Recent content by verdaera

These are wonderful! I'm glad you are offering a kit later, I'm attempting to make a small pouch now but as I don't know how to model, it's been a struggle.

...??? I'll post some later! I haven't unpacked my prop bin from Celebration yet...

...Did I go to JoAnn's for what specifically?

I assume you mean the safety pin? The weight of the wing sleeves causes the neckline to roll so that was a temporary solution while I figure it out! I bought the wrong type of powder because the listing was confusing, so it's just shiny zinc powder mixed with resin. I still want to try to get...

Sneak preview... This turned out a lot better than I expected, I have a little more finishing work to do but I'm fairly satisfied with it.

Still working on this, I promise... I did try a practice mold with this, which helped me understand a few things I was doing wrong, but gave me some practice and didn't damage the wax positive so I was able to fine-tune some details. I shorted the height, also. I just need to soften some of...

Nope, people kept talking to me in metric about it so I just used my calipers and a google calculator :D But yes, the texture is interesting, I didn't know if that would happen by putting the silver in a tumbler prior to polishing or what. I'll have to see how the cold casting turns out. I...

I thought my tiny, feminine hands gave it away :D It does need to be shaved a touch on the bottom, but it over-lays with the picture fairly close, mine measures about 28.5 x 27.5, I calculated the % shrinkage that resin claimed it would have. As I said, I anticipate having to do this again so...

Not quite! I was going to lay it down more flat so any seam line is around the outside of the piece and I didn't have the rolled part hang up on the mold (again, this is beginner logic, I'm researching as much as I can but I'll learn more by doing.) I was going to put the pour spout towards the...

So am I adding a couple sprue's to the curved parts then?

Actually, I do have wee small hands :D So small I can rarely find gloves that fit me. I'm accurate Princess Leia sized, actually. By my calculations and from someone's measurements who owned one of the necklaces, I made my pieces about 2.8cm, which is smaller than the 1-3/16th you guestimated...

I've been researching on Smooth Ons site and I'm a bit overwhelmed by all my options. Can anyone recommend what kind of resin I should get for cold casting with aluminum powder? I'm hoping for something strong as I'm a little worried about the rolled part with the hole for jump rings on the...

Thank you for the tips! And I'll have Star Wars crayons to give my nephew :D It's about 2.8cm, I went a *tad* large to compensate for any shrinkage since my reading had mentioned there might be some in the resin curing? If not I can shave it down a tad on the sides?

Hi, Getting no advice in the SW Prop forum... I finished my sculpt/carving for Leia's necklace from A New Hope out of green jewelers wax and I intend to make a two-part mold out of silicone. My first version of the piece will be cold-cast resin with aluminum powder but I'm hoping to build a...

Ok, I've just got to finish smoothing the back, but this is my finished piece. I'm going to drill the holes for the jump rings after it's poured. I understand how a two-part mold goes together, I'm just not sure where I should put my part line with the undercut. It'll be easiest to pack clay...