Blade Runner Tile Question

[anniv111701]

Hi all,

I picked up a styrene Ennis House panel recently from ebay & had intended
to paint it and hang it up... but the inside has a much better texture
than the outside.

Is there anything I can conveniently acquire & use to cast a few panels
from the inside that won't melt the styrene? I was thinking of taping
a 2" or so cardboard lip around the back and using expanding insulation
foam (that would then expand out of the remaining hole in the back & get
trimmed off).

Any chemists/propmasters/RepDetects out there have a less harebrained
idea? I know I could just use plaster, but I was looking for low weight if
I'm going to hang a series.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer!

Mike

 

[falken108]

So your looking to recast the item you purchased off of ebay..cool.

I know there are a number of textured spray paints that would probably give you a nice texture.

 

[GKvfx]

The problem with using expanding foam in your tile is twofold - one, it will probably stick to the styrene (the stuff I use is notoriously sticky), and two, it is porous and won't replicate the texture of the inside of the mold (even if you could get it to pop out after it had hardened).

Falken108's suggestion of getting a texture paint to apply to the outside is the best way to go. Easy, cheap, decent results.

Gene