Glass sword

I had a lot of fun making the Daedric sword so I decided I'd have a go at creating another one from scratch, the Glass sword seemed like a great idea. This time I created my own template by tracing over the game model in Photoshop and printing it to scale.

Basic cutout, 3 layers thick

Comparing the size to my Daedric sword

For the pommel, I needed the base to be just a little bit thinner. I managed to peel the paper of the top and scrape away a little bit of foam to reduce the thickness

Each layer of 5mm foam board has 2 layers of 2.5mm foam with paper top, bottom and middle, so the handle is 3 layers thick and the pommel is 2 layers

For some of the very fine detail I used cereal box cardboard and layered it to the desired thickness, these parts are for the handguard

I added a single layer of card to the pommel to keep it smooth

Gluing the detailed parts on and cutting the small details into the pommel

Everything glued on

Finished the sanding and used a dremel tool on the blade to get a nice edge

Cutting the grooves into the tip of the blade

Starting with the many coats of primer

Spray painted the sword black (not sure why...)

Green coat

Gold coat

Painting some detail onto the sword to give it a more textured/weathered look

Clear coat and drying. All finished