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Tatsutetsu β€” RWBY Ember Celica

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Description Ember Celica the Dual Ranged Shot Gauntlets

Build Notes

Starting with eyeballed, roughly drawn paper templates I cut out the base pieces of the gauntlets from thick EVA craft foam sourced from gym mats using a steel ruler and hobby knives, which were then super glued together to the required shape.

For the bandolier of shotgun shells running along the gloves those were made from cheap thin plastic tubes pulled off dollar store mini bicycle pumps, these tubes were cut in half with a rotary tool and cut to length. Semi circles were attached to the tube halves which give the impression of shotgun shells and were thus glued to the rest of the gauntlet.

For the gun barrels those came from me carefully sawing them off cheap cowboy pistols and grinding them in such a way that when they were attached to the rest of the gauntlet they would appear in line.

Before painting could begin the foam had to first be sealed. My go to method for sealing foam is a 1:1 mixture of PVA glue (wood glue) to water which is then brushed onto the foam and allowed to dry for 8 to 10 separate coats which as a results hardens the surface and ensures the paint isn’t absorbed into the surface when it is applied.

With the foam sealed to a required degree next was the fun task of painting. The paint job consisted of several stages:

First was a grey primer layer, followed by a flat yellow acrylic spray-paint layer, for added flare I did light gold sunbursts and gradients along the edges of the gauntlets with an airbrush.

To cap it off a layer of weathering was achieved by dabbing a combination of black and brown acrylic paints onto the surface, allowing it to dry slightly and then smudging and wiping away with damp paper towels to get the desired look, before finally sealing the job with acrylic clear coat.

I should also mention that the shotgun shells were coloured with red enamel hobby paints and gold acrylics, and the gun barrels spray painted chrome and weathered in a similar manner mentioned above.

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Myrtenaster
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Finished Blade

Crescent Rose
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Finished Scythe

Gambol Shroud
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Finished Sword

Ember Celica
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Finished Gauntlets
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Comments: 107

smoking-thunder [2017-11-04 08:32:19 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant creation. Love the sign of wear

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slyfer3k [2017-03-12 01:27:12 +0000 UTC]

dammmmnnnn i love the little detail on the barrel
also a good reff for me to do my own many thanks

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Skraunn [2017-01-08 05:42:24 +0000 UTC]

IDK how I ended up here... I mean... Fuck! That's awesome!

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Crystal-Saber [2016-08-01 01:44:08 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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CornelioBurris [2016-03-16 04:04:41 +0000 UTC]

Oh! Holy shit! Your amazing!

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Argonaught08 [2016-02-08 07:31:35 +0000 UTC]

Only need one of those now....

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Rohad In reply to Argonaught08 [2016-02-14 04:19:21 +0000 UTC]

i knew before i scrolled down that this comment would be here...

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jaetheblaze [2016-01-04 18:25:52 +0000 UTC]

Are these for sale these are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool

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tehnitekiat [2015-03-30 07:09:53 +0000 UTC]

what thickness foam did you use? im trying to get some and it would be nice to know the thickness so i dont end up buying too thick or too thin

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loveless62800 [2015-03-02 03:27:19 +0000 UTC]

Ok Stupid questions. One what is EVA foam? And where do you get it?

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tehnitekiat In reply to loveless62800 [2015-03-30 07:35:07 +0000 UTC]

eva foam is the foam that is used in gyms to cover up the floor. You can either get it online or go to a home depot/lowes and you can get some there. just look up gym floor foam.

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19jburner [2015-03-01 06:01:06 +0000 UTC]

Do the pointed pieces move back and forth?

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loveless62800 In reply to 19jburner [2015-03-02 03:31:40 +0000 UTC]

If they don't and you want them to.. you can always a an intended piece on the inner side of the pointed part closer to the end and then on the main peice that holds the shotgun shell you can add a intended part to it above it and and add a spring closer to the end

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19jburner In reply to loveless62800 [2015-03-03 07:12:12 +0000 UTC]

Awesome.

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NaruSaku14 [2015-02-23 06:09:07 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh! I want these so bad >< But these look amazing!!!!

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lilogirl2000 [2014-10-18 17:52:55 +0000 UTC]

You did really well making the gauntlets look weathered, like Yang has been using them a lot recently. Awesome Job!!

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PapopaQ [2014-03-27 06:59:35 +0000 UTC]

Two questions
how big are these?
and
are they for sale?

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shishikokoroyuki [2014-03-12 14:41:06 +0000 UTC]

I have an idea of how I can make a functioning version of a shot gauntlet. it involves a kinetic firing pin and a rack and pinion for the cylinder rotation.

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Tatsutetsu In reply to shishikokoroyuki [2014-03-15 04:17:07 +0000 UTC]

that sounds like a very complex solution, do let me know how it works out

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shishikokoroyuki In reply to Tatsutetsu [2014-03-15 13:24:40 +0000 UTC]

most guns are more complex

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bilbo212 [2014-03-05 00:14:44 +0000 UTC]

again, overcritical, but i would have made the front section, under the barrel, on a hinge and a leather or fabric strip to attach to the knuckles.

