I think I’ve spoken about my ongoing collecting of Mattel’s Mad Scientist toy line from the 80s. I have a set of all of the monster molds from the various sets now. I had used a substance called Zubber to make lasting copies of these figures, but it didn’t give me results like I had hoped for. Not terrible, but also not getting the fine detail of the molds. So I had been on the lookout for some substitute. The molds aren’t put molds, so I avoided liquid options since they would have to be pressed closed faster than the liquid would run. A lot of the two part silicones are too runny, or begin to cure too quickly. I wasn’t able to find a happy medium.
I bought a set of Elmer’s glue Squishies to see if their “mystery mix” had the properties I was looking for. Each set comes with pour molds that are simple enough that a child should be able to use them with ease. It seemed like a decent possibility and in the end, though there was some runoff, it worked perfectly. Minimal bubbles even with a lot of stirring, lots of color choices with the inclusion of various kinds of Elmer’s Glue on the market, and I was able to find an industrial source for the two part mixture at a fraction of the price of branded refills. Eventually I will be able to produce as many of these figures as I want in whatever style I desire. So, at long last, my search has ended. I’ll risk linking the comic’s twitter feed so you can look at my results. Photo for reference.

Anyway, I don’t feel like talking about anything else that’s going on. I’ll leave you to your own devices. Hopefully you will have a nice start to your week and will be able to return on Wednesday for more comic. Until then, mix well before pouring.

This Post Will Confuse People.

by Jackie

The blog under the blog has always accidentally caught people by surprise. It’s original purpose was to present information on the homepage that wasn’t time sensitive. The rise of social media kind of made it superfluous, but now social media is falling away & the secondary blog seems like It might actually become useful again since Twitter isn’t the powerhouse it was half a decade ago. At this moment I’m just making this post so that the big image posts won’t appear on every comic page. It’ll just be easy to load text. Job done. Now I can go about doing some other stuff I need to do.