The Making of Noctis' Sword - Final Fantasy XIII

[FlamedIdea]

wow so awesome! can i ask if a foam board is a sort of styro coated with board or paper? is that what you used?, also is the white materila you used a rubber sheet? or just cardboard? thanks!!!

[stuart666young]

So much respect for that, so much

[harute1061]

HOLY CRAP, dude can you make me one? seriously, if you sell these anywhere I want to know.

[FlamedIdea]

hi can i ask is that foam board or styrene you were cutting in 0:30?

or is rubber sheet ok??

thanks a lot.l im trying to make this also! ^^

[SKETCHYGINGER48]

My thoughts went from meh to sucky to ok to amazing

[RoniD1000]

Amazing!

[FlamedIdea]

do you have any videos for making squalls gunblade? even a time lapse will surely help ^_^

cheers~!

[KrayolaKayy]

how much did this cost you?

[meechemad]

Amazing work i dont know how you did it I'm working on a dagger right now made with a cardboard core and the styrene is not sticking when i try to layer the styrenes. I must be doing something wrong i was thinking about adding a layer of craft foam sheet and see if that will work but not sure what do you suggested?

[theproplady]

@meechemad Which glue are you using? (I'm assuming hotglue.) Certain hotglues might not stick as well as others. All purpose hotglues seem to do well. You'll have to experiment and see what works.

[meechemad]

@theproplady lol nvm i figured out what i did wrong i feel dumb because of it T_T

[Blach1234]

I just bought ffxiii and i LOVE IT this is one of the most beautiful games iv ever plaid i Love the sword amazing work :]

[COJNproductins808]

noctis has more than one sword i hope u know. make them all please

[xMikaxMagicx]

I'm going to have babies with that sword... <3

[DancexXxLove74]

@theproplady OMG this is soooo amazing! do you think you could do more final fantasy 13 props? i wanna see how you would do lightning's sword, because im soon going to cosplay her and i kinda wanna make my sword.

[530loverboi]

this is sick!!!...



[stupidjeloinc]

Im makin mine outa metal...

[TheNeya]

WTB one !!

[deathbringerxlll]

Amazing

[HellNaught]

Wow! I didn't think it would turn out so freaking amazing when I first started watching. Very good job!

[WhereAreTheStairs1]

When was this guy in Final Fantasy XIII??????? Im on the third disc and i havent seen him

[OathkeeperSoraXIII]

@WhereAreTheStairs1 he's in Versus XIII - which has been in development since 2002 i believe (similar to XIII it started development on PS2) but is now in development for PS3 as an exclusive and will be out late next year or early 2013 from the sounds of it (from what Nomura has been saying)

[coolkingbol]

w8...wat is that made of again?

[lexus2k3]

simply amazing O.O

[darkrainoffire]

what material did you used as a cut out? is that foam or sumthin'?

[vampireemo4ever]

lol man you got fast hands and body hahaha jk :P

[luckydude424]

Your sword is so amazing!!!!!

may i ask what the length of it is?

Thanks =D

[theproplady]

@luckydude424 It's about 45" long. I made the pattern by blowing up a picture of the sword in Photoshop and making it 45" long before printing it out.

[jaistar96]

U are amazing and soooo talented plz make me one. hehe >_<

[Traveler2112]

That was pretty incredible!

[morinomusume]

Amazing ! I mean waow !

[rockNroll4sweden]

cool :) best i have seen

[TetiDave]

what kind of resin do you used for make the motor of the blade?

[crichton55]

DO WANT!!

[KikyoHyuga12]

wow!!! *__*

[Krethas]

Very impressive. Thought it was another lame paper and foam creation but your method for the blade actually works pretty well. I was most impressed by the hilt though. It seems it'd be too fragile for my tastes but it certainly looks great and would take a quarter of the time to make.

[NoriGR]

That's nice and all but please get a life :'P yes I'm mad I don't one of those (i like it)

[TheScottayz1]

Not going to lie i thought this vid was going to be another crappy how to make a sword out of card bord and poster. im not sure why exactly, but i watched the whole thing and a little past the middle you started to blow my freaking mind! The talent you have is amazing keep up the good work! : )

[xavierlittle]

hard to believe you made this before the game came out

[Dropsofstrawberry]

you dont know how many face expressions this video made me go through!!!

AMAZING JOB! you have such talent! i wish i could make sruff as cool as you!

how did you learn to make stuff like this?

[XxRegul8torxX]

wish i coud make a sword like that fast XD.how long did it take u to make it?

