Works in Progress

Update 1/12

Tuesday, 11 January 2011 19:00

Well, it took longer than I wanted but I think I'm in good shape. It's hard to do the molds just due to the 6 hour waiting for it to set. I've been busy with work and kids but finally got the molds done over the weekend.

I also made a mold of my custom Cliffjumper head that I recently redid. I first tried casting him before and the paint started coming off, so when I went to clean the rest off my 'mighty putty' work broke. So I used my new Fixit Sculpt and fixed the side that bothered me because it was a little lopsided.

Overall, they're not flawless. I actually still have bubble issues and I've highlighted them in each photo. Now, I can use Fixit to fill in the gap and touch it up with black paint on the black casts but I wanted to be upfront with anyone who is interested in getting something from me. I try my best to clean all the flash and test fit the pegs on a couple of my figures before I would send it to anyone.

I'll do a final photo shoot with some figures and post a thread in the finished project area once that's done and I'm ready to take orders.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 January 2011 21:05

Update 12/29

Wednesday, 29 December 2010 22:18

Well, I just can't nix those last few bubbles so I've grabbed the two best casts and filled the small bubbles with Fixit Sculpt. I'll sand them down tomorrow once it cures. Then I can try sometime over the 3-day weekend to make the new mold. I think the plan is to put it in at a tilt. I think that will fix the bubbles I keep getting in the corners.

You'll also see that I've casted a couple other guns. They are from the BTS Toys 'Mobile Command Base' trailer - 'Bee Gun' and 'Recon Scout Blaster'. (You can see a pic of them here.) They're decent little guns. I really just wanted a couple of the Bee guns so my Cliffjumper could double-fist them but I figured I'd offer them up if anyone wanted them.

Last Updated on Thursday, 30 December 2010 12:32

Update 12/16

Monday, 20 December 2010 11:37

Well, I'm getting closer. Even though I vented the back portion, I still got a bubble there. And I still have some bubbles on the sides but I didn't use any release this time, so maybe that will help.

Hopefully, I can just get one good, solid cast out so I can make the post and then a new master mold. More importantly, I just need time - I haven't had much of that recently. =(

Update 12/9

Thursday, 09 December 2010 11:36

Well, I got my new resin today. Now, just trying to get a good cast out and then figure out how much pigment to put in. I tried a few drops of black and it came out grey - which I thought was weird since it's a clear resin. I would have assumed it would have been an opaque black at the very least.

I also figured out that my WFC Prime has smaller holes than normal. My 'test' gun fits mine perfect but is loose as hell in my friend's Prime and in my Classic Prime's hands (which I think this is a good size for too). So, when I make a new one/master, I'll have to fit the peg to my classic Prime and then sand it down if needed.

Ugh.

EDIT: Well, it didn't come out that bad... except for the little scope type thing on the underside of the barrel. A bubble took that out. Oh, and the other pieces are a side project. I want to do some custom Revoltechs but didn't want to wreck a real one as a base, so I'm trying to cast a bunch of the parts from them.

Update 11/30

Tuesday, 30 November 2010 11:35

Well, while I was waiting for another cast to be done, I figured I'd slap a crappy test paint job on the one I've been working on.

I put the primer on a little uneven and tried touching up some with a different black paint. The Stoplight Red paint I tried using doesn't cover well with a black base so I tried putting a few coats on. And the paint on the peg made it too tight to fit, so I tried sanding off some. All in all, it's not great but it's doable for now.

I hope to get a good cast out of the mold eventually, then I will redo the peg and hopefully make a new mold with the peg. I'm running on about 25% left of my Task 9 supply. If I keep having bubble issues, I might just end up buying some Smoothcast next - just to keep my sanity.