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WildRikku<p>Writing the next blog post about the gunblade build and oh my god I have SO many photos of this build and it's SO cool to see how it came together, even though it's absolutely insane that almost exactly a year ago, I made the first photos of the fully assembled thing in the form I took to Dokomi, and I'm still working on details.<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p>ICYMI I have a blog-like site with a selection of posts that match what I toot about here. It doesn't have comments or tracking, so if you like it or would like to have a conversation about what I wrote, feel free to talk to me here on Mastodon. For cosplay, so far, there's 3 articles I wrote about the gunblade I am building - Lightning's Blazefire Saber from Final Fantasy XIII, in a version that can transform. More are planned. <a href="https://bikanel.de/tag/cosplay.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bikanel.de/tag/cosplay.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/FinalFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinalFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a></p>
Oldbury Academy<p>And then there was cake! 🍰 <br>Brandhall Primary School have made great progress with us today! Look at the Cake Props they have made! </p><p>@brandhallprimary <br>Brandhall Primary School </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExpressiveArtsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExpressiveArtsDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExpressiveArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExpressiveArts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreativeArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeArts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FunFilled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FunFilled</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Exciting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exciting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propmaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LearnTodayLeadTomorrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnTodayLeadTomorrow</span></a></p>
Oldbury Academy<p>Prop making in Art today! Brandhall Primary School year 5's will be making HUGE PIECES OF CAKE!!!!🍰 </p><p>@brandhallprimary <br>Brandhall Primary School </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExpressiveArtsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExpressiveArtsDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExpressiveArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExpressiveArts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreativeArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeArts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FunFilled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FunFilled</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Exciting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exciting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propmaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LearnTodayLeadTomorrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnTodayLeadTomorrow</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p>After another half hour of staring at the unreadable blob that is the engraving on the part of Lightning's gunblade only visible in gun form, I came to the conclusion that it is probably Pulsian, but might as well be Kanji as an artist's troll move. Except that if it was a real language people use, someone would've noticed years ago. People have obsessed over this weapon for years and nobody seems to know. ugh. I'll just hide an easter egg there myself.<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/FinalFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinalFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/FFXIII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FFXIII</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p>Last night I made a prototype for the arm piece of Faith's MagRope. No over-engineering this time, just a piece of thick paper and sketching with a pencil. I have zero experience in drawing, but the forms are pretty simple and it went surprisingly well. Going to continue and refine tonight, thinking about the material to use for the real thing. I think the go-to material would be Worbla but Worbla is expensivveeee. I might just try cardboard. PLA might also work<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/MirrorsEdge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MirrorsEdge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@wildrikku" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wildrikku</span></a></span> ok I just want to get a notion of how big this thing is really</p><p>(3 hours later)</p><p>oh no...</p><p>Gunblade (100 cm) for scale.</p><p>Thanks neighbors for placing your untouched cardboard box below the sign "please cut up your boxes" 😂</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/FinalFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinalFantasy</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p>I'm still busy making improvements on the gunblade and so have been TehXeri and CrystAAHHL, coming up with an even more improved transforming gunblade that is now fully automatic both ways, even kinda using the actual hand movements and animation: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jaxMRZbuWVk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/jaxMRZbuWVk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The accompanying bloopers video gives an idea of how many takes that short must have needed but still, fucking impressive! There's also one with a side-by-side comparison to the game.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/FinalFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinalFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/FFXIII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FFXIII</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p>Oh no, I discovered some fan artwork of Lightning with the gunblade in gun form and now I have a new idea how to improve that form.<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p>Took me 6 hours and got much more complicated than planned but you know what? Turns out I really like parametric CAD when I actually get to design something instead of googling 90% of the time and cursing because nothing works as expected. This was fun!</p><p>I am still wondering if I should have stuck to only wood for the gunblade - it's not like the wood-only version was bad, I just felt like I could push it further. So I did and made this locking mechanism.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/3Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinting</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p>Milestone reached! This is Lightning's gunblade I have been working on. You can see the rotator (middle, natural MDF brown) that holds the blade (right). It's transformable and hence the rotator needs to be able to move. For months, my main unsolved problem was that it fell apart on its own when held like this. This photo was possible because my newest locking mechanism is able to withstand the absurd leverage the blade puts on the rotator. SUCCESS. HELL YEAH<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/FinalFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinalFantasy</span></a></p>
SteveRudolfi<p>I cannot tell you how delighted I am that this exists.</p><p>Adam Savage Builds a Real "Chicken Replace-Inator" from Phineas and Ferb! </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsSWCl3xW3k" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=GsSWCl3xW3k</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdamSavage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdamSavage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhineasAndFerb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhineasAndFerb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>making</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p>Small improvements that took way too long: Lightning's gunblade handle now has a foot and the screw and the grip cushion is closer to the form in the artwork.</p><p>Screws are actual screws that I shortened. Grip cushion is leather, rest of handle is wood / MDF and the round thing that I call the trigger is PLA with an aluminium insert that will later hold a screw.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/FinalFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinalFantasy</span></a></p>
JeanetteMakes<p>Finally two of the Andor ISB Data Pads are done. <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/starwarsandor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starwarsandor</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/starwarsandor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starwarsandor</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/starwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starwars</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/propmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propmaking</span></a></p>
Emily van Lidth de Jeude<p>Yes I did! Super challenging and fun. <a href="https://www.emilyartist.ca/2025/05/i-made-dead-rooster-prop.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">emilyartist.ca/2025/05/i-made-</span><span class="invisible">dead-rooster-prop.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canadianartist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canadianartist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propmaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theatre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rooster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rooster</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p>Now not to make a mistake glueing those magnets for the bajillionthst time. Magnets are so satisfying to use but kind of a pain to assemble. Also, how on earth did I already use up half a kilo of contact cement?!<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p>I found a solution for my gunblade locking problem!!! 🥳 The unpainted thingy will be smaller and transparent and go on the blade. The silver part where the screw goes through is what holds the blade, it will be locked in place by the transparent part - except when I loosen the nut enough so the spring extends, as visible on the photo. This finally solves the problem that I need to tighten the screw an ungodly amount to avoid slipping of the blade. (tl;dr: 🥳)<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woodworking</span></a></p>
WildRikku<p>I'm scanning some parts of the gunblade to make construction in Inkscape easier and I think the effect of the scan plus the magic wand background removal is kinda cool.<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a></p>
JeanetteMakes<p>A pair of Andor ISB Tablets / Pads are in production.</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/andor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>andor</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/starwarsandor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starwarsandor</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/prop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prop</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/propmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propmaking</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/fusion360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fusion360</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/lucasfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lucasfilm</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/starwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starwars</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/propmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propmaking</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/StarWarsFanArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWarsFanArt</span></a></p><p>@starwars @lucasfilm @disneyplus</p>
WildRikku<p>I've looked back at the most recent photos of me as Lightning and I think I won't fix the issue with the gunblade I discovered yesterday. The gunblade's blade is composed of three big wooden parts glued together and I got the shape of the two identical outer ones (very) wrong. However, it looks amazing. Fixing it would be very difficult, risk breaking the entire thing and not teach me anything. I'll finish it instead and maybe make a v2 somewhen with much more changes. ..1/2<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/propMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propMaking</span></a></p>