kamatari's large chain scythe, need help in making kamatari's weapon

[_yUnNiE_]

hi guys!!! you see, i'm planning to cosplay on any upcoming anime convention^_^ and I've decided to cosplay Kamatari Honjo of Rurouni Kenshin, as well... and I know that I'll be having hard times in making his weapon!!!!!! Yap yap, his costume is not much of a problem but his weapon is... Well, the weapon is a large chain scythe^_^ so could you guys suggest materials to use and some ways on how I'll make the weapon??? please!!! ^_^[COLOR=blue][FONT=Arial]

-->here are the links to some pictures of kamatari and his weapon...

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/923/kamatari110me1.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7701/mangakama7wa3.jpg
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/199/mangakama2ux5.jpg

arigatoo gozaimasu.....^_^ i'm really counting on you guys, hope you could help!!^_^[COLOR=blue][FONT=Arial][FONT=Arial][COLOR=blue]

[numina-namine]

That scythe looks like hell to make...but on with it!

Okay. First, the handle. Find sturdy wood at lumber supply stores. Or you can buy aluminum rods at 168 for around 45 php each, and they're about...6 feet long and an inch thick. mmyeah. Problem with the rods is that they're covered in a plastic...wrapper that's hard to remove, and it's going to be difficult to paint if you're not using spray-paint.

The blade itself, you can make out of styropor, shape it, and just papier-mache it all over. (Allow two weeks, a month, tops for this method) Or you can go to a carpenter and ask him to cut it out for you from plywood that's maybe 1/4 of an inch thick. Then sand down the bladed edge; maybe you could ask the carpenter to do that for you. Just show him a reference pic... (Just not too sharp or the security guards won't allow you to go anywhere) It'll save you a lot of time and effort. The paint job...yeah. Up to you.

The chain thing. If you want to sacrifice accuracy for cheapness, there's a fine metal chain going for 15 php per yard at Michelle's ribbon center in Divi. If you want the large links...I dunno. I believe those things are heavy.

The ball of the chain? Styro ball...XD

If you're using wood for the blade it's advisable that you also use a wooden stick.

And that thing is going to be heavy, I tell you.

Ganbatte!

[eva_guy01]

A friend of mine once cosplayed Kamatari of RK. Here's her pic:

http://www.cosplay.ph/photogallery.php?photo=556

She made the scythe out of the following:

Pole - 6 feet tall PVC pipe 1 inch in diameter. Mop poles would have been ok except that they only go up to 5 feet long.

Blade - my friend used illustration board with styrofoam sandwiched in between for stiffer body. She used the black side out then spray painted silver on the sharp edge.

Chain - she bought chain links that are relatively cheap at Ace Hardware. There's also the plastic version that is much cheaper but colored red so you have to paint them silver pa.

Ball - you can use styroballs available in National Bookstore, but you can also use plastic toy balls available in toy stores. They're much heavier than styro so you could swing the chain with believable effects.

Hope this helped.

Note: Since the blade is relatively light, you can attach it to the pole with using just hot glue stick. Just be very careful not to hit it with anything.

[_yUnNiE_]

Tanx guys... I really got something from your tips... weeeeee~ thank you!! thank you!! making his weapon would be a lot easier now...