{"id":211,"date":"2015-06-29T08:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T08:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scarecrowkid.net\/blog\/2015\/06\/29\/fate-unlimited-codes-saber-lily-progress-anime-expo-pt-2\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T05:28:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T05:28:46","slug":"fate-unlimited-codes-saber-lily-progress-anime-expo-pt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scarecrowkid.net\/blog\/2015\/06\/29\/fate-unlimited-codes-saber-lily-progress-anime-expo-pt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fate\/Unlimited Codes: Saber Lily Progress (Anime Expo) Pt. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nHello!! Time to post part two (<a href=\"http:\/\/crow-kid.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/fateunlimited-codes-saber-lily-progress.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you can find part 1 here<\/a>) of building my Saber Lily cosplay. In this entry I&#8217;ll be covering my armor as well, so I&#8217;ll try to explain as much as I can!<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nI heavily looked towards <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gyakuyoga.com\/bset\/bset-seiba-doutai-En.html\">Gyakuyoga&#8217;s Saber Armor tutorial<\/a> in creating my armor, although there&#8217;s definitely a lot of room for improvement. I could only use what worbla I already had, so it was a bit difficult finishing certain parts of the armor (I&#8217;ll be fixing everything up in time for Sakuracon, however!)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/crow-kid.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/con-report-penny-arcade-expo-pax-prime.html\">It&#8217;s been awhile since I first tackled making armor<\/a> so, again, I began in a way I find most comfortable and familiar &#8211; paper patterning!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QoZVF-IS9oE\/VfZvQYjwbNI\/AAAAAAAACcI\/UMm4XiwG-Cw\/s1600\/IMG_1030.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QoZVF-IS9oE\/VfZvQYjwbNI\/AAAAAAAACcI\/UMm4XiwG-Cw\/s1600\/IMG_1030.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-m9U3qXIcF2U\/VfZ5PDw76QI\/AAAAAAAACdk\/axZWTIlu4v8\/s1600\/IMG_1033.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-m9U3qXIcF2U\/VfZ5PDw76QI\/AAAAAAAACdk\/axZWTIlu4v8\/s1600\/IMG_1033.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fEwnyQ_BxYA\/VfZ5Po2ucPI\/AAAAAAAACdo\/VO2mnIm1IXI\/s1600\/IMG_1035.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fEwnyQ_BxYA\/VfZ5Po2ucPI\/AAAAAAAACdo\/VO2mnIm1IXI\/s1600\/IMG_1035.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nAfter getting the general idea and sizing down, I used this to cut everything out of craft foam!<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-zieTAApNKY8\/VfZ7f1Xr7aI\/AAAAAAAACe0\/Jnwr9uJPhqo\/s1600\/IMG_1571.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-zieTAApNKY8\/VfZ7f1Xr7aI\/AAAAAAAACe0\/Jnwr9uJPhqo\/s1600\/IMG_1571.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nHer separate neckpiece, freehand hotgluing the raised design lol&#8230;.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CW6s_YCcpGM\/VfZ7gORGw0I\/AAAAAAAACfA\/TOXA7V7oUtg\/s1600\/IMG_1575.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CW6s_YCcpGM\/VfZ7gORGw0I\/AAAAAAAACfA\/TOXA7V7oUtg\/s1600\/IMG_1575.png\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tI6rIuKX8Q8\/VfZ7wMq9IpI\/AAAAAAAACfU\/_byxGUTpB7Y\/s1600\/IMG_1581.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tI6rIuKX8Q8\/VfZ7wMq9IpI\/AAAAAAAACfU\/_byxGUTpB7Y\/s1600\/IMG_1581.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nFitting the armor on! Starting to get the hang of making darts in the foam to get the curves.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-taUT7G2p29k\/VfZ7giGBoqI\/AAAAAAAACfI\/Mg_NDWCRamQ\/s1600\/IMG_1576.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-taUT7G2p29k\/VfZ7giGBoqI\/AAAAAAAACfI\/Mg_NDWCRamQ\/s1600\/IMG_1576.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nMessy, messy&#8230;.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nI took a break to work on the dress next! I&#8217;d been avoiding this tricky part hahaha&#8230;.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-X0ohRJatsno\/VfZ7gNJPNII\/AAAAAAAACfE\/AyFgYx8Y5T8\/s1600\/IMG_1569.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-X0ohRJatsno\/VfZ7gNJPNII\/AAAAAAAACfE\/AyFgYx8Y5T8\/s1600\/IMG_1569.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nLots of math involved! I wanted to make sure everything was equal, since black bias tape on a pastel pink dress is asking for obvious mistakes :(!<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VzkDZygZOdI\/VfZ6lTLJAXI\/AAAAAAAACd4\/X_aYO8Z8tkk\/s1600\/IMG_1698.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VzkDZygZOdI\/VfZ6lTLJAXI\/AAAAAAAACd4\/X_aYO8Z8tkk\/s1600\/IMG_1698.