akootbascomb
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Hey all, I've looked all over for a proper solution to this but I figured perhaps someone had a better alternative that I may have overlooked.
I'm building a Scarecrow costume from Arkham Knight and am trying to find a way to replicate the fear toxin inside the tanks on his chest. The tanks themselves are no problem, but I'm trying to find a way to replicate the bubbling effect without using an actual liquid or gel. I've seen people use colored hair gel for this kind of thing to great effect, but where there are 10, 16oz bottles strapped to my chest, that would be a lot of extra weight, and I'd rather not open my suitcase to find what I've used has leaked over everything. So I thought I would pour a small amount of clear, solid, fake liquid into each bottle, lay it on its side, and let the solution cure in a shallow layer over the window of each tank, making it seem like they are filled with the stuff, while remaining light and mostly empty. However I am having trouble finding something that will have that bubbling look when it cures without it being so subtle it goes unnoticed. I'm putting LEDs inside the tanks to light the liquid from behind if that makes a difference.
I considered gel wax, but where my bottles are plastic (and covered in wonderflex), I'm assuming they would melt from the heat of the liquified wax. So resin seemed like the best option, but I'm not sure if the air bubbles will be so small they wouldn't be seen.
For that matter if I were to go with resin, is it possible to get bubbles to this degree?
I'm building a Scarecrow costume from Arkham Knight and am trying to find a way to replicate the fear toxin inside the tanks on his chest. The tanks themselves are no problem, but I'm trying to find a way to replicate the bubbling effect without using an actual liquid or gel. I've seen people use colored hair gel for this kind of thing to great effect, but where there are 10, 16oz bottles strapped to my chest, that would be a lot of extra weight, and I'd rather not open my suitcase to find what I've used has leaked over everything. So I thought I would pour a small amount of clear, solid, fake liquid into each bottle, lay it on its side, and let the solution cure in a shallow layer over the window of each tank, making it seem like they are filled with the stuff, while remaining light and mostly empty. However I am having trouble finding something that will have that bubbling look when it cures without it being so subtle it goes unnoticed. I'm putting LEDs inside the tanks to light the liquid from behind if that makes a difference.
I considered gel wax, but where my bottles are plastic (and covered in wonderflex), I'm assuming they would melt from the heat of the liquified wax. So resin seemed like the best option, but I'm not sure if the air bubbles will be so small they wouldn't be seen.
For that matter if I were to go with resin, is it possible to get bubbles to this degree?