#gate key

Villain: "Oh, you mean this computer password?"

The negotiations were short.

Since people seemed to like the first set, here are some more of the pieces that are up in my shop currently <3

Gate Key by @azureprops Costume by me

You know cause my obvious love for fairy tail isnt enough

Progress has been really slow this summer. We’ve had a lot of guests over to stay, we’re currently in the process of finding new roommates, it’s been con season and... well, I’ve been feeling kind of lazy recently. I also keep breaking out into rashes every time I try to work on this project (turns out I’m super allergic to 2 part resins), so I’ve had a hard time motivating myself to finish. My boyfriend also started working for a professional prop shop back in the fall, and I’ve learned a lot from his projects since.  Mostly, that it’s almost impossible to get a bubble-free cast using a 2 part mold without pressure casting.  So basically what this means is that I am going to have to 3D print the gem shapes, smooth them out, mold them, make a resin cast, polish that initial cast, mold *another* version and then use that to pressure cast the gems. (Lucky for me, I have a really good teacher around to help me figure some of this stuff out.) Anyway, I think it’ll be worth it! I just need to get off my butt and get to work.

Each portion of the key takes about a day to paint and dry, so progress has been slow.  Next up: finishing paint on the main body, re-making the side pieces without LEDs in them, adding the gems, possibly adding detail to the bottom of the handle -- and weathering, of course!