Hey guys we're Evan and Katelyn and today
we're trying something a little bit different
a Prop Off Challenge we are making props that
we don't really know how to make joining us
in this competition is Joel Telling from 3D
Printing Nerd fellow prop noob and judging
this competition are Bill and Britt, prop
makers from Punished Props we also have special
guest judge Safety Bob lets make something
yay judging criteria right we will be judging
on 3 important bits of criteria 1 is structure
is the prop strong enough to hold its own
2 aesthetic does it look super cool and 3
creative use of materials so i'm thinking
you need a pommel I think it's this is this
a pommel pommel pommel or is this the pommel
what's that I'm also making a blade but it's
got a specific theme is it a cat blade the
idea came to me in a fever dream oh wow that's
terrible is this the pommel that's the hilt
ah the pommel's the thing at the bottom pomm-
contained upon this chain is a microsword
that is the tail a crescent moon because moons
are dangerous tassel feathers meow ok I like
that let's see what the team has designed
strong confident lines this finger's just
gonna have a finger nail painted a really
aggressive shade of purple that are straight
oh are you starting with me I designed this
nail on the fly I'm not gonna start with Joel
can you tell what this is uh a uni-kitty yeah
it's called the Rainbow Catisword ah someone's
going for a little bit more of a traditional
design yes and I shall call it Feather Death
an appropriate level of ambition very good
alright let's go look at Joel's so it's a
glove forever named the Magical Fluffy Glove
of Chained-Micro-Death uh making gloves is
very hard is it yes it's not just a sandwich
of you just go like this making my own little
plastic chain oh yeah that's a good idea it's
a good idea I want spikes I want microswords
daggers microswords that you know what and
break Evan oh it just keeps going alright
I'm pretty sure that I'll be able to get the
structure right so I'm a bit of a perfectionist
so I'm worried about time the guys are goofing
off I'm gonna cut some foam not having built
props at all I'm not really confident in my
abilities how do we do this in so little time
but I have some ideas mine's gonna need a
lot of different colors maybe uh multiple
colors is a want that's an integral part of
the design mainly foam some sort of foam base
feather of course some gems perfect and I'm
debating whether the tail should be stiff
like an actual hilt or squishy and fuzzy because
it's a tail and maybe like the end of it wiggles
or something I need to find a really good
aggressive shade of purple aggressively purple
an aggressively purple finger nail purple
but it needs to be angrier more aggressive
the main thing I'm worried about is getting
the sword to look like it's metal that means
smooth that means polished and shiny brown
and white I'm gonna mix these and in the time
limit we have I'm not sure how the pressure's
gonna get to me is this still configured for
my head uh it was on my head last so it's
gonna be a little you have such a smaller
head compared to me ok for the chain I could
cut some PVC pipe and then kinda put those
little cuts together deactivate deactivate
Evan I kinda have some idea of how to do it
ooo it cuts so easily I have started I'm gonna
cut some foam so when you're using foam you
wanna have the knife extended pretty far oh
that's not cut all the way through yeah and
cut at a really nice shallow angle unless
they're trying to sabotage us so you get a
really clean cut with one stroke how hard
is it to cut it looks so good right mmm I
dunno if Safety Bob approves whatever Safety
Bob I'm not friends with you you're not my
real dad you're not my real dad if you plan
on using floor mats for your foam I don't
know how it's gonna adhere to the texture
it's best to try and sand it off the belt
sander can be a little tricky that did nothing
if you have a piece of wood to sandwich your
foam down to the belt sander it helps it get
a nice even level that made me jump so you
know in video games how weapons have different
armor qualities there's fine and well crafted
I'm not sure what quality rating this would
qualify for because it's not even at all when
you're applying barge you wanna put on a really
nice thin layer time to glue some stuff I'm
going to glue my layers you don't want a lot
of globs on there oh that's goopy and then
you let it dry for about five minutes wait
30 seconds and then go and make sure to brush
it all the way to the edges so it's been a
few minutes put it together time you have
a handle yay oh no Katelyn ahh oh no sabotage
you knocked off my Barge it was an accident
I'm assuming I just clip it it's coming along
surprisingly easy look at how smooth and seamless
that looks I don't think it's all that great
but you know what is that great what but you
know what is that great the fact that everyone
watching right now gets to vote on who is
the ultimate prop master we built a website
called makersvote.com using Wix where you
can vote to proclaim one of us the champion
and crush the dreams of the other two that's
right Katelyn Wix is a free website building
platform that lets you build professional
customizable websites using simple drag and
drop tools sure thing Evan and it's great
because we were able to customize our website
to make it match what we had in our heads
we started out with one of the hundreds of
templates available and were able to quickly
and intuitively add graphics, customize our
site for mobile, and integrate a poll feature
so you guys can go vote click on the link
in our description or go to wix dot com slash
go slash evan and katelyn to get started on
your website today that is wix dot com slash
go slash evan and katelyn thank you Evan it's
been great it has indeed now back to the show
ok so once I get these painted and attached
I have to create the fingernail oh was I supposed
to fur my glove how do we do this in so little
time err my Barge just blew on top of each
other oh shoot shoot shoot shoot is Worbla
supposed to be sticky I mean there's a chunk
left noice I think that that it's time to
Barge this all together the before it is time
no no no hey alright ah oh no oh no hahahaha
oh jeez oh it's really lumpy it's really lumpy
lumpy knife lumpy knife it is lumpy and it's
a knife it's uh it's that's right if you're
sanding something like foam which is very
flexible with your rotary tool you just step
