Biomask 3.0 - Painting

[Termokk]

I get a scraper and break it loose, then it will all peel off in a long strip.

 

[PredatrHuntr]

Awesome!

 

[Klwl]

woohoo! Can't wait to see it....

 

[hez1]

Looking good! At some point I should probably try this moulding method...it just seems like all the silicones that pour well, tear too easily.

 

[Termokk]

This is mould max 40 from smooth on. Its always held up well for me, but it was a pain to pour, had to hold that bucket for almost an hour. This way uses alot more silicon than brushing it on, but i think its worth it for the quality of the mould. This was a little over a gallon of silicone. Thanks for all your comments guys!

 

[Termokk]

Separated the moulds today and everything came out great. Giving it a short time to air out before i start casting into it.

 

[ofak]

Now that is a nice piece of work sir! I am new to the whole casting thing so this might be a stupid question, but do you use resin for the finished product? If so once it is dry is it hard to get out of the mold? Do you use like petroleum jelly so it dont stick? And that mold can be used over and over right?

 

[Termokk]

The mould can be used over and over, the castings will be hard resin. To remove the resin cast you just slip the silicone out of the ultracal mother mould and flex the silicone and it will pop out. You wont need a release for a wile with silicone, but eventualy i use poly ease 2300 or somthing similar.

 

[hez1]

That is a pretty looking mould. Mine are all ugly as ****. They do the job though...

Since I'm guessing you don't degass the silicone before pouring (hence the holding it up for an hour to get a thin pour), have you ever had any problems with air bubbles?

 

[Termokk]

Thank you sir. It didnt get any bubbles in it, they all seem to float up and pop as its curing. I just blow across the surface a bit and they all pop.

 

[xdmray]

i never have any problems with bubbles. i also use an orbital sander though . sitck it to the mother jacket after pouring the silicone, and it helps to shake loose the bubbles..

 

[Darth Pinhead]

Palm sander with wax paper on it is another option. I got the idea from watching guys do it on a concrete counter top...

 

[hez1]

That's an interesting idea...I'll have to give it a shot sometime. Thanks.

 

[Termokk]

I got the first cast done! Its just raw primer right now, i will be painting it very soon. I have a few compairison pictures of the origional from the studio moulds and the one i just made. Its slightly shorter then the origional so it wont look quite so huge, but very close to the same size. I am out of lenses at the moment, but i will be getting more in soon so i can get some finished pictures of it. I still need to sculpt the laser shroud and the random parts for the scoops in the temples, now that i have a hard copy i can use that to sculpt on. Thanks for looking.

 

[Andre de Jong]

OMG!

Great work Corey!

 

[sonic7o7]

Can't wait to see it painted with lenses installed. It's gonna look soo cool on the mask and dreaded.

 

[hez1]

Very nice man...I'm impressed with how obsessive you are about smoothing!

 

[Termokk]

Got a chance today to start making the breathing hose connection thing on the side of the head. Gonna mould this one up soon then flip it over and make the laser shroud.

 

[made007]

Is that clay or epoxy putty? Looks cool so far, i have totry and make one of my own

 

[Termokk]

Hey man, its clay right now, going to cast them out of plastic.