NycWallCrawler9
New Member
A few months back I started slowly collecting/building things for my Speedy (Red Arrow) cosplay from the show "Arrow." I won't be able to make everything exactly the same as it is on the show, since its almost impossible to source everything, but im gonna try to get it somewhat close! I'll be updating this thread all throughout the year.
(1) Con-Conveniant Recurve Bow
So, the screen used bow in the show is a takedown recurve, and if its standard size that could be up to 62 inches, which, carrying that around a con sounds pretty awful, it would be hard to not hit someone behind/in front of you, or a stand. I'm sure I could make an accurately shaped/sized bow, but I think it would be better to use something smaller.
I used a Barnett Lil' Sioux bow, which measures at 44.5" total. The original colors were black and green. (see photo)
I disassembled the bow with a stringer, wiped all of the peices down with alcohol wipes, then spray painted them. I used Krylon Fusion "Gloss Cherry" and "Flat Black" Here's the finished paint job.
I painted the riser black, the limbs red, and added the black fading from the tips.
I still have to figure out how to disable the bow to follow convention rules, I know most people take the string off, but I feel like that just makes it look nothing like a bow, plus with this type of bow, the limbs are fully straight until stringed, so it would look really odd.
(1) Con-Conveniant Recurve Bow
So, the screen used bow in the show is a takedown recurve, and if its standard size that could be up to 62 inches, which, carrying that around a con sounds pretty awful, it would be hard to not hit someone behind/in front of you, or a stand. I'm sure I could make an accurately shaped/sized bow, but I think it would be better to use something smaller.
I used a Barnett Lil' Sioux bow, which measures at 44.5" total. The original colors were black and green. (see photo)
I disassembled the bow with a stringer, wiped all of the peices down with alcohol wipes, then spray painted them. I used Krylon Fusion "Gloss Cherry" and "Flat Black" Here's the finished paint job.
I painted the riser black, the limbs red, and added the black fading from the tips.
I still have to figure out how to disable the bow to follow convention rules, I know most people take the string off, but I feel like that just makes it look nothing like a bow, plus with this type of bow, the limbs are fully straight until stringed, so it would look really odd.