Hi everyone! After much lurking and admiring other people's work, Mad Max: Fury Road has pushed me in 2015 to make my first prop replica (the double barrel sawn-off) and more importantly for me, the second replica - Furiosa's prosthetic arm. Back then, the best photo I could find was this pic of the stunt arm.
Now you can find much better references at http://madmaxcostumes.com/mad-max-fury-road/.
Anyway, since I wasn't ready to chop my fiancee's forearm off just for a convincing cosplay, I decided to base the hand on an old leather glove.
I decided not to make it out of EVA, worbla or other fun materials. Instead, I opted for a steel frame and aluminium plates (to reduce weight).
Even though the material was much harder to work with, I love the sound that it makes. It's actually sturdy enough to crush someone's hand if they decided to shake yours in it... Not that I ever tried... No, really! Nobody was hurt in the process of making this prop!
Finally, after much referencing, finding obscure parts and explaining to the kind people in hardware stores what do I actually need that part for, I managed to put it all together.
Well, that's pretty much it. I could talk about this build for hours but I would want to bore you too much (only a bit
) After almost two years, I'm willing to revisit it, maybe correct some inaccuracies, so any suggestions and comments would be hugely appreciated! I hope that you like it.
This is the prosthetic integrated with the rest of the props and, more importantly, with my fiancee at a con, just before joining in with the crowd.
Now you can find much better references at http://madmaxcostumes.com/mad-max-fury-road/.
Anyway, since I wasn't ready to chop my fiancee's forearm off just for a convincing cosplay, I decided to base the hand on an old leather glove.
I decided not to make it out of EVA, worbla or other fun materials. Instead, I opted for a steel frame and aluminium plates (to reduce weight).
Even though the material was much harder to work with, I love the sound that it makes. It's actually sturdy enough to crush someone's hand if they decided to shake yours in it... Not that I ever tried... No, really! Nobody was hurt in the process of making this prop!
Finally, after much referencing, finding obscure parts and explaining to the kind people in hardware stores what do I actually need that part for, I managed to put it all together.
Well, that's pretty much it. I could talk about this build for hours but I would want to bore you too much (only a bit
) After almost two years, I'm willing to revisit it, maybe correct some inaccuracies, so any suggestions and comments would be hugely appreciated! I hope that you like it.This is the prosthetic integrated with the rest of the props and, more importantly, with my fiancee at a con, just before joining in with the crowd.
