Hey folks,
Yesterday, I watched "Forbidden Planet" on Turner Classic Movies, and since I already built a Robbinspired automaton for Retro SciFi games, I thought, hey, that "Monster from the Id" would be nice.
Now, I thought about using thin wire to form the body shape, then paint it in various reds to recreate the energetic discharges seen in the movie, but then I thought a translucent creature could be even nicer.
My question, therefore, is: Does anyboy know of a soft-ish transparent material that could be sculpted (ie carved, smoothed) to create a shape, or would I have to take a detour via mouldmaking and casting in clear resin? My sculpting skills would be adequate, I hope, but by mouldmaking leaves a lot to be desired.