instruction

Keyblade Oathkeeper 22/05/2010

materials

  • cardboard box
  • pencils or wood in the shape of pencils
  • kitchen rolls
  • wallpaper glue
  • waterproof acrylic paints 75 ml each: black, white, yellow, light blue, dark blue
  • silver chain: approx. 40 cm
  • metal rings with 2 - 3 cm diameter: 2 pieces
  • picture varnish gloss as spray paint

 

tools

  • pencil
  • scissors
  • paint brush

 

costs

  • kitchen rolls = €2.00
  • wallpaper glue = €2.00
  • acrylic paints 75 ml each = €1.50 per piece (in craft shops approx. €2-3)
  • chain and metal rings = €1.50
  • picture varnish gloss as spray paint = €10.00 (this will last for several projects)
  • total = €23

 

working time

  • 36 hours

 

weight

  • 500 g

 

 

instruction

 

This variant is a bit risky. It works, but you have to be careful and vary it a bit. Almost everyone has these materials at home.

 

1. Take a large cardboard box and open the sides. This will quickly give you a very large cardboard. Draw the sword on the cardboard and cut it out.

 

2. Mix the wallpaper glue and cut strips and squares from the kitchen rolls. Make paper-mâché out of them. To do that dip the pieces of kichen roll into the wallpaper glue and apply them to the sword. Do this until it is modelled like the original Keyblade (see pictures).

 

3. Do the same with the pendant.

 

4. When your sword is dry, paint it. With this Keyblade you can mix the colours nicely.

 

5. Finally spray picture varnish on the sword to protect it.

 

Your Oathkeeper is ready.

 

 

tips

 

1. To make elevations more quickly, form rolls from the kitchen rolls and attach them to the cardboard. Place more pieces of kitchen roll on top to make the whole thing even.

 

2. Let the sword dry from time to time before you continue. Otherwise the sword will get too wet and may break.

 

3. As soon as the glue is dry, the Keyblade becomes stable. If the stability is not there, e. g. because you have built in the bend from the cardboard sides, take wood or pencils and stick them to the cardboard with scotch tape. Place the pieces of kitchen roll on top as before.

 

4. Using this method, the surface of the paper will be uneven after drying. If you want a smooth surface, take air-drying clay and spread a little of it over the surface. Then your sword should be smooth. (I have not tried this myself. It should work anyway. )