My parents are letting me make my own silicone tail!!! They said they want me to make my own instead of buying one, since they're so expensive and the shipping to Australia is too. Holy crap I'm excited.
My dad makes surfboards as his profession and has recently started to make stand up paddle boards as well, so he knows heaps about materials, and molds, etc. Basically he's really pumped for this too, so knowing that someone else wants to do this with me is a bonus xD I'll be doing this over January and the materials I'll apparently get for Christmas (Really that's all I want and have so for a really long time).
Anyway! Onto the more exciting stuff. I've made two Barbie-sized tail molds out of plaster over about two days. The second one turned out better than the first though. This is the 'prototype' for my tail, and the Barbie which I used has a broken-ish tail which is going to be fixed (she's my favourite). I'm also going to see if I can put the finished tail over her but if that doesn't work I'll just put bits of silicone on the broken parts.
I moulded Sirena in the plaster which was filled halfway up the side of her tail and did that on the front and back. xD I did this on two warm days, and the plaster dried really quickly so I kind of had to rush. For the silicone part, I'm going to use silicone calking that we used for the shower a while back. It sets clear and I'll test putting colour in it. ._.
Seeing other people making their own tails made me really want to make my own. I'm really happy because it will be just the way I want it (hopefully xD).
For the design on my tail, I've pretty much fallen in love with the ones they used for the movie 'Mermaids'. They're the exact shape, colour and fluidity that I want. Except I'll use bigger scales and make mine a bit different. My tail will be made out of Vario 15 silicone.
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Argh I didn't upload the photos when I said I would but I promise I'll do it today.
It's a few weeks overdue and it's driving me nuts. I've decided I'm going to pass the time by making some sea shell jewellery. ._.
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