rabblerouser Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Just sharing a pic of an old project http://i39.tinypic.com/28iutd2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabblerouser Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Molds http://i41.tinypic.com/14uus83.jpg Original http://i40.tinypic.com/dqk5ld.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonejaker Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 nice, il be watching. P.S how do you make and what did you use to make them molds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotgunFacelift Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 nice, il be watching. P.S how do you make and what did you use to make them molds? Ditto I am obscenely interested in knowing about the molds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontus Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Sign me up! Id love to get some insight into making molds. Making SM helmets and the like would save SO much time. I tried to talk to FW about maybe producing a 30k line of resin upgrades, but they werent all that interested (strange, since it would no doubt make them alot of money). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krystalmesh Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Sign me up! Id love to get some insight into making molds. Making SM helmets and the like would save SO much time. I tried to talk to FW about maybe producing a 30k line of resin upgrades, but they werent all that interested (strange, since it would no doubt make them alot of money). that would have been a great idea, I am amazed they had no interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabblerouser Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Sign me up! Id love to get some insight into making molds. Making SM helmets and the like would save SO much time. I tried to talk to FW about maybe producing a 30k line of resin upgrades, but they werent all that interested (strange, since it would no doubt make them alot of money). I'm also surprised they haven't done it. So I decided to make my own. It's really not that difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonejaker Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Sign me up! Id love to get some insight into making molds. Making SM helmets and the like would save SO much time. I tried to talk to FW about maybe producing a 30k line of resin upgrades, but they werent all that interested (strange, since it would no doubt make them alot of money). I'm also surprised they haven't done it. So I decided to make my own. It's really not that difficult. how do you make the molds then? please tell, every one if dying to know. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabblerouser Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 I used products by smooth-on The silicone molds are mold max 30, which is also suitable for lead casting. I had little luck with this method unfortunately because you have to keep the molds hot as your pour, otherwise the lead doesn't flow into all the crevices. I switched to smooth cast 300 which sets in about 10 minutes. If i was doing it again I would probably buy mold max 20 because it is a little less viscous and captures details a little better, and smooth cast 305 or 321 so i have a working time of 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Kase Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Cool, and thanks for the tips on the Smooth-On products. Now, if Mold Max 20 is better, would that mean MM 10 is even beter for fine detail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabblerouser Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Well the trade off is that it's more prone to tearing, so not necessarily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Awesome stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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