dark knight36351
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Re: Playing with foamies..
Most people call it craft foam or soft foam. Foamies is a brand name i believe and it's just the name that stuck with them.
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4/17/2012, 11:12 pm
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Batbaa
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Re: Playing with foamies..
OK, thanks :up
I might get some and give it a try.
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4/18/2012, 12:31 am
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Re: Playing with foamies..
Great job on the masks. I'd never have guessed foamies.
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4/18/2012, 8:31 am
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Ibnzbass4
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Re: Playing with foamies..
You can get that stuff at Michael's and Hobby Lobby for sure. Michael's usually has 2mm and 6 mm sheets. You can buy a roll of the 2mm stuff. Hobby Lobby for some reason has 3mm sheets. The stuff will suck up paint so it is best to seal it before painting. The recommendation is to use a 1 part Sobo glue, 1 part Aleene's flexible fabric glue and 2 parts water mixture for sealing. Just paint it on, and the water stops it from leaving brush marks. A few coats later and it will be sealed for use with any paint.
Fair warning though. It can be fragile. I like the fact that you used a wood base for the buckle. I made my first buckle entirely out of 6mm foam and the paint eventually started to crack due to the foam bending from moving around. Nice work on those masks! :up
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4/18/2012, 9:04 am
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bartonjw
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Re: Playing with foamies..
have you found a way to smooth the edges so you can an even fade? almost like sanding ?
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4/18/2012, 4:11 pm
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dark knight36351
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Re: Playing with foamies..
Quote:
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have you found a way to smooth the edges so you can an even fade? almost like sanding ?
You can dremel them with no problem. i'm gonna go next week and get a supply of them and make some for trade.
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4/18/2012, 8:42 pm
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cwc66
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Re: Playing with foamies..
:dropjaw wow...that is awesome.
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4/18/2012, 8:55 pm
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enterprisebatman
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Dude have you posted the emblem yet now that's art lol love the green one bro
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4/19/2012, 2:39 pm
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bartonjw
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Re: Playing with foamies..
which bit do you use for the dremel ..the only sanding piece that I have is 90 grit
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4/20/2012, 10:21 am
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Re: Playing with foamies..
Okay, so I'm getting some new foamies together and I am stuck on the adhesives...no pun intended lol. What is the best glue to use with foamies and neoprene or under armor under suit??
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4/20/2012, 8:51 pm
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