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Alan Bucior  
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 More options Nov 7 2012, 5:07 pm
From: "Alan Bucior" <abuc...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:07:09 -0800
Local: Wed, Nov 7 2012 5:07 pm
Subject: Plastazote EPS foam.
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After reading this page (http://www.xrobots.co.uk/coating/) about how you
can treat Plastazote with PVA and resin, it gave me a great idea for a
costuming project, and I'd like to get some of this stuff.

Apparently you can get Plastazote from Norseman out in Langley, but I know
there's a few costume people in VHS, and I have a suspicion this stuff
probably is more popular than I originally thought. Has anyone sourced
Plastazote or an equivalent expanded polystyrene foam locally?

If not, would anyone like to go in on a purchase together through Norseman
(I've heard there's a $150 minimum purchase).

-Alan


 
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Richard Sim  
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 More options Nov 7 2012, 5:46 pm
From: Richard Sim <r...@devras.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:39:03 -0800
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Subject: Re: Plastazote EPS foam.
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The easiest place to get EVA foam is from Canadian Tire - they sell it as
flooring tiles for workshops. It's quite thick at about 1/2" - if you want
thin (~3mm) EVA foam you can get it from Michaels, and medium (~6-7mm) eBay
is a good bet.

Coating EVA foam with Plastidip spray cans works well for painting, but
yeah you don't get the hard plastic look (but can make very realistic
looking metal armour still, as it does look more like painted metal than
plastic would).


 
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