Tuesday 30 August 2011

Making Plastic from Milk?

I've just been searching the interweb and came across this hobby site. The article I had originally followed was for using pink and blue foam for terrain, but on the main site (http://www.stormthecastle.com/) this article and video caught eye - making plastic from milk. To be fair he uses vinegar as well. But that's it. Apparently the idea was from Leonardo Da Vinci.

In a hobby where resin and plaster are commonly used to create scenery how good (and cheap) would it be if we could use milk & vinegar instead? More investigations are needed...

4 comments:

  1. Wierd!!!! Thanks for posting
    Cheers
    paul

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  2. That is very weird. sounds like its something to do with the fat in the milk? Wonder if it smells?

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  3. I would think so. The web article recommends using full fat milk. As for smelling, I don't know about the final product, but I can't see Hugo Boss releasing an "Eau de Milk Curdled with Vinegar".

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  4. The smell wouldn't be a problem for a zombie game...

    Whiteface / Oliver

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