Buckles ( repost )

Gateau · 06-28-2007, 10:22 AM

I posted this in cosplay newbie section, which no one has answered yet and I really need an answer soon - and I don't think some of the newbies can handle this one? So just to make sure I'll ask here too, sorry for a second thread buuut..

I am making Vincent Valentine and I am making these leather straps which are purely cosmetic. To make the costume look better they don't actually function as straps but I need 12 of these little things and 6 fake buckles, problem is.. I have no idea what to make them out of! They're black with a silver upraised part looking thingie

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ncentac_13.jpg

Kinda like that, I'm just going to glue them to the leather straps, but I have no idea what to make it out of.. They're currently made out of foam with 3D paint for the upraised parts, but it looks sloppy, any ideas what else to make them out of? I want to know ASAP

Silver-skye · 06-29-2007, 04:43 PM

Have you tried going to a fabric store and buying some? If you can find silver ones that look like what you're going for, you can use black paint to colour what shouldn't be silver. It's probably a lot easier than making them. If you can't find any that look quite right, make the detail out of some sort of modelling clay and glue it on. Or, just make the entire buckle out of clay. I would suggest something like sculpey that takes finer detail.

Gateau · 06-30-2007, 01:49 AM

My local stores don't have those type of Buckles, and those other things which go on the sides either.. and they do have .. sooome buckles for about like.. 2 dollars a piece and I need like 15 of them.. I don't feel like spending 30+ dollars on buckles

and I've tried to make like.. Cloud Strife's belt buckle out of clay once, it looked kinda sloppy.. I didn't care for sculpy too much

phantomthief · 06-30-2007, 02:03 AM

I'd suggest taking a look at the first page of this topic...

http://forums.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=62338

For Tandy Leather (under "leather") and cosplay supplies (Under "general")

meowl · 07-02-2007, 02:06 AM

You could try making your own buckles from wire coat hangers. Wal-Mart sells them.

06-28-2007, 10:22 AM	#1
Gateau Formerly Gyunyuu Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 107	Buckles ( repost ) I posted this in cosplay newbie section, which no one has answered yet and I really need an answer soon - and I don't think some of the newbies can handle this one? So just to make sure I'll ask here too, sorry for a second thread buuut.. I am making Vincent Valentine and I am making these leather straps which are purely cosmetic. To make the costume look better they don't actually function as straps but I need 12 of these little things and 6 fake buckles, problem is.. I have no idea what to make them out of! They're black with a silver upraised part looking thingie http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ncentac_13.jpg Kinda like that, I'm just going to glue them to the leather straps, but I have no idea what to make it out of.. They're currently made out of foam with 3D paint for the upraised parts, but it looks sloppy, any ideas what else to make them out of? I want to know ASAP

06-29-2007, 04:43 PM	#2
Silver-skye Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 28	Have you tried going to a fabric store and buying some? If you can find silver ones that look like what you're going for, you can use black paint to colour what shouldn't be silver. It's probably a lot easier than making them. If you can't find any that look quite right, make the detail out of some sort of modelling clay and glue it on. Or, just make the entire buckle out of clay. I would suggest something like sculpey that takes finer detail. __________________ Check out http://sushi.strayfish.ca for all your plushie sushi needs!

06-30-2007, 02:03 AM	#4
phantomthief It was fun, wasn't it? Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4,823	I'd suggest taking a look at the first page of this topic... http://forums.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=62338 For Tandy Leather (under "leather") and cosplay supplies (Under "general") __________________ A world so hollow it's breaking my heart

07-02-2007, 02:06 AM	#5
meowl Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 761	You could try making your own buckles from wire coat hangers. Wal-Mart sells them. __________________ Meowl, The Cardboard Alchemist

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06-30-2007, 01:49 AM	#3
Gateau Formerly Gyunyuu Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 107	My local stores don't have those type of Buckles, and those other things which go on the sides either.. and they do have .. sooome buckles for about like.. 2 dollars a piece and I need like 15 of them.. I don't feel like spending 30+ dollars on buckles and I've tried to make like.. Cloud Strife's belt buckle out of clay once, it looked kinda sloppy.. I didn't care for sculpy too much

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