonged heat as mentioned by amethyst angel.
5.Here are some other helpful tips, still from Amethyst Angel.
Note:
napansin ko sa hero event, puro carved up na styro weapons ang dala nang iba. Naalala ko tuloy nung bandang hapon na, may nag cosplay nang cloud from AC, nung nag present na siya ay biglang nabali yung weapon nya, biglang may mga nag sigawan na “pirated” ,may mga tumawa pa *cguro napahiya cya ng konti, but being the cosplayer that he is, he still managed to proceed sa pag present nung pinag hirapan nya na costume at weapon.
Useful tips from:
Admin Polence
Posted: Nov 28 2005, 06:38 PM
my suggestion would be, try to find a toy knife/dagger/sword, with a similar handle... then just modify the blade
if you can't find some... do it from scratch... you can try my suggestion below.
ok... for the handle, get a pvc pipe, cut it to the desired lenght of the handle, with one inch allowance.
next step would be cutting an illustration board to the shape of the blade and hand guard of the sword
then... cut one inch deep on one side of the pvc pipe going across diameter of the circle of the pipe.
Tapos, isulot mo dun yung illustration board dun sa hiwa na ginawa mo sa pvc pipe... tapos.... dun sa dulo ng hiwa, palibutan mo ng ilang ikot ng scotch tape, para di matuloy tuloy yung hiwa.
Ok yung part kung saan mo sinulot yung illustration board (kung saan sila magkapatong) butasan mo na lumulusot mula pvc pipe, lulusot sa illustration, papuntang kabilang side ng pvc.... dalawang butas... tapos lagyan mo ng pako or turnilyo para maging "stable" yung pagkakakabit mo.
Just work the design from there... by cutting the designs of the hand guard and handle out of illustration broad then sticking it to the base, and/or combining paper mache.
Ok.. if you want the blade to have dimention... just draw and color out the edge of the dagger. Ok for real dimention, layer the illustration board on both sides of it, by cutting two pieces smaller (to the size of the spine/middle part of the blade)and paper maché the sides to even out the effect.
For the red round ball at the butt off the sword, just use a small Christmas ball... and for the ends of the hand guard, you can maybe use small plastic eggs... don't forget to incorporate them by sticking them to the base and incorporating it with paper maché/layering of the illustration board for the design.
Mahirap gumawa ng written instruction.. ; di ako magaling dun... I'd prefer it if I will just show you. ;
Note:
Maganda talaga na matibay ang base o kaya naman patibayin mo ito, kaya nga ginamitan nang fiber glass cloth, epoxy o vulca seal (please refer to the tesaiga tutorial) kasi madalimg mag crumble ang styropore.
Note:
But always remember to be careful; because some substances can react badly or can have a chemical reaction with Styrofoam, does ruining your material (The use of plastic materials for any specific application is dependent upon its composition, its particular properties, and design of the part.)
E.g. rugby and styro don’t mix
Note:
Sa tingin ko, Shops which are located at malls, tend to slap much higher price kesa sa mga medyo di kilala o hindi sa mall nagbebenta, well minsan vice versa( basic supply/demand) at minsan makakahaggle pa kayo katulad sa divisoria na hindi magagawa sa malls.
mikugeto - January 3, 2006 11:45 AM (GMT)
My answer to cjec21form his post
Power sander is a power sander, meaning kung hindi ka mag iingat ay maaring magaya ka sa mga naputulan o nasugatan sa new year,
well kung hindi ka pa ganun ka adult ay magpatulong ka o kaya mag karon ka sana ng adult supervision. The use of sand papers are to rfine the shape of the weapon, at kung wala kang choice, iguess pag tyagaan mong mag kiskis, patience is a virtue
Power sander is a power sander, meaning kung hindi ka mag iingat ay maaring magaya ka sa mga naputulan o nasugatan sa new year,
well kung hindi ka pa ganun ka adult ay magpatulong ka o kaya mag karon ka sana ng adult supervision. The use of sand papers are to rfine the shape of the weapon, at kung wala kang choice, iguess pag tyagaan mong mag kiskis, patience is a virtue
sexylexy - January 13, 2006 04:38 PM (GMT)
muntik na kong gumawa ng thread 4 dis one
buti n lgn meron na pla
so ang question ko..