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nStarting with the triangle designs~<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qbOki5B_bp0\/VfZ6laftv9I\/AAAAAAAACeA\/-0rQuvPJqsU\/s1600\/IMG_1701.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qbOki5B_bp0\/VfZ6laftv9I\/AAAAAAAACeA\/-0rQuvPJqsU\/s1600\/IMG_1701.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nThen adding the trim! So many mitered corners!!!!!<\/div>\n<p>And then I get to do it all over again. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9_7xFsZW1MA\/VfZ6lR660SI\/AAAAAAAACd8\/Y925Vg9hUS0\/s1600\/IMG_1706.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9_7xFsZW1MA\/VfZ6lR660SI\/AAAAAAAACd8\/Y925Vg9hUS0\/s1600\/IMG_1706.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QAqXMbf2Tok\/VfZ6maIyuLI\/AAAAAAAACeQ\/3yKsymach4Y\/s1600\/IMG_1743.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QAqXMbf2Tok\/VfZ6maIyuLI\/AAAAAAAACeQ\/3yKsymach4Y\/s1600\/IMG_1743.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nWith them sewn on! I found it way easier to make a seam at the bodice waist, and then sewing the panels with the extra peplum-esque piece sandwiched in between.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nIn hindsight, I should&#8217;ve actually made the grey pieces a box pleat, rather than just sewing triangles on. You&#8217;ll see in my future shots that they stick out while I&#8217;m standing! \ud83d\ude41 instead of being neatly tucked in between the panels, like I&#8217;d wanted. I&#8217;ll be fixing this part up as well!!<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ncyKolk6JwU\/VfZ6mz4EKPI\/AAAAAAAACec\/rcR-cexErro\/s1600\/IMG_1747.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ncyKolk6JwU\/VfZ6mz4EKPI\/AAAAAAAACec\/rcR-cexErro\/s1600\/IMG_1747.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nEverything fanned out on the floor! Next I need to add the zipper in the center back.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-H7Bi6H5t-VE\/VfZ8CpGf16I\/AAAAAAAACfc\/I3wzY2mb_M0\/s1600\/IMG_1752.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-H7Bi6H5t-VE\/VfZ8CpGf16I\/AAAAAAAACfc\/I3wzY2mb_M0\/s1600\/IMG_1752.JPG\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-heqVL7ny09Q\/VfZ8CsO597I\/AAAAAAAACfk\/bCmcKdUS6Rc\/s1600\/IMG_1753.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-heqVL7ny09Q\/VfZ8CsO597I\/AAAAAAAACfk\/bCmcKdUS6Rc\/s1600\/IMG_1753.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nDesperately trying to improve on sewing invisible zippers lol! My new sewing machine makes this so much easier ;__;<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4KkKGfecNK8\/VfZ8CkDm_pI\/AAAAAAAACfg\/uzGnH7K2Cyk\/s1600\/IMG_1754.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4KkKGfecNK8\/VfZ8CkDm_pI\/AAAAAAAACfg\/uzGnH7K2Cyk\/s1600\/IMG_1754.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nIt almost lines up ;__;! My little helper lol&#8230;.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nFor a change of scenery, I went over to Ellen&#8217;s place in West Seattle so that we could work on our cosplays for AX together! The work I had to do involved a lot of waiting for woodglue to dry though. \ud83d\ude41<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-sW8q714hhYQ\/VfZ80DMeiMI\/AAAAAAAACf8\/m661oQv1n84\/s1600\/IMG_1773.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-sW8q714hhYQ\/VfZ80DMeiMI\/AAAAAAAACf8\/m661oQv1n84\/s1600\/IMG_1773.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nThe progress I was making with my hip armor! Had to make 6 of these&nbsp;@__@!! Thank goodness for my new heatgun&#8230; Also in hindsight &#8212; I want to draft up this pattern onto illustrator and then print it out so that I can more accurately hotglue this design onto my armor lol I had to redraw this for all 6 pieces&#8230;.. To give the armor dimension and stability, I added a trim of worbla all around!<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nAfter going home, I continued working, working, working on my armor&#8230; until they were all ready to be primed and painted!! Here&#8217;s how everything looks with a coat of Plasti-dip. My process is pretty much the same setup as my first attempt at armor-making, except instead of coating everything with layers and layers of gesso, I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001NN5T22\/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687542&amp;pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&amp;pf_rd_t=201&amp;pf_rd_i=B001E4E3KY&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_r=1DA7V9S5Y4TDC0TS7RV5\">Gorilla Wood glue<\/a>. In my opinion, not only did it seal the armor, it also created a very sturdy, smooth surface to work with. I highly recommend it. (Thanks Ellen for the tip!! :D)<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UJ8z5Yrmtck\/VfZ94mNE__I\/AAAAAAAACgQ\/RIk7z98IBXA\/s1600\/IMG_1780.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UJ8z5Yrmtck\/VfZ94mNE__I\/AAAAAAAACgQ\/RIk7z98IBXA\/s1600\/IMG_1780.