The batclaw is one of Batman’s favourite weapons. One of my friends asked me to do one for him a few months ago. I had so much fun doing it that I decided to share the Batclaw blueprint with you.
This project gave me a good excuse to improve my skills. After a long time, I have finally started using Adobe Illustrator for my projects. To be honest, it took me a while to get used to it but I think I am finally getting better at it.
I am still practicing and sketching but hopefully I will be sharing some patterns and blueprints with you in the future.
How I made it
The material I used was 5mm and 10mm foam to build the main weapon and also added some 2mm foam to make the details. I cut all the pieces with a box knife and shaped them with a rotary tool. The claw was reinforced with foam and attached to a skewer.
The whole tool was first sealed with several layers of vinyl latex. After this, I applied dark silver paint. In my opinion this colour highlights the details much better than black. I used black to emphasize the shadows of the Batclaw. Finally, I gave the whole thing a layer of varnish to protect the paint.
Below you have one of the official images from the game Arkham city. It give you an idea of how it should look. You can choose to make the weapon completely black as well.
This blueprint is not only a good start for you Batclaw, it can also be used as a start to make Grapnel Gun or other tools from the videogame Arkham City, as they all share the same handle.
Click the link below to download the Batclaw Blueprint.
Now you have no excuses to fight crime properly.
