#diy props

[9ine9ine9ine6ix]

it's time that hot glue is given a chance in the competitive cosplay scene. you can't use it to sew fabric but you can, with enough effort and skill development, make and style wigs, seal edges, make molds, fake welding, seal upholstery foam, mimick water, do ACTUAL fabrication work with it.

There's definitely a quick way to assemble a cosplay by hot gluing it together, but there's also labouring over a cosplay for hours and using hot glue in creative and effective ways that won't actually detract from the product

eventually i'll make a video about it. i'm preeching for the redemption of hot glue

[aso-bi]

DIY LoZ Sheikah Slate

Thought it's about time I shared the birthday gift I made for my bestie @tsukinoshinjiu! It's a custom Sheikah Slate! So I'm gonna share how I made it... (finished images at the bottom!)

First I started by looking at in-game references for it and getting a general feel of what it looks like, what pieces I'd need, and what the general shape would be like. I wanted it to be a special box of sorts, so they could hide little treasures or letters...

After getting the general feel of the colors and shapes I'd need as well as what would be sunken and what would pop out, I looked for some measurements I could base myself off of. Luckily I found a Reddit post of someone who'd already done the hard work for me.

I tweaked the sizes slightly (namely putting them in a measurement system I could actually understand) then opened up SketchUp to model it out and simulate my rough idea.

I really wanted to stay true to the rounded corners, so I went for a layered technique, using 3 mm wooden slates.

So I created a "base" piece, a "body" piece, and a "lid" piece. In the end, it ended up being 5 body pieces, 1 base, and 1 lid. (And no, I didn't have access to 6 mm wood, otherwise, I'd simply done 2 6mm pieces for the body instead) In total, the depth was roughly 2.2 cm

Once that was ready, I laid out a simple graphic for my cutter. In it you can see the measurements:

Height: 25,33 cm (~10 in.)

Width: 15,33 cm (6 in.)

Depth: 2.2 cm (0.8 in.)

(yes I named it 6mm, I mistyped dw about it) Once that was done, I looked at the front again and opened up Illustrator to make the vector path for the cutter. I had barely used Illustrator before so I had to learn while I was doing it *sweats* but I got it done, and here's what it looks like. I saved it as .eps (vector) so the cutter could read it.

Once that was done, all that was left was to wait for the cutter to be done with my pieces....

Then I immediately started painting and organizing! Decided to start with something small, so I chose the little triangles, I took them apart and painted each piece individually, then with some scotch tape I held them together and put them aside. Next I painted the main piece as well as the lid, body, and base. I glued the layers first then painted them, same with the rest. The handle was especially fun to do and I think it turned out especially pretty. Always working my way up to the smaller colors. Once all those pieces were painted I glued them in place.

The little lines really tested my pulse *sweats again* I don't think they're perfect, but I tried my best (the circle around the eye is especially scuffed)

Not pictured (because I forgor) I made little stops on the bottom of the lid so it could stay in place and be used as a box. I used some thick 2mm hard grey board to make 4 little rounded stops and glued them to the bottom of the lid. When I was done, I sprayed the entire thing in a shiny finisher!

The inside had a special engraving since I'd originally wanted to throw in the Korok Bookmark I'd made for them in there as a surprise, but since this gift had lagged behind for a while, the bookmark was sent ahead of time along with the other goodies I'd prepared for their bday.

Once it was all ready I threw in some other goodies inside and packaged it for the mail! They got it last week and the reaction was...

In the end, the slate arrived a little later than I had wanted, but it got there in one place and the unboxing video I got from them was priceless hehehe.

So yea, that was my adventure making a custom Sheikah Slate as a bday gift! If I eventually remake it, I'll try to make it look even closer to the original.

And if anyone would like to try their hand at making it, go ahead! If there's interest for the files I'll find a way to make them available as well.

Bye bye!