[ReitaBlackMoral]

amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[talesofchester]

your kitty(or doggy) loved it too,he went to see :)

[PedroPaulo744]

Make this cosplay's weapon here: /watch?v=ZbZQHw_4rJo

[MawiOcampo01]

Wow! *speechless*

[MoltresRage]

Amazing **

[Blackhearted3312]

I wish I knew where you were, so I could throw myself at your feet and beg you to take me as an appretice. You are a God of cosplay.

[dbzgirl311]

at first I though you made a mold out of plaster of paris but what does vacuum-formed do?

[philstavro]

wow man i have nothing more to say i would buy it for 100 euros for sure

[philstavro]

man if i would find u i would give u 100 euros for that. Man it is jus that i am leaving in greece

[TomWellingFan09]

Dude amazing job!

[lukasas301]

Esxuse me, what material did you use? I can't see if its a paper or white plastic

[Fiidelity]

Is to provide the image of the sword of Noctis size?

[PinkNinjaMaster]

My first reaction: "Ew... Paper swords? Really?"

My second reaction: "Oh she's giving the sword depth... how cool! But still no love put into cutting...."

My third reaction: "...." (Space between my nose and monitor = 1 centimeter)

[YOUTHENIZINGu]

.... W O W ....

[envelopes36]

........UR MY HERO!!!!! Really really impressed i wish i can give u 17 hi fives at the same time :) bravo!

[ChipzyWrathful]

That looks GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEAT

[RinoaShadow]

FUUUUUUUDGE. That is DAMN amazing! ^_^

[munmmfy]

what the hell??!!! you`re work is amazing, i wan`t that..^^

[NakshatraS1]

u have innate talent !!!!! brava!!!!

[CloudMoua]

u r hella good

[saiyanryan]

I have to say.. that is brilliant. Going to have to give it a shot myself! Do you prop make for a living at all?

[Jacktaru]

that is AMAZING..

[NyjahMunt88]

my GOD that was.... amazing

[Eddie4120]

Cool sword. The game is Final Fantasy versus XIII though.

[Ptollemios]

how sturdy is that?

[Oman397]

Yeah anyone notice that that's um not a gunblade from ff13 and is from a different game? Lol

[potatoturtles4life]

This is cool; however, this is actually from FF XIV... sorry.

[Miguchar]

I love how you made the sword. You make it look so simply!

[shawnde1]

very remarkable how you accomplished the sword and still keeping the weight balence of all the materials used. i bet the weight of the sword is just right. nice color btw. :)

[drawblefuss]

Awesome job with the sword! Also, may I know the title of the songs that you used in this video? Too beautiful... :')

[teiiatihho]

O.O *speechless*

what material did you use?

[furbylencio]

Will You Be Selling Them Or Are You Willing To Make One FOr The Right Price?

[CosplayInABox]

ohh myyyYYYGOOOOODDDDDDD

BAAAAAAAAH

[Snapx4000]

omg good work!

[Complexistence]

Amazing! Great job!

[Magickgamer]

cool

[BulbaBulbaBulbasaur]

ur insaine lol music just made it seem way faster then it was

[nukideric]

sweet jesus you are friggin AWESOME. you could sell that for like 300 dollars and it is worth every cent. do you have online tutorials with materials and all. once agian you are the ultimate cratfs person. you should check out final fantays 12 they have many awsome weapons on there that appear on screen. my fav. id god save the queen bastard sword. you know super large like Clouds sword and also one that looks just like the thunder cat sword of omens. I think it is called the treaty blade. weed.

[decade901]

i want to make it but i just dont hav that much patient......and talent....

[apocq]

nice sweater :)

[Thesmc12]

Amazing job! Very good!

[shikisenrei]

plssss!!!! can you make a 2 part video of this? because its too fast,.. Thank you!

And can you pls send me the image pattern? the one you pattern at the board,.. Tnx again. XD

[theproplady]

@shikisenrei I tried uploading the original files to megaupload and for some reason they don't show up when someone tries to download them. is there some reason wmv files can't be uploaded or it just a problem with my account?

[JAMESxROSE]

@theproplady mega upload sucks, mediafire is the way to go

[theproplady]

@JAMESxROSE Yeah, I know that now. I'll have to see if I can find the old video files somewhere so I can upload them.

[shikisenrei]

PLSSS!!!! Can you make a 2 part of this video? because its so fast,.. Thank you,.

And can i have a copy of the pattern,. the one at 00:18? thank you again.,.

[NarutoUzumaki989]

hey question for ya...do you take commissions for the sword??

[theproplady]

@NarutoUzumaki989 I can. Look up my website and contact info in the description and shoot me a message or leave a comment in my blog.

[ItsMrTiKi]

gotta love those foamcore specials at micheal every season $1 each. I load up big.

[function808]

they got nothing on you haha



[kixxxtyler]

Jesus God!

