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In an attempt to try and be a somewhat contributing member of the internet when it comes to sharing knowledge, I’m going to make a conscious effort to chronicle the construction of this LeBlanc staff I’m making with some actual descriptions, instead of simply taking pictures and posting up a blurb like I had done with the Mafia Graves gun throughout the time before Dragon*Con last year.<\/span><\/p>\n “02,” you say?\u00a0 Where’s “01?”\u00a0 Although this is the first post I’ll have made about the staff, the first progress photo would have been\u00a0this here<\/a>.\u00a0 This was the staff’s initial pieces cut out, and nothing more.\u00a0 The above picture is the second progress picture, also with a reference shot so that anyone viewing might have an idea of what the heck I’m making.<\/span><\/p>\n As for the process, I’ll spare the gory details for after a jump.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Okay, if you’re reading this, you’re genuinely interested in how I’m making this.\u00a0 I guess thanks for your interest?\u00a0 I’m still pretty amateurish in regards to this myself, and I’ve gotten endless guidance from Jen, but since my plate is never as full as hers, I’ve actually got the time to explain my process from time to time.<\/span><\/p>\n The pink stuff<\/strong>:\u00a0 that’s insulation foam.\u00a0 We (Jen and I) purchase them from Home Depot, and\u00a0they come in gigantic 2″ thick sheets like this<\/a>.\u00a0 It’s $35 but a single sheet goes a long way with small-ish projects like mine.\u00a0 In fact, all the components of this staff so far were able to be made out of scrap pieces from prior projects.<\/span><\/p>\n The shapes<\/strong>:\u00a0 I take reference art, in this case it’s LeBlanc, from\u00a0League of Legends<\/em>, and I take a boatload of screengrabs and reference pictures.\u00a0 I then scale them up to a more proportionate size of an actual human being, scaling up the staff to what it should realistically be, in proportion with a person.\u00a0 I then trace the shapes in Illustrator, print them out, make stencils, and outline the stencils onto the pink foam.\u00a0 I use a mini hacksaw to cut out rough general shapes around my outlines, and then I use a series of files, hand sanding and power sanding to refine the shapes to more accurate interpretations.<\/span><\/p>\n Detailing<\/strong>:\u00a0 As for the fine details of the staff segments, I had to go back to the reference artwork and then trace the details.\u00a0 I then made stencils of\u00a0those<\/em>\u00a0and put them onto my shapes.\u00a0 This is where it gets kind of tricky, because doing any sort of boring isn’t ever easy.\u00a0 It requires a great deal of focus, concentration and steady hands with a Dremel.\u00a0 It helped, only a little bit, going over my outlines with an Xacto blade prior, so that when I got close enough with the Dremel’s sanding tip, once it reached a pre-cut edge, it would kind of shoot the shavings off and leave me somewhat of a clean-ish edge if I were careful enough.<\/span><\/p>\n What’s planned next?\u00a0<\/strong>In this case, it will be probably the most nerve-wracking part of this whole process.\u00a0 Slicing the shapes in half longways, and tracing and boring out a tiny channel for the base rod (the gold ring in the picture) to go in.\u00a0 This process has a massive margin of error, and I could realistically have to remake a shape or three if I’m not careful.\u00a0 Thankfully, I kept all my stencils to this point.\u00a0 And when I’m finally successful, then I will have to adhere them back together, mounted on the rod, and from there, I can proceed to coat my shapes with Shell Shock liquid plastic, which should hopefully seal everything from there, and become ready for painting and fine detailing.<\/span><\/p>\n gg easy, right????<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In an attempt to try and be a somewhat contributing member of the internet when it comes to sharing knowledge, I’m going to make a 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![this here<\/a>.\u00a0 This was the staff’s initial pieces cut out, and nothing more.\u00a0 The above picture is the second progress picture, also with a reference shot so that anyone viewing might have an idea of what the heck I’m making.<\/span><\/p>\nAs for the process, I’ll spare the gory details for after a jump.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nOkay, if you’re reading this, you’re genuinely interested in how I’m making this.\u00a0 I guess thanks for your interest?\u00a0 I’m still pretty amateurish in regards to this myself, and I’ve gotten endless guidance from Jen, but since my plate is never as full as hers, I’ve actually got the time to explain my process from time to time.<\/span><\/p>\nThe pink stuff<\/strong>:\u00a0 that’s insulation foam.\u00a0 We (Jen and I) purchase them from Home Depot, and\u00a0they come in gigantic 2″ thick sheets like this<\/a>.\u00a0 It’s $35 but a single sheet goes a long way with small-ish projects like mine.\u00a0 In fact, all the components of this staff so far were able to be made out of scrap pieces from prior projects.<\/span><\/p>\nThe shapes<\/strong>:\u00a0 I take reference art, in this case it’s LeBlanc, from\u00a0League of Legends<\/em>, and I take a boatload of screengrabs and reference pictures.\u00a0 I then scale them up to a more proportionate size of an actual human being, scaling up the staff to what it should realistically be, in proportion with a person.\u00a0 I then trace the shapes in Illustrator, print them out, make stencils, and outline the stencils onto the pink foam.\u00a0 I use a mini hacksaw to cut out rough general shapes around my outlines, and then I use a series of files, hand sanding and power sanding to refine the shapes to more accurate interpretations.<\/span><\/p>\nDetailing<\/strong>:\u00a0 As for the fine details of the staff segments, I had to go back to the reference artwork and then trace the details.\u00a0 I then made stencils of\u00a0those<\/em>\u00a0and put them onto my shapes.\u00a0 This is where it gets kind of tricky, because doing any sort of boring isn’t ever easy.\u00a0 It requires a great deal of focus, concentration and steady hands with a Dremel.\u00a0 It helped, only a little bit, going over my outlines with an Xacto blade prior, so that when I got close enough with the Dremel’s sanding tip, once it reached a pre-cut edge, it would kind of shoot the shavings off and leave me somewhat of a clean-ish edge if I were careful enough.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat’s planned next?\u00a0<\/strong>In this case, it will be probably the most nerve-wracking part of this whole process.\u00a0 Slicing the shapes in half longways, and tracing and boring out a tiny channel for the base rod (the gold ring in the picture) to go in.\u00a0 This process has a massive margin of error, and I could realistically have to remake a shape or three if I’m not careful.\u00a0 Thankfully, I kept all my stencils to this point.\u00a0 And when I’m finally successful, then I will have to adhere them back together, mounted on the rod, and from there, I can proceed to coat my shapes with Shell Shock liquid plastic, which should hopefully seal everything from there, and become ready for painting and fine detailing.<\/span><\/p>\ngg easy, right????<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In an attempt to try and be a somewhat contributing member of the internet when it comes to sharing knowledge, I’m going to make a conscious effort to chronicle the construction of this LeBlanc staff I’m making with some actual descriptions, instead of simply taking pictures and posting up a blurb like I had done … Continue reading LeBlanc staff construction progress: 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