Comments on: Recent Musings 5-18 http://wargamerhaven.com/ramblings/recent-musings-5-18 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:42:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: TGBO42 http://wargamerhaven.com/ramblings/recent-musings-5-18/comment-page-1#comment-552 TGBO42 Fri, 29 May 2009 14:38:52 +0000 http://wargamerhaven.com/?p=171#comment-552 I've used greenstuff before for mold-making when I just needed a part or two. One of my eldar has an arm made entirely of it. Some internal bracing on anything that big and long is a must. Greenstuff is kinda floppy and flexible on it's own. (wow, Smilin' Bob would be proud of that bit of text) You can also use stuff like thinly-brushed on veggie oils for release agents. And it'll probably clean off easier then vaseline. I’ve used greenstuff before for mold-making when I just needed a part or two. One of my eldar has an arm made entirely of it. Some internal bracing on anything that big and long is a must. Greenstuff is kinda floppy and flexible on it’s own. (wow, Smilin’ Bob would be proud of that bit of text)

You can also use stuff like thinly-brushed on veggie oils for release agents. And it’ll probably clean off easier then vaseline.

]]> By: Raptor1313 http://wargamerhaven.com/ramblings/recent-musings-5-18/comment-page-1#comment-551 Raptor1313 Fri, 29 May 2009 05:32:07 +0000 http://wargamerhaven.com/?p=171#comment-551 Ok, I double-checked it. A bit of casting/mold-making on the cheap I've been testing involves JB Stick Weld. It's a metal epoxy; it's bloody strong and still lets you get away with something like Vaseline as a release agent. It can also mold with itself; I need to get pictures of the prototype molds and plasma rifles I've made with it. The bright side is that it's cheap; $5 for a tube of the stuff that's about an inch in diameter and 4-5" tall. It also sets fast; something like an hour to real working strength, so you can mold in a hurry. Well, it's fast compared to green stuff, and takes to trimming reasonably well. I'm not so sure about filing it, though, and larger molds might need some internal bracing in the form of paperclips. Ok, I double-checked it. A bit of casting/mold-making on the cheap I’ve been testing involves JB Stick Weld. It’s a metal epoxy; it’s bloody strong and still lets you get away with something like Vaseline as a release agent. It can also mold with itself; I need to get pictures of the prototype molds and plasma rifles I’ve made with it.

The bright side is that it’s cheap; $5 for a tube of the stuff that’s about an inch in diameter and 4-5″ tall. It also sets fast; something like an hour to real working strength, so you can mold in a hurry. Well, it’s fast compared to green stuff, and takes to trimming reasonably well. I’m not so sure about filing it, though, and larger molds might need some internal bracing in the form of paperclips.

]]> By: Raptor1313 http://wargamerhaven.com/ramblings/recent-musings-5-18/comment-page-1#comment-547 Raptor1313 Thu, 28 May 2009 04:44:01 +0000 http://wargamerhaven.com/?p=171#comment-547 I'm having a bit of luck actually making molds on the cheap with some mechanical epoxies. I'll have to double-check the brand names, but I figure you'd like 'em. As for Chaos, I vote for seeing some Chaos-Zilla. That list you've got could be hellaciously nasty from what I saw, and there's lots of fun to be had with Dreadnoughts. I’m having a bit of luck actually making molds on the cheap with some mechanical epoxies. I’ll have to double-check the brand names, but I figure you’d like ‘em.

As for Chaos, I vote for seeing some Chaos-Zilla. That list you’ve got could be hellaciously nasty from what I saw, and there’s lots of fun to be had with Dreadnoughts.

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