Suppliers for prop making and mold making supplys

DOOD...thank you!

Make sure and post demand to make this bad boy a sticky... other wise this great list will sink to the neither regions of this forum...

Just want to bump this to the top as I am already seeing threads asking about where to get stuff telling me this thread is not helping like it should.

Im really curious why its so difficult to get certain posts 'stickied'. For example the WOF templates. Or create a forum for just the template. The amount of post I see that say 'try searching for it' would seem to justify making them stickies.

The mold makers link doesnt work properly.

Originally Posted by Stormrider

The mold makers link doesnt work properly.

Fixed the link, Thanks for the heads up!

Originally Posted by Stormrider

Im really curious why its so difficult to get certain posts 'stickied'. For example the WOF templates. Or create a forum for just the template. The amount of post I see that say 'try searching for it' would seem to justify making them stickies.

I would agree with you to a degree but keep in mind the admins are a busy bunch and its folks like you who use this stuff that need to make your needs know. I alone cannot justify making something a sticky, but the forum members as a whole posting that they would like this to be sticked would be more effective.

I did PM the mods to make them aware of this thread and its purpose. I am sure if enough member post in this thread about wanting it stuck to the top they will make it happen.

YES... this should definitely be a sticky, very nice!!!

www.monstermakers.com
great fx supply company for all molding, casting, make up needs.
and a husband and wife team run the company and are more than happy to talk to you on the phone for any questions or help you may need

Thanks a lot :thumbup


great job


Regards

Alfredo

Originally Posted by ELVEZ

www.monstermakers.com
great fx supply company for all molding, casting, make up needs.
and a husband and wife team run the company and are more than happy to talk to you on the phone for any questions or help you may need

Agreed, will add this to the list! Thanks!!!

Since this sucker gets buried I figured I would bump it up to the top for all of you folks making Halloween Costumes.

Great job!!

Thanks

Alfredo

thread stuck and a link added to the wiki:

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/wiki/26267

Rock on.... glad to see this as a sticky... I think this thread can help lots of folks on here.

I wanted to mention that there are two other sites that have been extremely helpful to me with silicone and liquid plastics.

alumilite.com is a company that went so far as to replace 5 gallons ($500) worth of silicone when it didnt live through the expected amount of pulls and has answered any and all mold questions I have ever had. They have went so far as to look at my ideas and let me use their facility on tough projects.

I had ordered online before I realized they had a store front and were equally as helpful via the internet.

I highly recommend their resins, and their rubbers. if your in it for the long term, their silicones have a lot less 'additives' than some of the others.

polytek is another place that is in PA, shipped foams and plastics to me fast, and when they messed up my order, shipped another order out the morning I called them and I had it the next day.

Polytek also has some really good tutorials. So does alumilite.

M2

Just thought I'd say that in the UK, CFS Fibreglass is a great site that will supply pretty much everything you could possibly need to scratch build and make castings. The prices are also the cheapest I've encountered, though postage is by weight so better for big orders.

http://www.cfsnet.co.uk/

Another place which is same same, but different is East Coast Fibreglass Supplies which has similar things at similar prices.

http://www.ecfibreglasssupplies.co.uk/

Hope they help other UK guys who have trouble finding reasonably priced materials.

Amazing thread, i have been looking for products names for a while now to get started.

To see my original listing of suppliers go here. I've added more and so have other members
Monster Lab http://www.theeffectslab.com/ -->
http://www.theeffectslab.com/forums/index.php --> http://www.theeffectslab.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=6

hi everybody, im new to the forums but ive been tinkering with building some armor for awhile now out of cardboard or foamboard and ive located a site that i think has the sintra you guys are talking about but they call it Sintra PVC 2 mm,

the site is
http://store.foamboardsource.com/sintra-pvc-foam--sintra-pvc-board--sintra-pvc-2-mm.html

I hope its the right stuff because its been the biggest obstacle in my way to start making the armor

wow awesome compiled list. Definitely a great place to start, thanks.

Another one for us Brits is

http://www.tiranti.co.uk

This has all your supply needs for casting and the like.......Not sure about sintra though.

This is a fantastic list of suppliers, thanks so much for listing them!

