ABS Plastic and Figures

[Death_at_Midnight]

Greetings all!

Question concerning ABS Plastic. Is it a practical material for making figures? How well does enamel or acrylic paints take to it? In terms of making figures from it, how about wear and tear on points of articulation?

How about other things like props, weapons, etc? How well does it take to glue?

[Tracker]

i pretty sure that I used ABS plastic to make theses chairs.

It take to super glue very well and is easy to paint and cut, but them again I used tin snips and a games-work shop plastic cutter snips

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/members/tracker-albums-dioramas-picture24444-camera-test-001-using-part-my-paper-pit.jpg

[Rambo]

you made those chairs? marauder them!

[Tracker]

i would not have a problem with MJ's use my cardstock chairs as pattens to make some plastic one that would be cool

that what i did by tracing them out on some flat "ABS" plastic sheet and cuting them out. I was lucky to have some cylinders from, a larp sword making hobby, that was the right height. but i think you can make the cylinders by cutting up some 1/2 inch CPVC pipes

that base of the chair is made from used game cards

[Otto the Otter]

ABS Plastic?

For what does plastic need an Anti-lock Braking System? How fast does the plastic go?

[Tracker]

[QUOTE=Otto the Otter]ABS Plastic?

For what does plastic need an Anti-lock Braking System? How fast does the plastic go?[/QUOTE]


i just seen this LOL

actally i don't know what ABS stands for as for the plastic

[Death_at_Midnight]

ABS is Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABS_plastic

Here are some more interesting links...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_figure (towards the bottom in the Raw Materials section there is more reference to ABS.

[vader9900]

Or (C8H8)x· (C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z :rolleyes: lol

[Death_at_Midnight]

[QUOTE=vader9900]Or (C8H8)x· (C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z :rolleyes: lol[/QUOTE]

But, of course ;) :D