Making Loki's daggers
#1 | Kekewy on 5 months ago |
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Hey everyone. My best friend is dressing as Loki for the cons we're going to next year, so I want to make her his daggers from Thor Ragnarok as a present. It's my first time making props like this so I'm starting early so I have time to get them looking good before I need to give them to her. |
#2 | walkerofdarknes on 5 months ago |
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Honestly? I'd go with a foam and wood approach for that. The nice thing is that the design is relatively simple in terms of shapes and whatnot. The handle would be a piece of wood, maybe a thick dowel or closet rod milled down and given the "grip" look with the grooves cut in. You'd have a small dowel rod that slides into the smaller of the blades to hold the whole thing together, and I'd probably make the blades themselves out of EVA foam or L380. The catch would be making sure the blades get a proper seal and shine, which so far is something that eludes me. |
#3 | Kekewy on 5 months ago |
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[QUOTE=walkerofdarknes;5068343]Honestly? I'd go with a foam and wood approach for that. The nice thing is that the design is relatively simple in terms of shapes and whatnot. The handle would be a piece of wood, maybe a thick dowel or closet rod milled down and given the "grip" look with the grooves cut in. You'd have a small dowel rod that slides into the smaller of the blades to hold the whole thing together, and I'd probably make the blades themselves out of EVA foam or L380. The catch would be making sure the blades get a proper seal and shine, which so far is something that eludes me.[/QUOTE] |
#4 | DlGlT on 5 months ago |
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Honestly? Hit up etsy and buy an unfinished kit and customize it. That way you'll end up with a sturdy, accurate, prop. It shouldn't run you more than $50 for two. |