Willdorling
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Sounds interesting Skel. Am looking forward to the big reveal on the base! And to see more of Mr Toad after the pic above. I'm sure the colour mix and tones will be spot on as usual.
Will
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SkelettetS
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cheers Will, been working on it a bit more, some irritating air bubbles at the surface make me a bit irritated but im not going to sand me to death here. at least it work. pics are comming soon!
SkelettetS
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a vaccum chamber had been nice, but im not going to invest thousands of dollars in this piece 
AndyG
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one of those electric car tyre pumps would do the trick your not talking the depths of space type vacuum but hey be low enough pressure. Just have the intake securely attached to the chamber your evacuating. The real rub comes from having a strong enough chamber and air tight gaskets.
I've seen a low pressure glass vessel go in the lab......f*cking made me crap my pants! Glass everywhere went off like a bomb!
I've seen a low pressure glass vessel go in the lab......f*cking made me crap my pants! Glass everywhere went off like a bomb!
Alexandra
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Not that it helps a lot now, but the trick is ( if you don't want to invest in a vacuum pump ) to use instead of the 3% of catalyst, use between 2% to 2.5%. After mixing the catalyst to the resin, let it rest about 5 to 10 minutes so that the bubbles surface before pouring. When you pour it, make sure it flows from one of the mould walls to avoid making more bubbles. If any resists, gently tap it on the bottom to make the annoying bubbles surface.
SkelettetS
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Some new images, way too little time for hobby lately though, so nothing exceptional... tungue has been attached, and the toad is glued stuck to the other part of the base. tilted in these images though!
the water, sanded to death (yeah, had to...) and all surface bubbles is taking care of. pretty happy with the result here
...hope i can find som more time in the nearest future. yeah right...
the water, sanded to death (yeah, had to...) and all surface bubbles is taking care of. pretty happy with the result here
...hope i can find som more time in the nearest future. yeah right...
khavor
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Looks like all the sanding has paid off. The water effect looks really cool. So, how much of a pain was it to sand the front side and not destroy the lily pad where it hangs over?
I read somewhere that heat (like a flame) can also be used to draw the bubbles out. Only problem with this is the resin is also quit flammable. This resulted in me setting the water on fire when I was doing the pour for the guy in my avatar pic. Fortunately it didn't do much damage, just looked like some kind of flaming cocktail you'd order at a bar. Definitely did NOT draw the bubbles out.
I read somewhere that heat (like a flame) can also be used to draw the bubbles out. Only problem with this is the resin is also quit flammable. This resulted in me setting the water on fire when I was doing the pour for the guy in my avatar pic. Fortunately it didn't do much damage, just looked like some kind of flaming cocktail you'd order at a bar. Definitely did NOT draw the bubbles out.
Coyotebreaks
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Looking good. The is very well done.
SkelettetS
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thanks folks, very happy 'bout the water, although you still can see some marks of the sand-paper this is better than i hoped for (or feared)
khavor; a LOT
alexandra; the tongue is sculpted using super sculpty clay, the type of stuff you have to roast in the oven (10 minutes at 100 degrees something).
khavor; a LOT
alexandra; the tongue is sculpted using super sculpty clay, the type of stuff you have to roast in the oven (10 minutes at 100 degrees something).
Alexandra
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thanks folks, very happy 'bout the water, although you still can see some marks of the sand-paper this is better than i hoped for (or feared)
khavor; a LOT
alexandra; the tongue is sculpted using super sculpty clay, the type of stuff you have to roast in the oven (10 minutes at 100 degrees something).
Thanks
You might want to try to pass polish on the sand-paper marks. You can use the same auto painter use to finish the cars polishing. Mind that it has to be extra fine grain. It also has the up side of making the polyester more shiny.
William T.
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The base looks pretty sick! I can't wait to see the finished overall product!
SkelettetS
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thanks!
alexandra, thanks for the tip. lets see if i can find a suitable car-thing-store. some finer sandpaper would be a nice start, obviously P1200 wasnt enough. 2000 should do it i believe - too bad ive coated the piece with gloss varnish. back to "go" without collecting 2K... AGAIN. lol. live and learn...
alexandra, thanks for the tip. lets see if i can find a suitable car-thing-store. some finer sandpaper would be a nice start, obviously P1200 wasnt enough. 2000 should do it i believe - too bad ive coated the piece with gloss varnish. back to "go" without collecting 2K... AGAIN. lol. live and learn...