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shishikokoroyuki [2014-02-14 01:09:58 +0000 UTC]

excellent work! I would have done a metallic paintjob or added metal flake

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ChelseaDanger [2014-01-30 03:35:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for posting how you made these. I'll be cosplaying Yang in May and I wanted to make her gauntlets, but I hadΒ  no idea where to even begin. Now I don't feel so lost, thank you so much!

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Tatsutetsu In reply to ChelseaDanger [2014-03-15 04:17:36 +0000 UTC]

Your very welcome I hope they turn out well

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ChelseaDanger In reply to Tatsutetsu [2014-05-14 04:06:26 +0000 UTC]

Hello again! I'm currently in the process of building this prop based off of your blueprints and I had a question if you don't mind? For the outermost cover of Ember Celica, how did you attach those to the rest of the prop? I noticed in some pictures they'd be attached and others they wouldn't be and it didn't seem like you used super glue to attach them? Thanks for your help!

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DooMGuy117 [2014-01-24 17:48:15 +0000 UTC]

Found the blueprints and after looking at those as well as the write-up i feel better about doing these, as someone who's never made a cosplay prop before.

Such detail. Wow

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Sera-eclipse In reply to DooMGuy117 [2014-09-18 17:29:11 +0000 UTC]

Could you link me to the blueprints.

This is the first time im making a prop & I want it to be perfect x

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Tatsutetsu In reply to DooMGuy117 [2014-01-24 23:51:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you , I hope those help you out as you crank out a set of your own

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Matt20113 [2013-12-15 00:19:22 +0000 UTC]

Can these be purchased


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Tatsutetsu In reply to Matt20113 [2013-12-21 22:11:20 +0000 UTC]

unfortunately i don't do commissions sorry

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DooMGuy117 In reply to Tatsutetsu [2013-12-30 17:56:06 +0000 UTC]

That is a shame, those look top notch and i would gladly pay for a commission on those gauntlets

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TheDaemonOfTheWest [2013-11-17 03:15:56 +0000 UTC]

Β I'm building this off your kit blueprints, but I'm mixing it up a little. Instead of using the bicycle pump, I'm using PVC piping and foam strips around the base for the shells. I use 1 Inch OD thick pipe, and I half it so the shell fits. It looks pretty nice. (Shells are based off the mythical "1 gauge shell")

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Tatsutetsu In reply to TheDaemonOfTheWest [2013-11-23 21:39:35 +0000 UTC]

sounds good!, use what ever is at your disposal and comfortable with

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TheDaemonOfTheWest In reply to Tatsutetsu [2013-11-25 19:24:09 +0000 UTC]

It's really messy to cut, but I prefer it. I'm not exactly building it to code, as I have bulkier arms so I decided why not have heavy-duty shells to match the larger gauntlets?

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Akuma09Yomi [2013-11-08 14:21:27 +0000 UTC]

ahhh I wiped my messages clean a while ago and didn't see this |D


it looks amazing!

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Tatsutetsu In reply to Akuma09Yomi [2013-11-09 21:42:23 +0000 UTC]

thank you ^^

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Mensager110 [2013-11-06 12:28:44 +0000 UTC]

WHY IS NOBODY FOUNDING THIS

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yue418 [2013-10-01 16:17:31 +0000 UTC]

absolutely amazing

btw how do you make the pattern for ember celtica?

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Tatsutetsu In reply to yue418 [2013-10-02 08:40:42 +0000 UTC]

trial and error cutting

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yue418 In reply to Tatsutetsu [2013-10-02 09:05:02 +0000 UTC]

hmmm okay then thx

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RaikonenOfFire [2013-10-01 15:17:23 +0000 UTC]

If only I could get this awesomeness for realz.Β 
Nice job! ^_^

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Tatsutetsu In reply to RaikonenOfFire [2013-10-02 08:40:20 +0000 UTC]

Β Thank you (:

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Kuro-Hasina [2013-09-12 06:02:49 +0000 UTC]

these pictures of the weapons are AMZING! thanks so much for putting them up! im working on these now!

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Tatsutetsu In reply to Kuro-Hasina [2013-09-12 10:55:17 +0000 UTC]

Your very Welcome!

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jaranu [2013-09-06 04:26:33 +0000 UTC]

I'm throwing money at the screen but nothings happening.

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Tatsutetsu In reply to jaranu [2013-09-12 10:55:28 +0000 UTC]

(:

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assassin57 [2013-09-04 03:06:55 +0000 UTC]

12 gauge birdshot. buckshot would be more effective.

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Tatsutetsu In reply to assassin57 [2013-09-12 10:56:39 +0000 UTC]

at some point surely dust-shot will become the standard

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assassin57 In reply to Tatsutetsu [2013-09-12 14:21:38 +0000 UTC]

Eventually. I shoot shotguns regularly so I like to play a mental game to see if I know the size of the shell or bullet.

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Nervous-Twitch [2013-09-02 21:34:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow.

Just Wow.

How long did these take?

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