I am very sorry, but I did not get it. Maybe send it again if possible? I'm very sorry if this is causing you trouble.
Oh snap, yeah i figured. My internet was super truper slow. My apoligies.
I’ll try to explain it as well as i can.First off, the bass is not in working order as it’s just a cosplay prop. Before making it i spent atleast 2 or 3 months researching and looking on the internet.I stumbled upon this website:http://2storyprops.blogspot.be/2013/03/marcelines-axe-bass-adventure-time.html
This gave me an initial idea as to how to start making it. I did the same thing with the insolation board and wood inbetween as he did. Also i couldn’t get “bondo” so i used some sort of putty instead and only to fix small mistakes and uneven things, not all over like he did.Here’s an album with my progress pictures in it. Wich i hope will give you more of a visual of a process.http://imgur.com/a/PNUAD#0I had to improvise on alot of materials because i couldn’t blindly copy everything he did. Also where i live i can’t get certain materials wich is otherwise easily accesible in america.So just know that if you’re going to make this, you’re gonna spend around 100 dollars on materials. Because that’s how much i had to spend too.
I highly recommend measureing everything in detail and making sure proportions are correct. I’ve seen alot of bass axes on the internet wich look like shit, only because the person didn’t spend time on this step.Draft out your pattern onto thin cardboard or paper so your can trace it onto your foam later
First i made a pattern of the bass axe based upon images from the animation. I compared the “axe body” with the neck and measured out how long i wanted it. You can see that in the first photo in the album (everything is in metric though)You can also see there’s two sheets of the cutout body out of the foam with very thin wood inbetween, i’d say that’s about 3mm thick.For the neck i used one sheet of foam and the wood on one side. Keep the neck and body seperate, also the coffin shape on top of the neck is seperate. I had to do the neck in two pieces also, just to fit out of one sheet of foam.Glue your body layers together with sillicone. Don’t use regular glue. Sillicone gets hard as balls and is totally worth it. Use clamps (and board to protect the foam) and sandwich it together and leave to dry overnight. Also do this with the neck and the wood. but keep the neck and body seperate for now.After that you can give them at least 3 layers of paper maché. Leave each layer to dry completely.Then you’re gonna use a white paint called “Gesso” so protect and harden everything. Give it at least 3 layers, and wet-sand inbetween. This is important if you want a smooth finish afterwards. Wet sanding with a fine grit paper is going to prevent gesso dust from flying everywhere and makes your surface baby-smooth. You can see there are 2 scratches and 2 cut-outs in the body. now is the time to do those. Use regular sanding paper for the scratches and cut out the ones on the side with a wood cutter (i asked my dad to do this though) Also i had to ask him to cut out a part of the body to then glue the neck in.I then used the putty to fix any irregularities. Sanded and painted again.
Now it should go more smoothly. The guitar looks almost done, but isn’t. Time to get them details. You can see in the photo somewhere, all the things i used. So for everything seen on the bass, get something in real life that looks like it. Screws, bolts, the end of a curtain pole to shape into a spike, for volume buttons i used tap water faucet thingies. Also for the strings i bought elastic and spreay painted them silver. I spent quite a few headaches over the making of the “snarebox”. Wich will hold the snares tightly, make sure this is made with detail or you’ll have a hard time trying to fix it. It’s made out of wood and for each snare it holds, theres a tunnel, inside the elastic gets a knot to keep it from coming out of the box. Um i lost track of where i was with explaining. I’m terrible at explainging stuff.But i think the photos point out the obvious.If you want more intricate details just ask. I was trying to explain as simple as i could. I’m here to help you.Anyway let me know how it’s gonna turn out! <3
