Thread: Mold-able material for scales

InstaMorph is just another name for polycaprolactone. There are a lot of different names for it out there (I got it as Missing Link Plastic), including Shapelock, PolyMoprh, Plastimake, etc. It's pretty neat stuff, and I heartily recommend getting some to play with. I've used it to replace poorly adhering grips on one of my sets of flush cutters and it works great.

I also made a glow in the dark jellyfish from it, but that was just fooling around. It's working temperature is way too low for scales, and while you can work it at 'solid' temperatures, it doesn't sand well.

Most hobby stores sell acryllic molding kits along with the dyes to color the acryllic however you want.

Originally Posted by Theseus

Most hobby stores sell acryllic molding kits along with the dyes to color the acryllic however you want.

Hmm, I'll really have to check into this. I didn't know about that. Thanks!

Originally Posted by Theseus

Most hobby stores sell acryllic molding kits along with the dyes to color the acryllic however you want.

Any luck mimicking a marble or cracked ice finish with these? Cell rot on a gold edge....

kydex is far to "bendy" and soft to use as razor scales

FYI

I didn't know Kydex was too bendy or soft. Maybe the Kydex you have had experience with was too thin, but I know from experience that .093 Kydex is quite stiff. That's exclusively what thickness I use when making Kydex gun holsters, and even over a 6" run down a slide, I still find that it's not very flexible. Not anymore so than any other plastic. FWIW.