skywalkersaga wrote:Ohh, interesting! Please don't stress if you can't find the exact name, I'm just always curious about learning about different types of supplies. It seems a handy craft item to have around and I hope you can locate more of it. Blotting paper sounds like a possible alternative, I'll look into that.
Speaking of flowers, I was trying to figure out if maybe the type of material is similar to what is used to make miniature paper flowers?
No idea about flowers mate, I think they use loads of different stuff, I'm guessing regular coloured paper and that thinner coloured packing paper.
GubernatorFan wrote:Thanks for trying, Alex, let us know if you find out but no pressure. It would be great to have a practical cardboard-like material that could be turned into something like plastic for modelling purposes in our hobby -- and this sounded like it. I'm sure your aunt would love to hear from you by phone too.
Phoning my Aunt, what?
These are the glues I use with it although I haven't used PVA yet as I use that as a coating not as a glue on this stuff.
Talking of this 'stuff' according to my Aunt it's for stiffening pelmets (yeah I didn't know what the hell they were either) which are curtain top frilly things and rail covers. There are SO many types of pelmet stiffeners though, who'd da thunk it?! I haven't narrowed it down completely yet but the best search words are 'bukram' and 'Vilene' which sound more like military code names to me lol but are closely related to this material although they encompass a large amount of materials too.. it's so much easier making stuff out of my neighbours' trash! It's also used for making hats.
DONE MOST OF THE HELMET NOW, USED BISON GLUE AS AN ADHESIVE AND SUPER GLUE AS A HARDENER FOR SPIKES, EDGES ETC..
HAD TO MODIFY THE HEAD AS IT WAS SITTING TOO HIGH ON THE NECK
HAD TO CUT DOWN HIS HEELS TO LOOK MORE HUMAN AND FILL IN THE GAPS FROM EARLIER MODS WITH MILLIPUT
STOP THEM COMING OFF TOO
REPAIRING THE MODDED FIST TO SWORD GRIPPING HAND, YES I HAVE A BAG OF CUT OFF 1/6 FINGERS BECAUSE I'M WEIRD! ACTUALLY THEY COME IN HANDY (UGH)
FOR HAND MODS. NOT FINISHED
A LOUSEY PIC OF WHERE HE'S AT NOW.