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That is really nice Volpin.

It shouldnt but if for some reason your silicone grabs on a little too tight or use dont use a release agent you might end up ripping the joint compound right off the original. With proper prep it shouldnt be an issue but for a few extra bucks it might be worth it to some. My personal issue was...

Liquitex Acrylic Mediums - BLICK art materials Scroll down to Modeling Paste. You could always buy the small tube to try it out first. The price on a gallon isnt bad but shipping might kill you.

Joint compound is cheap and works fine but is fragile in the end. You can definitely use it, you just have to be more careful with it. Acrylic medium goes on just like joint compound but cures to a stone-like hardness and finish. Its much more expensive and harder to work after hardening but...

You can also try acrylic medium. It cures VERY hard.

I feel so cheap...so used.... :lol

Its hard to say exactly. I believe your sculpt is stretched longer but the front doesnt seem that far off. Tobias has the mold they used for the closed version that you see in the crates (the one that Zorg throws over as well). I have the mold for the open firing/stunt versions. My mold is with...

Re: ZK's ZF-1 reasearch/build thread I had someone ask Simon Atherton about the gun a few years ago. It was explained to me that the History Channel ZF-1 was built by an intern student working in the shop using original shells and a few left over pieces. The rest of it was constructed with a...

I used to own the original set of both the calculator and the cutter mechanism years ago. I cant remember any of the details about them at all but if I come across any pics I will post them.

that would be nice

...and that would be true. Probably more than one created for filming.

Oh, it can be done Chuck. :)

Great stuff. Out of curiousity, what did you use for reference for your VK?

Re: Mangalore Rifle: Slowly But Surely Matt- Get the spring benders. You can get the right bend but it takes alot of patience. To get the three required pieces I went through about 15 feet of copper.

Dont confuse Elstree the prop dealer with Elstree Studios. Even though they rent an office space at the studio, they do not represent them.