Hey everyone,
TL;DR: What are the pros/cons of using plaster bandage over fibreglass and resin for the shell of the mould? Are there better quality plaster bandages out there? If so, what do you recommend?
Details:
I'm currently working on a Mk VII Iron Man suit and I'm currently doing some moulding of the arm piece. I'm using rebound 40 for the mould. When I made a mould of the helmet, I used fibreglass and resin to make the shell. I just watched a tutorial online and the guy used plaster bandages and it seemed so easy. I just wanted to know if the quality is worse, or if it breaks easily, is it really better, are there specific plaster bandage brands that are better than others, etc... Anything and everything. I see Wal-Mart sells them, but they are like 30 bucks when amazon sells them for about 10 bucks.
Normally I would just buy it and try it, but I thought I would just ask first in case anyone out there had some quick insight.
Thanks!
Link to my build: http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=149096&page=4
TL;DR: What are the pros/cons of using plaster bandage over fibreglass and resin for the shell of the mould? Are there better quality plaster bandages out there? If so, what do you recommend?
Details:
I'm currently working on a Mk VII Iron Man suit and I'm currently doing some moulding of the arm piece. I'm using rebound 40 for the mould. When I made a mould of the helmet, I used fibreglass and resin to make the shell. I just watched a tutorial online and the guy used plaster bandages and it seemed so easy. I just wanted to know if the quality is worse, or if it breaks easily, is it really better, are there specific plaster bandage brands that are better than others, etc... Anything and everything. I see Wal-Mart sells them, but they are like 30 bucks when amazon sells them for about 10 bucks.
Normally I would just buy it and try it, but I thought I would just ask first in case anyone out there had some quick insight.
Thanks!
Link to my build: http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=149096&page=4