First test castings out of the mold tonight. I still need to try the flexible urethane buttons. I don't see any problems with them, but you never know...
Oh... real on on the left. Replica on the right.
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As you can see they are good and hollow. On these test castings the mold spread apart in the middle so the grill has to be dremeled out on the inside a tad *about 1/16" or less. I can fix that on later castings.
The replica switch - inside and outside.
On and off the replica PAL.
On the plus side, I set up the mold so I can do a hollow cast or a solid cast without too much effort. Heros and stunts baby... Of course, I have the feeling I'm going to need to make at least another two or three molds
More info as I get further along this weekend. I have NO idea as to pricing at the moment. I still need to test the flexible buttons. I'm concerened that they may be too thin for the flexible urethane to properly set. If those can't be done, they will EVENTUALLY be offered with solid resin ones or a solid flexible urethane button.
As always - more as this develops.
Stay shiny...
-Gary
Oh... real on on the left. Replica on the right.
As you can see they are good and hollow. On these test castings the mold spread apart in the middle so the grill has to be dremeled out on the inside a tad *about 1/16" or less. I can fix that on later castings.
The replica switch - inside and outside.
On and off the replica PAL.
On the plus side, I set up the mold so I can do a hollow cast or a solid cast without too much effort. Heros and stunts baby... Of course, I have the feeling I'm going to need to make at least another two or three molds
More info as I get further along this weekend. I have NO idea as to pricing at the moment. I still need to test the flexible buttons. I'm concerened that they may be too thin for the flexible urethane to properly set. If those can't be done, they will EVENTUALLY be offered with solid resin ones or a solid flexible urethane button.
As always - more as this develops.
Stay shiny...
-Gary