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nSince moving to a new apartment without a balcony, I found it a bit difficult to find a place to spraypaint my armor&#8230; I was later given a warning by maintenance not to spraypaint in the garage ever again LOLOL&#8230;. If you have this same issue, I think there are workshops you can go to, but otherwise going to a friends&#8217; place with their own private garage would be best.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8IFxEAdKKKo\/VfZ94v92aFI\/AAAAAAAACgM\/w9MN5dcrVIA\/s1600\/IMG_1783.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8IFxEAdKKKo\/VfZ94v92aFI\/AAAAAAAACgM\/w9MN5dcrVIA\/s1600\/IMG_1783.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MasKp0l6nUo\/VfZ94tlc58I\/AAAAAAAACgI\/IEQ0sR8Cb7M\/s1600\/IMG_1785.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MasKp0l6nUo\/VfZ94tlc58I\/AAAAAAAACgI\/IEQ0sR8Cb7M\/s1600\/IMG_1785.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nEverything primed up! You can see which have more gorilla woodglue layers (the darker, shinier pieces) and which don&#8217;t \ud83d\ude41 ahh!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TCvFtC0qPWU\/VfZ95PZPIHI\/AAAAAAAACgU\/2Mo5iY7D-RY\/s1600\/IMG_1787.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TCvFtC0qPWU\/VfZ95PZPIHI\/AAAAAAAACgU\/2Mo5iY7D-RY\/s1600\/IMG_1787.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-r3OBZ_hHVNU\/VfZ95UxJ-xI\/AAAAAAAACgY\/3NFaoCaPnqc\/s1600\/IMG_1795.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-r3OBZ_hHVNU\/VfZ95UxJ-xI\/AAAAAAAACgY\/3NFaoCaPnqc\/s1600\/IMG_1795.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nNext comes weathering! I went a bit too ham on the bottom lol but when it&#8217;s all put together it looked nice&#8230; I weathered the armor using black acrylic paint and a dry paintbrush. The trick is to work slowly, and darken the weathering gradually.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3h47cqfcmDk\/VfZ9-JdXvQI\/AAAAAAAACgw\/UQ36EB2e1FI\/s1600\/IMG_1800.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3h47cqfcmDk\/VfZ9-JdXvQI\/AAAAAAAACgw\/UQ36EB2e1FI\/s1600\/IMG_1800.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nOne set all complete! You can see I ran out of worbla for the bottom two pieces &gt;&lt; definitely going to buy some more to fix that!<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tk4_ho3hlO4\/VfZ-ax0IWkI\/AAAAAAAACg4\/0anX3MujV3g\/s1600\/IMG_1801.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Tk4_ho3hlO4\/VfZ-ax0IWkI\/AAAAAAAACg4\/0anX3MujV3g\/s1600\/IMG_1801.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nHow it looks from the side \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rLQSLiVsHL8\/VfZ_yAMeN6I\/AAAAAAAAChE\/nuJXmaKbfM8\/s1600\/IMG_1811.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rLQSLiVsHL8\/VfZ_yAMeN6I\/AAAAAAAAChE\/nuJXmaKbfM8\/s1600\/IMG_1811.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nThe next steps were just rinse and repeat for the chestplate!! Here&#8217;s how it looks all nice and pretty. There&#8217;s a large layer of worbla over the original craft foam chestplate to secure and strengthen the piece.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NLDDQSsWw3M\/VfZ_53bDRTI\/AAAAAAAAChs\/WyrV2KOV4TU\/s1600\/IMG_1825.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NLDDQSsWw3M\/VfZ_53bDRTI\/AAAAAAAAChs\/WyrV2KOV4TU\/s1600\/IMG_1825.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nHere&#8217;s a shot of the armguards pre-paint and&#8230;. mayonnaise&#8230; I was trying to grab my woodglue and ended up grabbing this instead. lol<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-bX4MEg2_FWY\/VfZ_yAR5AcI\/AAAAAAAAChI\/iU5VQBFevaI\/s1600\/IMG_1832.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-bX4MEg2_FWY\/VfZ_yAR5AcI\/AAAAAAAAChI\/iU5VQBFevaI\/s1600\/IMG_1832.JPG\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SH_yVDw44r8\/VfZ_yhEjOdI\/AAAAAAAAChQ\/YPbAv2UblVU\/s1600\/IMG_1845.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SH_yVDw44r8\/VfZ_yhEjOdI\/AAAAAAAAChQ\/YPbAv2UblVU\/s1600\/IMG_1845.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nProgression of attaching the armor on!! I would later regret my method of fastening my armor because of the Cali heat and its ability to melt foam.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-E90h_ANqVek\/VfZ_zPrX_SI\/AAAAAAAAChU\/NE5391w3ZdY\/s1600\/IMG_1861.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-E90h_ANqVek\/VfZ_zPrX_SI\/AAAAAAAAChU\/NE5391w3ZdY\/s1600\/IMG_1861.JPG\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nMy armguards finished!<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\nMy next post will be about attaching the armor and keeping everything secure and sturdy for a full 3-day con! Which did not happen when I wore this my first day of AX LOL!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello!! Time to post part two (you can find part 1 here) of building my Saber Lily cosplay. 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