on it you look like a mad dentist the direction
the barrel is spinning can make a difference
oh this is it's a lot easier in one direction
to sand than the other direction oh you start
digging into the material ooo make sure you
get it really close to your mouth how'd the
rotary tool stuff go pretty crappy haha Katelyn
it's just so beautiful this edge it's like
it's one haha hey guys oh my gosh that's awesome
and scary but it's not yet purple that looks
aggressive it does look aggressive doesn't
it have you thought about how you're gonna
paint these I've put a little bit of thought
into it oh you know what I saw this and ithere
was cookies on it and all of a sudden I wanted
cookies and by little I mean very little I'm
gonna prime them first I'm gonna prime them
if you do use primer on your prop do light
even layers ahhh don't just hold down the
nozzle ahhh spray a whole bunch in one spot
ahh it's gonna take forever to dry I'm worried
about time I have to finish this in time how
much time is on the timer oh like 30 minutes
oh like 30 minutes ok going all the way ahh
hahaha Safety Bob doesn't approve of this
bag of gems perfection perfect yessss I'm
adding some battle damage some warrior scars
what's the story that you took damage on the
top of the blade like that hahahahaha I dropped
it there you go hahaha gentle persuasion you
can do it I believe in you dude that is looking
so legit too legit too legit to quit c'mon
hahaha man this is a really good- ah Safety
Bob nooooo and he's ok he's ok we're on the
final stretch it's the final countdown (bad
singing) demonetized do we need a license
for this now I think you guys are being a
little complementary of your singing skills
hahaha yep yep yep what are you gonna use
to push it in there I dunno I dunno because
it's really hot I dunno oh that's actually
working oh my gosh hehehe he's stealing the
hot glue gun dun dun dun and time time calm
down ya ham what is there to say there are
many things that I wish to say about this
I made this oh this haha oh no you're rolling
I really love how this braid turned out most
happy with my ombre spiral my angry purple
fingernail works the little microswords my
least favorite part is the handle that is
falling apart and feels like I'm stroking
a small animal haha what would you do if you
had another 2 hours start over hahaha I love
this I love it I love it I'm on the fail part
of this process no you know what I did it
in a limited time and it's decent hahaha Bob's
really creepin' on me will you give me a little
breathing room Bob jeez time for judging it's
a very it's a very ummm 
this is the dagger of a poor adventurer actually
super powerful due to the gem and feathers
what's the name of it silent silent feather
death silent but feathery hahaha these are
all out of five each category is out of five
and then we'll total it up your aesthetics
are kind of basic I'm gonna say a four I hate
judging alright what does Bob think uh uh
smiley face I would like to present the glove
of Excelciornus this is a very creative idea
hahaha they had a good time making it and
that's all that matters ok well I think that
Joel's is a 3 there were once two mythical
creatures a magical rainbow unicorn and a
cat hahaha and they loved each other very
much the finish is a little sloppy I think
it looks super cute haha Bob thinks Katelyn
got a lucky charm a rainbow for structure
I think that everyone did a pretty great job
it is reinforced oh jeez ow ow Bob thinks
that Evan got a dog face uh a horse face it's
a horse it's a camel a llama you didn't glue
these did you I've given it some vigorousness
vigor vig I have a hunch pieces are gonna
fall off how's the structure alright and Katelyn
got a thumbs up someone should go to the doctor
how do you feel about the creative use of
materials I think Evan loses points here this
is a crescent moon you get top marks this
is where Joel really excelled it sheds realistically
because of the actual cat in it the execution
was a little rough fantastic thank you Joel
thank you very much deliberation time so totals
13 12 oh also 12 oh what about Bob's totals
but Bob thinks oh no what does Bob think Bob
thinks I can't do this you you peel a corner
like bend a corner Bob thinks everyone got
first place yay but I think Evan won haha
second place second place second place second
place second place second place this was really
exciting to to turn I had into something real
so quick I have an overabundant lack of imagination
I can't believe something that I designed
on paper actually came to reality I mean this
is awesome I love drawing and this felt like
being able to take 2D art and turn it into
3D art this isn't going to be the last thing
I ever make that's for sure thank you guys
for joining us and thank you Joel for donating
his time he's a really busy guy and we're
really glad that we got to hang out with him
today that was a lot of fun thanks for having
me I really appreciate it if you guys like
3D printing you should definitely check out
his channel he's kind of the master just look
up 3D printing on YouTube I'm usually the
one that shows up or look up 3D Printing Nerd
and I'm definitely the one that shows up see
ya next time bye we'd also like to thank Bill
and Britt from Punished Props for having us
at their shop they literally wrote the book
on foamsmithing tada you can learn how to
make costumes and props like this all of our
video tutorials on our youtube channel and
punished props dot com along with our books
thanks guys thanks for hanging out with us
thanks for not ruining all my tools hahaha
we wanna know from you guys which of our amazing
props you think did best let us know in the
comments and why and why we might have a judge
vote but I didn't win so I'm putting it out
there to you guys haha and we'll see you next
time bye bye ahhh PS if you wanna hear more
about the behind the scenes of this project
head over to patreon dot com slash evan and
katelyn to catch the aftershow bye hey no
running in the shop actually I didn't I have
no idea what I'm gonna say oh no ho ho ho
what haha I failed my one line the one I feel
sorry for the editor we call her Katelyn that's
right Katelyn Wix hahaha so bad it's so bad
wanna have the nice knife if you if you it's
a banana it's a crescent moon it's a banana
alright folks at home is that a crescent moon
or a banana well you're the master so master
helper you're enhancing enHANDsing endhandsing
crescent moon banana bananas have googly eyes
