Description
Make Awesome Cosplay! Easy Silicone For Cosplay Mold Making
Do you want to make cool cosplay stuff? Like armor or props? This silicone helps you make molds. Molds help you make many copies of your parts. It is easy and fun! This is RTV silicone for cosplay, the kind you need.
You can make cosplay prosthetics molding parts, like fake ears or noses. This flexible silicone rubber is soft and strong. It is great for lifecasting for cosplay, too.
What Makes This Silicone Great?
- Easy Mix:Just mix Part A and Part B. One part A, one part B. Super simple! No need for a heavy scale. It’s like Mold Star silicone .
- Strong Molds:Your molds will last a long time 2. Make many parts from one mold. These are reusable silicone molds! Enjoy silicone mold durability.
- See Tiny Details: Yourmold will look just like your first part. Perfect for small things . Use silicone for detailed molds. Get great silicone mold texture.
- Safe for Skin:Good for cosplay mask making or parts you wear . This is skin-safe silicone. Not like some tin-cure silicone. This is platinum cure silicone molds.
- Works with Resin:Pour casting resin or Smooth-Cast into your mold 6. It works great! But always use a silicone mold release agent, maybe Mann Ease Release. Resin might stick without it.
- Beginner Friendly:Perfect if you are new to mold making for beginners 7. We have mold making supplies and easy silicone casting techniques. Follow our mold making tutorial.
Why Pick Our Silicone?
Many cool makers use silicone like this. Think of Adam Savage from Tested, or the team at Punished Props . They use brands like Smooth-On. Maybe you know Dragon Skin or Rebound 25? Ours Topsil silicone is just as good!
It has low silicone shrinkage. Your parts stay the right size. It’s better than cheap silicone caulk molds. This is liquid silicone rubber.
We work with top makers like Wacker Chemie, Shin-Etsu, and Momentive. You can trust the quality, like from Polytek, Alumilite, or BJB Enterprises. Find help at The Replica Prop Forum or Cosplay.com. Learn from Kamui Cosplay or Evil Ted Smith! Maybe watch Odin Makes or SKS Props.
What Can You Make?
- Cosplay Armor Molds: Make chest plates, helmets like Iron Man 186, or shoulder parts. Great for mold foam cosplay armor .
- Cosplay Weapon Molds: Swords, guns, daggers. Make safe propsfor cons. Cosplay prop replication is easy!
- Masks & Body Parts: Make monster faces or cool prosthetics. Check out our tips on silicones for prosthetic application.
- Small Things: Make cosplay jewelry molds or tiny details for your
Product Details Table
Feature | Detail | Why It’s Good for Cosplay |
Type | Platinum-cure silicone 40/45 | Safe for skin , strong mold , low silicone shrinkage. |
Mix Ratio | 1A : 1B by volume | Easy to mix, no scale needed . Good silicone mixing ratios. |
Feel (Hardness) | Medium soft (like Dragon Skin 10 8 or Mold Star 15 1) | Flexible for parts with some tricky shapes (silicone mold undercuts), but strong enough . Check silicone shore hardness. |
Color | Translucent silicone (mostly clear) | You can see inside the mold sometimes. Add silicone pigment additives or silicone mold coloring if you want. |
Cure Time | Fast! Ready in a few hours 18 | Make your parts faster! Check the silicone curing time and silicone pot life. Use fast-cure silicone. |
Works With | Resin, Foam (like FlexFoam-iT! ), Plaster, Wax | Make many kinds of cosplay parts . |
Temperature Resistance | Good for normal use. Heat-resistant silicone options available. Ask about high-temperature silicone. | Handles heat from curing resin okay . |
Kit Option | Sometimes comes as a kit with cups, sticks . Check LET’S RESIN silicone mold making kit. | Everything you need to start mold making for beginners . |
How to Use (Easy Steps)
- Get Ready:Make your first part (master model). Maybe you used Sculpey, Monster Clay, or Chavant clay? Make it smooth. Clean it well.
- Build a Box:Make a wall around your This is the mold box construction. Use foam board or LEGOs. Seal the edges.
- Spray Release:Use silicone mold release spray on your part and box . Like Mann Ease Release or 3M Super 77? Helps the mold come off easy. (Demolding techniques are important!)
- Mix Silicone:Pour Part A and Part B into a cup. Mix well! Mix slowly to avoid silicone mold bubbles fix Use the right silicone mixing ratios .
- Pour Slowly:Pour the silicone into the box. Start low and let it flow up. This helps stop bubbles. (Silicone mold venting can help too). Maybe use vacuum degassing silicone for perfect results.
- Wait:Let the silicone dry (silicone curing time). It takes a few hours 1. Don’t rush! Wait for silicone mold drying time.
- Open Mold:Take the walls off. Gently pull the mold off your Be careful with silicone mold edges.
- Ready to Cast:Now you have a mold! You can pour resin, foam, or other things in it. Maybe Smooth-Cast resin? Or coat prints with XTC-3D first?
Tips for Awesome Molds
- Clean Space:Work cle Dust is bad for silicone molds. Check for silicone mold contamination.
- Good Air:Work in a place with fresh air. Silicone mold ventilation is good. Check silicone mold toxicity info (ours is safe!).
- Release Agent:Always use mold release agent! Especially for resin 6. Mold flashing prevention helps too.
- Thickener:Need thick silicone for walls? Use Thi-Vex. Makes brush-on silicone molds Like for a glove molds for cosplay.
- Support Shell:For big, floppy molds, make a hard shell outside. Use plaster strips or Free Form AIR epoxy putty 8. This is a silicone mold support shells.
- Storage:Keep your molds clean and flat. Helps silicone mold storage and silicone mold lifespan. Avoid silicone mold warping.
- Repair:Small tear? Use Sil-Poxy for silicone mold repair.
More Cool Stuff
This silicone is great for many things!
- Prop Building:Make movie props 3. Silicone for replica props!
- Special Effects:Use for makeup fx 3. Like fake cuts or monster skin. Stan Winston School teaches this.
- Prototypes: Make test parts quickly. Explore our silicone for rapid protyping molding
- Other Crafts:Good for candle molds, soap molds, even food-safe silicone molds (check product safety first!). Maybe try Oomoo for simple molds.
Consider silicone viscosity, silicone shore hardness, and silicone pot life for your project. Avoid silicone inhibitors (like sulfur clay). Use mold registration keys for multi-part silicone molds.
Think about 3D printed molds using Formlabs printers and ZBrush or Blender software. Find supplies at Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Brick in the Yard (BITY Mold Supply), Freeman Supply, TAP Plastics, or Reynolds Advanced Materials. Look for Burman Industries or Monster Makers for FX stuff. Check out ProtoPutty or EcoFlex for other needs.
Learn more with silicone mold tutorials online, maybe from Make: Magazine. Understand custom silicone molds, silicone mold precision, and silicone mold cost. Ask about bulk silicone purchasing. Think about eco-friendly silicone and safe silicone mold disposal. Explore silicone injection molding or silicone compression molds for big jobs. Maybe look into silicone for vacuum bag casting for advanced work.
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Ready to make amazing cosplay? Buy this easy silicone today! Make your dream costume come true.
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