@erayachi, thanks for the post chick, your suit looks great, out of curiosity what scale are you using for your stuff. paperclay is amazing, i used it for some halloween decorations this year and was impressed with its versatility, i hate bondo (or the english alternative) so this is the logical step for me.
@J326, i reckon that for a 3mm coat on a helmet would use about 50-75% of a pack
@jongrnlMK2 its a great thing to work with, ive tried alsorts of projects with it and not had a problem, i would suggest having a look on youtube for Kamui Cosplay shes amazing with the stuff.
@Draakjuh, it's technicly not clay but has a good amount of flex to it and so far my stuff has'nt broke.
Thanks! And no prob. I've been working with paperclay for a while. Made a Nephenee suit from Fire Emblem with it. It's amazing stuff.
As for how much you'll need, believe it or not, it's not even that much. My helmet is 70% covered in it, and I only used about one third of one of the small packages. Looking at it financially, I covered 70% of my helmet
for about $7.00. I estimate I'll need 1 of the 8oz packages for the chest piece itself, since it needs the most covering.
The smaller 8oz (227 mg) packages tend to go for $10-12 at your local Michaels or other craft store, but that's Canadian lingo. The bigger packages are about $20 (probably $16-ish US money. Yeah. Despite our dollars being almost on par, you guys get cheaper stuff. Blegh)
One package covers a lot. You don't have to put it on thickly, like angel62sir said, just 3mm or so will do. Since I've started using it, my estimate is that I'll need about 4 of the smaller packages to cover the entire suit, minus the places the don't need it (some parts of the legs and shins for example). For those not using coupons like me, that's about
$50.00 for the paperclay for one suit ($42.00-45.00 American).
That's for my suit, anyway. I'm 5' 6'', so someone 6' or taller might wanna toss in an extra 8oz package.
As for
cracking, no, not really. The trick is, this is more paper than it is clay. Tiny cracks will appear at times. But you don't have to worry about that. When it dries, it's essentially a very thick layer of hardened paper. Some hairline cracks appeared on part of my shoulder ;cause I sped-dried it with a space heater, but it doesn't matter. Just rub a teensy amount of watered down paperclay over them and let it dry again. Cracks-be-gone-forever.
And I won't even get started on using modge podge or gel medium. I use that stuff in layers on the outside, giving the pieces all the extra flexibility they'll need with zero risk of cracking during cosplay wear and tear. It's like giving the paperclay a force field.
...man, I have to learn how to shorten my posts.
Hope that helps!
