What sould I use to add to guns?

[Silverzippo93]

Lets say I need to add something to an airsoft gun to make it Halo-y. I tried clay, but It keeps cracking when it dries. Melting plastic over a candle and bending into shape didn't go too well either. Any idea what I should use?

Thanks to anyone who can help me.

 

[Damien]

what kind of clay?

 

[Silverzippo93]

I think it's water based because it keeps cracking.

It's Crayola air Dry.

 

[Damien]

is that the foamy stuff?

 

[Sean Bradley]

....!

I don't know where to begin with this.....

Theres lots of ways to make weapons. You can't make them out of clay unless you intend on making a mold of it and re-casting it in another material. Unless of course you're going to let it air-dry for 2-3 weeks and have it fired. Like a pottery gun or something. :mrgreen:

You could make it out of cardboard and fiberglass overtop of it.
You could sculpt it in clay, make a 2 piece rubber mold of it, and then cast it in resin.
You could carve it out of wood
You could carve it out of high density foam, make a mold of it and cast it in resin.
You could carve wood forms and vacuumform ABS plastic copies...

None of these involve melting plastic with a candle.... thats just a bad idea.

Have a look at Adams tutorial on making plastic parts:

http://mjolnirarmor.com/forums/viewtopic.p...asc&start=0

 

[smilie120]

ABS plastic copies...

ABS i got ABS i work out.... ;-) lol

 

[Damien]

lol my car even has ABS

 

[Sean Bradley]

Isn't that the second time nobody laughed at that joke?


:mrgreen:

 

[Damien]

i didnt want to write it but i had to ;-)

 

[Silverzippo93]

....!


None of these involve melting plastic with a candle.... thats just a bad idea.

I realized that pretty quickly

I think I'm going with the cardboard idea. I got some boxes and fiberglass resin today.

 

[Silverzippo93]

is that the foamy stuff?

No, that's model magic.

EDIT: Sorry about the double post.

 

[arbiter]

card bourd

 

[Silverzippo93]

That's what I'm doing now. Free boxes FTW!

 

[silvercookie]

or you could use epoxy putty that stuff is great. but is smells so weird and gets warm. it is interesting stuff.

 

[Silverzippo93]

Sounds interesting...

 

[SGT Razor]

You could do what I do:
Find some crap laying around in the garage that looks similar and start working at it.

 

[MC Chris]

Well thats a tactic that works sometimes. ( works for me mostly)

 

[adreniline]

Expanding Foam, Putty, Cardboard, Pepakura, and Oil Based Clay