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Finally, I finished the Model Magic armour tutorial! It only took me... a very long time. I wrote and re-wrote the instructions many, many times. So, hopefully it is now foolproof!

I really hope this is helpful. Model Magic is a great material to make armour out of and I just couldn't find any good tutorials online. I referenced Leash's instructions on a forum thread deep in the bowels of cosplay.com, so a lot of the credit goes to her.

All photographs were taken by me... except for the one at the end, which was taken by Surfsama on www.flickr.com.

If any of you make armour using this tutorial, I'd like to see the result! Good luck and happy armour making.
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~yukiangel51 Jan 18, 2013
so wen u said webbing u meant webbing trim right
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~Floating-sheep Jan 20, 2013
I mean webbing like the woven rope-like fabric. It looks like this [link] You can find webbing at fabric stores and it comes in rolls that you can buy in yards.
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~yukiangel51 Jan 20, 2013
thx
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Mood: Confused ~prettylady Oct 11, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Im really confused and curious as to why you put fabric on the inside of the armour? is this to put a type of peeling fabric to peel onto the shirt? like a velcro thing? I am so confused.
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~Floating-sheep Oct 11, 2012
I put the fabric on the inside of the armour to give it a bit more stability. I used horse hair interfacing, which is typically used to make vests and coats stiffer and less likely to wrinkle. I guess I thought that the armour was a bit too wiggly and needed a bit more support, so I glued the interfacing in to make it a little stiffer.

I hope that helps!
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~Rizumi-hime Jun 6, 2012
Great tutorial! By any chance, was that photo taken at Sac-Anime? :P
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~Floating-sheep Jun 6, 2012
Thanks! And, yes, the photo was taken at Sacanime winter 2010, I believe.
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~WinderTN Feb 3, 2012
How long does the armor last? since its made of a clay would it be easily damage and broke ?
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~Floating-sheep Feb 4, 2012
My armour was made two years ago and they're still in good condition. The Model Magic clay is slightly flexible, so it doesn't shatter and crumble like other clays. However, if you bump into things or stack things on top of them, then chunks can come off.

Just be careful with the armour and it should last. :)
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~WinderTN Feb 4, 2012
Stack something on top of it? like? rub mold ? or ?
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