Tutorial Making the SnK (Attack on Titan) swords

So I'm currently making a 3DMG cosplay set to be a cool kid at local conventions. One thing that really bothered me was how hard it is to make the sword handles.

If you don't remember what I'm talking about, here's a pic of the retarded Mikasa sheathing in her left sword:



The swords are extremely specific and look like nothing I've seen before:

-> They have 2 triggers, 1 lever, and 1 button.
-> The triggers are used to extend/retract the hook
-> The lever is used to fire the hook
-> The button operates the blade locking mechanism
-> They are connected to the hook launchers using gas tubes which themselves contain three gas tubes each
-> They look cool

Of course, like everything comprising the 3DMG, the anime version looks a lot different from the manga version. The anime one looks wowmazing so I'll focus on this one.

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Materials required

- a 5mm (0.19685 inches for you Americans) thick wood sheet. I used a 40cm * 80cm (15.748 in * 31.4961 in)
- Traditional woodworking tools.
- Glue. Prefer wood glue.
- A bike brake lever, with a stainless steel look
- Stainless-steel-look spray paint & traditional black acrylic paint. The black paint will be applied using a brush.
- Around 100ml of acetone. Be careful when using Acetone.
- Tissues to dip in the acetone.

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We'll start with the basics: the sword will be comprised of 3 "layers". Layers are just wood parts glued on top of each other. The layer technique, while a bit hard to apprehend, is definitely the best way. Carving the handle out of wood requires both time, money, and experience. When adding a layer to the bottom, we will add the same layer to the top of the handle. Given that we're adding 2 layers on top of the middle one, we will be adding the same two layers to the bottom, which leads us to a total of 5 layers, which translated to a 2.5 cm thick sword handle.

The middle layer will contain the mechanism to lock the blades inside. This "mechanism" is in fact just a hole shaped like the blade plug, while featuring the triggers and the button. The next layer will cover the middle one, but without the triggers (to give the illusion that there are actual 5mm thick triggers on the handle). The last layer will feature the "top part" which has two safety locks on the top layer as well as a gas tube connector on the bottom one. The same layer will also have a leather-looking thing to handle the swords correctly without them slipping out of their hands.

This leads us to a total of 7 pieces of wood per handle.

Here is a pic of the parts, printed, cut, and laid out on a wood sheet:



And here is a pic I found of the handles. Print it out:





You will have to carve a hole in the middle layer shaped like the blade plug. Here is my version of the blade plug:



Carve it a bit more: the blade has to to be inserted properly, and therefore be a bit loose while locked inside the handle.




The last pic shows the different parts. Please note this was the mark one, do not apply the paint right now. Please. Also, I completely failed at getting the locking mechanism right, and most parts are cut like garbage. Also, I forgot to cut out the triggers on this one.


This one shows a bit more what it is supposed to look like. The orange part is part of the third layer though.

I have to go sorry, part II will be coming soon.

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What makes a "good" cosplay?

Different people have different feel.

Here is what I thought:

Yes, cosplay is about being happy and having fun and being proud of what you made/put together. This is a good cosplay. Race, gender, weight, etc. shouldn't be a reason not to cosplay.

BUT. There is such thing as an objectively great cosplay. There are certain things that literally anyone can do to improve the quality of their cosplays. I wouldn't look at someone's handmade armour they worked weeks on and say it's as good as someone's un-hemmed, poorly fit cosplay.
Here's a few things that really help make a cosplay "great":
- Hem the edges. Unfinished edges look sloppy, and risk fraying.
- Press the seams. This helps your cosplay look put together and overall better.
- Iron the fabric! Don't want your silk skirt looking like it just came out of a plastic bag.
- Don't cut corners! Don't use hot glue to sew fabric together, don't half-ass your wig styling, etc.
- Use a wig. It's pricey but so worth it. Real hair doesn't respond or look like wigs do.
- Wear make-up, even if you're a dude. Even out the skin, define the eyes, match the eyebrows to the wig, etc.
- Don't rush!!!! Don't stay up till 3 am on the night before your convention to finish a piece.

