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Re: Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures
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Wed, 23 Feb 2005 02:32:10 GMT
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Norbert Black wrote in message ...
Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures

Lots of really cool information!

Something to add:

when I've made fabric pieces, instead of acrylic medium I used diluted PVA
adhesive (white glue) and wetted the fabric completely in it. After it was
dry, I ironed it and it came out very smooth. (This works on pirate sails
which have gone floppy and crumpled with age, too).

Kevin
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  Re: Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures
 
Hi Kevin (...) Thanks! (...) I'm not surprised you got similar results - PVA adhesive uses the same carrier medium as acrylic medium, with various gunk added to increase adhesion. For what it's worth, I recommend acrylic medium over PVA, because (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)

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  Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures
 
Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures ===...=== Norbert Black, February 2005 For my various custom minifigures, I've needed to make a variety of fabric elements. Lego produces capes in several colours, but what if you want a shade not (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX) !! 

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