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02-27-2009, 06:22 PM | #11 |
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02-27-2009, 06:54 PM | #12 |
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That's where the practice comes in. The tutorials provide all the basics essential to making successful molds. It is very expensive to learn how to make molds and cast resin. I wasted a good $200 in RTV getting it down.
The essentials are: Mold design Mold box design Mix ratios for RTV Mix ratios for resin Once those aspects are handled then the real fun begins. Unfortunately there isn't a way around getting the basics down and jumping right into perfect casting and mold making. The tutorials are the best place to start. Everyone will have their own way about doing this they develop from the starting point. Almost every person I spoke with when I started casting had a different technique. It is an extremely challenging and rewarding thing to hone skills on. There is however a whole lot of "don't do that again" involved.
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02-27-2009, 06:58 PM | #13 |
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i did this a long time ago....
but resin will brake when you try to put a gun in the hand... not only that but i could cast them in a more flexible resin but then its quite expensive =( |
02-27-2009, 07:17 PM | #14 |
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But trust me, you can do all the research and reading that you want. Spend hours watching videos and reading tutorials online or i books. It's not going to do half as much good as getting hands-on experience at doing it. You're not going to pull perfect casts out your first time. Or your second. Probably not on your third, fourth or fifth either. Casting and molding is probably the most expensive part of this hobby. I once scoffed at the prices that some people charge in the online stores for cast items. Why should I pay almost the same price as a full figure for just a head? Or a gun?? Because molding and casting takes time to learn, and even more time to master. These guys have mastered it. Now I understand why they charge so much, and I'm happy to pay it more often than not. Not to mention the supplies are expensive. The mold rubber and plastic that I use generally sell for around $25 a kit from Smooth-On. They come in small containers, but I can get a lot of molds/casts done with that amount usually, because the pieces are small. But I went through several kits of each before I even started pulling usable pieces.
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02-27-2009, 07:26 PM | #15 |
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Here are a few other tutorials that I used to pick up some techniques. No, none of these are specifically for GI Joe product...
Silicone Mold Making for Casting Custom Parts | Minifig Customization Network - The One Source for All Your LEGO Customization Needs Dan Perez Studios Captain Dunsel's Mego Madhouse Ultrawerke: Resin Casting Tutorial: Part I Maybe some of those will help a little, but I still say that the best teacher is hands on experience.
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02-27-2009, 07:32 PM | #16 |
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Dan Perez is an excellent one. You'll also see in his tutorials that even he has to rework things as they don't always work the first time.
Definitely a hands on thing. The nice thing is you get to save all those failed molds and chop them up for back fill in larger molds lol. Been there more then once.
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02-27-2009, 08:01 PM | #17 |
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I don't want to start any arguments or anything here, but the reason that SWG mentions above is the reason that I haven't done any tutorials of any kind about mold making. I did do one last year at Con, but it was not as well received as I would have liked to see, but it seemed like the people who did attend really took something away in terms of learning experience. I hope to do the same this year.
You can watch those good tutorials all you like, but until you either have someone walk you step-by-step through it in person a couple of times, or waste a lot on money on materials learning by trial and error. I spent several hundred dollars learning that hard way. If your close enough to a Smooth-On distributor they do offer a very good class, although you will spend some money on it. However, the money you'll save in trial and error makes it worth it. I do offer to my local buddies a kind of apprenticeship, where they trade helping out with stuff for a certain length of time after they have the basics down. I'll make that offer to any of you guys who are local to do the same. As for the padded armor forearms, those will be back in stock. They run out so fast because people buy so many multiples at a time. Last time I put up 9 sets, and they all sold to one guy about 10 minutes later. |
02-27-2009, 08:05 PM | #18 |
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yeah making molds is difficult for sure, i just want someone to start making these viper hands so i can buy them. the curved ones are driving me crazy, i refuse to buy the original viper just because his hands are terrible, it was a major let down when these were first released since i had been looking forward to this figure the most. there is quite a few still peg warming my local walmart, i would pick them up if i could buy some molded lower arms with the fixed wrist. someone should do it, they would make some nice money and help fellow collectors like myself. so thats basically why i started this thread in hopes that someone would do it.
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