Link's shield please!!!!

Mizu angel · Post by **Mizu angel** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:47 pm

to be perfectly blunt, i have absolutly no clue on how to do Link's shield.
ermm sooooooo help? please?

Tia · Post by **Tia** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:17 pm

I've seen it made pretty well with a light wood and you cut out the shape and then paint it. I don't know how you'd get the rounded effect, though. Maybe warping it a bit?

Sterling · Post by **Sterling** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:18 am

Ahh... I just sold mine made of iron, Steel, and car paint for $500.
This thing was perfect

Mizu angel · Post by **Mizu angel** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:32 pm

erm.......whats warp mean???????

^_^U i dont think i have $500

(THANK YOU!! I LOVE YOU GUYS)

Tia · Post by **Tia** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:24 pm

like you know how when water gets at wood it kind of warps (makes a curve instead of laying flat) Yeah, Sterling your work is godly but not everybody has that kind of money. I think wood would probably be the best way to go to try to make it cheaply.

Mizu angel · Post by **Mizu angel** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 2:57 pm

OOOOOoooooooooooooo hmmmmmm i shall consider it!

my mum think im crazy enough already, she'll send me to the mental house if she sees me buying a $500 shield im most likley only going to be using it once or twice ^_^U

Shinigami-X · Post by **Shinigami-X** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:37 pm

Wood~~~ Friend to all cosplayers. =)

Mizu angel · Post by **Mizu angel** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:49 pm

YUP! i should've considered wood for my boomerang when i cosplayed as Sango. I used carboard..............>.< now its all bent up. Ima newbie >P

Tia · Post by **Tia** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:55 pm

I don't know about wood for that boomerang. I mean, a shield is traditionally made out of wood or metal, so that's why it works. Have you considered fiberglass/bondo for it, or paper mache?

Shinigami-X · Post by **Shinigami-X** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:45 pm

Aren't boomerangs usual made of wood? >.< I could've sworn they were. The only problem is that it'd be heavy. The best way to go for weight and strength would be foam. It's usually super-light and comes in different strengths.

Dark_Tiger · Post by **Dark_Tiger** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:44 pm

Shinigami-X wrote:Aren't boomerangs usual made of wood? >.< I could've sworn they were.

Yah, but they're also not usually 5 and a half feet long.

For my bet, I'd use balsa frame with fiberglass. That'll stand up to some punishment.