Ichnob's Prop Factory

[Ichnob]

Thanks guys, but I can't take all the credit. Much like Luffy needs his crew, I need my friends for help and ideas as well. If it weren't for fm13177, there's no way the rifle would look half as good as it does. And iroha helped out a lot with planning out those feathers, along with helping me paint them. My cosplays seem to always have a little bit of my friends' help and influence, which is part of why I'm proud to wear them.

[Ichnob]

Just a few more touch-ups on the black, and need a top coat of clear gloss to seal the paint, but it's pretty much done. And I'm pretty proud of it. I don't think I've seen another Akainu cosplayer make one of these. Apologies for the crappy phone pic.

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[CoralSnake]

please fist some Aces x3 that looks SO AWESOME

[Ewing4686]

Very nice Ichnob, I'm actually working on a pair of magma fists as well for my Akainu costume, yours looks really great! I'll try to post some pics of mine soon in the general cosplay thread, I didn't make them from scratch like you did but hopefully they will look good enough, keep up the great work!

[CatMonster]

Just a few more touch-ups on the black, and need a top coat of clear gloss to seal the paint, but it's pretty much done. And I'm pretty proud of it. I don't think I've seen another Akainu cosplayer make one of these. Apologies for the crappy phone pic.

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http://web11.twitpic.com/img/1217768...1a0-scaled.jpg

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[Ichnob]

Boo @ Twitpics hotlinking. Here's the actual link instead, which I should've done. http://twitpic.com/20i3lm

@Ewing: Technically, it's not made from scratch. While I was thinking of using Hulk hands like yourself, I actually instead only focused on one hand for the main hit, for those who understand and those who don't want to be spoiled. Also, it's based off Hellboy's Right Hand of Doom, but I had to add a lot of stuff to it to remove those discs, and add an extra finger, since Hellboy's RHoD only has 3 fingers. The black was added mainly for two reasons: manga, and the cooler part of lava is the black rock that dries and hardens. I wanted the middle to be red with yellow, and the end of the fist and the part attached to my arm be "cooler" since it's exposed to the air. Sort of, hardening and melting at the same time. I'll head on over to the General thread to see yours.

Also, same wavelength, bro.

[CZor]

Awesome to see someone thinking (and actually doing something) about a magma arm, I'm also was thinking to do one for Otakon (next year). Good idea to use a Hulk/Hellboy arm since I was planning to maybe use foam or something similar....

[CatMonster]

That is freaking amazing!! I love how cartoony it looks, like the way you did the cool spots on there!

[Ichnob]

Akainu cosplay nearly done. Just gotta fix the epaulets and add some clear straps to make sure the coat doesn't fall. http://twitpic.com/21oqs5

Also, gold buttons. http://twitpic.com/21jj4t

[CoralSnake]

OH MY GOD... LOVE IT *u*!!!

also... out of sheer curiosity... where do you get the clear straps? I am very pissed off at our jackets for falling off naturally since we didn't secure them in any way ... x.x plus I'm planning on WB... I'll have a prop and I'll need to move around so just curious!

also, SWEET buttons. Nobody will ever notice that awesome little detail D: I think it fits so well!

[omnichild]

mmm sexy Akainu.

[Ichnob]

Thanks, omni and Coral!

Also Coral, you can get them at Joanns. In the notions department, you can find clear bra straps. I just saftey pin them on.

[Ewing4686]

Hey Ichnob, I'm thinking about doing Van Augur for my next cosplay, and was hoping to pick your brain a little about how you went about making your Ben Beckman rifle. I have pretty good sized workshop available to use but just have no idea how to go about making a prop of that complexity and size. Any advice or tips you can give would be awesome!

[Ichnob]

I'm lucky that one of my cosplay group members (fm13177) happens to have access to a router along with the knowledge of using one. As you saw, the rifles were made of PVC and wood. What power tools do you have access to? Even if it's just a dremel, that will be good. There are a bunch of simpler ways you can tackle something like this, I just chose a more difficult method.

[Ewing4686]

Ah ok, thanks for the info, I'm still trying to decide what is the best way to go about constructing my rifle for Van Augur, what would you say was the most challenging part of making your rifle for Ben Beckman? In my mind, the barrel of the gun seems easiest, with the wooden stock and body portion of the gun being the most complex. Let me know of any tips you might have or advice as I continue to try and decide the best way to start work on it, thanks!

[Ichnob]

I think this would work best if I take pictures of simple paper cutouts. It might be easiest to make the rifle stock out of two pieces, even with a router.