PVC for sculpting?
Moderator: Council of Elders
- thunderbow
- Trusted Bowman
- Posts: 128
- Joined: 10 Nov 2010, 23:29
- Armies I play: Wood elves
- Location: Guarding the Oak
PVC for sculpting?
So, I decided to take a swing at sculpting and was wondering in what form and where do you buy PVC sheets thin enough to be used as a base for shields, swords and such. Should I buy a table and hack off pieces as I see fit or is there a more civilized solution?
- Hyarion
- Elder of the Council
- Posts: 4873
- Joined: 19 Jun 2006, 15:08
- Location: The Glade of Eternal Moonlight
- Contact:
Re: PVC for sculpting?
There is one tool you could use which would cut it easily, but it is a more elegant tool for a more civilized age (crosshilts optional).
I would try to find some sheet styrene rather than PVC, from what I know it is easier to work with. Try and find a 0.02 thickness.
I would try to find some sheet styrene rather than PVC, from what I know it is easier to work with. Try and find a 0.02 thickness.
The Warrior of the Silver Flame
I hold the Glaive of Law against the Earth.
If you refuse to capitalize on your strengths or make the most of your opponent's weaknesses, you are begging to lose.
There is no combat without movement.
I hold the Glaive of Law against the Earth.
If you refuse to capitalize on your strengths or make the most of your opponent's weaknesses, you are begging to lose.
There is no combat without movement.
- thunderbow
- Trusted Bowman
- Posts: 128
- Joined: 10 Nov 2010, 23:29
- Armies I play: Wood elves
- Location: Guarding the Oak
Re: PVC for sculpting?
Nah, I'm more of a double-bladed (beamed?) kind of guy anyway... Do you know in what kind of store might I find sheets of styrene? As it seems, I'm not much of a DIY kind of a guy either (but still dead set on sculpting a mini).
- Hyarion
- Elder of the Council
- Posts: 4873
- Joined: 19 Jun 2006, 15:08
- Location: The Glade of Eternal Moonlight
- Contact:
Re: PVC for sculpting?
The Warrior of the Silver Flame
I hold the Glaive of Law against the Earth.
If you refuse to capitalize on your strengths or make the most of your opponent's weaknesses, you are begging to lose.
There is no combat without movement.
I hold the Glaive of Law against the Earth.
If you refuse to capitalize on your strengths or make the most of your opponent's weaknesses, you are begging to lose.
There is no combat without movement.
Re: PVC for sculpting?
+1 for the reference.Hyarion wrote:There is one tool you could use which would cut it easily, but it is a more elegant tool for a more civilized age (crosshilts optional).
I would try to find some sheet styrene rather than PVC, from what I know it is easier to work with. Try and find a 0.02 thickness.
- thunderbow
- Trusted Bowman
- Posts: 128
- Joined: 10 Nov 2010, 23:29
- Armies I play: Wood elves
- Location: Guarding the Oak
- RubyTuesday
- Newcomer
- Posts: 41
- Joined: 30 Sep 2011, 13:15
Re: PVC for sculpting?
Check your plastic recycling before you pay any money. Drink bottles, ice cream container lids etc can be what you need. For slightly thicker I have an endless supply of contact lenses solution containers.