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Creative => How-To => Topic started by: Tiermann on December 02, 2011, 14:09:27
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Has anyone used this stuff? It looks really interesting.
http://shapelock.com/index.html (http://shapelock.com/index.html)
Good description of how it works:
http://www.makershed.com/product_p/mkshl1.htm (http://www.makershed.com/product_p/mkshl1.htm)
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Uhm.. never heard of it... But I mean.... could it be used to do something playmowise?
Though the klickys don't got into the tub anymore :P
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Sounds great, do you think it will stick to existing plastic - would it mould onto klickies for example? - I'm thinking of
an easy way of making Scotsmen with kilts here :)
I did a search and couldn't find this in the UK, but found a similar product on ebay UK called Polymorph.
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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yeah, i think it can be used to create non existing playmo parts, no?
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I'm getting the free offer to try it on some figure customs. It sounds interesting, maybe even better than Milliputty.
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Oh Bill! Please let us know how good it works! I'm bored with kneading Magic Sculpt and other compounds!
Thanks Tim for the link! ;D
Hope it fulfills it's promises.
Best,
Arnaud
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Looks like great stuff! I'll be eager to hear how it works, BB. Sure wouldn't want to put that in an attic, though!
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Sounds great, do you think it will stick to existing plastic - would it mould onto klickies for example? - I'm thinking of
an easy way of making Scotsmen with kilts here :)
I did a search and couldn't find this in the UK, but found a similar product on ebay UK called Polymorph.
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
Scientifically the stuff is called polycaprolactone, I think there are a lot of other brands with the same properties.
I'm curious about how many times you can use/re-use it.
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I'm thinking of several projects that I'm interested in using it on! ;D
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I received the free sample of Shapelock today via USPS! I immediately put it to use on a project I've been working on for a while & it has worked very well! There are some draw backs that I experienced that I thought I'd share. The plastic melts very well in water at 150 degrees Fahrenheit, & stays pliable to 130 degrees. But if you are going to manipulate it as it cools the workable time decreases rapidly. I was able to extend the moldable time by constantly submersing the project back into the 150 degree water which causes it to resoften to a workable consistency. It can constantly be worked as long as you continue that process. If you have molds of helmets, etc. I see this product being very useful with one exception. The cost to do major quantities of items will be quite expensive, but it is plastic which makes it blend into uses with Playmobil more readily. To do a moldable part would require melting a measurement of the pellets @ mashing them together into a ball then inserting the softened material into the mold & trimming the excess. It can be reused over & over with no waste from the trimmed access material, which is another great selling perk. On a scale from 1 to 10, I give this product a 7.5 for ease of use, 8.0 for being a reusable plastic product, 5 for length of time it stays pliable before needing resubmerged in the 150 degree water. When I get ready to paint it, I'll let you know how well it performs in that test.
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Thanks for sharing bill.
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Thanks Bill!
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Thanks for the update!!
I am sold on this now... just have to make the sales pitch to the wife... :love:
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Thanks Bill for that comprehensive review. I'd love to see pics of what you've done with it if it's possible for you. Do the pellets melt completely or do they keep a spherical shape only softer? Can you sculpt/carve the compound before it cools down? How hard is the material after setting?
Lots of questions here. I hope I'm not being boring! :-[
Best,
Arnaud
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Great questions! This is how I have seen this material work. It comes in small pellet form. When you heat water to exactly 150 degrees just below boiling, you drop the pellets into the water & they turn clear. After they all turn clear you smash them together into a clump. It reminds me of the cloudy colored hot glue sticks that turn clear when heated up in a glue gun. It has the consistency of hot glue when it melts, but will not burn you, at they pliable temperature, & harden to what hot glue is like after it cools. It is like hot glue & can be reheated. It adheres excellent to existing plastic just like hot glue does. Sculpting characteristics are very good as long as you can keep reheating it to be pliable.
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I'd love to see pics of what you've done with it if it's possible for you.
Until I can paint it & put some clothes on it, I can't show the project :-[! But it does give great potential for Plastic Surgeons in the world of Playmobil ;).
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:giggle:
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Thanks for the answers Bill! I'm wondering if it's the same material my prosthetist uses for dental jigs and splints. Only he must buy it waaaay more expensive. :lol:
Best,
Arnaud