A Tutorial of Sorts.
Every time I go in to visit my good friend Jen who owns a costume shop, she asks about making props / armor. So since I'm going to be doing a lot of both pretty soon, I thought I'd document my process.
In this one, I'm using casting resin to make the armor for Jet's belt.
Here I've got my stuff all set up. I've got a little boundary made of clay that they resin will sit in, the curve that I'm going to form it over and my mixing cup.
I don't suggest using a plastic cup or a straw to mix it in (it'll melt). A paper cup and a popsicle stick is best but I didn't have any around.
I don't suggest using a plastic cup or a straw to mix it in (it'll melt). A paper cup and a popsicle stick is best but I didn't have any around.
Here I've poured the resin into my little boundary. Some of it leaked out, but it's okay, we can trim it off. Once it sets up enough to move it, we're going to form it over our little cardboard curve..
..Like so. Once it started getting harder, you're going to want to tape down the edges or else it'll try to straighten itself out. When it's all done, break it out of the mold and sand off the excess (wear a mask. You don't want to be breathing any of that in). Then paint and assemble how you like. :]
Heres what ours came out looking like:
Heres what ours came out looking like:
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