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| | | Just thought I'd entertain you with a MOC. (URL) file warning) I will be putting together a "howto" document on my next run (for those who are interested in finding out how its done). Also, if there is much interest-I might get into creating and (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Kevin Knoot
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| | | | | Kyle, Those are exactly the kind of helmets I've wished Lego would make for YEARS. I'm very interested in the how-to, and would be interested in buying some. (and nice tunics, too!) Kevin (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Jonathan Lill
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| | | | | | (...) I think that would be agreat expansion to the Lego Castle line. If only religion didn't complicate the issue, a Crusaders line would be great. Not only does it have real historical interest but Lego could have minifigures of Richard the Lion (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Kevin Knoot
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| | | | | | The cross did make an appearance in the original castle set, and since it IS the most common charge in heraldry, Lego should very well consider making more of them! I've also always fancied a castle theme taking the crusaders to the holy land, with (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | | (...) Very nicely executed. Cast helmets or hand-carved? Bruce (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Kyle Peterson
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| | | | | | (...) Sculpy and a Wizard cordless dremel tool (and *very* steady hands). If anyone knows someone who has access to a cast molding machine, perhaps we could consider making a mold and producing plastic replicas? Just a thought. -Kyle (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | | | | (...) Just had to go look up "Sculpy", which I presumed (correctly) was a plastic "clay". Nice results. Did you bake it at some point? I noted someone mentioned it paints better when baked. Miniature gamers/gaming magazines (rec.games.miniatures (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Best results are indeed achieved following baking in a normal oven. As another tip, a good plastic solvent (I've mentioned Tenax 7R elsewhere--that's a good one for this) on the end of a Q-tip can be used to eliminate surface cracks and (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Kyle Peterson
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| | | | | | | | (...) Brief How-to. These helmets were quite simple to make, actually. 1) roll your sculpy into a cylinder-shaped clump. Make sure it is wider than a minifig head. Be sure it is well packed together. 2) Bake in an oven for 20-25 min at 275 degrees (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Kevin Knoot
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| | | | | | | I've never cast anything myself, but I am aware that their is a number of options for making casting molds at home in a process called 'room temperature vulcanization.' It's very common in modeling, especially with military modelers. I know of one (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Kevin Knoot
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| | | | | | | | Oops, that should read $8 per cast. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Bianca Nebab
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| | | | | | Funny you should mention this! This is my (other) toy-related hobby. I use RTV rubber molds to make parts for custom action figures. I tried it once with the maiden's headdress and was able to make a pour-mold that made a passable replica. Of (...) (23 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Custom Helmets —Michael Campbell
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| | | | (...) I will say just one word about these: WANT! (23 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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