Magik – The New Mutants (Illyana Rasputin/Darkchilde)

Made for: Dragoncon 2010

Background: I’ve had this on my “want” list for SO long! I had originally had it on my list for Dragoncon 2003! To finally be able to do it was awesome 🙂

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Patterns Used:
None

Armor:
My husband made the armor for me. All of the “armored” body parts were vac-formed plastic made off of my bodycast, and painted silver. He also made the shoulder pieces, which are also plastic. (Because it was a different sort of plastic, the paint looks different, which is something I’d like to get matched up better.) All of the pieces velcro onto my silver bodysuit.

Undersuit:
I bought a silver leotard and silver tights online. I just had to go through and sew on all the velcro for the armor pieces, and the attachment for the tail.

Helmet:
The helmet was made based off a kid’s plastic helmet, with extra pieces added on to create the right shape, along with spikes and my horns. I bought the horns online and repainted them – I’d like to get them fitted to the helmet a little better.

Accessories:
The boots I bought online, the wig was one I already had. The sword was a kid’s foam sword that my husband repainted and added pieces to. The tail was a piece of plastic piping, covered in black suede which I painted red highlights onto. The point of the tail was made of foam, also covered in black suede.

History: So excited to have finally done this costume after wanting it for years. I’d like to do a few tweaks to it before I wear it again.

                       

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