<![CDATA[Smeeon's Props and Costumes

<![CDATA[Smeeon's Props and Costumes - Smee's Blog]]>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:09:56 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Loki Staff - Quick Update and Pic!]]>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:10:34 -0800http://www.smeeon.com/1/post/2012/05/loki-staff-quick-update-and-pic.html

Photo by (c)Patrick Sun

Okay so here is a pic of my good friend (alias) Elendriel Alastair and her Loki cosplay holding the staff I made. While comments are now pouring in as we've FINALLY got a good view of the real staff(s all 3 of them) I spoke with her and we'll be starting a more accurate model sculpted and resin cast. Just an FYI I will not be selling any between now and Dragon*Con just because my Dragon*con is very very busy already.

Thank you everyone for the kind comments of excitement and appreciation :)

]]><![CDATA[Loki Staff Near Completion]]>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:19:35 -0800http://www.smeeon.com/1/post/2011/12/loki-staff-near-completion.htmlJust a quick update with pics, I'll do a proper write up when it's done. Just an FYI to those curious, there are 3 distinct staffs you can see from the production and promos photos and video. I decided to make this version closest to the staff seen on display in the trailer. also a amateur video of the downtown scene made me realize all versions are flat and not "trident" like.

The final back armor section is missing because I dropped it coming in from getting painted outside, had to strip it and repaint to cover the scuffs. Didn't want it stopping putting the rest of this together for a test fit!

mostly assembled, still need to attach some parts and run the wires and switches.

the staff will eventually have two light sources, currently the luxeon 3 watt LED is the only one hooked up right now and holy crap it's bright. SLR photography will get a wicked lens flair from it. There will be a cluster of basic blue LEDs in there too for a constant long running blue light.

still need to paint the screw heads

Shown here disassembled, it breaks down to roughly 36"

]]><![CDATA[Loki Staff Continued Progress]]>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:06:22 -0800http://www.smeeon.com/1/post/2011/12/loki-staff-continued-progress.htmlGot the "gem" bracket finished, by looking at the closeup of the concept art I decided there was a use for the little angled plates sticking out from behind the gem, once added the whole head bracket became very strong and held the stone in there rock solid without glue or anything.

I stuck the bracket system on the staff to see how it feels.. might be a bit long but I can still cut that down to size. starting to take shape!

So after the fabrication of this bracket I can now work on the bladed end. I got to make the blank blade templates out of foam board before I start cutting alum-board.

Tomorrow is the blades, and the day after will be the scallops that go down the back and I'll be ready for final assembly, final detail, and painting :)

]]><![CDATA[Progress on Loki Staff]]>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:34:28 -0800http://www.smeeon.com/1/post/2011/12/progress-on-loki-staff.htmlCrafting is an interesting thing, I've been thinking pretty hard about this staff and staring at the very few pictures available for it. Finally decided to wing it and create the bracket that holds the stone the way I think it should be made. My concern is the stone falling out when it's swung around. So I came up with this option.

]]><![CDATA[Steampunk wheelchair gets an honorable mention on Roger Ebert's Journal ]]>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:29:21 -0800http://www.smeeon.com/1/post/2011/12/steampunk-wheelchair-gets-an-honorable-mention-on-roger-eberts-journal.htmlI just wanted to share this, I've been mentioned in a few publications however being recognized by a celebrity who uses a wheelchair is an honor indeed. Read the article here.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/art-in-many-forms/outta-da-way-of-this-steampunk.html
]]><![CDATA[End of November - props yet to be...]]>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:52:18 -0800http://www.smeeon.com/1/post/2011/11/end-of-november-props-yet-to-be.htmlWork has been really really busy the past couple of weeks. All of my down time has been spent sleeping and catching up family things. I decided to spend some time tonight updating my website and making this blog entry to keep me honest with my goals.

Top priority - Building a Loki staff from the new Avenger's movie. This was a commission by a close friend and I've been bouncing the project through my head for the past month. Usually by now I've come up with a great plan on how to fabricate it based on her requirements.
It needs to be portable to pack up for plane trips and durable enough to survive those trips. This could prove tricky. I've thought about carving the S curve out of wood and giving it threaded rod inside to assemble. Guess I'm gonna just need to attempt a few prototypes and see how it goes.

I determined the best thing to use for the gem in the staff would be a quartz egg. After scouring the internet for a suitable egg none were in the rough size I needed so I found a nice lady on ebay who normally sells crystals and stones of all various sizes. Turned out it was an odd size but she would go shopping for me the next week and report back with my request. She ended up finding this perfect stone for the prop!

So the next step is to start cutting wood and creating a mount for this "gem" I'll keep updating the project here!

]]><![CDATA[First Post!]]>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:34:13 -0800http://www.smeeon.com/1/post/2011/06/first-post.htmlThis was a first attempt at a post to see how this thing works. Hopefully I'll be keeping up with this in the future.
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