Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 07:10:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: PUPT: foam and latex


Hi Emily,

I always use spray paint on carpet foam and it works
for me, but you have to be generous with it to get any
decent coverage, which can get expensive. 

Since carpet foam comes in many different varieties
some take to paint better: some have a sheen, some
have a weird white fuzz, some are speckled and
composite, others are homogeneous and usually much
lighter....after much experimentation I now have my
favorites depending on what I am doing.

Contact cement is my favorite adhesive for carpet
foam. 

I'm particularly fond of carpet foam because we have a
magic carpet store dumpster near our shop where we
miraculously find the exact kind of foam everytime we
need it, and never at any other time: when building
giant catapillare all there was was speckled green,
for the ape-men we found just enough pinkish brown,
for the old crone baba yaga nothing was usable except
some greenish blue stuff perfectly fit for her
arms....

Cheers,

Sophia

(ps--i promise i'll do some catching up off
puptcrit--soon! my regards to the mtn.)




--- Emily DeCola <emzwemz-AT-yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> I recently used the under-carpet foam (great texture
> and it was free) painted with liquid latex to make
> undulating rolls of fat for a naked psychic
> puppet... it was wonderfully strong and flexible,
> but I had trouble getting paint to stick to it -
> tried acrylic, and it peeled off.   spray paint
> seemed to work better, but also flaked.  any
> thoughts out there?  I'm new to all this and doing
> everything by the seat of my pants (both technically
> and financially)
> thanks!
> emily decola
>   jim boulden <jim-AT-animalmakers.com> wrote: Real pig
> skin? Doesn't stretch much! It's also heavy.
> 
> Foam construction inside with a molded, foamed latex
> skin outside.
> 
> Animatronics done with larger servos (like 105's).
> 
> -jim
> 
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