Blades (stage 3) Part 2

Here are a few more pictures of the blades in stage 3. The transfer of the pattern is temporary at this stage as the wood still has to be sanded. I transferred it to see how it looked.

1.) Pattern
2.) Front end (angled to show how it's planed) - the hole at the front there will be filled in. Dad put it in there to hold the two blades together whilst he shaped them to be pretty much identical.
3.) Front end (tip angle to show planing).

Unfortunately I can't show you a picture of what the engraving looks like literally. Readers will just have to trust me it's right. It's a little rough right now, but I'll make sure it looks good on the real thing.

Blades (stage 3) + Leggings (part 1)

Alright, I have some more pics of the progress on the blades...

1.) Dad planes the shape of the blades
2.) Dad planing the blade shapes again
3.) Full length - blades facing left (central markings drawn)
4.) Full length - blades facing right (central markings drawn)
5.) Blades (front end) with central markings
6.) Blades (back end) with central markings

The marking shown are where dad will be planing them to shape as the wood is quite thick at the moment. He'll round off the corners to make them safer to carry around.

I also have a few things on the way from eBay: 55mm wooden balls (don't laugh) for the bulb end of the blade handles, wooden circles (which may or may not be suitable - will have to see on arrival - what are you going to do for £3.40 including p&p?), and Hammerite smooth metal silver paint (can't find the gunmetal grey one anywhere - yes Hammerite works on wood as well).

Regarding the leggings...I DID get burnt. Nevermind. Me and mum are looking at another way of getting the red panels on. She'll be home tomorrow after her weekend away and we're aiming to get them done and looking as they should by the end of this week.

1.) Legging panels (front)
2.) Legging panels (back)
3.) Legging panel (front - left leg)

The finished BloodRayne costume is nigh.

Blades (stage 2)

The blades are now cut out of Pine. They just have to be planed before I can paint them.
Dad will be working on the mounts and mechanisms once that is done. I need metallic gunmetal grey or silver paint for the blades, a darker grey for the mounts, and red for the braces.

1.) Weird angle before cut-out
2.) Back of blades
3.) Front of blades
4.) Full length of blades

In the fourth pic it looks like the bottom one is larger than the one above. In actual fact it's just the angle I took the photo from. They're the exact same size.