Yes you can. The foam bodies are also available in different shapes and sizes that are better suited to freshwater species, the build techniques are exactly the same.
If you find while using epoxy that your flies have rough spots and bubbles, switch from 5 min epoxy to devcon 2 ton. Takes a while to dry but looks much better. :) great tutorial. I cannot wait to try it out.
You absolutely can. They look a little different that way, like they've been put on later, but still fine. You still really need to watch out for the edges lifting.
Tightline, great looking poppers. I find that the Copic is tacky for a couple few hours but dry pretty solid after that. I'm no chemist but seems like alcohol would evaporate even on a slick surface. I coat my hard foam poppers with Gesso and then give a coat or two of acrylic paint in Metallic Pearl color. With the transluency of the markers, the sheen of the metallic pearl gives a nice effect to the bug. Don't know if its these base coats or not but I haven't had a problem with the drying.
The copic airbrush system is quite affordable, only about $35-$40. However, the copics themselves are not. They are high quality alcohol markers. A 12 pack is about 100 bucks. You can buy other not great alcohol markers for really cheap, but copic is the orvis of markers
do you have to use some sort of primer for the popper bodies first., before your color coats?? I don't want it to soak in and look like crap.. thankyou ...
I really don't understand why you cannot wait until after the 5 minute epoxy to put on the stick on eyes, and then cover them over with more when you attach the tail. It seems a lot of work to put them on and tape them. Just a thought. All the best, Sean
I've tried it and it works quite well. It however is way to expensive to be practical for covering such large areas as a popper (at least for me). I'll stick with epoxy until I win the lottery.
Really cool. I Used to make popper like that out of cork when I was a kid.
Fantastic - thanks again for your great tutorial. Great handiwork!
Yes you can. The foam bodies are also available in different shapes and sizes that are better suited to freshwater species, the build techniques are exactly the same.
Very thorough, a joy to watch! i'll be trying my hand at some poppers i think :)
If you find while using epoxy that your flies have rough spots and bubbles, switch from 5 min epoxy to devcon 2 ton. Takes a while to dry but looks much better. :) great tutorial. I cannot wait to try it out.
You absolutely can. They look a little different that way, like they've been put on later, but still fine. You still really need to watch out for the edges lifting.
Yes! Hopefully this fall if all goes according to plan. Jersey shore and maybe Cape Cod.
Well done! Very nice!
Great Videos! Thanks.
Tightline, great looking poppers. I find that the Copic is tacky for a couple few hours but dry pretty solid after that. I'm no chemist but seems like alcohol would evaporate even on a slick surface. I coat my hard foam poppers with Gesso and then give a coat or two of acrylic paint in Metallic Pearl color. With the transluency of the markers, the sheen of the metallic pearl gives a nice effect to the bug. Don't know if its these base coats or not but I haven't had a problem with the drying.
Very cool!
Are you gonna make some salt-water fishing videos soon? I'd love to see that popper in action.
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Yes it is an addiction,,,lots of Poppers,,thanks
Great looking popper. Do you think a scooped out face is useful or is to hard to cast?......Thanks
Wowww very nice! Would you sell them ? We don’t have anything like that here in Mexico
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Nice video. i like it verry much. wich airbrush do u use? price? where can i buy it?
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nice popper... looks way better than mine ended up but it definitely worked... although it is a pain in the ass to cast.
Were did you getting that spraying setup from? Looks good!
The copic airbrush system is quite affordable, only about $35-$40. However, the copics themselves are not. They are high quality alcohol markers. A 12 pack is about 100 bucks. You can buy other not great alcohol markers for really cheap, but copic is the orvis of markers
do you have to use some sort of primer for the popper bodies first., before your color coats?? I don't want it to soak in and look like crap.. thankyou ...
would this popper have enough weight for casting?
I really don't understand why you cannot wait until after the 5 minute epoxy to put on the stick on eyes, and then cover them over with more when you attach the tail. It seems a lot of work to put them on and tape them. Just a thought. All the best, Sean
can you use it in fresh water for pike,muskie, and bass
Dynamite 2 part tutorial tlv. Thanks alot
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Can you give me a link to the poper bodies and the rest onf the materiasl that you sed in finishing them. Thank you
Where can i find those poper bodies and that painting things
I bet you could use uv cure resin for the body finish
I've tried it and it works quite well. It however is way to expensive to be practical for covering such large areas as a popper (at least for me). I'll stick with epoxy until I win the lottery.
Where can I buy some already made poppers??
Where did u buy the paint sprayer
where do you get a painting system like that these days ????
Maurice Brown that's ok I found one
Google search pulls up a good number of sources, as well as Amazon, Ebay and many local art stores. For those who didn't find one three years ago. ;)
Why not put the eye's at the end of the painting.?
how much grams whey are?
yes very additive lol!!!
........umm eyes on last? this would be a TON simpler
Ummm.... The eyes wouldn't adhere as well on a painted surface versus on the actual foam....
im sure with Loctite or zap a gap it would adhere just fine.
Shoot I’d start selling them if I invested that much
Why didn't you paint it then put the eyes on that would have been so much easier
look on ebay