Don't get mad at the fact that there's such thing as a good, great, and greater cosplay. Literally every hobby has this. There are knitters who knit life-sized swans, and knitters who knit scarves. There are people who collect coins as they get them through regular change, and those who dig through buckets of old coins in vintage shops to find the one coin from the one year they don't own yet. There are those who like cosplay for the fun, the friends, the community, and the general making/wearing of the cosplays, and there are those who like cosplay for the challenge of bringing characters to life, and strive to develop their skills. There's good, and there's great. Good cosplayers aren't bad, they're just focusing on different aspects of the hobby. Great cosplays aren't made with fun and joy, they're made with hours/days/weeks spent slaving over a sewing machine/worbla/etc. and developing their skills. Not everyone does that, and that's okay.

Good cosplayers shouldn't feel as though what they do isn't good. If you want to cosplay a character in a simple outfit, and you have fun and are enjoying what you do, then that's great! That's a good cosplay.
Great cosplayers shouldn't look down on other cosplayers. Producing a great cosplay should be for your own joy, and not for showing off how much better you are than everyone else. If someone cosplays in a light up Iron Man suit that they handmade, and another cosplays as casual Voltron, then neither of them is more of a cosplayer than the other. One made a great cosplay, the other made a good one. That's just based on quality, detail, etc. That's all it boils down to.

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How to enjoy your cosplay journey alone?

Mostly the same way I enjoy anything else alone I guess, I do it for me. I spent a year-ish living alone and only seeing friends occasionally, and you really learn to just be okay with yourself in that sort of scenario. While I love going to cons with friends, when I'm by myself nothing's stopping me from doing most of the same things. I still shop, flaunt my outfit, and enjoy the event. It helps to make yourself a little more narcissistic when you're alone, show off more, "feel yourself" as the kids would say. You can look awesome even by yourself, so make sure everybody else knows it.

Now I am less likely to stay a long time once I'm done checking all the booths, but that doesn't mean it's a waste to me. Heck I've driven to events an hour from home (I know that's not terribly far but solo it sure feels like it) just to show up at an event by myself for a few hours and then drive all the way back. I would've loved for a friend to join me but when everyone declined I went anyway 'cuz it's what I wanted to do. I understand not everybody has this freedom though.

And I don't think it's abnormal for you to only cosplay at official events. I've only ever done two paid shoots but they were both during a con, not scheduled outside of it. So I wouldn't feel bad for not breaking out your cosplays at other times, if anything that could be seen as more weird to some people.

How do you act when you cosplay?

Depends on the event, and I do usually crossplay, so I try to behave as "male" as possible (it's hard to remember to always walk like a guy while in costume!). If I'm at a con and stopped for a photo I'll definitely strike the correct pose. If I'm appearing in something like a parade, I will do my best to stay in character the entire day. However, if anyone speaks to me at a con or elsewhere, I totally drop the character routine (unless the other person wants to act out a little scene or something). I never get into costume or remove it in view of the public. I prefer to maintain the illusion that the character everyone is seeing is "real". You know, like in the Wizard of Oz..."Don't look behind the curtain!"

The definition of cosplay is literally "costume play," so I feel playing the part (on whatever level makes you comfortable) is integral...otherwise you're just walking around in a costume.

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What to do when you receive your costumes?

After waiting for a long time, you finally receive your costumes.

So what you need to do first with them?

1. See the details. Check whether there is any broken on the costumes.

2. Try it on.

If the costume is large or small, contact them in time. The earliest time that you contact them, the quickest you could get the problem solved.

If the costume is large, and happily you are a tailor, you could try to fix it by yourself. If you are not in tailoring work, you need to take it to a tailor shop to fix it. That part's money, you need to ask the seller to pay.

If the costume is made a little tight, this would be a big problem.

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