I have been reading tutorials for the better part of the afternoon, and i am finding most of my answers, but some questions still remain.
For my first project, I plan on making something small. I have narrowed it down to an MC helmet, the "scout" helmet from halo 3, a pistol (halo 3), or carmine's helmet from gears of war. If I were to make any of the helmets, it would be about half the size of a loaf of bread, and the pistol would be pistol sized (duh).
I have compiled a list of things i think i will need:
-"rebound 25 brushable silicon rubber" from smooth-on
-plasti-paste
-chavant nsp clay (soft or medium?, would 10 lbs be enough?)
-resin (what should i use?)
-assorted brushes/clay tools
-reference pics
-pen/pencil/paper to write down notes (what i should do differently, what worked well, etc.- for next time)
Do you think I am missing anything?
This is how i understand the process:
-sculpt model (does the clay need to dry before moving on?)
-several coats of silicon
-shims
-plasti-paste
-remove mold
-fill mold with resin
-wait
-remove new toy
-
-profit
I have thick skin, please give me ALL of your input. Sorry if anything is unclear, i have found that in making threads on other forums, I jump around a lot.
Thanks!
UPDATE:
I decided that plaster wont work, it was hard to sculpt, and i have no efficient way of getting all the airbubbles out (i let it sit on the non-moving part of my belt sander, didnt work well enough). I did however find a website that sells pretty much everything i need.
Should I get soft, medium, or hard chavant NSP clay?
Is this head fine?
As you may have noticed, I chose to go for a full helmet, how much resin and silicon should i expect to use?
I am working on getting more pics of the helmet, hang in there
For my first project, I plan on making something small. I have narrowed it down to an MC helmet, the "scout" helmet from halo 3, a pistol (halo 3), or carmine's helmet from gears of war. If I were to make any of the helmets, it would be about half the size of a loaf of bread, and the pistol would be pistol sized (duh).
I have compiled a list of things i think i will need:
-"rebound 25 brushable silicon rubber" from smooth-on
-plasti-paste
-chavant nsp clay (soft or medium?, would 10 lbs be enough?)
-resin (what should i use?)
-assorted brushes/clay tools
-reference pics
-pen/pencil/paper to write down notes (what i should do differently, what worked well, etc.- for next time)
Do you think I am missing anything?
This is how i understand the process:
-sculpt model (does the clay need to dry before moving on?)
-several coats of silicon
-shims
-plasti-paste
-remove mold
-fill mold with resin
-wait
-remove new toy
-
-profit
I have thick skin, please give me ALL of your input. Sorry if anything is unclear, i have found that in making threads on other forums, I jump around a lot.
Thanks!
UPDATE:
I decided that plaster wont work, it was hard to sculpt, and i have no efficient way of getting all the airbubbles out (i let it sit on the non-moving part of my belt sander, didnt work well enough). I did however find a website that sells pretty much everything i need.
Should I get soft, medium, or hard chavant NSP clay?
Is this head fine?
As you may have noticed, I chose to go for a full helmet, how much resin and silicon should i expect to use?
I am working on getting more pics of the helmet, hang in there