It seemed very similar to UV resin, if you've ever used that. It was also on the heavy side, which I believe stems from the powdered component. This could of course be remedied by using an epoxy gel coat, but then you run into the toxicity issues, and I honestly have no clue how well Aqua-Resin would bond to it. It seemed very prone to chipping and cracking. Strength and durability wise it seemed just a tad weaker, but nothing you would notice or that would be particularly detrimental. I found in the small piece I test casted with fiberglass support it was comparable to traditional fiberglass resin. The brand was Aqua-Resin, which to my knowledge is the only US supplier of the stuff, but then again I haven't been really researching the stuff enough to say for sure. I have only used a very small amount from a test kit, so I can't say I have too much experience with it. Normally I would just buy it and try it, but I thought I would just ask first in case anyone out there had some quick insight. I see Wal-Mart sells them, but they are like 30 bucks when amazon sells them for about 10 bucks. I just wanted to know if the quality is worse, or if it breaks easily, is it really better, are there specific plaster bandage brands that are better than others, etc. I just watched a tutorial online and the guy used plaster bandages and it seemed so easy. When I made a mould of the helmet, I used fibreglass and resin to make the shell. I'm currently working on a Mk VII Iron Man suit and I'm currently doing some moulding of the arm piece. TL DR: What are the pros/cons of using plaster bandage over fibreglass and resin for the shell of the mould? Are there better quality plaster bandages out there? If so, what do you recommend?
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