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Hello, it's James from XRobots.co.uk here, thanks for posting the links. Yes Polyurethane can be hazardous so I should probably have mentioned that I had the door and window open - although it doesn't smell that bad it's not great to breath in lots of the fumes. You can get Smooth-on products...

Yes, the lower leg is held on with a webbing strap either side. They are attached to the upper leg with press studs ('poppers') so you can remove them for storage and transport without having the whole leg in one piece. All the straps are hot-glued to the inside of the pieces and then a piece...

Just a brief update of the pieces so far: I've attached the legs to the strapping system I pictured previously so they can be worn - I can walk in them and even go up stairs ;-)

I made that from a piece of clear acrylic that I heated in the oven and bent over a wooden plug, some silver 'one way' mirror window tint, some fabric from the veil of a brides dress, and some strips of white plastic layered up with white LEDs glued inbetween the strips. ...Haven't really given...

Here's the eye illuminator: ...you can see ok if it's light outside, but if it's dark outside it gets a little harder - it's a bit like looking through a net curtain with a flashlight pointing at it.

Thanks, I'm using Halfords (UK company) Ford Jupiter Metallic Red and Ford Metallic Solar Gold... then just standard auto clear lacquer.

Here's the latest update on this project. After a very long time sanding and filling (and they still aren't perfect), I've sorted out the legs which were previously pictured as raw casts: Primer going on: And the paint... I still have to lacquer the thighs so there will be some more pictures...

Thought I'd should stick in here that Jesmonite is very very similar to Aqua Resin if you're looking for a non-toxic, non-flammable water based casting and laminating solution in the UK or Europe (no nasty fumes). Jesmonite is available on eBay or there are a few UK distributors. Make sure you...

Yep - it's ideal for indoors use as it isn't solvent based, so there are are no nasty fumes. The other answers are: 1: It's basically a runny liquid after you mix it, however there is a Thixotrope additive availble that makes it into more of a gel - for applying the first coats before any...

If you want the US equivalent product, it's http://www.aquaresin.com/ - there are quite a few US distributors listed on their site. Jesmonite is a UK/EU only product.

Jesmonite is a water based non-toxic resin for casting / laminating etc. You could use it with glass fibre mat to make a fibreglass shell inside a mould, or use it to reinforce paper like I have done here. I've used it to make my Iron Man costume from Latex moulds - check out the link in my...

This is the first time I've actually tried something made from Pepakura, so I thought I'd try something simple(ish) before I went and made a whole helmet and then ruined it. I downloaded a Predator Bio helmet from thehunterslair.com which looked easy enough to make, although it took two days to...

That's a good idea, although it depends what you're doing... if you prefer to use just fibreglass surface tissue or chopped strand mat as well for extra reinforcement, and whether you need the thixotrope to make a gel coat depending if you're using moulds or not. However, I'll probably put...

Yep - it's certainly good enough for costume or prop building, and also pretty cheap too. Give me a shout if you want some (propbuilder.co.uk is my other website).

That's one reason why I'm using Jesmonite in the first place - because it's non-toxic and non-flammable, so you can use it indoors. So I've been able to sculpt, mould and cast all the pices without going outside. It's pretty easy to work with - just mix the liquid and powder together, and add...