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| Author: | Chucez [ Thu Oct 19, 2023 7:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What Resin for Casting Hair |
I came upon some Marvel Universe 3.75 heads. I like ro make copies of the hair. I plan to make two part molds out of the hair and cast it in resin. Is there a recommended resin that has a similar flexibility as the Marvel hair. I imagine I could use the same resin to make a flexible version of the steel brigade helmets. Thanks in advance |
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| Author: | pluv [ Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Resin for Casting Hair |
I'm a big fan of the Smooth On products with the urethane rubbers, but I've also never used the 3D flex resins to compare. |
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| Author: | Chucez [ Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Resin for Casting Hair |
pluv wrote: I'm a big fan of the Smooth On products with the urethane rubbers, but I've also never used the 3D flex resins to compare. Ah okay. I didn't realize it was just rubber. I'm guessing 60A durometer would be good for helmets and hair. What would you suggest? |
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| Author: | pluv [ Sun Oct 22, 2023 3:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Resin for Casting Hair |
Chucez wrote: pluv wrote: I'm a big fan of the Smooth On products with the urethane rubbers, but I've also never used the 3D flex resins to compare. Ah okay. I didn't realize it was just rubber. I'm guessing 60A durometer would be good for helmets and hair. What would you suggest? |
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| Author: | daremo [ Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Resin for Casting Hair |
I echo what pluv said, smooth-on is highly recommended for anything resin casting related. My goto resin for flexible helmets and webgear would be task 14. You need a gram scale for mixing and it starts curing pretty quick. It only comes in black unfortunately, although I’ve had success adding white tint to make it gray. Task 14 could work for hair too, but you would have to paint it if you wanted to do other colors. There’s also Specialty Resin that have a similar resin (Flex-it 90) to Task 14 that’s semi clear and works with tints. It cures much quicker than Task 14 but if you want a flexible part in a specific color, it’ll do. They have other slower curing semi clear flexible resins but I’ve only used the 90. |
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| Author: | Chucez [ Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Resin for Casting Hair |
daremo wrote: I echo what pluv said, smooth-on is highly recommended for anything resin casting related. My goto resin for flexible helmets and webgear would be task 14. You need a gram scale for mixing and it starts curing pretty quick. It only comes in black unfortunately, although I’ve had success adding white tint to make it gray. Task 14 could work for hair too, but you would have to paint it if you wanted to do other colors. There’s also Specialty Resin that have a similar resin (Flex-it 90) to Task 14 that’s semi clear and works with tints. It cures much quicker than Task 14 but if you want a flexible part in a specific color, it’ll do. They have other slower curing semi clear flexible resins but I’ve only used the 90. Thanks guys. I'm gonna have to check these out. |
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