So, trying to get a group together some Warhammer 40k costumes. One of the most recognizable things from 40k are the chainswords. Big bulky things of rending destruction that even in a universe of lasers and stupidly high caliber firepower, the soldiers still get into the nitty gritty and lob a few limbs off.
First off just looking at some of the models for reference. I took a look at an Imperial Commissar and a Necromunda Ganger.
As you can see (the light blue lines in the pics are markers). They are almost the size of the person wielding them. I have read that the larger inquisitor models are better for scaling weapons to the user, but I haven't found any photos of one with a chainsword yet.
Right now if I do it to scale as on the models with myself, the total length will be 5ft long. I might scale it down to 4ft just to kill some of the weight and awkwardness since the sword will be carried around in the middle of the huge crowds at Dragon*Con.
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