Thread:SamwiseFilmore/@comment-25131077-20150505225352/@comment-25330335-20150506005636

No problem. I would like to include pictures of some of our better ones, but I have not the time.

Materials

 * 1/2 inch straight grained poplar dowel (or the most common at your local hardware store). Get as much of this as you think you will need for all the weapons you want to make.


 * Foam pipe insulation. The kind you see around the copper hot water pipes in your basement ceilings. Just get some that fits around your dowel. A few thicknesses are recommended.


 * Lots of soft, one-inch foam. Comes in small sheets, one inch thick. Depending on the kind of weapon you want to make, you will need more or less of this. Swords take a lot less than any other weapon. Shields take the most.


 * Super hard foam. You may use other softish hard stuff, as long is it can stand up to quite the beating. You wont need much of this.


 * Plastic cutting boards. Yes, I know, you look sceptical. We tried first without these, and it just didn't work. Be prepared to cut them up. They are relatively cheap and easy to get.


 * Duct tape. Lots of it. Get rolls and rolls. At least one of boring, structural gray. This is just to hold everything together. Then get all colors, including a little metallic stuff. We had some silver and gold, and our weapons were on two teams, all color schemed.

I may reference something that is not in this list, but that is purely aesthetic, and is not absolutely necessary.

Instructions
Coming soon. Get those materials while you wait.

SamwiseFilmore (Admin)  (Fill My Mailbox) 00:56, May 6, 2015 (UTC)