Splatoon Ink Tank, Costume Prop
Introduction: Splatoon Ink Tank, Costume Prop
This is a prop for a Splatoon Inkling costume.
Inklings are the video game characters from the Nintendo WiiU game called Splatoon (now Splatoon 2 for the Nintendo Switch). In the game, you play as squid/kid character on a team of 4 to try and cover the ground in an arena with the most ink to win a match. Inklings use ink weapons to cover the ground and splat the opposing team which sends them back to the spawn point - allowing you more time to cover the ground. 772
It's super fun, i highly recommend it!
For our Inkling costumes we decided on: ink weapon, ink tank, and a hat for the tentacles. Regular clothes would do for us as in the game you can buy fairly regular clothes for your outfit: sneakers, boots, t-shirts, coats, various hats, we just picked from our regular clothes for likely Inkling wear.
The INK TANK does in the game exactly as it sounds, hold your ink that supplies your ink weapons. It is a big clear cylinder that you wear like a backpack. I decided i could make several with plexiglass and craft store items.
Sorry not a lot of pictures in process, i was in a hurry making these: slosher bucket (perfect for halloween candy, see other intractable for it), ink tanks, a roller, a charger, and an aerospray for Halloween (look for other instructables soon!)
[update, ok, not soon, it's been 6 years since that 2015 halloween, but better late than never! -SS]
Supplies
Parts needed:
* sheet of plexiglass to cut out a piece 12" x 20" to make a 12" tall by 6" diameter cylinder;
+ Alternative: 12" tall section of 6" diameter sonotube (leftovers if you also make a Krak-On Roller in my other tutorial)
* thicker white craft foam sheets, like thickness of foam core board for top and bottom caps of tank;
* thin craft foam sheets in
+ dark green & light green for backpack straps holder; and
+ RED for top cap;
* Thin particle board for backpack straps holder;
* Stapping for backpack straps;
* small bolt and nut to secure strap holder to cylinder;
Suggest Supplies:
* Craft hot glue;
* Epoxy cement;
* Spray paint, medium green & light green; (if using sonotube, your prefence of ink color to paint it)
* white & red electrical tape for ink meter
Suggested Tools:
* Heat gun, for bending Plexiglas;
* Scissors or utility knife for cutting craft foam sheets;
* hot glue gun;
* Oscillating saw for strap holder cut out;
* Drill
Step 1: Step 1: Tank Cylinder
Bending this much plexiglass takes some patience, getting it more or less circular takes a bit more;
There are probably ready made clear plastic cylinders now, but that is what i had back in 2015;
* Cut your plexiglass to 12" by 20";
* use your heat gun on high heat to start heating along a section of plexiglass along the 12" width;
* I didn't have any issues with discoloration or bubbling of the plexiglass but still be careful not to hold the heat gun in one spot too long, because as opposed to PVC pipe in my other Splatoon props, you're not going to do any sanding on the plexiglass which would ruin the see-thru-ness;
* when the plexiglass gets pliable, start bending your curve to match a 6" diameter circle curve;
* keep going doing another section along the length;
* when you have it pretty close to round that the ends will overlap, you're ready to clamp the overlapping end together and do some final fine tuning of the overall roundness of the cylinder;
+ don't worry if it's not totally smooth looking, just heat those areas up to smooth out as best you can;
* when you're satisfied with the shape:
+ sand the 1/2" strip on both sides where you'll glue together by overlapping;
+ epoxy cement the ends together along the 1/2' overlap or so to get a 6" diameter, let dry.
Alternative: if you're doing the sonotube or other solid tube, cut to size and now's the time to paint it your favorite color of ink!
Step 2: Step 2: Top and Bottom Caps
Parts of each cap all made from the thicker craft foam:
* Bottom cap:
+ 6" diameter circle;
+ 2 - ~9. 644