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This was an experiment with vinyl-rubber stuff; a plaster mould was made of some skulls and ribs and bones, and this melted rubber was poured in to achieve a pretty awesome-ly defined embossing, and it actually feels like flesh too!! 
As a process (and as a material) it was a lot of fun to experiment with and has so much potential! I'd love to do more with it when i'm feeling inspired because it is great stuff. I could make anything with this squidgy, gory mess; hellish scenes, body-strewn battlefields, Ed Gein's house
The only thing is; a year on and the stuff still feels really sticky, it's almost like the thing sweats...which is a really strange thought. And also it seems to melt any plastic it comes into contact with....what a thing!!!
I'm planning on doing more experiments to find ways getting moulding materials on-the-cheap for future projects, many skin-grafts later i might start up an underground materials lab which puts FIMO or LEGO out of business!!! Watch this space.
As a process (and as a material) it was a lot of fun to experiment with and has so much potential! I'd love to do more with it when i'm feeling inspired because it is great stuff. I could make anything with this squidgy, gory mess; hellish scenes, body-strewn battlefields, Ed Gein's house
The only thing is; a year on and the stuff still feels really sticky, it's almost like the thing sweats...which is a really strange thought. And also it seems to melt any plastic it comes into contact with....what a thing!!!
I'm planning on doing more experiments to find ways getting moulding materials on-the-cheap for future projects, many skin-grafts later i might start up an underground materials lab which puts FIMO or LEGO out of business!!! Watch this space.
Image size
4608x3456px 3.42 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot A3500 IS
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
320
Date Taken
Jan 30, 2015, 4:59:05 AM
Sensor Size
6mm
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Kudos on the experimentation, especially with sculpting materials! It's becoming rarer outside of industry.
You're 100% correct on the "sweating" of old plastics (or new ones with too much plasticizer). Rubber and vinyl are very soft, partly because it contains alot more plasticizer(s) than hard plastics. Over time, the chemical will ooze out to the surface. Without it, the plastic becomes brittle and turns to dust. The degradation process is accelerated in bright, hot, or humid environs.
Because plasticizer is common to all plastics, the liquid on the surface of sweating plastic will damage other plastics as it's absorbed into them. Classic example is leaving par-baked FIMO or Sculpey in a plastic container. All oven-bake plasticlays are also made of PVC so the plasticizer is readily absorbed by all PVC containers plus some others. Teflon is one of the few chemical resistant plastics, but it stupid expensive to make a full container from (say, $50 for a 15mL jar).
Sounds like loads of fun! I'm around if you need a chemical hand w/ any project ideas you got.
You're 100% correct on the "sweating" of old plastics (or new ones with too much plasticizer). Rubber and vinyl are very soft, partly because it contains alot more plasticizer(s) than hard plastics. Over time, the chemical will ooze out to the surface. Without it, the plastic becomes brittle and turns to dust. The degradation process is accelerated in bright, hot, or humid environs.
Because plasticizer is common to all plastics, the liquid on the surface of sweating plastic will damage other plastics as it's absorbed into them. Classic example is leaving par-baked FIMO or Sculpey in a plastic container. All oven-bake plasticlays are also made of PVC so the plasticizer is readily absorbed by all PVC containers plus some others. Teflon is one of the few chemical resistant plastics, but it stupid expensive to make a full container from (say, $50 for a 15mL jar).
Sounds like loads of fun! I'm around if you need a chemical hand w/ any project ideas you got.