Starship project
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NICE, very nice,
Ooohhhhh, Is that a few windows and lifeboats I see.
Ooohhhhh, Is that a few windows and lifeboats I see.
Kuhn Global
Sr Member
Count me in on a 350th TMP Klingon Cruiser if you in fact decide to do it Richard.
Bantha Crossing
Well-Known Member
Wow. :eek ThatÂ’s looking great.
What, no progress? It's a 3 day weekend. Chop Chop. :lol
I ordered silicone last week but it was the wrong kind, so the new stuff will be here soon and I can start molding.
I am starting on the instruction sheet/paint guide, here's a partially completed view of the top.
http://sovereignreplicas.com/rl2.jpg
I am starting on the instruction sheet/paint guide, here's a partially completed view of the top.
http://sovereignreplicas.com/rl2.jpg
star-art
Sr Member
Finally. I know a lot of people have been waiting for this. . .
Are you using some sort of brushable silicone rtv? I always wondered if you could brush that stuff on a detailed pattern and build it up in layers without pouring it on. I've only seen it used on smooth objects. It seems the traditional approach is pouring the runny, sirupy kind of rubber on detailed patterns. This requires either a mold box to contain the concoction (not practical for anything but small parts due to $$ and rubber wasted) or a mother mold already in place with pour sprues which makes for a very tricky operation. Whatever you did seems to have worked. I'd love to know more about this process. . .
Thanks.
Are you using some sort of brushable silicone rtv? I always wondered if you could brush that stuff on a detailed pattern and build it up in layers without pouring it on. I've only seen it used on smooth objects. It seems the traditional approach is pouring the runny, sirupy kind of rubber on detailed patterns. This requires either a mold box to contain the concoction (not practical for anything but small parts due to $$ and rubber wasted) or a mother mold already in place with pour sprues which makes for a very tricky operation. Whatever you did seems to have worked. I'd love to know more about this process. . .
Thanks.
Kuhn Global
Sr Member
How far out are we Richard?
Looks GREAT...
Looks GREAT...
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Almost there, I should have it molded this week.
I'm using Moldmax 30 with Thivex additive to make it brushable. I mix up the silicone then vac it for about 5 to 10 minutes, then add the thickener and brush on a thin first coat and slightly thicker second coat, adding pigment to each layer so I can tell the coats apart. I'll put about 4 coats on with each coat slightly thicker than the last. After the rubber is about 3/8" of an inch thick I'll make a hydrostone mothermold approx 1/2" thick reinforced with burlap. This stuff is amazing, it reproduces the finest detail, so the final kit will have all the surface detail of the master, it even handles the undercuts with no problems.
Almost there, I should have it molded this week.
I'm using Moldmax 30 with Thivex additive to make it brushable. I mix up the silicone then vac it for about 5 to 10 minutes, then add the thickener and brush on a thin first coat and slightly thicker second coat, adding pigment to each layer so I can tell the coats apart. I'll put about 4 coats on with each coat slightly thicker than the last. After the rubber is about 3/8" of an inch thick I'll make a hydrostone mothermold approx 1/2" thick reinforced with burlap. This stuff is amazing, it reproduces the finest detail, so the final kit will have all the surface detail of the master, it even handles the undercuts with no problems.
Kuhn Global
Sr Member
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Almost there, I should have it molded this week.
I'm using Moldmax 30 with Thivex additive to make it brushable. I mix up the silicone then vac it for about 5 to 10 minutes, then add the thickener and brush on a thin first coat and slightly thicker second coat, adding pigment to each layer so I can tell the coats apart. I'll put about 4 coats on with each coat slightly thicker than the last. After the rubber is about 3/8" of an inch thick I'll make a hydrostone mothermold approx 1/2" thick reinforced with burlap. This stuff is amazing, it reproduces the finest detail, so the final kit will have all the surface detail of the master, it even handles the undercuts with no problems.
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lol...are you sleeping at all?
Almost there, I should have it molded this week.
I'm using Moldmax 30 with Thivex additive to make it brushable. I mix up the silicone then vac it for about 5 to 10 minutes, then add the thickener and brush on a thin first coat and slightly thicker second coat, adding pigment to each layer so I can tell the coats apart. I'll put about 4 coats on with each coat slightly thicker than the last. After the rubber is about 3/8" of an inch thick I'll make a hydrostone mothermold approx 1/2" thick reinforced with burlap. This stuff is amazing, it reproduces the finest detail, so the final kit will have all the surface detail of the master, it even handles the undercuts with no problems.
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lol...are you sleeping at all?
