Re: Sif (The Dark World) - WIP
Yes, I am extremely glad the shield is formed and detailed! I shaped it a bit today and added some more detail using the puff paint. Waiting for that to dry so I can toss a coat or two of primer on it and get on with it.
I started a couple of experiments with adhesives -- E6000, E6000 spray, and contact cement, testing them with some craft foam and some worbla scraps. (Note: The contact cement and E6000 spray look very similar. Hmmm...) Hoping I can figure a way for it to work. For the back of the shield, the bare worbla, when heated, may be enough to get things started; Heaven knows it was sticking to the wax paper enough last night while I was working on the detail! I think I read, though, that contact cement works well with it. Just have to see if the kind that I bought (low odor LePage's) will work.
I should probably also investigate some high heat glue guns and construction adhesives. I'd honestly just glue leather to the foam and then to the back of the shield if I had enough. Going to have just enough to get the skirt and bodice done, as it stands, though. I'd order more...if I thought it would get here in a timely fashion.
Yes, I am extremely glad the shield is formed and detailed! I shaped it a bit today and added some more detail using the puff paint. Waiting for that to dry so I can toss a coat or two of primer on it and get on with it.
I started a couple of experiments with adhesives -- E6000, E6000 spray, and contact cement, testing them with some craft foam and some worbla scraps. (Note: The contact cement and E6000 spray look very similar. Hmmm...) Hoping I can figure a way for it to work. For the back of the shield, the bare worbla, when heated, may be enough to get things started; Heaven knows it was sticking to the wax paper enough last night while I was working on the detail! I think I read, though, that contact cement works well with it. Just have to see if the kind that I bought (low odor LePage's) will work.
I should probably also investigate some high heat glue guns and construction adhesives. I'd honestly just glue leather to the foam and then to the back of the shield if I had enough. Going to have just enough to get the skirt and bodice done, as it stands, though. I'd order more...if I thought it would get here in a timely fashion.