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WW1 arm plates in progress
Finished WW1 arm plates
I got all my newspapers from the tube at the
end of the day when everyone was done with
them. Again, all free. But after a couple of trials, the papier maché wasn’t drying as quickly
as I’d hoped it would, and the cardboard inside was still soaking.
Plan B. I went to my local art shop with the intention of buying some sort of plaster I could
mould. I came across Modroc, which I’ve used
before. It’s a plaster of Paris bandage that is
used to make casts, holds up pretty well and
dries fairly quickly. It cost me around £1.75 per
roll (300cmx8cm), which seems pretty good
value, although I did get through quite a few
rolls…
Finished STOP sign (minus the ‘stop’) shoulder armour
THAT chainsaw…
So that’s the shell of the armour all done. Next up: the chainsaw.
The only way I can describe it is an iron railing that Wonder Woman
has pulled from the ground (along with a slab of concrete), with a
chainsaw taped and tied to the top. I had no idea where to get an
iron railing. But there are loads of long cardboard rolls that used
to have fabric on back home where I work. I could spray paint it to
look like a signpost. Done. I made the main block of the chainsaw
where the motor would sit from a cardboard shell with a toilet roll
handle and slit at the top for the blade.
Base structure for chainsaw
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