ChitownRC

So I am on another website, and one of the guys posts a thread about an RC crab robot. Im watching the vids and when I come up to the third evolution of his design I notice he has made this cool shell and arms for his crab. Anyways he come across a product that reacts like plastic, but doesnt break and yet flexes and bends like the flex nyonplastic. the product is called Shapelock, so I am wondering how well it works to mold a shell and or parts then paint it or dye it? They offer a free sample to try out on thier website. Thought I would share this great idea.

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Shapelock
SHAPELOCK

Wouldn't work for Nitro. The temp that it becomes soft is too low. Kinda cool though.

I've molded some things from lexan with my shopvac and a heat gun. Mostly just headlight buckets and lenses though, nothing fantastic. Looks like a cool product though, sort of like wax.