I just recently went to the Fabric Accessories House and finally found the accessory elements I need thanks to you Leon! Definitely deserve a like and subscribe! :)
we have area sell stuff like this in kk. it's feels like heaven to go there. and thanks for the tips too!!! and people say cosplay is for kids and it's cheap... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....
that's sucks. even though I have these stores around here around but actually I still get my materials online most of the time. it's cheaper and has more option
respect for going foam in a world of 3d printing. that said why not use a premade addressable RGB strip clear taped to the underside a tinted red dome? bonus points of being able to swap colors or have patterns while avoiding any reliablity issues and still having the ability to use a source small enough to fit in the staff.
this tutorial is so useful! im making a scythe prop soon and was wondering if instead of using metal straws if heavy armature wire would work to attach the foam to the pvc pipe? im only using two layers of foam though
I used to make scythe before but I can't remember what I used for the support. But based on my experience it told me the metal wire has to be harder and thicker so it won't shake and sturdier
This is a very detailed and well made video with lots of care into your craftsmanship! Thank you for creating the templates and I hope many others can learn from them!!!
Thank you for this & fern's staff, i purchased them both & will start on it soon. I just have one question, what type of pen are you using to trace the patterns on the eva foam?
I majored in industrial design in college and your videos are bringing back lots of memories from slaving away in the studio for hours and hours at a time making models
Question - is there a reason why you used steel straw instead of wooden dowels? I'm not making Starks axe (I am making Buggys Axe from One Piece) and I am wondering whether wooden dowels would suffice for supports on that prop. I was recommended to use wire gauge but that seems like a lot of work compared to screwing in a couple wooden dowels
For structural support I'm more towards metal, especially steel or aluminium. Because it is more light weight and sturdier than wood. One thing about wood is it breaks on impact, so it is also one of the reasons I don't recommend using wooden structure anymore, except for the tip. Pointy metal can be pretty dangerous
Thank you! It is called super effect red and it has to use a spray gun. There's a similar one called candy red in my area and it is a type of spray can paint
What an incredible Fern staff I really loved it. I would like to do it, but I have a question about how many millimeters is the Foam that you are using. Could you please tell me?
How durable is it? I mean, I'm not going to be careless with the shoes, but like, do I need to be SUPER careful with it? I'm wanting to make me one for cosplay.
Depends on what kind of paint you use. The shoe itself is pretty durable unless u ran with it, kick somebody with it, other than that, it will last pretty well
@@LeonNoelCos towards the middle, when crafting, you Dremel the edge and then use a bigger template off the axe to add details on top at 3:50 I couldn’t find this one in the template folder
You can refer back to the full axe template, I have indicated the red line is the base layer, while for the bigger part, can just simply extract from the full axe template
hello! I have a question. Do you think I could put the tube BEFORE closing the staff, so it's easier to attach it to the foam and I don't need to perform the ''surgery'' ? Thank u
Hello, I bought the template, but as I was getting materials I found it particularly hard to find a 2.2cm pve pipe specifically. Are there any sites/places where I can get a 2.2cm PVC pipe?
Great tutorial! I just got your pattern on Etsy :) How do you make the two halves of staff detachable? Does the PVC section you cut hold the bottom half in place once it's slotted over?
I wonder if prefab puck lights arranged back-to-back would be a usable workaround for those of us who have a good understanding of prop making but can't wrap our heads around wiring our own electrical. Or maybe sanding the surface of the acrylic dome to make it better at light diffusion and then insert some RGB strip into the perimeter. That might be easier since you can buy premade connectors. Could even use neon flex lighting to avoid hotspots.
There are millions of ways to do it though, I have a friend who has explosion knowledge on electrical stuffs and he is using premade led as well and it still works. So yeah, there's really no limit that you have to wire everything though
Don't recall if they've ever mentioned how Himmel got their replica sword, but if he did put that one together by himself then all the "That's what the hero Himmel would've done" might not be as far off.
