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Just going to say right now... holy shit my friend. You have a talent for woodcraft. Uhh... I think that they're all going to be ok provided you can answer a couple more questions;
- What does the scale of that revolver actually look like? Is it oversized, or actual revolver sized?
- There is no spring in the hidden blade? And it locks "closed", but not extended?

Thank you  :)

If i put a rectangle around the revolver, it will be around 15in x 9in. It's kinda ridiculous to be honest XD

No springs at all in the hidden blade. Here's a pic of the inside of the Hidden Blade and my video of how it locks:
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2009/364/8/4/Hidden_Blade_Innards_by_Aphaestus.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV6IuUvPdP0
It was a prototype of my hidden blade, but the locking mechanism is still the same: being held in the "closed" position by 2 magnets. The almost finished one looks almost exactly like the one in the vid; the blade is shaped and i made it a little longer, but none of the blade sticks out of the metal housing.

That is some beautiful woodcraft, sir. Are you professional?

Thank you. I'm just an art student =P

Would these props be okay?

Rifle:
http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Sniper-Rifle-WIP-2-164539421
I'm going to paint is like this when i finish assembling it: http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4/timebmb757/Sniper_IMG.png
It's made from wood and PVC pipe. Would it be okay to carry it around if i painted the tip orange? Or will it look to real?

Butterfly Knife:
http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Butterfly-Knife-WIP-139754830
Whole thing is made of wood and the tip of the blade is rounded.

Revolver:
http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Ambassador-WIP-2-139754606
It is in the process of being painted to look like this: http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7091/ambassador.jpg
Do i have to add an orange tip to this? It would look ridiculous if i tried to paint one on.

Hidden Blade:
http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Hidden-Blade-and-Forearm-Armor-157705543
I'm cosplaying Altair from Assassin's Creed and i'm wonder if it will be legal to carry that around. The blade is made from wood and it has a locking mechanism. The blade won't come out unless i pull on the mechanism. This prop is gravity operated.

I would like one ^^

Fan Name: Aphaestus
Avatar: Current one i'm using
Pic: http://c2.api.ning.com/files/2wOsueeRmMiCp9DokIMhwfql0NWU3OG1lXzJIZo5NTTaBJyXMqMvbqGxR5SaqqWX3NSI5CbDQidARG0eRldkznG0bIm9R7kx/AssassinsCreedAssassinVSCrusader1036.jpg

Aphaestus: +1 Bonus day reply, also relevant answer/-10 HITLER WAS A BAD, BAD MAN. D:<

WOOOO, -9 pts!

I'm so good at failing XD

Today is also Hitler's birthday. Oo

I'm working on the Ambassador, Sapper, and Butterfly knife for my Spy cosplay. Also a sniper rifle and a kukri for my friend's Sniper cosplay. Mostly everything is close to the painting stage. But projects and homework from classes are screwing with my prop making time  :-\

I can post links to the WIPs of the props if anyone wants to see em.

Do you know what color your friend is yet?

My friend will be a Red Sniper.

I'm just gonna direct link to my WIPs, since i dont want to overload the servers on here Oo
Here they are:
Ambassador: http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/White-Ambassador-153985348
                  http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Ambassador-WIP-2-139754606
                  http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Ambassador-Engraving-149961921
Butterfly Knife: http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Butterfly-Knife-WIP-139754830
Sapper: http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Sapper-WIP-139756113
Sniper Rifle: http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Sniper-Rifle-WIP-153984292
Kukri: http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Kukri-WIP-2-153983951

I'm working on the Ambassador, Sapper, and Butterfly knife for my Spy cosplay. Also a sniper rifle and a kukri for my friend's Sniper cosplay. Mostly everything is close to the painting stage. But projects and homework from classes are screwing with my prop making time  :-\

I can post links to the WIPs of the props if anyone wants to see em.

I havent played since 6.60 came out. Stupid college and TF2 taking up most of my time =P

I'm gonna be a Fancy Fedora wearing Blu Spy!  ;D
and maybe a camera beard if i'm up to it...

and my friend is gonna be a Sniper, not really sure on the color Oo

Lol. Fun times playing. Backpack, Beanie, Pikachu, Girl, just to name a few

By Beanie, is it the one that was wearing the hakama, the black pants thing that looked sorta like a dress? :P Because that was me  ;D

I'll be there as Shuuhei Hisagi from Bleach  ^^

aphaestus.deviantart.com

Well, it's just props that i made and some other random stuff. i need to upload some of my other artworks ><

so.. anyone here ever make their own waraji? i'm stuck not doing fanime this year, but i'm still making them because i heard they're supposed to be really comfortable.

I made my own, but the ones i made aren't really that comfortable, it might be the way i made them...So yea, i had to put some padding on em so i wont kill my feet when walking around ><

http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Waraji-108948229

Those are the ones I made, i need to update the pic though, because there's only one waraji in that pic 

looks a lot nicer than what i've got. what thickness did you use/did you trace it to your foot?
i made the mistake of using 1/4thick manilla rope, so there are larger gaps in the weave, but the thickness works a bit like padding.

The sisal rope is about 1/8 in thickness. if i remembered correctly, i just got 1/4 sisal and just unraveled it. and i did trace it to my foot, i just used a lot of nails to keep the shape ><

so.. anyone here ever make their own waraji? i'm stuck not doing fanime this year, but i'm still making them because i heard they're supposed to be really comfortable.

I made my own, but the ones i made aren't really that comfortable, it might be the way i made them...So yea, i had to put some padding on em so i wont kill my feet when walking around ><

http://aphaestus.deviantart.com/art/Waraji-108948229

Those are the ones I made, i need to update the pic though, because there's only one waraji in that pic 

Ok, who started passing out the crack to the kids?

Oh crap, I thought it was powdered sugar... ><

@chaosbark

i just wanted to know because i'm bored and having a hell of a time procrastinating on my homework ^^

I say the first thing that pops into my mind and this is what happens? This is scaring me...

You should be scared...

Ketchup eating contest anyone? O_o

@Runewitt

Do you make the scabbard out of wood? I'm just curious since I tried to make a wooden one for my Kazeshini but it did not come out right. O_o So i just made the scabbard from cardboard ><

Put me down for Shuuhei

There's so much homework from my classes that I hope I can finish the costume... :-\