Help With my sons Sculputre

[shaunsheep]

I have a 7 year old son whos shown no previous artistic intrest, though he loves to watch me work and loves to help. he was off school and I had booked the day off and i was just pottering around I noticed he was busy crouched over the living room table engrossed in something i went over to see what he was doing and I was totaly blown away he'd made a small 1" sculpture from modeling clay it really chocked me up the thing was so intricate. he said there you go daddy i hope you like it. ...:cry
he then spent most of the afternoon making 4 more. well the thing is as its made from modeling clay how can i preserve this i was thinking maybe acrylic resin but I have no casting experience and no idea were to get stuff from Im in the uk any help pointing me in the right direction would be a great help

 

[defstartrooper]

Try Tomps http://www.tomps.com/shop/specialist-resins-c-42.html?osCsid=10922bf8a194c8937aa59b63616a8884

Nice helpful people the fastcast polyurethane is a good easy resin to use as it's a mix ratio of 1:1 no fiddly weighing involved.

There's some basic tutorials on the site for mold making and casting too.

 

[clonesix]

You are a good daddy, but terrible poster. This thread needs pics.

Modeling clay will remain in its shape if undisturbed. You can build a small display box, or simply spray a few layers of Acrylic matte finish onto it and keep it on a shelf.

 

[synasp]

Great story! Hope you get it cast okay. :thumbsup

 

[Bizarro Lois]

Aww, hope we get to see pics soon.

 

[Pumpernickel]

 

[dropshipbob]

Modeling clay will deform if exposed to heat, so keep it off the window sill.

I'd suggest putting it into a clear plastic box.

 

[shaunsheep]

Re: Help With my sons Sculpture

sorry guys will post a pic tomorrow, promise

 

[Mr. No Stripes]

Great story! Hope you get it cast okay. :thumbsup

agreed!

Also, you can buy silicone from tapplastics.com and make a mold of it, then cast in in resin or whatever you want. It's pretty resistant to heat too, so you might even be able to make a bronze statue or something
:thumbsup

or maybe if you want the actual thing he made on display you can coat it in clear resin... or even make like a cube of clear resin around it. they have that on there too.

 

[Loess]

agreed!

Also, you can buy silicone from tapplastics.com and make a mold of it, then cast in in resin or whatever you want. It's pretty resistant to heat too, so you might even be able to make a bronze statue or something
:thumbsup

or maybe if you want the actual thing he made on display you can coat it in clear resin... or even make like a cube of clear resin around it. they have that on there too.

Silicone can't stand up to bronze casting temps, but you can cast britannia (pewter) into it. For a bronze, you'd need to cast a wax pattern from your rubber mold and investment cast it.

That is a really awesome story, hope your efforts to preserve your son's sculpts turn out well.

 

[Mr. No Stripes]

Silicone can't stand up to bronze casting temps, but you can cast britannia (pewter) into it. For a bronze, you'd need to cast a wax pattern from your rubber mold and investment cast it.

That is a really awesome story, hope your efforts to preserve your son's sculpts turn out well.

Thanks, always wondered about that :thumbsup

 

[shaunsheep]

here you go

 

[shaunsheep]

here you go not the best image
the coin as roughly the same size as a 5 cent piece

 

[tgreco]

you know, you could always preserve them in a block of clear acrylic resin
it would be much simpler to do, and would keep the colored clay, because obviously, he designed those to be finished pieces

and then you'd have a phenominal paperweight to show off his creations

btw, those are great

 

[defstartrooper]

you know, you could always preserve them in a block of clear acrylic resin
it would be much simpler to do, and would keep the colored clay, because obviously, he designed those to be finished pieces

and then you'd have a phenominal paperweight to show off his creations

btw, those are great

That clear resin always goes yellow over time.

 

[tgreco]

but it wouldn't destroy the original...

 

[shaunsheep]

but it wouldn't destroy the original...

what would be the best thing to make the mold from for these?

 

[Mr. No Stripes]

Here's a video on it

http://www.tapplastics.com/info/video_detail.php?vid=16&format=quicktime&

 

[Reactor drone]

That clear resin always goes yellow over time.

I've got a paperweight I made more than 20 years ago in clear casting polyester and it still looks clear.

You may want to use caution embedding a non drying clay though as the heat of the resin setting might melt the pieces.

 

[shaunsheep]

I've got a paperweight I made more than 20 years ago in clear casting polyester and it still looks clear.

You may want to use caution embedding a non drying clay though as the heat of the resin setting might melt the pieces.

got the resin today just need to make the mould and get the guys done, this is the difficult part. i will probably try this at the weekend any other suggestions tips would be appreciated