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Tira soul caliber tutorial: Ring blade
By Laurentea
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I've had one or two questions in the past and figured I had some pictures from when I was making it so I threw together a small tutorial. It's pretty basic but it gets the point across.
Any questions ask away!
Any questions ask away!
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Hey there, I have a few questions on this if you don't mind answering them.
I am planning on doing Tira's ring blade, however I am debating between whether to make it out of foam or pepakura it and then use fiberglass on it. I have a problem with pepakura as I have no idea what to put inside it to balance and give it weight so that's why I've been looking at your tutorial. I have never used insulation foam and so was wondering exactly how easy it is to work with? The tutorial makes it look simple but I was wondering if you could give me a little more information on your building process. Did you make the creases and dips in the foam around the spikes by sanding it and also did you have to put any resin on it to strengthen it and can it be painted with spray paint? Sorry if this seems like a lot of questions but I really have no idea on how to go about this. I would really appreciate it if you could help, thanks!
I am planning on doing Tira's ring blade, however I am debating between whether to make it out of foam or pepakura it and then use fiberglass on it. I have a problem with pepakura as I have no idea what to put inside it to balance and give it weight so that's why I've been looking at your tutorial. I have never used insulation foam and so was wondering exactly how easy it is to work with? The tutorial makes it look simple but I was wondering if you could give me a little more information on your building process. Did you make the creases and dips in the foam around the spikes by sanding it and also did you have to put any resin on it to strengthen it and can it be painted with spray paint? Sorry if this seems like a lot of questions but I really have no idea on how to go about this. I would really appreciate it if you could help, thanks!

To be honest I am very behind on all the new products that are out there for prop making so I have no idea what pepakeura is. Sorry about that. My response is always use what materials you are comfortable with. I have little space and not many power tools so I will always prefer foamboard. It's the easiest thing to use, I used it the first time when I was 17.
But back to the blade itself, I did just sand down the sides to create the bladed edges. Resin can be applied on top but it is so incredibly important to SEAL IT! A lot of materials like spray paint can eat away at the foam so it's huge to seal it. I use gesso and a couple layers of glue just to be sure. I didn't strengthen mine much and it did take a bit of a beating but nothing that couldn't be fixed with a bit of 'no more nails' which is a glue best used for foamboard. As long as you are treating it like a prop and not flinging it around and dropping it, a couple layers of glue and paint can hold it together quite well.
Also a little tip: If you get a bit rough with sanding on foamboard, chuncks can fall out. Polyfil is your best friend. It can make everything smooth and beautiful if you take the time. If you are more curios about foamboard, this FAQ an help you out a bunch.
[link]
I hope some of this helps
But back to the blade itself, I did just sand down the sides to create the bladed edges. Resin can be applied on top but it is so incredibly important to SEAL IT! A lot of materials like spray paint can eat away at the foam so it's huge to seal it. I use gesso and a couple layers of glue just to be sure. I didn't strengthen mine much and it did take a bit of a beating but nothing that couldn't be fixed with a bit of 'no more nails' which is a glue best used for foamboard. As long as you are treating it like a prop and not flinging it around and dropping it, a couple layers of glue and paint can hold it together quite well.
Also a little tip: If you get a bit rough with sanding on foamboard, chuncks can fall out. Polyfil is your best friend. It can make everything smooth and beautiful if you take the time. If you are more curios about foamboard, this FAQ an help you out a bunch.
[link]
I hope some of this helps
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