"Ice" Sculptures

[pat-f]

Hi, I want to make a figure for my yard, that would look like a large ice sculpture. Inside the sculpture would be a motor, and some colored spot lights. The sculpture would rotate, and change colors. However, I don't know what to make the sculpture out of. I first thought of clear resin, but that would get expensive.
Thanks

[Sickie Ickie]

hmmmmmm....I'mracking my brain for ya here, Pat. syran wrap would have to have a shape under it to hold shape...clear plastic would work if you had access to a vaccuuform machine...

They do sell ice molds that kinda look like ice themselves. What figure are ya looking for?

[pat-f]

Thanks for the reply. I thought about vacuum forming, I'd have to build a pretty big vacuum forming table. There are some smaller ornaments at Home Depot and Lowe's that I got the inspiration from. I haven't decided on a figure yet, there are two that I like, ones an angle, ones a ballerina. I'm afraid they might make me look a little queer though. So I might do something a little more neutral, like a tree. Here is a picture of one of the ornaments.http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/Pat-f/untitled-1.jpg

[Sickie Ickie]

I know there is a blowmold of an angel that looks like frozen ice...

Anyone have a pic to one?

Found one:

http://planetchristmas.mywowbb.com/attachment.php?id=3215

[pat-f]

That's nice, I'll have to do some looking around to see if I can find it in a store.

[Mummy deer-est]

A nutcracker would be cool if you could find one...

[pat-f]

Nutcrackers would be pretty easy to make, because they are rather simple shapes. I'll have to look around for some large sheets of clear plastic.