Recent content by loz64

Re: Link; the Hero of Time (Fan Design) Very cool! It's going to look awesome when finished! I am curious, how did you get the curve in the shield?

Smooth On released a tutorial video on how to cast an antique rifle a couple months ago. Hope this helps!

I was going to ask why you fixed the damage your kids did to the shield when it's going to be roughed up anyway, lol. Maybe you should give it to them and let them have at it to simulate real damage?? Seriously though, it's coming along well! I like the paint job and the arrows embedded will...

Looks very good, and all out of cardboard! Amazing! And I really like the pedestal! :D

Hooray for more Zelda props! Looks like you have a nice start. How are you planning to make the arm braces for the back?

Hi again! Good progress, keep going! I dug up Kamui's expanding foam video tutorial if you'd like to get an idea of how that works: If you poke around her website you can find more tutorials.

Hello, Always good to see more Zelda props! :D I actually would advise against clay or Bondo to build the structure, as it will get heavy and brittle especially if it's only resting on a wireframe. The very first "sword" I made was a keyblade from Kingdom Hearts out of solid air-drying clay...

Looks good so far! I like seeing replicas from the Zelda games. What kind of paint will you use?

Thanks everyone for the advice! Good stuff here I can definitely experiment with. Thanks, I'm going to give more thought to the FlexFoam. Good to hear that it's self-skinning. I've sent a support e-mail to Smooth-On but haven't heard back yet. Oh man, I wonder how hard fiberglassing in an...

Thanks guys for the responses! I've looked into fiberglass. I'm a little afraid of it because of the dangerous odor (I don't have access to a garage since I'm in an apartment) but I have a respirator and a fan so perhaps I can try it. I hadn't thought about casting my sword in two pieces...

Hello everyone, Good to be here officially after lurking for a while. I'm a newbie to prop making and I would like to expand my skill set and create all my favorite nerd junk! I have some questions about making large resin casts lighter. I recently created a sword about 36" long and cast it...