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Published: 2009-12-01 03:22:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 74961; Favourites: 1046; Downloads: 1020
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This is just one method of making cosplay automail. There are many other options, variations, and different techniques that may or may not work better for you, depending on your budget, skill set, amount of free time, desired result.You are always free to post any ideas, questions, or alternate methods of making automail. The more resources we all have, the better!
requested by ~Akastuki-sensei
a tutorial for the automail made for ~bloodyjackfaber 's Ed Elric cosplay
if anything isn't explained in the tutorial [and I tried to cover EVERYTHING... x_x ], feel free to ask any questions. :]
how many bottles of fabric paint did you use?
I believe about 4 silver, 2 black [of the 2-oz size].
download for higher resolution.
if you make automail using this tutorial, please post a link to your finished result! I'd love to see what you made.
1/31/10 EDIT: a DD?! O__O
well, THAT was completely unexpected. . . . but I'm really glad you guys are finding this tutorial helpful! ^^
thanks to all of you~~and especially to `Hanratty-Stock & ^Nyiana-Sama !!
Anime Detour 2011 edit: BJ was wearing her automail glove [the same one featured in this tutorial] around Detour this year, and a random passerby said to their friend--"look! it's like the tutorial online!" xD
Amusing as this was, it was a little weird to have someone recognize our automail-glove design from a dA post I made now-years ago. o_o;;
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... *brainsplosion* This will probably make more sense if I look at it on the weekend...
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Would it also work to just get a long white sleeve, sew on just a wrist-long glove, and after painting, cut the sleeve off of the white shirt, and sew it onto a black tank top? Or.. Clip it on.. if you want to use the tanktop for other shizz too...??
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The long white sleeve sewed to a wrist-long glove would definitely work.
I think sewing the sleeve to a tank top would also work, and you could give it a shot to find out.
However, one thing I do like about having an entire automail shirt [minus a sleeve on one side] is that you can have the automail showing under the tank--around the neck area, behind the shoulder blade, or on the inside of the tank's strap...areas that wouldn't be covered if the automail ended at the tank strap.
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I saw that as a possible let down too. However, you Could still sew it to the tank top, while also making sure that you cut it/hem it so that the automail is shown sticking out of the tanktop too. I'll have to give it a try once I get some money for random things ^^
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Yup, you could definitely go for that. ^^ Once you've got it made, would you be willing to post pictures? It'd be cool to see how it turned out.
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I won't be able to make anything until I get some extra money though. Lol But if I do, I'll definitely post pictures ^^
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O.O! Yes! This will help a heck of a lot in my Edward Elric cosplay! XD I'll send you the pics once I'm done! X3
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I LOVE you for this!! It helped me SOOOO much!! thank you for making this tutorial!
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I'm really glad it helped you! ^_^
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Wow thats really awesome! I made my automail out of cardboard and it was hard to bend my arm but it looked really nice! I wish I would have seen this first!!
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You can always try a combination of cardboard and sleeve-glove, too. Work the bits together to see what works best for you? ^^
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ya lol this was like 2 years ago i made it xD soi just thought yours was a nice way to do it ^^
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your comment was two years old?! O___O I totally..did not see that...I'm so, so sorry that I did not see your comment sooner! ;______;
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no i made it 2 years ago i found this this year xD
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thank you so, so, so much for this! all the other turorials I've looked at are way beond my abilitys, free time and spare cash. and it looks so awsome too! thank you!
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no worries! ^__^ I'm always really glad to see that the tutorial is helping people. 
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You were at AI 2009?! awww how did I miss you?? You should come to 2011 XD! [I was the link with the real master sword from twilight princess ouo during the 2009 AI]
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[aah..I'm sorry, there were so many Links there..I'm not sure I remember which one was you ;__; ]
I'll be at Detour and Fanime 2011 for sure--not sure if I can afford three anime cons in a year, but I'll definitely try for it! ^_^;;
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I'll try to come!! *flails* It does help that I actually have a job this semester...
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This is an awesome tutorial! And the finished product you created is spot on! Fantastic work! I can't wait to try this out one day, but for the character Lan Fan from the manga and the new anime! Thanks again for making this great tutorial!
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Cool.. O.o I might just do this... XD But i REALLY want to make one with thin metal... XD
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thin metal would be quite epic, indeed. ^.^
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YUSH!
Even if it takes forever... I shall make it... PERFECT! As Perfect as can be.... >.<
:3
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I'm not sure a coplay could ever be PERFECT..just because there are so many details and nuances in the making of a character. but there's still pretty damn close to perfection. >3 XD go for it!! <=haha, I totally sound like a dumb motivational poster x-x;;;
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XD I would never cosplay one charecter... Because:
1: I look nothing like any of them
2: Im not an Amestrian
3: I could never get there personality right...
lol just some of the reasons.. XD But I would Defiantly make Automail and were it.... Everywere... >:3
How make letters so small...? o-o
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okay, then. xD just wear the automail to be badass like that. ^_^
make letters small by using:
< sub > blahblah
but take the spaces out!
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Yep Pretty Much! XD Just see If i get any weird looks.. XD
Like this?.. o-o Roar... X3
I listen to sadness. D: [link]
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AD but it wont be for an ED cosplay.. Itll be for a charecter i made up! XD shes just that cool.. Shes the Multi-World Alchemist Vivi Rouce
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What a fantastic tutorial! I'm DEFINITELY going to use this when I cosplay as Ed at Anime Banzai this October!
Thanks for this awesome tutorial! ^^
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Thanks for sharing ^^
This may be used as a last minute thing if I cant get mu automail made out of something else in time for the con 
It came out great, despite it being made from cloth =3
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Thanks once again for putting this up.
Eventually, I will put together a Vriska Serket cosplay, complete with awesome robo-arm. Eventually.
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You'll put it together! I have faith in your robo-arm abilities :3
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Thank-you so much! this is looks amazing, and every thing can be found in the store just down the road! Thank-you!
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Im sorry. That may look good from a distance, but once somebody get close to you its really going to look bad. Put some effort into your cosplay. Make the upper arm and forearm out of styrene or sintra. Make the hand and shoulder out of grey/silver pleather. Use metal snaps for the bolts on the nuckles. Use jean rivets for the bolts on the palm and top of your hand. And if you really want to be technial, the little square cutouts on the fingers... are on the bottom of the individual finger pieces... not the tops. Ive made an arm using this method and sold it for a really good price. Im currently working on one for me so if you want to see what the automail will look like using this method check my page in a few weeks for a picture.
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I appreciate your trying to help, but usually using phrases like "put some effort into ___" when a person has put many long hours of work (and longer days of planning) into a project usually isn't the best way to get someone to listen. 
If you wanted, I could send you some close-up shots of the painted automail so you could better see its detail work, but I don't think that would change your mind, anyway. Good luck with your project! :]
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One final note. Using those materials for the arm is still cheap.
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Thank you very much! I think I will find this more than useful when starting my Lanfan's cosplay ^^ Though I thinl her's a more difficult automail! XD
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You could use a glove base for Lanfan, but I recommend using some kind of cardboard, wonderflex, or other three-dimensional material for her spike coming off the elbow. ^^
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