do your props fit in your car?!
If you’re working on long cosplay props which may be difficult to store or travel with, consider using threaded PVC connectors so they can come apart.
First, choose what width of PVC you’ll need for your prop. For a longer or heavier prop, you’ll probably need thicker PVC for stability.
Make sure to get both male and female connectors which match the width of your PVC pipe. I prefer to make a trip to the home improvement store and choose all of my pipe and connectors at the same time, so I know they’ll all fit!
Use PVC cement to connect all of your pieces. This stuff is highly toxic, but works extremely well.
Once you begin building up your prop, think about where your connections will go.
I like to hide mine within overlapping details of the prop – like Brigitte’s hammer, where the connection is completely obscured by the hammer head!
Here’s a quick example of how a PVC pipe and connector skeleton can turn into a completed prop:
Notice how the connection points make it so that the fork can easily fit in a car, and then are hidden within overlapping foam details.
And here’s what it looks like inside the completed fork!
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