[non-normal-nate]

I’m gonna turn this into a portal gun >:)

[9ine9ine9ine6ix]

reblogging cause i know this girl's shop will be of use to some of yall

Really cool kickstarter for sculpted textured hair extensions that y'all should check out!! If you don't have textured hair but want to support her, she has other beauty products like hair paint and body butter

[punk-squirrely-ghost]

Alright so. I'm making a stop sign prop. I don't have a stop sign already, would something the size of 10 inches by ten infhes to 15 inches to 15 inches work for a half inch diameter dowel?

[meg-girumi]

Since I like making random stuff and don’t feel like drawing

✨COMPLETELY REGULAR KEYBOARD THAT LOOKS COOOOOL✨

While making it I realised how truly CURSED it is!

Here’s the list:

It's made out of demonic goop (seriously, where does this stuff came from?)

No numpad

No F1-F12

No arrows

No Right Shift

No CapsLock

Only numbers through 1-7

No letter "P"

Also process!

[guts-xstew]

more rbt refs

[shadowlurkerbug]

A couple of the tf2 things I’ve made so far!!

Intel briefcase + Sniper’s kukri made by me!

Briefcase: thrifted. Everything else is made of paper and my hopes n dreams.

The kukri is just cardboard and paper with acrylic paint.

[thewordslastcowboy]

👁️🖐🏻ITS ALIVE!!!🧪🧑🏻‍🔬

I’m so happy with how this little guy has turned out! I was originally planning on using clay around the fingers but the string alone works so good and lets me pose each finger so it can be moved to sit on my shoulder too when I cosplay Herbert!!! (EYEN THE JOINT CONNECTING THE EYEBALL IS POSABLE) He is my new prized possession 😭

“His name is penis and he was born with no brain” looking ahh

[captainfantasticalright]

My replica of The Book.

I recreated every page that is shown on the show. Using only Word! It took me ages, but I have a cleaner version now.

I stained all the pages with coffee.

[mina-m]

Little 3D puzzle I just finished colouring & building. I wanted to post it on YT shorts but I ended up making it for fun ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ it just be like that sometimes... (At least yeah, it was fun)

[koshkahhh]

HERBERT WEST👁🫀

Costume Props PT2!!‼️

I apologize for the belated Part 2. Somehow managed to get myself in a bunch of extremely distracting situations over the past month and completely forgot about my Halloween post. Anyways, Here are all the props i made for my Herbert West Cosplay/Costume! Kinda did the finger creature last minute so its a bit fugly.😞(and dropped it accidently and cracked in a bit[eyeball lower right corner]). I'll post some pictures of the complete costume at some point. I promise....ill definitly not forget about it or something...

[hylianchampion17]

i made these sword wall mounts from Link’s house in BotW! i made three in total to match the three in Link’s Hateno house. the TotK ones are slightly different, featuring a rod to stand the weapon upright, rather that against the wall.*

i’m gonna be overly descriptive here for my own reference, as well as anyone else who would like to make something similar!

here’s the specs:

mount:

h - 44 in // w(top) - 16 in // w(bottom) - 14 in

plaque:

h - 2.5 in // w - 8.5 in

- made from plywood and cut wooden sticks

- bindings used screws, wood glue, and a nail gun

- base colour using spray paint

- border colour using primer paint

- fastened with velcro temporarily

- backside is hung on wall with a wire line

i plan to add Hylian text to the plaques. probably something general rather than a specific weapon name (so i can swap swords between mounts).

also planning to replace the velcro strip with a leather strap and buckle. something adjustable for different sizes. i’ll either use rivets or simply cut two slots in the sides for the leather strap to go through.

all my swords i plan on hanging here are high-density foam/PVC pipe. so far, i have the royal claymore, great flameblade, and master sword. although the first two are larger in game, they are roughly the same size as the master sword seen in the photos. this allows me to make a one-size-fits-most build!

inspired by u/ on reddit and twitter for the inspiration!

*here’s the different versions between games:

[qingsei-cosplay]

Trigun Stampede - Vash's gun (Part 2)

Ba-boom! Got too busy with work, so I didn't have time to complete it until now.