40K costume complete

I can't remember the name of the 40k character but here is the costume completed.

The making of a Wand

I decided to make a wand for LARP use. I started with a tree branch and my trusty knife.

I then whittled it down to the shape and size I wanted.

Then refined it a little then stained the handle part.

I added some string to give it more pizazz.

I was really happy with the end result so I decided to make four more. they will all be different from each other.

40K Foam Chainsword - Finished

I finished spraying and weathering the chainsword. I then added a leather handle wrap and called it done. I'm pretty happy with the final result.

 

40K chainsword masked

I have sprayed the chainsword black. Now for the metallic parts. We found a metallic silver spray paint. I have masked off all the black areas and will commence spraying the silver metallic parts.

40K Skull Gas Mask

Now that the chainsword is in the painting stage it is time to work on the skull covered gas mask. We happened to have a gas mask that we modified a little and with the EVA foam we cut out the skull cover. We are going to add fabric to the gas mask to make it wrap around the head like the minis and then glue on the skull. This is what we have so far.

40K Chainsword Construction Complete

We have finished the construction phase of the chainsword. We think it came out pretty good. It looks a little rough in some spots but our next step is to spray it with plastidip. We have never used it before but it should fill in the rough areas and give the whole sword a nice coating and make it ready to paint.

40K Chainsword

So on to the next project. My son and I are making a 40K chainsword for his cosplay outfit. We decided to use EVA foam, a cosplay standard. This is our first time using EVA foam. The benifit of EVA foam is it is pretty cheap and easy to work with. You can also heat it up and shape it and it will retain it's shape. The chainsword is the first part of the costume.

This is the EVA foam we are using.

Here is the chainsword before we closed it up.

And after we closed it up.