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Props/Armour Tutorials
Post by admin on Feb 7, 2007, 7:27am

To make things easier on people... I thought I'd collect together all of the tutorials that I've come across and learned from in the past... I'll try to find more, too. I'm always researching new ways to do things... like WONDERFLEX... once there's a tutorial out on using that... I'll be sure to put it here!
So here goes...

Fiberglass Armour Creation:
Part one: http://www.paper-wings.org/tutorials/armor/fiberglass.html
Part two: http://www.paper-wings.org/tutorials/armor/bondo.html

Armour with Polystyrene sheeting:
http://amethyst-angel.com/armormaking_intro.html

Armour with foam and vinyl:
http://gaogaygar.fc2web.com/EnglishMake01.htm

Oversized sword with foam and fiberglass:
http://www.lc3anime.com/misc/melchior/tessaigav2/tessaiga.htm
http://www.thetworivers.com/avatrix/sword/sword.htm

Prop sword:
http://sarcasm.fanfic.org/makingswords.html

Molding and casting [mostly used for small prop pieces]:
http://tatooine.fortunecity.com/swampthing/97/molding-casting1.html

Polymer clays [for small accesories/jewellry]:
http://www.thenoodlebowl.com/jongleur/tut_fimo.html

Guns:
Rifle style: http://ffcosplay.free.fr/rec_fucile_irvine.htm

Be sure to check out the rest of the information available on all of these sites; some of them have more tutorials/advice on lots of different cosplay stuff! That's all I've got, for now... I'll try to find something on making small guns, too... I know I've seen a guide on that somewhere... but its nearly midnight and my brain's already asleep. I think it involved foam. The guns. Not my brain.

(thanks to Harton for this info)

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Re: Props/Armour Tutorials
Post by admin on Mar 13, 2007, 12:19pm

There are some excellent tutorials on a number of subjects here too:

http://forums.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=84955

Here's the contents list:

~Material Information~

The Differences between Plastic's

Plastic & Resin Guide

Pink Insulation Foam Tutorial

PVC Pipe and You

Thermoplastics Tutorial



~On-site Tutorials~

A.B.A.'s Paracelsus (Key-Weapon) Thread

Buster Sword Tutorial

Ovan's Casket Arm worklog/Tutorial

Dosu Kinuta's Sound Amplifier Tutorial

Fang Tutorial

Featherweights' Cardboard Helmet Tutorial

Featherweights' Cardboard Katana -101- (tutorial)

Featherweights' Ichigo Hollow Mask Tutorial

Featherweights' Kunai/Shurkien thread

Featherweights' automail thread

Featherweights' Kingdom Key thread

Featherweights' how to make glue webbing

Folding Fan tutorial

Gem Making Tutorial

How do I make [_____] sword questions

Kaiba, Seto's 's Arm Bands Tutorial

Making boots from scratch(almost) Tutorial

Naruto Ninja Sandal Tutorial

How to make Summoner Yuna's Staff

Tail Tutorial. (Mainly wolf tails.)

Tessaiga 2.0 Tutorial

The Kingdom Key and Oathkeeper Tutorial and FAQ

Vinyl Over Foam Tutorial

Waraji Tutorial (bleach)

Wing & Moving Wing design Tutorial

Zabuza Sword Tutorial



~Off-site Tutorials~

Christophine's Anbu vest Tutorial

Craft Foam Tutorial

Paper-Wings' Feathered Wings Tutorial

Whatishcc's RTV Molds

Whatishcc's Casting Polyurethane Resin

Whatishcc's Polyester (clear) resin jewels

Kagato's Seifers' Necklace

Usachan's how to make Sailor Moon's Odango

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