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anybody who could tell me the materials used in making ceramic figune?

I want to make snakes replicas for different decors, miniatures, actual size or giant size. I am thinking about ceramic as material, but I do not know the row materials in making ceramic, and also where to buy them. Thanks.

Answer:

Hi Erica! An airplane needs to be covered by something very thin and light, but also strong. Imagine a paper-airplane, then imagine that same airplane being made out of thick cardboard. While the cardboard is stronger than the thin paper, it won't fly nearly as well. So, to come up with better aircraft materials, thin, light and strong are the best attributes to consider. Ceramics may be strong, but they aren't all that light, and if you make them thin then they are brittle. So, ceramics aren't a good material for aircraft. When talking about real aircraft, aluminum is a good choice because it has those three attributes. More expensive, but better in most cases, is titanium, because it's even lighter than aluminum. But it's so expensive, you rarely see it used except in military aircraft.
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ceramic clay is what you are looking for. You have to fire the clay to get that shiney,or glazed look to it.

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