Does anyone have experience with the Prima Plastilina clay? Wondering how the two compare in working/holding details for casting? Thanks!!
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Plastilina stays very very soft and can be difficult when casting with plaster because of the heat it generates while drying. This modeling clay is much harder to start with but can be softened in the oven which I personally really like. Also if you are making something which will be two or more molds, I would recommend the monster clay as the plastilina is just too soft.
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Wet clay is a pretty good descriptor. It's more of a paste then gel like other products I have tried. Still the best product for the price in my view.
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I'm sorry I didn't bake the mold and I didn't use it with polymer clay too. I just use with fondant and its doing great
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I don't know. I'm just a beginner I got it because it is low fire clay . You might want to look at the company's website for all safe uses.
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BRUDER displays a better attention to detail and quality of casting pieces. But the durability of the piece is not as strong as Tonka. So that is the choice to be made. Tonka in my opinion is for younger children who show more wear and tear on their toys. I have this displayed on top of my entertainment unit and it looks great like a diecast piece almost.
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I couldn't visually see much difference both looked and felt the same-heavy ceramic. The Doulton was much cheaper and seems to fit and work fine. I couldn't say if one lasts longer than the other-we typically stretch the recommended interval since they are pretty expensive to replace every year, although I'm sure your mileage may vary depending on how much you use it. Good Luck
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Yes, but if it's their first time using polymer clay, I would suggest trying the Sculpey III variety. It's easier to mold and comes in smaller/cheaper packages, and multiple colors.
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I work in stoneware clay mostly. But have worked in Sculpty clay as well. How much of this to buy for your class depends on how many in the classroom? I would offer some advice about the white or terra cotta Sculpty clay and that is to buy their larger blocks or switch & try air dry clay. It can't be painted as when dry & adding paint, the wet paint will mix with the clay and make muted colors. It can be bought in White or terra cotta, the latter to which I would use. How much to buy of any clay or polymer has much to do with how many children in the class & the ages, due to hand size. I would buy a package and test it out on a student to see how much you will need for the entire class. Air Dry clay is sold at most craft stores or online like the Sculpty Clay is. You don't have to oven bake the air-dry clay. Hope I helped you some? ~Molly Martino
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As this was my first order of the bricks, unable to offer comparison. I chose for less overt color, not noting weight (free shipping with prime). The quality seems well made and presume the injected molding process would be the same except for coloring? In short, satisfied byt can't give you an answer
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I dont know the diff nore have I used the other.one but the red clay is awesome if u use every. Other day
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I just use EasyCast resin. I haven't experimented with any other resins, but it works well so I feel no need. (:
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I used plasticine to sculpt a mask, then used the silicone to make a mold from it. It works fine, the smooth-on is a liquid so you pour it over the clay and let it dry. I had no problems with the 4 masks I did with it.
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I like the top entry for colored pencils. It puts less stress on the inner wax layer and lessons the likelihood of breakage. For regular graphite pencils - it probably wouldn't make any difference.
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Technically you can use any clay on this, but for the purpose of casting you would probably want to use an oil based clay like Monster Clay, J-Mac, or Chavant. How much clay is up to you and depends on what you're sculpting, but you could probably get away with using a single 5lb tub of Monster Clay, a single 10lb slab of J-Mac, or a 1/4 case of Chavant. And yes, the skull is life size.
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I cannot say, with certainty, that all spray paints would work equally well; however, I've had some success with the type that says it's OK for use on plastics. I've been using the resin as a binding agent for fiber composites, and not for casting. Perhaps Testor's plastic model spray paint would be a safe bet for cast parts.
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I've been using the Clear Casting Epoxy from EasyCast. Got it at Hobby Lobby, little cheaper then Amazon. Don't need to get their easy release mold spray, just use my fingers and thumbs to release it from the mold.
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Plastic is better since it much lighter and not brittle. It would be extremely difficult to achieve this complex geometry with ceramic.