AvZ
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I'm going to de-foot a mannequin I have to mount a costume on, seeing the costume won't go on the mannequin with the feet still on. The feet won't return as the costume will be displayed without shoes.
Does anyone have any advice on how to make the new mount in the lower part of the legs and perhaps also for the pins in the base?
I'm planning to cut the feet at the ankle and mount both legs to the base with a pin to make it float. The idea is to put a hollow metal tube in the lower part of the leg to receive a metal pin that will be fixed to the base. I might buy two regular mannequin pins for that (which I might try to extent with a extra hollow rod to get a more higher floating mannequin, else it would rest on the base). The idea is to secure the tube in the leg with pouring epoxy in the lower part of the leg and thus also reinforce the lower part of the leg. I would pour through a hole that I would drill in the back of the leg and probably temporarily hot glue the leg rim to a base to make a temp seal so the epoxy won't flow away. I presume the mannequin is fiberglass (it's not plastic), but will see that for sure when I cut the feet.
Things that I have questions about already:
- is pouring epoxy in the lower part of the legs to support the hollow tube smart?
- what would be a good kind of tube for in the leg that would stay mounted and not be pushed up or a good way to mount it (aka make notches, screws etc to get the epoxy to grip on). I was thinking of using a metal table leg with a flange, turn it around (and shape the flange). As that way the flange would counteract the pressure coming from above. I would also put some sort of pin/bolt in the hollow tube to limit the depth the pin in the base can go
- could I use all kinds of metal (alu etc) with epoxy or will it react and detach in the future)
This is a display by Tom Spina Desigins that is similar to my idea:
www.tomspinadesigns.com
Does anyone have any advice on how to make the new mount in the lower part of the legs and perhaps also for the pins in the base?
I'm planning to cut the feet at the ankle and mount both legs to the base with a pin to make it float. The idea is to put a hollow metal tube in the lower part of the leg to receive a metal pin that will be fixed to the base. I might buy two regular mannequin pins for that (which I might try to extent with a extra hollow rod to get a more higher floating mannequin, else it would rest on the base). The idea is to secure the tube in the leg with pouring epoxy in the lower part of the leg and thus also reinforce the lower part of the leg. I would pour through a hole that I would drill in the back of the leg and probably temporarily hot glue the leg rim to a base to make a temp seal so the epoxy won't flow away. I presume the mannequin is fiberglass (it's not plastic), but will see that for sure when I cut the feet.
Things that I have questions about already:
- is pouring epoxy in the lower part of the legs to support the hollow tube smart?
- what would be a good kind of tube for in the leg that would stay mounted and not be pushed up or a good way to mount it (aka make notches, screws etc to get the epoxy to grip on). I was thinking of using a metal table leg with a flange, turn it around (and shape the flange). As that way the flange would counteract the pressure coming from above. I would also put some sort of pin/bolt in the hollow tube to limit the depth the pin in the base can go
- could I use all kinds of metal (alu etc) with epoxy or will it react and detach in the future)
This is a display by Tom Spina Desigins that is similar to my idea:
Custom Mannequin for an original Gus Grissom NASA Spacesuit - Tom Spina Designs
Custom Display for an original NASA Spacesuit worn by astronaut Gus Grissom during Project Gemini training.
www.tomspinadesigns.com
