Rohun
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Re: Foamies mask?
I think I remember seeing someone vacuforming foamies on the LOH, though my brain might have made this up just now.
If that's true you might be able to use heat to mold them? I've never worked with foamies so I won't know, but I take it they're cheap and it's worth a shot!
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9/20/2007, 1:04 pm
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batintraining
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Re: Foamies mask?
Sounds like a cool idea. I always like to see what bros are coming up with as far as cloth masks/cowls are concerned.
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9/21/2007, 2:18 am
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clevelandfx
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Re: Foamies mask?
yeah, you CAN vacuform foamies. I'd find the thickest you could find for it.
I did some ears as a test with my crappy vacuformer and a heatgun...and it worked well, but they tend to want to distort.
I'd stay away from the model magic. Too fragile from what I've heard...was talking to someone who was at SDCC and saw a cool witchblade, but she complained about it breaking constantly.
I'd guess if you had a wrinkly cowl it might stay in shape a little bit better as it would have more different planes that wouldn't want to bend as easily.
For the ear and some feathers I was using the 1/8"ish thick sheets. For a cowl I'd suggest trying to find 1/4" thick, or 6mm I think. You'll lose a little detail, but it's one of those trade offs you sometimes have to make.
I've seen some costume sites that have used foamies to make armor suggest using glue to stiffen it...don't think that'd work here.
Worth a try since they're so cheap. :)
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9/21/2007, 7:05 am
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Rang
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Re: Foamies mask?
Thanks guys. Unfortunately I don't have a vaccuform table so thats out. I thought I read somewhere you could shape Foamies though using a hair dryer or a stove top, is this correct?
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9/21/2007, 9:52 am
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clevelandfx
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Re: Foamies mask?
possibly, haven't tried the hair dryer.
You CAN build a small vacuformer pretty easily.
It's a couple cookie sheets, some pop rivets, a pipe flange, some silicone sealant. The frame is window screen frame material, and to hold the two halves together you use those big paper clamp thingys. I have info on it/instructions on how to build it someplace around here. It was out of a modeling magazine from years ago. All you'd need would be a vacuum with a hose, shop vac preferred, and just heat the foamies in your oven.
interested email me and I'll dig up the plans for ya.
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9/21/2007, 7:26 pm
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Rang
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Re: Foamies mask?
:mail Email sent :)
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9/22/2007, 11:11 am
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Darius Alucard
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Re: Foamies mask?
I think it looks great!
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10/17/2007, 7:20 pm
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Darius Alucard
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Re: Foamies mask?
I actually tried this myself a few weeks ago...
it turned out terrible.
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10/17/2007, 7:25 pm
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