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    I've never cast before but have you played around with vents in the mold to deal with voids and air bubbles? I imagine it'd be a pain to clean them out if you're reusing the mold but you'd have less work to do on the molded piece.
    Any figure that comes with swords demands wrist articulation.

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    I've had that problem with I cured resin before and the only thing you can do is clean it out and wash it so it doesn't affect future pours.

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    Thread necromancy!

    I’ve continued to play with resin casting (as has been seen in numerous customs since 2017). I’m going to do a live video on my Facebook page this evening (Saturday 10/8/19) at 8:30pm or thereabouts. It will be found at facebook.com/MsToyCustoms, and will be posted there afterwards if you can’t/don’t want to tune in live.

    I’ll have a friend with me, so it won’t just be me droning on.

    If you do tune in, make sure to say “hi!”.
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    Found some stuff called composi-mold in an art supply store, it requires the material to be heated and poured over what you want to make into a mould, so I'm testing it on some junker pieces.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SMHFConvoy View Post
    Found some stuff called composi-mold in an art supply store, it requires the material to be heated and poured over what you want to make into a mould, so I'm testing it on some junker pieces.
    Okay so depending on what volume of this product you bought (I bought the smallest quantity) you heat the solid in the microwave for a minute and 20 seconds, smaller quantities require less time obviously, it has a slightly citrus smell and it's food-safe if that matters to anyone. You can also buy a spray called bubble buster, it's supposed to be sprayed onto the piece that you're going to make a mould of and it stops bubbles forming on the part you're moulding.

    I made a mould of POTP Blot's head, the pouring of hot liquid over didn't warp or damage it but I wouldn't use this stuff to create a mould of door panels or anything that is a thin plastic and could be warped by hot liquid.

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