shinnyness00 my be you can use the Lazer machine.

Yea, it will continue to reform with heat. you have to be careful keeping things in a hot car

Yes you can paint foam, but the thermoplastic gives the props structure and hardness that foam by itself doesn't provide. It also changes the texture of the surface you're working with and since it can fuze together, you can pretty much get rid of seams between sections entirely.

But wouldn't spackle do the same thing ? ^^

mmm maybe? but spackle doesn't have much flex to it, where the wonderflex and worbla and give under some pressure and wont crack. There are plenty of reasons back and forth why it is or isn't necessary, in the end, no, it's not necessary to use it, but it can definitely be a good tool. You could make an entire prop strictly from foam, use spackle as a coating, and it could work amazingly. Or you could use thermoplastic. It's just personal preference at that point I guess.

if you print first then form it, the print will likely stretch out with the plastic

I've never heard of thermoset so I'm not sure. These materials I discuss in the video cool off to be a hard plastic. I imagine you COULD wash it, but it may distort. I honestly don't know. Sorry!

Ever yeah. It doesnt even stick that much

Thank you so much :)

It really depends. Worbla has become my favorite. specifically black worbla. and you can paint right on it if you'd like or you can seal it and paint on that if you want a smoother finish

@@AdonisCosplay Got it. Thanks a lot for the answer! :)

usually no, heat guns get drastically hotter than hair dryers and take much less time to get plastics to the temperature you need.

I've used a hair dryer. It works fine.

Thanks!