Gerry Can Show You Single-Sided Moulds
February 11, 2020 by avernos
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with a double of whiskey or a pint and the phrase “bout ye”
you “mould” them all to your likeness… all the viewers, and OTTer CoGs…
I’m proud of you! 🙂
that epvc is very versatile, just saying…. cool vid Gerry 🙂
Lego is excellent for making mould boxes
I used to use it a lot, but expensive if you don’t have a lot lying around.
If you dont, I’m sure your parents probably have some tucked away in their attic somewhere. ;p
If you don’t have a ‘massage wand’ to help with getting the air bubbles out, there are plenty of online, reputable retailers that provide these. I believe that there are a number of ‘self help’ videos as well that you can look at to see how to get the best out of your wand.
On top of a washing machine or tumble dryer works as well. You have to turn them on of course
Another use of a hot glue gun – if you have a silicon mould for something small and not complex and you want something quickly, fill the mould with hot glue… sets quickly and comes out easily.
My dad used to use lego to ensure the sides of wagons kits and scratch built buildings were built square – I wish I could find the box of lego bits he had for doing it.
You can also use low melt sticks to prevent any damage
I make my moulds out of Lego. quick and easy and reusable. never tried it this way.
foam core board ?
foam sandwhiched with paper
I think FoamCore is more of a trade name in the UK for the lightweight plastic sheet that is used for external shop signage (or estate agent boards etc). It’s got very very tiny holes, so it appears to be a single, solid sheet of plastic, rather than a spongy, squishy foam (like you usually find between two pieces of paper, in the stuff called foam core board)
a great interesting video shame the silicone had went off.
Considering all the plastic packaging you Beasts should go through in a matter of days, try scavenging the appropriate size/depths of trays that all the minis come in. With a wide variety stashed away (Here, Lloydie, Lloydie, Lloydie) there would be no need to make the mold forms. Flames of War blisters used to be great for small, flat items. Elmer’s Glue is great for sealing the item down and a lot safer than hot glue. Just give it the night off to solidify.
that’s a good tip about hot glue and ipa!! never made the connection. thanks that given me a few ideas!!
At a time when it’s all too easy to load a 3d model onto the screen and hit “print” and repeat half a dozen times, it’s reassuring to know these “old school” methods are still popular (and, let’s be honest, about a million times quicker!). As much as I love my resin printer, I always feel a greater sense of acheivement making moulds to cast multiples of anything (greeblies and wall panels for terrain, for example).
Hmmm… I am going to avoid channeling the Chinese chef who was host to the show “Yan Can Cook” but the food looked so good.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_i0VvKsevaQ
I was a huge fan but it was the time he had his mother on that was the best