Amateur movie fight effects . . .

[DragonfighterX]

How do you make those fake glass bottles that break easily?

[HungKuen]

Sugarglass. The recipe isn't hard to find on the internet. Google is your friend.


Have a nice day//TCF

[DragonfighterX]

Ok, I found a recipe and can make the stuff, but still don't know how to get it into a bottle shape?

[HungKuen]

How about making two halves? Molding them on a real bottle and then putting them together with simple glue?


Have a nice day//TCF

[HungKuen]

BTW, I suggest you change the title of this thread so that people who know this stuff can find it easier, and that way help you! ;)


Have a nice day (and good luck with the bottles, make sure to tell me how the results was)//TCF

[DragonfighterX]

Thanks for the advice Hung! It never even crossed my mind to do it that way, and I suppose it would work, but my method was different yet effective. After you mix the substance up, let it cool for a while until it is the same texture as say, pudding or even as firm as cake icing, and then take your mold (I used a drinking glass) and brush several coats of the stuff on the inside to get the thickness you want. When it's dry, slide it out and break it on your head!!! J/K, the impact is very light, little more than say, a slap. Thanks for the info and advice!

[HungKuen]

Good to hear that you got it to work :)
I haven't tried it myself, but I will someday!
Just be careful when you hit it over your head. Sugarglass may break easy, but it can still cut you, and your eyes are vulnerable! Be sure to shut your eyes as you get hit by it.

Good luck with your film (or whatever you are using the fake glass for ;) ) and as I said, be safe.
I hope to see the result when it's done (if it is a movie I mean)


Have a nice day//TCF

[WingChunWomble]

Don't make it too thick, because it'll hurt when it doesn't break properly!!! Make the bottle part thinner than the stem!

Print off a label, and stick it straight on!

Some food colouring is good for green and brown bottles!

[shaolin blue]

all you do is freze the bottle in dry ice for about an hour and use thick gloves to hold them. or make a clay mold and pore mealted sugar into the mold, about 1/2 cm thick and let dry. simple no?;) trust me, it works

[resevoir]

wax is a cheap substitute, works great for heineken and budweiser bottles. also for wine bottles and XO just get green or brown coloured way. make a mold from a beer or any desired bottle and the pour the wax into you mold.
later put on some labels