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Mon, 2012-01-09 05:33 - Tigerlilly (Tigerlilly) Member since: Dec 27, 2011
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   Hi everyone,

 

   I have a friend that after seeing how nicely my tail turned out she wants me to make her some bat wings. I was wanting sugestions on what to use as the 'bones' in the wings. She wants it to attach at her shoulder blades and be the length of her height and I was thinking of attaching the wings to her wrists via glover, so they replicate bat hand/claw things.

So my non rambled question is;

 

What will be the best thing to use between the shoulders and wrist. Flexible is good.

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Mon, 2012-01-09 05:36 - Unclekage (Dr. Samuel Conway) Member since: Mar 27, 2006
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Consider thin PVC pipe.

 

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Mon, 2012-01-09 07:53 - Tigerlilly (Tigerlilly) Member since: Dec 27, 2011
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Thanks, I am thinking of putting a 'joint' at the elbow, I have a good idea of how I will do this (idea just came to me as I was typing this post Smiling)

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Mon, 2012-01-16 14:28 - ArtSlave (ArtSlave) Member since: Dec 22, 2006
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Drywall hanging wire, make it thicker with strips of broadcloath dipped in coloured latex, or electrical tape. Whatever your budget allows.

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Wed, 2012-01-25 09:55 - jovina Member since: Sep 3, 2006
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You might also consider the thin fiberglass poles that they use to hold warning flags around construction sites (check a contractor supply place).  Fiberglass fishing poles would also work (there is a tail making thread here with that), but that is more costly.

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Wed, 2012-01-25 19:32 - Tigerlilly (Tigerlilly) Member since: Dec 27, 2011
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  I had a look at the tail making thread talking about the fishing rod method when I was first looking at making my tail. The link for the instructions doesnt work so the thread wasnt very helpful.

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