Topic: Making Castlevania Weapons and Sub-Weapons

[Aridale]

Id make it as pale a blue as you could. Try to make it look like its from the game if the game was REAL not the other way around

[Donvermicelli]

Hmm maybe instead of using a plain glass bottle of water try something diffirent, http://www.sha.org/bottle/Typing/food/cathedralpickle.jpg try to find something like this, and then adding some metal frame around it. These bottles can be small and if you can find them cheaply you might find a belt to go with it (where else would the Belmonts keep their sub weapons?) and carry one or two of them around to cosplay events. ( or halloween parties for that matter)

EDIT: guess you already found materials ^_^

[Julius]

Oh definately! Thanks for the advice! I'll definately try to use a pale blue coloring, see how it comes out in the liquid. I almost want to just put the liquid in and leave it at that, without any designs on the bottle. It would look a little dull but I guess had it been taken from a belmont the bottle wouldnt be very fancy. It being tossed around all the time and all.

I actually am not planning on doing any cosplay with these weapons if you can believe that! These are strictly for display purposes and maybe handling them to show them off to someone. Although I like the idea of a metal frame to add a hint of realism.

[X]

The knilf would be really easy to do. All you'd need is to get a knilf and voalla! (An medeval anteque knilf of course). Candles are also very easy. Emergency candles are sold everywhere. For the large meat, just go to you're local supermarket. To get the small meat, just use a chicken leg i.e. Drumstick. Uh-oh... better get that BBQ out again this topics becoming tasty. 

-X

[uzo]

You might as well go all the way, and get real holy water to put in it.

And yes, I agree with the fancy bottle idea. That would be really cool.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

I don't think the bottles need to be that fancy.  They'll be shattering pretty much all the time.  I always wondered about that, would they really go through the trouble of inscribing runes and patterns into a bottle, if it's meant to be tossed and broken?

[Inccubus]

I think a simple bottle with details matching any official artwork as much as possible would be best. ^_^

[|/amp /-/unter }{]

You should check out some cosplay forums about prop creation.

[Julius]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'm actually almost done with most of the weapons. Knives are done. I actually went the more realistic route and used a Kunai knife with a painted brass handle. (Yes I know kunai's are a seperate subweapon but it felt awkward just using a regular dagger)

Holy water is finished minus the stopper which I'm either going to purchase an antique cross stopper or make one out of clay and paint it an antique gold.

Stopwatch is done. Just bought a silver stopwatch and added a small cross emblem on the front.

Still working on Axe, Bible, and the whip. I've actually decided to go with the chain whip. I'm going to make it myself or at least piece it together. Get my hands on a morningstar head, a metal handle, and a large chain link and hopefully it will all come together nicely!

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Do you still need a design for the cross?

[Julius]

Yes, please! That would be excellent!

[Julius]

Sorry for the double post but I wanted to ask for an opinion from you guys. I'm in the process of recreating the Chain Whip version of the VK. I've got some chain link already. I just need to get my hands on a handle. My question is...should I go with the more flail like handle that's rather long, or just a standard whip handle? Thanks in advance!

[Aridale]

Id got for more like a hand and a half sized handle.. it looks like its metal too in the games. So Id prolly get some metal pipe and run the chain all the way thru it and weld it to the bottom inside cap of the handle then kinda "knot" the chain for the inside of the handle where it meets the top cap before it comes out. Then wrap it up fancy with some leather strips

[Vatican29]

Id got for more like a hand and a half sized handle.. it looks like its metal too in the games. So Id prolly get some metal pipe and run the chain all the way thru it and weld it to the bottom inside cap of the handle then kinda "knot" the chain for the inside of the handle where it meets the top cap before it comes out. Then wrap it up fancy with some leather strips

Well, you should go Simon's Quest style and make every whip possible.

IF you can make a Flame Whip, I would sell my soul to you.

[DragonsAndCarpetBags]

In the extras for the Constantien movie they talk about some of the maine prop designs, neat stuff. For the holy water (if I remember correctly) they just used plain glass christmas balls and suped em' up a little. They'd be small enough to fit into a belt of some kind.