[crisvicbayogos]

it has that steampunk look to it your awesome!!!

[mastachief2]

can you make lightnings sword

[theproplady]

@mastachief2 I have made a version of it. You'll have to look it up at my online gallery (which is in the description) or e-mail me and I'll get a quote out to you.

Thanks!

[xsenribus]

is that paperor card borard paper

[theproplady]

@xsenribus It's actually styrene plastic (Follow the links in the description if you want to learn more about my process or view my contact info.)

[JubilantMints]

Congrats for having the patience to do this!

[YamiHerzeleid]

O_O you're amazing thanks for sharing this!!

[Dragonspirit999]

plz make a tuto FF13 PWNS XD

[artchel1]

=x--->that is soo cool!

[linkinp14]

OMG! That's amazing! Wowowow.

[20zodiac08]

omfg...ur SOOOO GOOOOOD>!

any chances ur selling some swords??

cuz i wanna buy 1..

[FaceLif3]

O.O WOW I would buy that sword for 500 bucks its awesome lol. 5/5

[circa025]

dam! that is incredible, you got some talent chica

[theproplady]

If you have any questions or inquiries, you can find my e-mail in my profile information. ^_^

[bruba829]

amazing......do you sell them? are they sturdy?

[mikurugis]

You own ALL!!!

[YaoiKing69]

what did you use for the top part of the sword for the engine? I plan on doing Noctis cosplay and need a all the help I can get.

[theproplady]

I used PVC and some vacuum-formed and custombuilt parts that I made from paint bottles, craft foam and styrene.

[keyblade354]

whould you make a tutorials pleese

[theproplady]

I'll see what I can do. I've got some other tutorials in the pipeline that I have to finish and post before this one.

[Shaboobipops]

speechless

[Tongiiees]

look so real

[zomgheals]

just amazing,

you have alot of talent :)

[pwnyou2]

if i saw that thing i would think it was meteal not paper sooooo sick im good at makeing things like that on a way minor scale considering im 11 lol

[CROSSFIRE145]

funny wen u cut paper and niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

[fabiobit]

can you use that to cut people in half?

[Jeffieboi]

At first I thought it was gonna be really lame, but damn! You have talent! That turned out amazing!

[GaialeiStrife]

:O This is why I bow to cosplayers......

[tomasanime]

That is amazing.

[DarkBebi]

Helloooooooo, I do not know how many times i have watched this video. Truly the best I have seen.

So my question is, would you go about the same route with a more complicated sword like the broad legged from .hack//g.u? I got all the materials i just don't want to waist any.

[theproplady]

@DarkBebi I would recommend much the same process, using a wooden or foamboard core cut into the shape you want with the styrene cut into a squiggly shape. Look up the Thief Dagger tag on my cosplay blog for a project with a weird shaped blade.

[theproplady]

Heh. Sunny doesn't move nearly that fast in real life...

All in all, it took about 20 hours to make. I had to cut out a lot of video in order to get it condense down to ten minutes...

[blahblah10389]

omg it's beautiful!

[theproplady]

Try contacting me via my blog, which I've linked to.

[AsTheWorldFallsDown1]

i want it, i NEED it for my cosplay *dies*

[SaYaGilaakanmusik]

wow thats soooo cool

[StickyRice43]

that looked incredible, you are amazingly talented :D

[aaaaaxj]

holy cow! freaking awesome!

[squishdragon]

if i were to order one, how much would that sword cost about?

[Hayateko]

amazing work!! may i ask what enamel paint was used for the final touch ups of the sword? flat? glossy? i am truly inspired by this! thank you so much for sharing

[theproplady]

It was glossy testors black and silver metallic paint.)

[MorikoKitsune]

OMG it is so awesome seeing your process. I have always wondered how you made such cool props and costumes. Thanks for the guides.

[theproplady]

Thanks! I hope to post more stuff in the future when I can.

[yamimagic]

An artist at work. You truly do amazing things with your craft. Thank you for sharing.

I couldn't help but chuckle when the music sped up at around 8:13; it felt so frantic that it was almost like I was rushing as well. :)

[theproplady]

Thanks. (It's funny how the music and action syncs up in places. I didn't even plan most of it. ^_^)

[Anuvia]

That was phenomenal to watch. You are a creative genius to be able to bring a weapon with such detail and complexity into a tangible, usable, cosplay accessory. I tip my hat to you and applaud your patience.

[xfoxtails]

what was the thing you use at 6:30>?

[theproplady]

The Vacuumform machine? (I have a link to the tutorial I used to build it in my description.)

[xfoxtails]

thanks very much =]

[CharmaineCXM]

omg you are really awesome!! =)