Part 8: tiny tiny darts

Sometimes the devil is in the details.

Over the 4 or so days it took to do the mold, there was a lot of waiting around while things dried, cured or settled, so in those gaps I got to work on the darts. What darts you say?

these darts right here

Stranger is a costume that mostly consists of large, bold pieces and broad strokes, so it's nice to get a chance to have a crack at doing more intricate parts and get a bit of detail going

without the hat finished I wasn't actually sure exactly how many would be needed, but there are seven in full view in that picture, so I figure 14 ought to do it

The darts are made from a bunch of found objects and some basic craft materials. It's always wise to keep an eye out for small objects and moldings that may be useful in a costume, in this case, nails and the swap-out tips of a laser pointer won at a fairground that never worked

To these were added vanes made from foamboard, with the foam carefully removed on one side and the edges glued together to create a tapered shape. 

A little work with a hacksaw (and when I got tired of that, a dremel) to remove the nail heads, a spot of glue, some apoxie putty in the middle and a lick of paint and varnish and we have a dart

a little more work and we have a whole buncha darts

Since I don't have anything resembling a hat yet, these are going to be carefully packed away for safe keeping for a while, but at least they're done now, and the time waiting for sealants to dry over the past few days of mold making wasn't wasted