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Published: 2012-08-23 23:30:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 21348; Favourites: 404; Downloads: 332
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Description Here is Shu's Void Sword from Guilty Crown. I will be using it for my Shu cosplay at AnimeFest next week. This sword took about 3 weeks to build. I went with a simple design since I did not have a lot of time before AFest.

The sword is made out of 1/4" oak plywood and insulation foam. The plywood is to just give it extra strength. I also tried using a "colorshift" spray paint. It does not show very well in the picture, but depending on the viewing angle it will be a dark blue or dark purple. I felt it would give it a more "void" type of look.

I'm not too thrilled with the overall smoothness of the weapon. It has quite a few bumps. I over used the wood filler, which does not work too well in big gaps. I probably should have used bondo or something similar. Also, I did not apply my smooth cast 300 on very well. Besides those flaws, it still turned out pretty well.
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Comments: 22

VOID0101011001001111 [2017-12-14 21:26:20 +0000 UTC]

"It is dangerous to go alone. Take-"
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NothingAtRandom [2015-08-19 22:11:29 +0000 UTC]

i like they way this looks and i've been thinking of doing an ouma shu cosplay for a while and was looking for a good way to make the void sword and i considered foam, would you recommend it, and what would be a good thing to seal the foam with?

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karrybirdrulz [2015-06-23 11:35:55 +0000 UTC]

O-o how did u make it

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Evangelionzero1 [2013-05-23 19:54:12 +0000 UTC]

really well made ;3

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Soynuts In reply to Evangelionzero1 [2013-05-24 00:44:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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DangVietMichael [2013-03-27 05:23:23 +0000 UTC]

Do you do commissions?

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Soynuts In reply to DangVietMichael [2013-03-28 00:36:23 +0000 UTC]

I do, however I have commissions closed at this time as I am pretty booked up. At this time it is hard for me to give an estimate on when I'll open them back up.

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SerinFel [2012-10-27 06:56:52 +0000 UTC]

Very cool, wish I could see it in person. From your description of the paint job, it should be even more impressive to see it first hand. ;^]

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TheCoolCosplayer22 [2012-08-24 21:48:24 +0000 UTC]

That's so cool!! Good job!

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Soynuts In reply to TheCoolCosplayer22 [2012-08-24 22:37:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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TheCoolCosplayer22 In reply to Soynuts [2012-08-24 23:25:40 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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Angellus-Socios [2012-08-24 04:50:53 +0000 UTC]

I want.... so badly....

Wanna see the costume too, must be coooooool. :3

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Soynuts In reply to Angellus-Socios [2012-08-24 05:15:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

I should have pics of the costume after AFest next week.

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OORR [2012-08-24 02:35:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh I got to get a picture of you as Shu for a friend of mine! She will flip out!

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Soynuts In reply to OORR [2012-08-24 03:26:12 +0000 UTC]

Oh, you definitely will! (assuming my costume gets here on time!)

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AmazakeAihara01 [2012-08-24 01:59:25 +0000 UTC]

awesome~
i love GC and this sword of yours~!

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Soynuts In reply to AmazakeAihara01 [2012-08-24 02:10:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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PrincessTerri1 [2012-08-24 00:53:46 +0000 UTC]

Looks nice!!

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Soynuts In reply to PrincessTerri1 [2012-08-24 00:59:19 +0000 UTC]

Dankeeeee

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Crimson-Knight77 [2012-08-23 23:46:37 +0000 UTC]

I've never heard of Guilty Crown, but this sword looks pretty friggin awesome.
I also like the idea of using color shift paint to make it look more voidy.

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Soynuts In reply to Crimson-Knight77 [2012-08-23 23:53:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! The color shift paint was on a whim when I was browsing through Lowes for other things, but it seems it was worth the few extra bucks.

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Crimson-Knight77 In reply to Soynuts [2012-08-25 19:58:48 +0000 UTC]

You found it at a Lowes? Huh, I always thought stuff like that, you needed to special order.
Well, I learned something today.

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