Mouldable lightweight clay-like substance

[Elenril]

Can anyone recommend any alternatives to clay? Clay is way too heavy. Preferably should dry by air instead of firing or anything complex, and can be easily moulded or sanded into shape. Price should also be reasonable too, because I will be using a large amount.

Thanks guys and gals :D

[calumc]

foam + a skin of bondo? or would you be doing small details?

[SabreNoose]

Milliput is great, it comes as an epoxy, you mix the two parts and then mold it, its not for huge areas, but when it dries its like rock, you can sand, drill cut it etc. Its great stuff. i used it on my HAlf life 2 case mod.

[SabreNoose]

http://search.ebay.co.uk/milliput_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsopZ1QQmaxrecordsreturnedZ3 00

[simon275]

Maybe you could make a mold and then fill it with expanding foam or something.

[SgtM]

Expanding foam.

[Zephik]

You could always do.... Papier-mâché (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papier-m%C3%A2ch%C3%A9)! :D

[TheGreatSatan]

Expanding foam.

That stuff dissolves when certain paints are applied.

[Elenril]

Thanks for your replies, I think I'll use papier-mâché, because it's the cheapest while still being practical for my purposes. Plus I can get my hands on it quicker and get to work on my mod soon.
+reps all around if I haven't done it already.

[Crazy Buddhist]

You could always do.... Papier-mâché (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papier-m%C3%A2ch%C3%A9)! :D


How about buying one of these £1 and making a fibreglass or papier mache housing around it as a mold. ... Papier Mache used to be used for furniture - it would be plenty strong

Great minds think alike? Or fools seldom differ? :D :D: :D

[Crazy Buddhist]

and to the person (I shall leave nameless) who asked:

"WTF?? Do you know everything??" in a pm

all I can say is ... erm you aren't the first person to ask that ... lol ... actually some of my friends make that joke - a lot - but no I don't ... I shall now shame myself entirely by pointing out that I have never even seen a dremel ... except in photographs :D

... and thanks for the rep ;)

[Bucko]

Thanks for your replies, I think I'll use papier-mâché, because it's the cheapest while still being practical for my purposes. Plus I can get my hands on it quicker and get to work on my mod soon.
+reps all around if I haven't done it already.

Remember you could use a combination.

You could use the expanding foam to get the rough size, then paper masche over the top.

It would be lighter than just the paper masche building up depending on how big you plan to go.

[Ironcat]

Paper Mashay (Yeah, I know that's not how it's spelled, but I don't care) is heavy.

[Crazy Buddhist]

"A human being should be able to change a diaper ( :up: ), plan an invasion ( :up: ), butcher a hog ( :up: ), con a ship ( :up: ), design a building ( :up: ), write a sonnet ( :up: ), balance accounts ( :up: ), build a wall ( :up: ), set a bone (not yet :down: ), comfort the dying ( :up: ), take orders ( :up: ), give orders ( :up: ), cooperate ( :up: ), act alone ( :up: ), solve equations ( :up: ), analyse a new problem ( :up: ), pitch manure ( :up: ), program a computer ( :up: ), cook a tasty meal ( :up: ), fight efficiently ( :up: ), die gallantly (let's see what happens). Specialization is for insects"

Robert A. Heinlein

woot woot .. I'm very nearly human :D

[Vertigo]

For fine detail on models, I use the green stuff, I used to play Warhammer a lot. And I recently rediscovered this stuff. From my experience, this stuff is great for fine detail.

http://store.us.games-workshop.com/storefront/store.us?do=List_Models&code=301405&orignav=300810&GameNav=300810

[Mach]

Paper clay? Not sure what's available in OZ.

http://www.paperclay.com/product.htm
I've not used the delight but the packs in the store are wicked light.

or maybe plastiroc?
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=622