How to Make a Custom Dummy Hand Using Wire and Aluminium Paper for Less Then 10 Dollars

When building Leg-Armor ,gauntlet armor ect , hand made and to your measurements it can be a bit hard , Here I will explain how to make a custom dummy arm for props using easy to find materials , the same Technic can be applied to almost every body part ! The only thing you really need to buy for this is Silicon base Bondo or filler and you can get this in any hardware store for less then 10 Dollars

I used the dummy leg to make this" https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-Leg-... ", so if you are interested in making leg armor click that link !

Wire Cutters / Wire Bender , Wire that you can easily get form a hanger or you can buy of low thickness tape and silicone based filler and wheat flour or glue depending on how you like to make paper mache .

This is the blueprint for the internal structure and getting this right will help you a lot mark down the max dimensions of your arm or leg and the min at certain like elbow shoulder wrist like in the picture .

Cut your wire and straiten them out in long pieces ,rearrange so they make a hand shape use your hand to get the dimensions right .

Tape the bottom of the wires , and gently use a thinner wire to tie the parts you made .

Tie in more wires until it is ringed and strong.

This will be the base , I got this for free that's why its a triangle ( I am on a budget ) ,the styrofoam I found on the street :D , you can use expandable foam for this too but that will elevate the cost.

I used silicone but I would recommend a stronger glue just in case .

Here you will use the measurements you took early on , from the base to the middle finger it should have the desired height trim around the base and make it thinner then your arms width.

In this step you will cover the base with aluminium paper to make it stronger and to put paper mache on it later .

Now make a double or triple layer copy of your arm using aluminium paper Use this copy and gently put it over your base ,tape it around gently put it together

Make a paper mache mix , Mix one part flour with one part of water or Mix half part white glue with one part of water

Cover it completely in paper mache Around the arm use a cross method to give it strength let it dry for a few hours in the sun .

Now cover it using the silicone based Filler apply 2 layers .

After it drys a bit mark the elbow and palm and the areas you work around the most ,this will do wonders for you .

After it drys you are all set
Thank you for checking this out !