Hammerhand Workshop

Costumes & props. Tolkien, Doctor Who, Star Wars, etc.

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My latest commission project is out the door! I don’t know the first thing about this character or franchise, so it took a lot of communication with the client to figure out how these should look. I ended up casting the silvery parts in pewter, and the gold parts in resin with brass and mica powder. The parts that attach to the leather straps are using neodymium magnets. I can’t wait to see these on the final costume (which has already been made by an extremely talented maker - not me). 

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Elben belt pouch, handmade by me.

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tolkien week 🙞 day 8: weapons/objects - weapons/armor/objects of rohan

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“Where now are the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing? Where is the harp on the harpstring, and the red fire glowing?

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More pictures of the new goat mask!

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Some time last year I had the idea to make a magic wand based on the sword Narsil/Anduril from the LOTR films. I modeled the pommel in Blender, printed it, molded it in Mold Max 60 silicone, and cast it in pewter. Then I did nothing with it for months. Finally I returned to it and made a wood shaft, the first one out of Bocote, and then another out of oak. I am now obsessed with this thing, and have been carrying it around with me whenever I’m home. It feels really nice to hold and gesture with. 

Next steps are I think trying to make a more detailed, complex one with runes down the side. That had been my original plan, but the prospect was so daunting that I kept putting it off, so I decided to start with a nice simple design and then iterate later. 

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Théodred debuted at Dragon Con this weekend. I met some other amazing Rohirrim cosplayers, and then I won Best Journeyman in the Friday Night Costuming Contest!

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Almost ready for Dragon Con! The back wasn’t complete when these photos were taken, but it is now. I’m also scrambling to maybe get a helmet done in time. If it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen. The finished look will also include a wig and gloves.

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My Théodred costume progress as of today. It's wearable, but the back half of the cuirass is unfinished. I hope to get that done in the next few days so I can do some extras like either a helmet, sword, or both (although a sword then brings up a lot more stuff to make like a scabbard and baldric/belt).

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Closeup on one of the pewter details I made for my upcoming Théodred costume. Visible layer lines? Check. Part finished in time for Dragon Con? Check.

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My tunic for Théodred is complete! This is the first time I’ve ever done any type of embroidery. One month until Dragon Con!

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Current status of my main costume for Dragon Con. All the armor is complete except the cuirass, which is now well underway. I need to 3D print some new leather stamps, because while the patterns are similar to what I've used already, they vary in size and/or leave elements out of the pattern. I'm looking forward to a LOT of hand stitching. Also, I'll need to start the fabric portions soon so I can spend evenings working on the embroidery.

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Pauldrons are finished! Moving on to tassets next. No etching, and a lot fewer moving parts, but plenty of tooling to keep me busy.

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the lord of the rings is so honest. so raw. so sincere. so unabashedly from the heart. no snide fourth wall jokes, no attempts to alleviate the heaviness. it is is wholeheartedly earnest in its dedication to portraying hope and love and faith and loyalty and courage, and that is what makes it feel like home to so many of us. it's true to itself. it doesn't pretend to be cool and care less. it cares, a lot, and that is a rare, beautiful thing. it warms our hearts to care for a piece of fiction that was made to care about and be cared about

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I probably spent more time figuring out how to construct the pauldrons than any other piece of the armor. In my opinion this is a part that most cosplayers get wrong. In the end, I believe I got pretty close to how they constructed the film version. At this stage I still need to add oxblood-colored edging around the perimeter, and then I can attach the lames that go down the arm.

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Finished greaves and vambraces for my Théodred armor.

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