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Sephiroth's Sword... UGH! I need ideas!!
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:00 pm
by Sakura_Efreet
My boyfriend and I are cosplaying as Cloud and Sephiroth for AnimeFest (Dallas, 9/01-04), and even though he has made cosplay weapons and such before and I'm usually pretty crafty, we're both at a loss for ideas of how to make this sword as life like as possible!!
Here is a kinda funky example in case you have no idea what I am speaking of:
http://imagescommerce.bcentral.com/merc ... MOV-Cb.jpg
ANY help is appriciated, but I'd like to add that we are both two teens who are on a tight budget.... ^^;;;;;. Thanks for looking!
Swords
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:52 am
by Namine
If you go to
www.trueswords.com you can get both swords. If you don't want real swords...then ask someone else.
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:44 am
by Sakura_Efreet
Yeah, this is for cosplaying purposes, and so far I haven't attended a convention that would let you bring in a REAL weapon- though that would be cool, I know we are all a little bit safer because of the policy. ^^;. Thanks anyways!
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:33 pm
by Sterling
wood or plastic?
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:45 pm
by Sakura_Efreet
Sterling wrote:wood or plastic?
Oh! I saw you on the Ohayocon fourms! Nice to see you again! ^-^!
Yes, I was betting that, but I was hopeing that someone could give me ideas as to how much I'd need and what is what... details in other words.
^^. Thanks though!
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:39 am
by Sterling
I was Zack... The ONLY zack at Ohiyo 6, also, the AMV artist of 5, so I'm not sure when you saw me...
Anyway, either mold or carved, go with a curve on the blade. a straight blade looks dumb.
I could make you one out of wood.
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:37 pm
by Sakura_Efreet
I still need help on this, so if anyone can offer ANYTHING... thank you.
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:53 pm
by Sterling
Take a plank of pine wood and get a semi circle drawing on it for the blade. only a little curve will do it. cut it square, and use a dremal to make the blade. round off the handle with a wood Rasp/File or sand paper. use paint, wrap, and glue a bouken hand gaurd.
ta-da
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:18 pm
by Sterling
nope, that didn't help any.
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:52 pm
by zaitenaiji
Can somebody kick that user off? All the posts from him/her/it have been all about 'working from home'. Nothing to do with cosplay.
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:09 pm
by usagi-chan
Im planning Seph's sword as well.
Im going to try using Wonderflex (its a thermoplastic you can heat and mold, you can purchase it at cosplaysupplies.com)
Im actually taking a plastic katana I already have, and going to attempt to basically add more length to it using the wonderflex. Perhaps a piece that will slide directly onto the current blade, this way it still has sturdy support inside.