Thanks

You are a star for putting these sites on here i soooo need the help i am attemting to make a Boushh costume and there are so many bits i need so the help is fantastic Thank you x

i just noticed this and i won't feel bad saying "thanks" since it finally got stickied anyway.

a few new sites on there to me so thanks for getting this together

Originally Posted by Stormrider

...The amount of post I see that say 'try searching for it' would seem to justify making them stickies.

That is probably because the answers can be found by using the search tool but people are generally to lazy to search for it and would rather have the answer handed to them.

I mean no offence to any peticular member. This is just my general feeling.

Anyway...

For us Scandinavians (or Swedes rather) www.kinn.com has supplies for all your molding and casting needs.

Thanks for your input! Compiling often does make sense!

Hello,

the Spaniards (or Portugueses... or whoever being near the Iberian peninsule) can find casting and molding supplies following the links above:

http://www.feroca.com/productos.asp

https://www.compositesshop.com/art.php

Thanks for the post. I agree that this was a needed post. I could hunt google forever for companies that sell supplies, and then if you buy from anything, it's a **** shoot if the company's any good. I've been looking forward to starting some props, but hesitant because I didn't know where to start. So thanks again.

I used to work for Searay Boats and these people always had what we were looking for materials or knowledge wise .

http://www.compositesone.com/

I thought id update, that I use ALUMILITE.COM exclusively now.

Their quality is head and shoulders above smoothon products. Every product I have used from them, has been top notch, and any problems I have had (That ended up being my fault) they took care of anyway.

I have molds that are 2 years old, that have been stored in freezing temperatures, that still make great pulls, and their resisn are MUCH less brittle.

I personally use both Reynolds Advanced Materials being there is a shop locally in Orlando and I also use Alumilite (http://www.alumilite.com) out of Kalamazoo Michigan... Which, Alumilite actually just sent me a box with almost a grand worth of stuff in it to try out... I'm sculpting a rather large Optimus Prime maquette as well as a set of Iron Man armor - Both places really are awesome. and as I am typing this I see the #33 post saying the same thing... Go me... LoL

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sweet thanks for the info

I was hoping to contribute a little by adding a plastic supplier that I use. I have bought ABS and Sinra from them and picked up a few scrap pieces of other plastics to play with. They only sell full sheets but they are willing to work with people on the shipping. Yes, they sell to the public. Having differnent suppliers in different places gives people shipping choices. I haven't needed to ship form then since I live close but here they are,

http://www.piedmontplastics.com/
5720 S. 40th Street
Suite 3
Phoenix, Arizona 85040
Toll Free: 800-829-4770
Phone: 602-437-1000

well done fix supply company for all molding, casting, make up needs.

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Boy I haven't been very active on these forums in so long.
Here is the supplier who is right by my shop and I buy most of my stuff from them. Karen is the owner and an awesome lady!

http://www.sculpturedepot.net/

In fact Howard Senft aka Chewie15 on the rpf buys a lot from the sculpture depot too since he lives not too far away either

Tell her Cal at Far Away Creations recommended her! I doubt it'll get you a discount but for what it's worth

Outstanding list, Thanks!

Thank you so much for this! This is perfect for a newbie like me who is desperate need of direction!

Great post cheers, although I am in the uk it gives me a place to start as just been asked to make a replica sword from Spartacus
Thanks Bex
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wow! thanks for this..

Awesome this list is going to help a lot once I get started, thanks. evan4218

Local for me but also ships anywhere: The Compleat Sculptor, Inc.

Thanks. When I get out of Iraq this may come in very handy. How do I demand it remains a sticky?

Originally Posted by evan4218

Make sure and post demand to make this bad boy a sticky... other wise this great list will sink to the neither regions of this forum...

How do we bump it up?

Wow, this is very informitive. Thanks everyone

For any Aussies out there, these guys are in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, They deal with Silicones,foams,latex pretty much anything for moulding and casting.

www.barnes.com.au

Thanks, this will really help

This is really useful. Thanks!

This list is crazy awesome. Cant believe all the stuff I found that I was looking for. Thanks.

wow. Very helpful information. interesting.!!