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Re: Custom Helmets
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 16 Feb 2001 16:51:47 GMT
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> Very nicely executed. Cast helmets or hand-carved?
> Bruce
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
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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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| 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)
| | | Re: Custom Helmets
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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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