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Re: More custom castle helms
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 20 Feb 2001 21:09:24 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, James Wilson writes:
> I found the post about the first batch of custom helms, and discovered that
> you use Sculpey... Should have searched a bit more first.
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> It's pretty easy to cast things in resin. All you need is a good master (it
> looks like you have several...) You can find the basics at
> http://www.alumilite.com as well as product information. I have not done
> this, but in a former life (before kids) I built scale models, and several
> guys in our club made their own parts out of resin. I have seen it done,
> start to finish, and all it takes is a bit of patience and willingness to
> experiment.
> The finished resin parts come out tan (or whatever color your resin of
> choice is), so you'd have to paint them. You could airbrush them with
> Testor Metallizer paints, then overspray with Future floor wax (pretty
> standard scale-modeling technique).
> If you like hand-carving each one out of Sculpey (or Fimo), you could try
> this: you can mount a blob of the clay on a stick, then chuck the stick up
> in a variable speed drill. Then you can "turn" it like on a lathe, at a low
> speed. It's probably soft enough when baked to use wood tools on.
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> Sorry for the length. I'm not even a "castle" builder. Just happened upon
> your post, and it started the wheels turning. I want to go home, grab some
> Fimo from the kids, and get cracking....
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> James Wilson
As far as mounting the sculpey on a stick, it follows that if you get a wood
dowel the same diameter as a minifig's head (and possible carving a stud on
the end?), you would be saving yourself some work down the road.
Kevin
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