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Re: Custom Helmets
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 16 Feb 2001 21:37:04 GMT
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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 modeling website (www.fidelismodels.com)
that will take a vehicle model (substantially larger than a minifig helm),
make a mold for $175, then run off up to a hundred copies for $8.
Considering the size of the piece, there should be someone to do it much
cheaper.
The material that they use to make models is commercially available for a
lot less if you're feeling daring - here's a link to one company's product:
http://www.micromark.com/casting.html
Kevin, who would be interested in a dozen or so of those helms.
In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
> > Very nicely executed. Cast helmets or hand-carved?
> > Bruce
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> Sculpy and a Wizard cordless dremel tool (and *very* steady hands).
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> 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.
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> -Kyle
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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 (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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