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Very very proud of this one. Commissioner wanted a scarab beetle-themed shield, and asked if I could figure out a way to get that cool shiny colour you see on scarabs. Said I'd give it a shot, and discovered the beauty that is Hula Hoop Tape. It's pricey, particularly for this much surface area, but the commissioner has deep pockets and didn't care. That lovely green-gold sheen is hula hoop tape over black duct tape, to get that super unique shine.

He also wanted a cross-body strap, adjustable arm strap with quick release, and a hand-grip with a piece of grip-taped pipe to hold. Built into the back of the shield is a pocket for spell packets, with a fabric flap with a magnet in it. Corresponding magnets are in the pocket and the back of the shield behind it, to hold the pocket open or closed with ease.

(Shield constructed of 2" expanded polystytrene insulation foam, duct tape, hula hoop tape, webbing straps and buckles, 2mm eva foam sheets, neodynium magnets, 1/2" PVC pipe, friction tape on the pipe for grip, and a guitar strap.)

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Created for a pro-wrestling themed tournement in January at Waerloga, the Snowflake Smackdown! Weapons were all stuff you'd find in a hardcore wrestling match, so I made a folding (does not actually fold, I had a short deadline lol) chair and a garbage can.

(Constructed fom 3/8" EVA foam floor mats, spray paint, and some carefully hidden fiberglas spar on the chair to give it structure.)

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Brother-in-law commissioned a kanabo for a recurring NPC, and I was excited for the challenge. Kanabo are possibly my favourite melee weapons of all time. Between the rounded pommell, the studs, and the octagonal shape, this baby took a LOT of work and planning to execute, and I'm still ridiculously proud of the result.

The main shape of the weapon is thanks to using strips of camp foam beveled on one side to create the shape, atop the pipe and insulation. She's a heavy gal because of it, but it encourages you to swing her big and lumbering, like a kanabo should be. The studs are also camp foam. Bastard length.

(Weapon constructed of 3/4" pvc, 5/8" wall pipe insulation, 3/8" camp foam, upholstery foam, duct tape, electrical tape, and friction tape on the grip.)

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Commissioner wanted a nice round shield of about the same size as that white wooden one I made years ago (and later down this blog) with the leaf wreath on it, made in foam with a back strap, pipe grip, and quick release arm strap.

(Shield constructed of 2" expanded polystyrene insulation foam, duct tape, gorilla glue, webbing straps and buckles, and a guitar strap.)

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Commissioner plays a fire-elemental person, and requested claws with a fire theme and said go nuts, so I did a magma theme. Very happy with how it turned out!

(Weapons constructed from fiberglas spar, polyethene foam, duct tape, and friction tape for the grip.)

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Commissioner wanted a pair of flat claw brawlers with blood splatters. All of those splatters are carved tape. My hands were claws by the time I was done lol.

(Weapon constructed of fiberglas spar, polyethelene foam, duct tape, electrical tape, and friction tape on the grip.)

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Commissioner wanted a pole axe with a smith's hammer on the reverse side of the head.

(Weapon constructed of 3/4" pvc, 5/8" wall pipe insulation, upholstery foam, duct tape, electrical tape, and friction tape on the grip.)

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Commissioner wanted me to make another kanabo, this time at 2H length. Used a lot of strategies from the original build to make this baby even better, including attaching the studs before the final layer of tape (and making that part screamingly difficult but better looking as a result). Used a large hole punch and EVA foam sheets to make the studs themselves, hence them being larger on this build, too.

(Weapon constructed of 3/4" pvc, 5/8" wall pipe insulation, camp foam, 2mm EVA foam sheets, upholstery foam, hot glue, duct tape, electrical tape, and friction tape on the grip.)