Uk Product Variants
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This has probably been put up here before, but I keep getting PMs about what glue I use, so I hope it'll be helpful if I put this here:
Loctite All Purpose Glue
Fantastic if hot glue gets on your nerves! This stuff is great ^-^
Loctite All Purpose Glue
Fantastic if hot glue gets on your nerves! This stuff is great ^-^
I just finished pulling the second cast of my Iron Man helmet mould using Jesmonite. I like working with it although I've found some draw backs.
It's brittle when thin
It's heavy
The first casts I've pulled is heavier then the master. I made it using 3 layers of Jesmonite.
1st layer is slush cast, using a paint brush to make sure it took the detail.
2nd layer is re-enforcement, using quadraxial fabric (type of fiberglass material)
3rd layer is another slush cast to cover the re-enforcement layer and give it a bit more thickness and strength
Here's a picture I took on my phone, with no clean up on it.
[attachment=14139:Second cast.jpg]
It's brittle when thin
It's heavy
The first casts I've pulled is heavier then the master. I made it using 3 layers of Jesmonite.
1st layer is slush cast, using a paint brush to make sure it took the detail.
2nd layer is re-enforcement, using quadraxial fabric (type of fiberglass material)
3rd layer is another slush cast to cover the re-enforcement layer and give it a bit more thickness and strength
Here's a picture I took on my phone, with no clean up on it.
[attachment=14139:Second cast.jpg]
Jesmonite isn't overly expensive, I got mine from here
http://www.flints.co.uk/acatalog/Jesmonite_AC100.html
The only distributor of smooth on products in the UK is Benley Chemicels, I've emailed them for their price list for Smooth On products.
http://www.flints.co.uk/acatalog/Jesmonite_AC100.html
The only distributor of smooth on products in the UK is Benley Chemicels, I've emailed them for their price list for Smooth On products.
I used 300gsm card stock and printed it using a ink jet printer.
Here's the sort of stuff you wanna use
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A4-300gsm-ECO...K_Crafts_CraftingPaper_EH?hash=item335925a35c
Here's the sort of stuff you wanna use
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A4-300gsm-ECO...K_Crafts_CraftingPaper_EH?hash=item335925a35c
DreamHazard
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Staples is selling 250gsm paper at about £7 for 250 sheets. Just thought I'd drop that in here 
OK, seeing as me and my friend are making the same armour and we used the ame size parts last time, we figure we'll just make one set the traditional way and just mold it and cast two plastic sets, problem is getting the equipment to do so in the UK. I'll look into this Jesmonite stuff that's been mentioned a few times, but if anyone has any tips on where to find the stuff to actually make the mold and jacket that'd be fantastic.
I have a Jarrolds nearby but they only have brush on latex, and the nearest Hobbycraft to me is in... Reading I think and that's a good couple of hundred miles (unless there's one in Norfokl I just don't know about)
I have a Jarrolds nearby but they only have brush on latex, and the nearest Hobbycraft to me is in... Reading I think and that's a good couple of hundred miles (unless there's one in Norfokl I just don't know about)
CelticSpartan
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Off to Halfords to have a look and see what they have for sale there - does anyone have any bad experiences with the UK products listed in Page 1 of this thread? Or will the 'David's' range do the trick?
Cheers
Cheers
CaptainImpactor
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CelticSpartan said:Off to Halfords to have a look and see what they have for sale there - does anyone have any bad experiences with the UK products listed in Page 1 of this thread? Or will the 'David's' range do the trick?
Cheers
The David's range worked well for me, but is more expensive than the other options out there. However, it's the only brand I could find in shops (Halfords actually), so I chose it.
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