Recent content by PFMF

But, you need to check if the acrylic paint can be mixed with latex. Latex tends to have averse reactions to a lot of substances. (Especially metal based pigments, but also a lot of other stuff) I would reccomend to use liquid latex and latex pigments. You can get them easily on the internet...

Today I did a bit more playing around with colour. I will definitely need some orange or yellow pogment to get a better skin tone. But I also did a think while working on my aquarium and came up with an idea for a more realistic colouring. Real skin is layered and translucent. So just pouring...

Now its slowly working myself towards the right colour. I am using specific Latex Pigments so I do not have some reactions in the materials down the line. (Latex can be pretty suceptible to averse reactions that lead to an early destruction of the part) I am not there yet, but getting closer.

So, did a test pour to see how it works and to clean up the mold a bit. For a fast and dirty test it turned out surprisingly good.

Thanks. :) And yes it is. Seemed to be a good way to go about it. The part is small enough, and overhangs are no big problem when casting a hollow latex part.

And the mold is done. Not a lot to say about it. Its a standart latex mask mould. Turned out well, the monster clay can be mostly removed through melting by heatgun. The rest was dissolved with a solvent.

There will be some, but cleanup is alwas a must. A release agent in itself is a substance that creats a surface that can easily sepereted. Some residue will always remain. Sealing the surface and using mold realease wax is the best I can recommend too. Sorry to say, but unless you are doing...

So, for being my first ever sculpt it turned out rather well. Will probably name him Jean Luc. :D

So, this is a Testrun for later Projects and a little fun for making a small Larp/Halloween craft project. I am doing a Latex Shrunken Head. My plan is to do a model, cast a plaster mould and pour it, to make multiple casts. First is the model made from Monster Clay.

Yoho. So, while the Cycler Rifle is technically finished, I am not completly happy and some parts will get a rework. But that will take time as Work in the Netherlands takes up most of my time and currently I also am in Luxenburg and away from my workshop. But! I finally have a few nice and...

Finished up the scope today. Turned out really well in my opinion.

LoadingPlatform If you liked that look at the next pics. Till now it was a store bought lamp after all. Well, today I finally did more work. A lot of little stuff but thats always what really starts to pull it together. The Scope First of all I did the scope today. Removed that clear piece of...

Right now building is going pretty slow. To much to do right now. As I start at a new job at monday and needed to do a lot of prep work and get a bit of a feeling for the shops own cnc programm. I also helped a friend in his forge and repaired his mig-welder. But i also got a few lessons on...

The Finish: Shellack Well, I may have gone a bit over board on the finish. But thats what I get for choosing to french polish it. I originally wanted to stop at a satin finish but got carried a away. So I only stopped when looking down to see myself looking back.:lol: I just never expected...

So. Last bit before the basic tasks that have to be done before the finish are done. First I made some placeholders for the “control panels”. (what I will call them as I will put dials on them) I used them to assure the correct placement of the screw holes so I will later not muck up the...