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03-15-2014, 12:19 PM | #1 |
Steel Brigade
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Hello fellow tankers.
As you can remember my previous moldings: 1. http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...hunmarine.html 2. http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...hunmarine.html 3. http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...hunmarine.html So here is now the final part of it..the 4th. We did guns, headgear, back-pack....so now its time for the last part of the gear: the body-vest! =) |
03-15-2014, 01:15 PM | #2 |
Steel Brigade
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Well..lets begin the fun!
First of all the molding parts: DSCN3177 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr I decided to make it a 4 part vest (the front, the back and the 2 puches from each side)...and then try to build up the whole thing. You will see how i did it, and how you can do it. As many of you told me to use the hot glue, so I bought my ne little friend: DSCN3180 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr I fulfilled the molding parts with hot glue. Well to be honest - its pretty good thing. Ypu have to wait 5 min till its warm up...and when it pushed it out - its only 20 min till it hardens. One bad thing about it: DSCN3181 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr For such dirty molding - it's not an option. Its really hard to work with due its flexability. And with cleaning all the tiny details on the front an back sides -was destruct. But its the best thing to do fast copy of pouches, thx to less details on it (you will see at the end how). |
03-15-2014, 01:17 PM | #3 |
Steel Brigade
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03-15-2014, 01:25 PM | #4 |
Steel Brigade
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I was thinking how the hell I will put the whole thing together. I've tried harbands...does'nt work at all....And thx tpo many tankers other here...especially ruforce77....who someday before gave a great idea: velcro!
Yes...tiny parts of velcro glued to each parts makes the front an back sides stay together. And you can also glue pouches on the velcro...so this is how it works: DSCN3188 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr DSCN3189 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr Okay...we put together the sides...so whats about the shoulder parts?...I decided to use hot glue. It will glue together the parts and give some flexability to make it easy to put the vest on and take it off the figure. So to make some place where to put the hot glue...I made little straps: DSCN3190 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr DSCN3191 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr Before I put the hot glue on the vest..I decided to make some additional pouches...so make the vest a bit like a custom..and show you the possible way to what and how you can do. I copied some of the OURWAR vest pouches: (the green duck tape on the vest - prevent the hot glue dropping on the inside of the vest and on your table) DSCN3192 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr DSCN3193 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr Ta daa...4 pouches out of 5 in less than 30 min. Not bad =) DSCN3194 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr DSCN3195 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr |
03-15-2014, 01:27 PM | #5 |
Steel Brigade
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As you can see...the vest become a bit bulcky. So with some dremeling and cutting...this is what you''ll get:
DSCN3196 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr Here I added a piece of wire for a radio=) DSCN3197 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr Ok..now its time for painting and sealing: DSCN3205 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr DSCN3206 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr DSCN3207 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr DSCN3210 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr |
03-15-2014, 01:33 PM | #6 |
Steel Brigade
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So..just to show what all this 4 part molding thing from me was for:
Here are your figure (added DJ Cotrona head, cause the beret didnt work with Falcon's): DSCN3212 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr Everything on this figure was made by the epoxy copy method: DSCN3213 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr Wich works pretty well....durable...and doesn't prevent your figure to pose life-like: DSCN3215 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr So all the gear: the gun...beret...vest..and even the back-pack: DSCN3216 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr DSCN3217 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr Wich means - you can gear up a whole figure on your own. Make a troops look a like...with same colors...or weapons...anything. I hope it'll help many of you. I'm sorry that this method isn't the best one...but it works pretty well. Thank you guys for support and watching. I wish you good luck in your moldings. Now you know how to do it. And knowing - is half the battle! YO JOE! DSCN3218 by HUNMARINE, on Flickr |
03-16-2014, 09:38 AM | #7 |
G.I. Joe/ Autobot liaison
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You are an innovator my friend!
this looks very cool. I especially like how you can customize the pouches on the vest! Pure win man! |
03-16-2014, 12:58 PM | #8 |
Steel Brigade
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Thank you Phantro! So many guys was asking about how to cast/mold a vest before. But as I can see in the end not so of them really intrested in it. Well...at least I figured it out...so if anyone need a tip or an answer I'll be glad to give it. Pouches the most easy one. You make a 1 sided molding form from plastiline. Put it in the fridge for a 20 min. Take it out, heat up the glue gun for 5 min...and then just slowly push the glue inside the form....trying to fill up all the details. (thx to the pouch form - there are not so many details in it) Leave it for 15-20 min. So all in all less than in an 1 hour you can make a copy of several pouches in a row. =) With all this fast and dirty method I just want to show people that there are more easy way to "copy" instead of chemical mixes of silicone and epoxy wich cost so much...and even the pressure pot wich should be done on your own. And you will need an air compressor for it. Yes...with all the stuff written above - you will get 100% copy. But what about those who afraid or won't pay so much just to do 1 or 2 copy. I hope my "dirty" tutorials will help them out somehow. |
03-16-2014, 01:46 PM | #9 |
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Great tutorial ,add it to my favor
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03-16-2014, 01:56 PM | #10 |
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