can any1 help me hw 2 make dis weapon??
suggestions??
hirs d pic
buti n lgn meron na pla
so ang question ko..
can any1 help me hw 2 make dis weapon??
suggestions??
hirs d pic
Chibi-kun - January 14, 2006 02:50 AM (GMT)
well, for the overall shape I would use an existing pipe. And from there, you can either paper machette the rest of the details or attach them by using pre-existing materials. Pero, pag paper machette, mas magaan para sa iyo to carry.
and you can find the army looking knife anywhere sa Pinas, problema lang nga kasi, if you use a real knife, bawal yan sa conventions XD and it can cause some issues to other cosplayers.
and you can find the army looking knife anywhere sa Pinas, problema lang nga kasi, if you use a real knife, bawal yan sa conventions XD and it can cause some issues to other cosplayers.
Mike - January 14, 2006 02:55 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Chibi-kun @ Jan 14 2006, 10:50 AM) |
| and you can find the army looking knife anywhere sa Pinas, problema lang nga kasi, if you use a real knife, bawal yan sa conventions XD and it can cause some issues to other cosplayers. |
You're right, Christine. Fortunately, plastic toy knives are also popular in the Philippines. :)
sexylexy - January 22, 2006 08:34 AM (GMT)
thanks 4 d help chibi
hhmm..
ung tube nga ung ggmtn ko
ugn gngmt sa canyon nung new year
tpos ung sa knife
baka gawa sa cardboard tpos ipaint n lng
hhmm..
ung tube nga ung ggmtn ko
ugn gngmt sa canyon nung new year
tpos ung sa knife
baka gawa sa cardboard tpos ipaint n lng
yukino99 - March 4, 2006 01:34 PM (GMT)
@lexy
ei tama ka...nung gnagamit na canyon pag new year ang gamitin mo...gumawa ako ng black na ganun eh....tapos lagay mo nalng ung ibang detail...paper mache mo nalng ung mga un...^^x
ei tama ka...nung gnagamit na canyon pag new year ang gamitin mo...gumawa ako ng black na ganun eh....tapos lagay mo nalng ung ibang detail...paper mache mo nalng ung mga un...^^x
buriki boy - March 14, 2006 06:46 AM (GMT)
tama!! ung "boga" ung kanyon.. hehe... may ganun ung pinsan ko eh... astig!!! :P
yukino99 - March 14, 2006 02:57 PM (GMT)
astig nga eh...ahahha...kulay black din ung ginawa kow...^^x
maruichi - July 18, 2006 08:31 AM (GMT)
wahahay!!! patulong nmn.... sa ispada nung sa bleach.... onegai...
my sword aq kso impossibleng gwing pang japanese sword...X.x
tulong nmn poh...T.T
my sword aq kso impossibleng gwing pang japanese sword...X.x
tulong nmn poh...T.T
jaycee - July 19, 2006 12:14 PM (GMT)
turuan nyo naman po akong gumawa ng props!!!!!
:huh: :huh:
baguhan lang me dito!!!!!
nakakahanga kasi kayo eh!!!!!!!!!!
ah!!! pa-add naman sa friendster oh!!!!hihihihih!!!!!!
jaycee_145@yahoo.com :wub: :wub:
:huh: :huh:
baguhan lang me dito!!!!!
nakakahanga kasi kayo eh!!!!!!!!!!
ah!!! pa-add naman sa friendster oh!!!!hihihihih!!!!!!
jaycee_145@yahoo.com :wub: :wub:
robertics15 - July 19, 2006 02:52 PM (GMT)
About the samurai sword, palo tsina wood is best used for the job. magaan at madaling i-manipulate. 
mlqc - August 10, 2006 01:14 PM (GMT)
hehehehe... tnx for the info!!
i'll start making some
*working*
i'll start making some
*working*