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Gravity Hammer (Halo 3 Variant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 1: Papercraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step 3:
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Step 1: Papercraft
The main shape of the hammer is created from a paper modelling tecnique known as "Pepakura". It's more commonly used for armour or masks, and strengthened with
fibreglass, but it is also fairly effective for making weapon props. The program called "Pepakura Viewer" allows specially made 2D nets to be printed (Just use google to
find the files, or search for them on 405th.com)
There's no point in me providing a step by step guide to Pepakura, as there are already so many guides, but the basic idea is print, cut out, and stick together. I prefer
superglue as a method of sticking tabs, because it sets faster than hot glue, and has a negligible separation between the layers of card/paper.
The model I used was composed from about 6 main pieces, all intersecting on the virtual model, So I had to decide which I would create my own cuts/tabs for (All of the
head, some bits on the shaft, and the hilt), and which I would make exactly as the net dictated, and cut to fit the main model after (Two blocks between the head and the
blade). The blade itself only needed some holes cutting to fit the steel tubing through.
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Step 3:
To fill the air gaps in the hammer, I used expanding insulation foam. It helps fill them in multiple goes, or you'll risk overfilling it and causing it to warp severely. For some
pieces, It's easier to fill them with foam before fitting the metal "skeleton".
For the larger sections like the head and the blade, it's worth creating several small holes to fit the nozzle from the can of expanding foam right into the corners of the
shape (For the blade, I actually left one side un-constructed, and built it only when the completed sections had been filled). It also helped to clamp the blade between
some flat pieces of acrylic to stop it bulging outwards when the foam expanded, and to string the head of the hammer up to the main shaft as the foam set.
I'd taped the joins between sections that I hadn't made tabs for to prevent the foam seeping out.
In the last picture, I filled the part with foam completely separate from the rest of the hammer, then cut it in half, and carved out the right parts to allow it to fit on after.
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Step 8: Finished!
I'd painted over all the blue "lights" with a glow in the dark paint, but these were barely visible (not bad in UV light though!)
Anyway, after all those steps the hammer is finally complete
The final hammer is 160cm tall, and my old MA37 is just 80cm. I'm 182cm (6ft exactly), so it only just reaches my chin.
Its final weight is 2.08kg, and it's pretty difficult to hold horizontal with an outstretched arm (Picture 3!), but at least I'd be able to carry it around all day at a comic con
without destroying my arm!
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mikeasaurus says:
mikeasaurus says:
Whoa, that looks cool. Please share here when you're done, we want to see how it looks when it's worn!
William930 says:
That looks great!
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