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Old 05-21-2012, 07:44 PM   #7
Drose18
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Originally Posted by Zarana-X View Post
Movie III April, Hothead, and Shogun Shredder came with a naginata. I'm sure moer did, but that's off the top of my head. They were swords that attached to staff, so you would need to have both parts.
I believe Usagi did also.
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Originally Posted by Patraw View Post
The naginata is a very simple to make, as it's just a blade on a stick (actual naginata were often made from old, repurposed katana blades.) Get yourself a toy sword, cut off the blade, and glue it to a shaft and you're done (you'll get a stronger/sturdier bond if you bury part of the blade inside the shaft.) You can embellish it with a hand guard, wrapped grips, tassles, etc. to make it more interesting.

Kusari-gama are pretty easy to make too. All you need is a chain, a sickle for one end, and a weight for the other. You can cut the sickle blade out of any flat material, glue that to a short shaft (again, you'll get a stronger bond if part of the scythe blade is embedded inside the shaft), attach one end of the chain to the shaft's bottom, and the other end to your weight. A fine necklace/bracelet chain should work for smaller scale figures.
Thanks I think Ill try that.
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Originally Posted by Discogod View Post
It's just a random, generic ninja I customized a few years back.
Oh well it looks sweet.
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