These were not a thing the last time I bothered to do cosplay and now..............................................................

Assembly and a good coat of paint required. But I'll be back (in a few weeks once I find an aluminum rod to stabilize this thing)

BUT NOT THE WHOLE POINT

Just.

aluminum or wood? I think aluminum would be lighter and I am small and I am tired and I will be also working all day so...................? Aluminum?

Wood might be lighter, but then it might be weaker

I need to just go to Home Depot and run around with a stack of rods for 10 minutes and see which tuckers me out first LMAO

It's Home Depot, they won't question me

They get you.

what are you trying to stabilize?

A SWARD

That I will have to carry everywhere and hide while I'm working

Working the event, I should clarify lol

generally speaking dowel rods will work just fine for this but depending on what type of sword it is and thickness you can cut the middleman and look at pvc pipe

I was also debating pvc! I was originally thinking to just melt pvc INTO a sword (old school tactics ha!) but then I remembered magic exists so I went that route

size of the sqord is important here because the weight issue might be negligible

I am weak. But sword is not that big

Then metal is good just have to consider whether the guidelines for weapons in cosplay might frown on a metal core security reasons

This one is chill

Peace tie and you g

Also, I am working security at one point LOL

I AM THE SOLUTION AND THE PROBLEM

if the sword has a balance issue (like it is overly heavy because of ornamental bs ) it is possibly better to have metal core but if we are talking like short length. for instance Link's master sword or less. then lighter materials should be fine too

hahaha

also how are you traveling to con?

or event

Train!

Then a car

Then I sleep there C:

okay so unless?stations have metal?detectors that should be fine

NAH this station is outdoors and

sorry for my typing XD

oh but DC metro

yeah c.c

I still think it's fine

I'll just buber

Well I don't know the cureent situation I am just tossing all the things to consider in choices

NAH THIS IS GOOD

I am visually a harmless looking person and I have gotten away with some crazy shenanigans

PART OF MY UwU charm

A more dangerous weapon than sward

I personally would probably not put a metal core into something I am taking into or through DC. Just for absolute safety. XD

Just because of the current clime. <- as political as i am getting in this plurk

Valid

is there a reference to this sward i may look at?

I am a ...... native (weird to say it like that but it is what it is) so idk. It's not as bad as I think the media projects

Yeah it rarely is and I totes understand c.c

le reference

okay so you are gonna be perfectly fine with dowel rods

i was seriously imagining hyper ornamental

NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

And the 3D print is also on the chill side

I am terrified of the hilt breaking in assembly

It is very very delicate

ganbatte

Nothing gorilla glue and determination can't fix but still

totes understand but also remember that dowel rods come in sizes that can support the hilt too c.c

or you can get guage wire for armature

i want a mention ping when you finish it off and take piccies!

which you better! OR ELSE

LOL NO PRESSURE

I'm still waiting for some of the supplies to get in (some fabrics got delayed because tariffs...............)

But yessssssss progress pics will happen

At least for sward

c: yay!

I will of course delight in anything you truly want to share but i am invested in sward now lbr

Fair enough c:

c: and truly share only if you wanna. i just want to see if you happen to do

I will, if nothing else, share what pics I gather at the event

I usually don't but the internet has its ways

3D printers are so cool

M A G I C right???

i have a couple patterns i want to print soon, including a model Viking ship

omgoodness that sounds amazing but also a pain in the sanding ass

if i do print it i will plurk about it

PLEASE DO I am so curious how it will go

I can't imagine something so intricate

I'm losing my shit with this hilt as it is LOL

yeah 3d printing can do some crazy shit for cosplay

not really ideal for wearable stuff but great for props