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would it be a good idea to make the long transparent part of tidus's water sword from poster board if not what could i use to make that part out of any help would be appreciated

A mold and Hot-glue-gun

If anything, I'll sell you mine, it's all steel and I'll just throw on alot of plastic around it for $120.

wow thats a lot of money thanks for the offer but i think i'll make one

It was an expensive sword to start out with. Good luck and take pictures.

$120 for a custom blade is actually pretty cheap. Heck, I've seen people drop $150 on mass-produced cheap blades at cons.

you can try using acrylic.

how much does acrylic cost?

blah blah, my previous post was a useless one.

at the art supplies store, acrylic 12 x 18 inches and 3 cm thick costs around $4 and a few cents. it should be okay... but if you need a bigger area of acrylic, they have tons more.

then if you still are making the brotherhood sword, you can heat the acrylic at the sides so blisters'll pop up and voila, you'll have that bubble thing on tidus's sword.

how do i heat the paint?

My guess would be a hair dryer ;P

hair dryer?!...how much do those cost?

It depends on the brand and quality of the hair dryer.

how bout resin ...how do i use that

err, if u use resin... i think you'll need a mould to pour the resin in first.

and for heating the acrylic, u'll need something that goes a lot hotter than a hair dryer. i used a strip heater. but you can use the conventional oven, not the microwave oven.

I guess that shows my inexperience with acrylic products ^_^

don't say that.
learning about plastics, wood and metals was a core subject in my school.

Well, acrylics isn't something I've ever put any effort into learning ^_^

I'm just glad someone could help her that had more experience in it =P

thanks guys