Took the Dive into Casting

Took the Dive into Casting
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Custom Workstationgot some casting materials from Smooth-On a little while back and have finally had a chance to use 'em!
I tried using a method that Iron Cow has a tutorial for on his web site and after 3 tries got a winner.
I can't believe how easy it was to do. no voodoo involved at all!

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Posted by
Buzzy Fret on Saturday, January 17, 2009
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blaynescott > yes, they have many video tutorials showing how to use their gunk.
their mold making and casting materials care not if your model is produced by a large company or sculpted by thine own hand.
harveytwoface999 > I imagine it would not take a whole trial size to make a mold of the parts of a 6" figure but if you're just starting out you will make some mistakes, I know I did. I find that making 2 part molds works better for me. here are some tutorials for low tech mold and cast making that might answer your questions >
http://thefwoosh.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 6#p1454046
http://customjustice.dchallofjustice.co ... 98&page=15
http://www.ironcowprod.com/features/molding.html
I like using the OOMOO-25 for making molds. it is fantastic at capturing detail and you can make many casts with it.
I'd love to do that for particular figures heads that I use frequently (XMC Bird of Prey Angel).
Do you know how well it is at casting custom sculpted work? (I.e: 6" heads made from plastic/Aves Sculpt?)
Thanks,
-Blayne
you also gotta figure that if you're just starting out you're going to go through a lot at first because you're gonna make mistakes. as you get better and figure out your system for making molds and casts you'll use less. it really doesn't take much resin at all to make a cast of a DCUC or ML head - 2 cc (I use a syringe to measure it) of each part at most.
-Blayne
well if you gotta have a clear MM then I guess you gotta cast it.
if you go to the Smooth-On site they have calculators that will help you figure out how much you need.