I first thought of using foam board and an overlay and then moved towards a hollow wooden structure.
CLOUD STRIFE BUSTER SWORD SET FULL
The sheer size of a full scale Buster Sword meant that I needed to find a way to build it and keep the weight down so that I could actually wield it. But due to time constraints I ended up just putting all the finishing touches on the prototype and rolling with it. I originally set out with the intention of building two swords, the first would be a prototype and the second a more polished version.
What’s the fun of having a Buster Sword unless it’s the full-size version? I figured out the scale of the sword and decided if I wanted a relatively accurate Buster Sword I was going to have to build it myself from scratch.
I ran across some sites selling replicas for a couple of hundred dollars, but they were not full size. I did a bit of research and looked around places on the web to see what I could find. The real fun of getting to do this costume was getting to attempt to build a Buster Sword. That helped finalize my decision in choosing Zack Fair. Then I quickly remembered that Zack also had awesomely spiky hair. Only one problem, my hair is black and Cloud’s is blonde. I had played FF in the past and thought it would be perfect. With spiky hair as a requirement I quickly turned towards anime and video game characters, from there I further narrowed the list to Final Fantasy and settled in on Cloud Strife.
After a little time spent brainstorming I decided that I wanted to try and find a character that let me use my already messy fauhhawk spikey hair and incorporate it into a costume. This past Halloween I decided that I wanted to go a little more all out on my costume than I had in years past.
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