WEAPON WORKSHOP

Gorgon556·5/19/2017, 9:35:53 PM·2 votes·598 views

Hey guys i need help figuring out the dimensions of a couple of champs' weapons because I'm currently attempting to make them for my friends. Each weapon/item corresponds to their mains. Thanks, it'll be a great help

The weapons/champions/items are:

Blood moon Diana's blade , High noon Yasuo's blade , Battle boss Veigar's staff , El tigre Braum's shield , Project Fiora's blade , Warden/Vanilla Sivir's crossblade , Dunk master Darius' "axe" , Order of the banana Soraka's staff , and Vanilla Thresh's whip/hook/scythe thing . If you can't/think its too much work for you personally, please at least point me to a direction where I can do it myself.

Once again thanks!!

11 Comments

DrCyanide5/19/2017, 10:59:27 PM3 votes

http://www.lolking.net/models

Look up the champion/model and take a screenshot. Then pick something to base your scale off of (champion height can be good if you want it to be to-scale for your friends), then use a tool like Gimp to measure the pixels of your scale and the pixels of the portion you're looking for.

thecowley5/20/2017, 7:17:24 AM2 votes

Dr.Cyanide is right on the money. Look at the proportions of the champ model, then compare to your friends. If said weapon is held down by their hip (Diana sword I think is held this way) Try to measure same places on your friend so it is comfortable for them to hold. Many weapons in league are fantasy versions of real items. Diana's (continuing with her example) is an oversized khopesh. Look at reference photos of them, then see how it was upscaled and follow the trend.

As a fledging prop maker myself, Eva 200 foam is very light and easy to work with, though it does need to be sealed before painting. Pink foam board insulation is even lighter, and usually, has a paper lining on one side, but snaps. You could use that as a base for braum's huge shield or Darius axe, then cover it in many materials. Worbbla is a light plastic sold in sheets, quite large ones from right supplier. You can use a hair dryer to heat it up and give a harder shell, and it can be sanded. I recommend an actual heat gun for shaping worbbla though.

Umbral Regent5/19/2017, 10:53:53 PM1 votes

I don't exactly have a lot to say in terms of dimensions (since I don't really have any point of reference, never done any of this myself), but I can at least offer some help with Darius' axe and Soraka's staff (albeit it isn't much)

For Soraka's staff, measure from the floor to the person's eyebrow or nose level, and for the haft of Darius' "axe", measure from the floor to the person's shoulder.

I know it isn't much, but I hope it helps to some degree.

Arakadia5/20/2017, 9:16:09 PM1 votes

What are you making it off of?

thecowley6/8/2017, 2:26:02 AM1 votes

One other thing. Measure twice cut once. If unsure use more. It's easier to remove material from a shape then to add

thecowley6/8/2017, 2:32:32 AM1 votes

Another thing you can do Is take model screen shots, use PhotoShop or your preferred generic graphic editor, and get just the weapon. Create a new layer behind the item, with an even grid pattern. Change the item to black and white Line work, print it. Use tracing paper and trace the item and details.

Take that thin tracing paper and project it onto a smooth wall with butchers paper or any paper that is large enough(generic brown packing paper is great). Fiddle with projector till you have correct size for the prop, and you have a blue print