Okay so here’s the deal: I’m going to get a fabric tail from Finfolk, and I hope to eventually use it for professional mermaiding. I have the acting skills to sell it, but I think kids are likely to be more excited by scales they can feel when they touch the tail.
So I had this idea: what if I get some of those clear thermoplastic pellets (the kind you can heat up and mold with your hands, like polymorph), mold them into thin, individual scales that match the shape and sizes of the ones printed on my tail, curve them a bit to fit my body, and attach them?
Obviously, I’d need to make sure the plastic was flexible enough and could hold up against salt and chlorine. But supposing I do, in fact, find a suitable material, how would I attach the scales to the neoprene? Again, some testing would be necessary, but I don’t really know where I would start with the attachment process. Does anyone have any ideas?
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