#matoi ryuko
So I’m fairly new to prop making and Ryuko’s scissor blade is one of my favorite props that I have made. So here’s how I made it!
I started with a huge sheet of insulation foam which you can pick up at Lowe’s or home depot.
I then scaled and patterned the scissor to my height and traced it onto the foam using a Sharpie.
I proceeded to hack the scissor blade out with a kitchen knife just because it worked better than my box cutter and exacto blade.
After that I took some sand paper and sanded the heck out of it including all of the finger grips and indents in the blade.
To make it stronger and prime it for color, I painted on 3 layers of wood glue. This also makes the foam not porous so it won’t absorb the paint like a sponge.
To color it I coated it in layers of red plasti dip which is a rubber coating and won’t melt your foam! (Spray paint might melt your foam please do a test on a scrap!)
Finally I added a clear sealant to make sure there was no color chipping.
….and voila! Its done!
Sorry for the lack of progress photos, I made half of this prop while in my dorm up at school also it was the week before Katsu so I was in crunch mode not thinking of documenting the steps.
If you have any questions or anything is unclear feel free to ask!
