French Resin

It's slightly translucent. It does tend to yellow faster than regular resin, but you can put in UV proofing, or give it a UV-proof spray coating. It seems to be just as strong as regular resin. I've never tried casting it, so I don't know if it has special needs.

 

I used a brand of French Resin called Axon when I cast my first Tinies a few years back - same as what Bambicrony used for their original coloured Elves.... It was lovely to work with and had a very low odor - but anything that did not have a zinc additive as a UV retardant went Banana Yellow is a short period of time - even without sunlight exposure the surface oxidised in warm environments. An alternative to French Resin's lovely translucent glow is the "new" Canadian Environmental resin - its apparently becoming the rage for that lovely glowy finish. I forget which companies are now using it - but I have seen owners pictures on Den of Angels of dolls made from it and it has that same depth to it. The only draw back to the Environmental resins is some people have reported it gets a waxy sort of sheen to it that French Resin doesnt...

Edit to add: I purchased it straight off the shelf from a casting supply company in Australia - it was as most other companies materials are - in two containers part A and part B equal mix by volume. It could be pre-tinted but I think that was the supplier not the manufacturer.

 

are you still looking for the answer, Poochbot?

Someone told me just now that environmental resin is this thing called eco-poxy resin (made out of soy and nuts)

 

EcoPoxy seems to be only for laminating and very limited casting . not for bjds.