Well, I only know here you can get it in my immediate area, which prolly don't help you much. But I would assume that "Fabricville" is not the only place that...
"Fabricville" eh, n o problem for me as I am in the same area. The big question I have is did you scatch buildf the pattern or were you able to find a...
Well, actually I haven't gotten to that stage yet. I've only got the fabric on a roll waiting to be turned into a suit. However, my plan is to check out the...
I find meditation works wonders with helping to cope with the heat. Having worked on a few film sets in various costumes, the heat can be a bit much. However...
Hi everybody, can anyone point me to some basic fiberglass casting site. i search the web but it doesn't seems to help me. i was wondering how those guys did...
Greetings, all, Something to bear in mind when making your engineering prototypes, is to use a cheaper fabric which is as similar as you can find to the stuff...
Here is my .02 cents. I have made 2 different suits, and they can get costly.I spent about $450 CAD for the first and about $150 CAD for the second. I have...
Hello all and thanks for the input on the undersuit. You guys have given me great ideas and the gears are turning. I have some experience with a sewing machine...
Yes, yes. To epona50 you listen! There's nothing worse than finding out your patttern is not right until after you've cut the expensive fabric, that you only...
Hi guys, i really have no knowledge of how to make anything with fiberglass. but i did ran into some site.. http://www.cstsales.com/How_to_Articles/fiberg0.htm...
The first link looks pretty much useless if you want to learn how, and besides, they are talking about using fiberglass as a mould, not a completed cast (the...
For the leather undersuit it is all in what you see. The design I have in mind is no more than a set of chaps which the cod piece will cover and a t-shirt with...
The best thing any faux leather can be to be convincing is to be supple. Any vinyl or other synthetic material can have the shine, but unless it has the supple...
To get you started thinking about the process as a whole, I can give you a sort of broad overview of what is involved, and then you can begin to ask specific...
-- Ok I am about to attempt the creation of the helmet myself Is this the same resin and cloth that I can buy at Autozone (Local auto parts store) or do I...
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Well, I often just use ordinary old petroleum jelly....maybe that's a no-no, but I find it works. There is a commercial product sold as a release agent though....
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All fiberglassing material is essentially the same thing. It doesn't matter if it's sold for boats or for cars. The gelcoat is meant to make the outermost...
There are several mould making products on the market. Most of them are either rubber or silicon based. The idea is that it should be strong, but flexible, so...
Oh, and I just wanted to say that I'm getting close to testing a product that I found. It's not meant for making moulds, but there is a chance it might work....
I dont't know if anyone has seen the AFI's top 100 hero's and villans of all time but Vader came in @ # 3 seems like someone mentioned him being way lower in a...
... Hey GB or anyone else What types of stores carry the rubber products needed to make the molds? I am trying to find them local. Do you have any estimates...
Sources for moulding material is subject to what part of the world you are in. They're hard to find in some areas, and easy to find in others. The first thing...
Making a plaster cast is a good way to go about making detail changes on your mask. The thing to remember about the plaster before you try to make a new mould...
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