building an agonizer

[ranallace]

more work - skinned back - metal button - reshaped big button again

 

[TheSt.LouisKid]

Cool. Great to see you making something from the ground up.

 

[Zombie_61]

anyone have exact measurements of the screen used agonizer prop ? my brother and i are differing over the size

This page has photos of one of the original props that should be useful to you.

 

[ranallace]

yes we have referenced that page , thanks ..... ive gotten a few emails saying ours is too large , and my brother agrees, so i was kinda looking for comparrison pictures , or scale shots of ones in personal collections next to rulers , that sort of thing

 

[ranallace]

ready to seal the raw wood and use the mold builder latex to make a mold.... i purchased rust-oleum crystal clear enamel to seal it , on a suggestion from someone in my art dept. at work , is this the right stuff to use ?? still kinda new to this stuff

 

[robn1]

That'll work good as a sealer. But you'll also need some putty and primer. Give it a coat of primer to see where the trouble spots are. Fill with putty, sand and primer again. When it's smooth and all traces of wood grain are gone, paint it with a good flat paint. The mold will pick up whatever texture it has, so make sure the finish is what you want for your final castings.

And I would strongly suggest using silicone mold rubber. Silicone is catalyzed and will cure all the way through. Latex just dries by evaporation, and thick applications could take days to dry. Several coats will be needed.

 

[ranallace]

thanks for your advice

silicone mold rubber , like the ALUMILITE rtv mold rubber available at my local hoby lobby ??

 

[robn1]

That'll work. Get a 40% coupon from the website, and get the starter kit with rubber and resin together.

 

[ranallace]

will do - thanks so much for all your helpful advice , i do truly appreciate it .....hopefully i dont mess it up , LOL

 

[ranallace]

ok ... its ready to mold ... sprayed with 4 coats of clear yesterday .....bought the alumilite quick set rtv rubber .....its the 1lb. package (including catalist] , is that enuff ???.... do i need mold release ?? - i have some but guy at hobby lobby said no , but i need a pro opinion ...already wasted 30 bucks on that last try, which failed

 

[ranallace]

hint at an upcoming project in the upper left corner of this picture :

 

[ranallace]

added holster cuts and made a holster

 

[robn1]

That's plenty of silicone. And no you don't need a release for this. But like I said, make certain the surface finish is just they way you want it. The mold will pick up EXACTLY what it is. Make sure all the seams and wood grain are filled smooth. Also the rubber will pick up the shiny finish, and so will your resin. if you want your casts to be shiny then that's fine.

 

[ranallace]

i like the shiny finish -looks classy , LOL ..... thanks so much for all your help , it is truly appreciated

- wish me luck , im going in ....LOL

 

[ranallace]

mold box built

what i mixed up - took 2 boxes of this

poured

now the hard part - 18 hour wait , LOL

 

[ranallace]

**** now - when casting i need no mold release , right ?? also do i really need to warm the mold ??

 

[ranallace]

ok...........i think its a success !!! ... pics of my number 1 cast out of mold

 

[Snow Builder]

Looks good. Nice job and congrats.

 

[ranallace]

thanks SB !!! .....my own "piece of the action" ....LOL

-painted up number 2 to see how could look - cheap acrylic paint , not dry yet , just to see what looks like

mine compared to one i got at a con which seems to be the common size i have found most everywhere , mines sized more for a man , LOL

- number 2 on left - number 3 on right

*** edited for better photos

 

[ranallace]

pulled 8 today...........