Casting Resin Bases with Darrell
November 4, 2011 by darrell
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Darrell is truely the Base Master.
A pretty popular alternative to lego is plasticine, just make a little wall on a board etc around what you want to cast, or if its something you want to cast with a flat back- say you want a partially buried ruin or sinking boat etc- roll out some plasticine a bit bigger than the size of your model, dig a hole big enough to bury it to the required depth, seal the edges with plasticine, and either square it off with a scraper or build the plasticine up as dirt surrounding it(or waves swelling round it if you’re doing… Read more »
can someone recommend where to buy the silicone stuff from? and the resin he uses to pour in?
I know of this company called Hobby’s who does moulding materials, but I’ve never tried them. Found some stuff they do here http://hobby.uk.com/moulding-casting.html It might have something similar to that silicone in the video. 🙂
Oh, and they have a magazine you can sometimes get in WH Smiths (in the UK), which is where I remembered seeing their mould making stuff.
http://www.sylmasta.com sells mould stuff, tools, measuring cups, resin, green stuff.. practically everything you’ll ever need.
Oh yeah, I forgot about that site, cheers! Hopefully they’ll have cheaper stuff 🙂
http://www.smooth-on.com/
I like their mold max 20
Hirst arts has a pretty good article where they compare a number of different mold materials.
http://www.hirstarts.com/moldmake/moldmaking.html
I think you can get suitable resins from some hardware stores…
Yup, Fastglas resin can be bought from most popular hardware store chains – and it’s usually fairly cheap. I can buy 500ml for about £6 and that will last for ages.
I like that base you made… It’s the ideal style for Bushido minis or maybe some Anima tactics asian styled figures !
Brilliant idea this, looks great! Lots of ideas forming already!
Some other hints: 1) Pre-measure the amount of silicon you need with rice. This way you can get it right the first time. 2) Many silicons require more careful measurement than eyeball. Grab a scale. Follow the instructions on the silicon you have. Too little catalyst can be a real mess. Too much results in weak rubber. 3) Stir the silicon in a round shaped cup. Where do you even get a square cup? The corners will trap silicon. Round cups have corners at the bottom. So, pour the silicon into another cup. The stuff trapped in the corners of… Read more »
Very cool. Do you get the resin and silicone from model shops or Hardware stores?
This is where I get my resin and silicone
http://www.maragon.co.uk/arts-and-crafts.html?aq=f&gcx=c&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=maragon+casting
Cool, I’ll have to check that out too 🙂
I get my sillicone from http://www.thomsonbros.co.uk/
I usually by in bulk, 5 kg, but you can by 1 kg cans.
I use 3481 (firm) or 3483 (soft), it’s expensive but the moulds seem to last forever.
you have to ring for prices.
As a cheap alternative you can paint thin layers of bathroon sealer onto the model, clear is best.
Might have to give this a try. I’ve done some plaster casting for terrain and am planning to make some of my own moulds but never tried resin. Do you get the same kind of issues with resin? Air bubbles and the like?
The Hirst Arts web site has a load of usefull info on casting your own stuff up.
loved it!!! It has given me some ideas on trying to use resin 🙂 A good tutorial
Pretty cool.
I was making a silicone mold and I put a fair bit of catalyst in, but it’s still barely any less runny – do i need to add more?