So my trial packet of ShapeLock just came in...

[Harold]

looks great no oversea's shipping booo

[bad_calvin]

sweet !!!! Thanks for sharing man. I am going to have to check that stuff out. Tell me, when it cools and gets hard. How hard is it? Would I be able to engrave it? Cut it or score it? If you were to throw it on the floor would it crack?, or is it pretty solid that it probably won't chip?

Thanks.

[Bashh]

Yeah this stuff's pretty hard. I was surprised, I figured it was going to be like wax, but it's just as hard as any other plastic, and it shouldn't break when you drop it or throw it, unless it's a weird shaped piece.

[mrbistro]

I'm going to use it to make terrain that actually connects to HS pieces. I'm thinking things like boulders or shrubs that fit snugly on hexes.

[Bashh]

i tried making custom water hexes but it sticks to the plastic. good luck with that.

[mrbistro]

Originally Posted by Bashh

i tried making custom water hexes but it sticks to the plastic. good luck with that.

Did you try oiling the piece first?

[Kuprin]

Try Kneadatite, too. You can get it in good volume from all kinds of places, though I'm not sure what gives you more volume per dollar. Someone who knows the density of Shapelock and Kneadatite would have to tell me that.

Kneadatite:
http://polymericsystems.com/kneadatite.htm

I use it a lot for various modelling projects, since I've been painting and modelling for ages before I started 'scape.

[Draconious]

Its HARD, I have some, used it to fix manythings around the house... still have to remember to fix the hose on the sink, the button broke...

Its found on ebay and surplus stores as well, also comes in other colors.
Many Names Many Brands...

You can even burry the end of a screw in it, let it harden, and have threaded plastic .

[Bashh]

Quite. the only thing I wouldn't suggest is using a dremel or power tool since low heat = melting

Edit:

I had my bomb-om painted and it looked good, except that i had used acrylic paint like an idiot and it didn't bond with the plastic. I'm going to go look for some model paint (or something that will bond with plastic) and post results later.

[Crossman]

You might still be able to use acrylic, but you'll probably have to prime it first. You said it sticks to plastic, what about after it cools completely? Was wondering if you could mold it to a hex, sculpt your bush or boulder and then let it cool and pop it off without destroying hex or piece?

Crossman

[Bashh]

yeah it sticks to plastic, even cooled completely. you'd have to find a way around it, oiling up the piece first aught to do it

[mrbistro]

Originally Posted by Bashh

yeah it sticks to plastic, even cooled completely. you'd have to find a way around it, oiling up the piece first aught to do it

Yeah I read the online instructions and they recommended oiling up anything you apply the Shapelock to.