The smaller detail pieces were glued with craft glue to the main body of the blade. So I made a second copy of the sword using a thicker piece of cardboard and with the cardboard 'grain' following the long direction of the sword, but slightly off (about 30 degrees) so it had strength in both directions. the dowel rods are also not included but can be found at any hardware store. They will come separated so you can easily paint and glue them together to your liking. This listing is for a full set of raw unpainted prints. This resulted in the sword being weak length-wise and prone to flexing and bending. This listing is for the Gamora's sword Godslayer This is my personal design.
My initial cardboard draft I cut was out the the 'grain' of the cardboard perpendicular to the long axis of the sword. There are some pretty small details, especially the center channel of the sword that required patience. These couple of pieces needed to have two copies made (one of each for each side of the sword.)Īll pieces of cardboard were cut out using an Xacto blade.
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There are also a couple of other smaller pieces that are hear the handle of the sword where the sword is thicker and has some detail and design. Harvard Researchers Develop 3D Printed Synthetic Heart Valve that Grows with Chi. I found some artwork and printed it on a transparency film, then projected it on the wall where I had taped a piece of cardboard and traced the image onto the cardboard after I had adjusted the image to the desired size - about 2'.
