Thread: Look What I Found at Michaels

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It's called the "Quik-Sculpting Kit" made by Activa, who makes a lot of modeling materials including Celluclay. The kit includes an 8 ounce bag of the stuff plus two 4 inch by 5 yard rolls of plaster bandages. This would be great for making masks, props, costume accessories - you name it. The best part is, the kit only cost me a buck.

That's right, one dollar. I found them in the Clearance section. Only don't go to the Perrysburg, Ohio store - I cleaned 'em out. The photo tells the rest of the story.

Great job Mark. I shop go shopping with you. I always get there as the person in front of me carries all the good stuff off to the reigister....hey, was that you! grins and giggles

That wasn't me - whatever your local Michaels may have is many hundreds of miles beyond my reach, Madame T. So you go for it, grrrrl!

I found those months ago. I bought 20 of them.

Heading to mine in the morning.

Perrysburg, huh? I grew up in Toledo.

A stop at Micheal's just got added to my list of things to do tomorrow!!!

I wonder if you could use that kit to make a skull or two......or seven. Is the roll of fabric suppose to be impregnated with the plaster for strength?

Man, I have been in that dept. at Michaels more time than I can count, how'd I miss that!!?!

Originally Posted by RookieSpooker

I wonder if you could use that kit to make a skull or two......or seven. Is the roll of fabric suppose to be impregnated with the plaster for strength?

Since skulls are pretty complex to make and ready made ones so plentiful, I intend to use these kits for other things. For starters, my Styrofoam tombstones could be beefed up with these kits.

Once the plaster in the gauze rolls sets, it makes the fabric rigid, but still somewhat flexible. To use the plaster bandaging you cut the gauze to length and loosely roll it up. Then you briefly dip the roll in warm water - the roll should get wet, but not so soaked that the plaster is rinsed out of the bandage. Wring out the excess water, then spread it out on your project. By covering a surface with layers running in alternate directions, you can get a pretty rigid structure. When it has become cool and dry, the plaster has cured thoroughly and then you can continue with your project.

The 2 photos below show a progress shot of me casting a friend's shoulders with plaster bandages and the finished casting. The shoulders were reinforced with plaster of Paris, then mated to a life size resin bust of Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein monster. The finished product can be seen in my photo album Halloween Forum - Halloween Discussion Community - Mark McGovern's Album: Mark's Stuff.

Originally Posted by bethene

Man, I have been in that dept. at Michaels more time than I can count, how'd I miss that!!?!

Be warned that what's in (or rather, was) in my local Michaels may not be available in all of them. But if nothiong else, you can take this thread as a head's-up to make it a point to always check the clearance section of any hobby store!

Rookie, I used the plaster wrap on the wicker torso. It's the same type of material that dr.s used to make casts out of, now they use a fiberglass type.