Any ideas how to reproduce this?

[SgtFang]

Old School Indiana horror host Sammy Terry used one of these for his pet spider "George" back in the 80's, and I'd like to reproduce them for him to sell off his website.

The thing that's giving me the willies though, is all those little nubbly things on the legs- conventional casting definatly won't cut it without getting millions of air bubbles.

Anyone know how this could be done?

THANKS!

-Sarge

 

[Gigatron]

Pressure casting. Make/buy a pressure pot and cast that way. The negative pressure will pull your molding material into all the nooks and crannies and eliminate the air bubbles.

I'm pretty sure there are quite a few tutorials on the net about building your own pressure casting pot.

-Fred

 

[Trooper_trent]

Are those not still commercially available? I remember seeing that exact one not that long ago in a halloween shop. maybe a couple of years ago.

 

[darth_myeek]

Yay Sammy Terry!

Best Horror Host Ever!

-DM

 

[micdavis]

Pressure casting will certainly make your castings work. I'd be more concerned with what you make the mold out of. If that's the sort of rubber spider you see all over.

 

[SgtFang]

Yay Sammy Terry!

Best Horror Host Ever!

-DM

You an old Indiana boy too Myeek?

Cool!

-Sarge

 

[SgtFang]

Are those not still commercially available? I remember seeing that exact one not that long ago in a halloween shop. maybe a couple of years ago.

You know, it's funny, but Patsmear in LA asked me the exact same thing last night. I haven't seen one here in IN in nearly 30 years, but maybe they're still available in the South???

LMK, I'd love to be able to buy these things by the case!

-Sarge

 

[madrobot]

They're everywhere at the Halloween stores.

 

[SgtFang]

They're everywhere at the Halloween stores.

This exact style???

-Sarge

 

[Hermes]

I´m going to look for it here in Brasília, I´m quite sure I`ve seen something VERY much like that, Sarge!

 

[DarkHelmet]

I remember Sammy Terry and George! We didn't get him much up here in Fort Wayne back in the day, but we did catch him on occasion! Our version was "The Shroud" on independent station WFFT 55. I moved to Hawaii in the 70's so I missed out even more.

I remember that spider was available in most gumball machines.

I was going to suggest resculpting a master, but you would still have the rubber hair to deal with.