The Weapons

For my movie, I also created prop weapons to include with the effect and display at my end of the year show.

The knife

• A plastic knife
• Plasticine
• Silicone
• Jesmonite Part A and B with metal powder
• Black and silver spray paint

To make the knife I took some plasticine (enough to fit the size of the knife) and pressed the knife against it so it covers half of it, next I took a sheet of metal and covered the sides and secured it in place, Next, I mixed up the silicone and poured it onto the knife. After 24 hours I turned the mold over and covered the other side in silicone, After another 24 hours I then removed the plastic knife, then I set up the two-part mold by cutting a funnel shape at the top, then after suspending the two pieces together I mixed up the Jesmonite and powder and poured it into the mold, after 20 minutes I took the knife out of the mold, finally I added finishing touches By spray painting the blade silver and the handle black.

The Hatchet

• A foam hatchet
• Silicone
• A piece of scrap wood
• Wood Varnish
• Jesmonite Part A and B with metal powder
• Black and silver spray paint

To make the hatchet I first started by tracing the handle of the foam hatchet onto a piece of scrap wood, then I cut it out on the bandsaw and sanded the edges to create the curves and applied dark brown wood varnish to match the original. To make the blade I took some small pieces of scrap wood tall enough to cover the blade and secured them in place, once I got it to the right position I wanted I then mixed up the silicone and poured it into the box after waiting for 24 hours I removed the mold cut parts of the back and top in order to wiggle it out, once I secured it again I mixed up the jesmonite and poured it into the mold, after waiting 20 minutes I pulled the blade out cut off any unwanted bits, Next I drilled a hole at the top of the handle and the bottom of the blade, after spray painting the blade black and silver I took a small wooden dowel and fit it in between each socket and after adding a bit of glue into the sockets and dowel the axe was complete.

The grenade

• A styrofoam Easter egg
• Foam core poster board
• Tissue paper
• Green and black acrylic paint
• A thin piece of metal
• A plastic bottle
• A key ring
• A piece of wire
• Hot glue gun

To make the grenade I took the easter egg and cut a bit of the top off, then I drew a bunch of small squares on the poster board, cut them out and hot glued them around the egg and I cut out a circular piece of poster board to glue on the bottom to help it stand on its own, Next I cut the top part of the plastic bottle and glued it to the top, then I drilled a small hole at the top, next I covered the egg with PVA glue and tissue paper, once it dried I spray painted the whole thing silver, after that I took the thin piece of metal and cut it to look like the safety lever and hot glued it to the bottle cap, then I painted the main grenade in dark green, for finishing touches I took a piece of wire and a key ring, bent the wire in a small circle around the key ring and spot welded it in place and cut the wire, this acted as the grenades safety pin.