Purchases Part 3 - Material for Guns

I haven't updated this in a while thanks to one thing and another and life getting on top of me but I'm back in full force now. The fated shopping trip into town in which I expected to get all the bits I needed for the guns didn't quite go as plan... Nothing on my shopping list seemed to be for sale in Manchester so we had to go online in the end.

This is what I have bought so far:

Fimo Air-Dry Clay x 2 packs

This will be used for fiddly detail and for making the charms that hang from the guns/hair. Miss Muca is in the process of making some mock ups for the charms at the moment and I'm looking forward to seeing the outcome.

Black Foam Core Board - 5mm A3 x 5 sheets

This is for adding detail as well, but this will be for the less fiddly stuff.

Blue Styrofoam - 2x12x24" x 1 sheet

This will make up the bulk of the guns and may be too thick so might need cutting down to a more hand-friendly width, unfortunately the only 1 inch thick styrofoam we could find was collection only from Essex, which wasn't exactly ideal.

Hot Wire Polystyrene/Foam Cutter

This is quite simply for cutting everything down to size and making it a bit easier for Miss Muca who will be helping... Ok, who will be making the guns for me whilst I try to do my best to help!

Glue Gun Sticks

Luckily I didn't need to order a glue gun as Miss Muca already has one but it's only polite to stock up on these so she doesn't have to waste her own!

I also invested in a new pattern without the weird seam around the middle which should make it easier to create the right shape. When I was buying this the lady in the shop suggested making a trial run with some cheap nylon before making the final piece, which seemed sensible so I also bought some horrible grey nylon to make my first test run out of. Wish me luck!

In other news, a friend of mine who is a hairdresser has agreed to help me create the hair piece in the new year, so I'll let you know how it goes with that!


Running total cost:

Pattern 9.90
Wig 15.67
Gloves 7.98
Boots 17.99
Fimo Air-Dry Clay (2 packs) 4.14
Black Foam Core Board - 5mm A3 (5 sheets) 9.89
Blue Styrofoam - 2x12x24" (1 sheet) 10.45
Hot Wire Polystyrene/Foam Cutter 11.99
Glue Gun Sticks 3.39
New Pattern 8.99
Test Nylon 6.07

Total = 106.46