Khimari Spear

Well whadya know! I seem to be in the mood for cosplay this week. I started another project i'll be doing alongside the Amodar Pauldrons. Khimari's spear from Final Fantasy X! Guess I'm just on a Final Fantasy fix right now. If you don't know the spear it's the one in the picture right here:

























I made the design out on my computer and printed it out. I made some cardboard copies and have the base shape cut-out on some pink insulation foam. From here I'll sand it down into the right shape.
























Okay so here it is lined up with what I'm using for the handle. Just eye-balling it to make sure it looks fine so far.



















From here I attached both of the cardboard copies I made from my design I printed out and cut. These cardboard shapes will act as guard rails when I sand so that the outermost parts of the shape don't accidentally get angled.


















You can see here I've done some sanding down towards the bit that connects to the staff. The cardboard guides help immensely when sanding.



















Not much to say here. Just some more SANDAN. Just showing you how its coming along so far. Should be done sanding after the next round.



















Alright! Finished the SANDAN process!



















And finally I get to open my christmas present up, see how it came out, and eyeball it up again against the handle of the lancet. Alright, I'm happy with this so far! Now comes the tricky part of getting in all those nice angles in the blades.


















More updates as they become available!

Amodar's Pauldrons

Alright, so I'm putting my other projects on hold for time being and focusing all my attention onto this new one. I'm going to be making Amodar's pauldrons from Final Fantasy XIII. They're pretty much the same as Lightning's but he has two and they shine an orange color instead of yellow. Here is a reference picture of what he looks like. The pauldrons are the things on his shoulder.

























So, here's my current progress. I've created a block of pink insulation foam out of foam and foam glue. Innovative, I know. I'm going to sand this block of foam into the desired shape then paper mache it and use it as a positive mold to create the main body of my pauldrons. The book is being used as a weight to keep pressure on the stack as the glue dries since it takes about 5 minutes to cure and 24 hours to harden completely. Also take note of my astounding choice of beverages.








More updates as they become available!

Update!~

Hey everyone! Lifela here. I just wanted to put this post out for my followers (all 4 of you) to let you know I am alive and I am still working on projects. Schools been kicking my ass and I've been really busy but I just wanted to let you guys know I am going to be updating this blog and that I AM still working on some projects. I'll try and whip something up sometime in the coming weeks to give you something. Thanks for sticking around.

~Lifela