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                        "Factory Ruins" patterns finished.

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                        Hans von Hammer
                        • Member since
                          June 2008
                        • From: Iowa
                        Posted by Hans von Hammer on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:25 PM
                        Thanks for the links.. I got some coming now.. I bought some silicon mold-making stuff at Hobby Lobby since I was in a pinch, but I had to build it up in layers no thicker than 1/8th inch at a time, letting each layer dry before pouring the next one.. Took a week to pour one-sided mold for a couple of rucksacks I had... Might as well have used bathtub caulk... Clay and plaster, along with Bondo body filler worked well for one-sided molds with now real undercuts, but I really needed a good two-part RTV... Again, Thanks.

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                        trexx
                        • Member since
                          January 2007
                        • From: Northern California
                        Posted by trexx on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:12 PM

                        OMG. That is SO cheating!

                        ...like cobbler elves.

                        I want one though.

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                        renarts
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                          April 2003
                        • From: Sunny Florida
                        Posted by renarts on Monday, February 16, 2009 9:40 PM

                        Hans,

                        http://www.smooth-on.com/

                        http://www.tekcast.com/p4/RTV-Moldmaking-Tips/pages.html

                        http://www.miniaturemolds.com/rtv.htm

                        http://www.culinart.net/silicone.html

                        http://www.artmolds.com/category60.cfm

                        http://www.jgreer.com/silicone%20page.htm

                        http://www.dickblick.com/products/easy-mold-11-rtv-silicone-rubber/?wmcp=yahoo&wmcid=SiteSubmitProducts&wmckw=Easy+Mold+1%3a1+RTV+Silicone+Rubber

                         

                         

                         

                        Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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                        model maniac 96
                        • Member since
                          December 2008
                        • From: Las Vegas, Nevada
                        Posted by model maniac 96 on Monday, February 16, 2009 9:15 PM
                         that's awsome!!
                        "Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.
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                        downtowndeco
                        • Member since
                          August 2005
                        Posted by downtowndeco on Monday, February 16, 2009 7:43 PM

                        I get the RTV from a local supplier that can get Dow Corning products. I use 3110.

                        Randy

                        DP

                         

                         Hans von Hammer wrote:
                         downtowndeco wrote:

                        Thanks much! Basically it involves hand carving and fabricating a master pattern, then making a rubber mold of the pattern, then casting the parts using hydrocal plaster/

                         

                        Randy Pepprock

                        Dioramas Plus

                        www.dioramasplus.com

                         

                         Huxy wrote:

                        That looks impressive! May I ask how you make these?

                        What's your source for RTV rubber, if I can ask?  I'm having a helluva time trying to get the stuff on-line...

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                        jadgpanther302
                        • Member since
                          November 2006
                        • From: Massachusetts
                        Posted by jadgpanther302 on Monday, February 16, 2009 11:43 AM
                        that looks cool. I'll have to get one when imake a dio soon. Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        Hans von Hammer
                        • Member since
                          June 2008
                        • From: Iowa
                        Posted by Hans von Hammer on Monday, February 16, 2009 8:16 AM
                         downtowndeco wrote:

                        Thanks much! Basically it involves hand carving and fabricating a master pattern, then making a rubber mold of the pattern, then casting the parts using hydrocal plaster/

                         

                        Randy Pepprock

                        Dioramas Plus

                        www.dioramasplus.com

                         

                         Huxy wrote:

                        That looks impressive! May I ask how you make these?

                        What's your source for RTV rubber, if I can ask?  I'm having a helluva time trying to get the stuff on-line...

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                        downtowndeco
                        • Member since
                          August 2005
                        Posted by downtowndeco on Monday, February 16, 2009 7:38 AM

                        Thanks much! Basically it involves hand carving and fabricating a master pattern, then making a rubber mold of the pattern, then casting the parts using hydrocal plaster/

                         

                        Randy Pepprock

                        Dioramas Plus

                        www.dioramasplus.com

                         

                         Huxy wrote:

                        That looks impressive! May I ask how you make these?

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                        Huxy
                        • Member since
                          April 2008
                        • From: Kristiansund, Norway
                        Posted by Huxy on Monday, February 16, 2009 6:00 AM

                        That looks impressive! May I ask how you make these?

                        "Every War Starts And Ends With An Invasion".

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                        downtowndeco
                        • Member since
                          August 2005
                        "Factory Ruins" patterns finished.
                        Posted by downtowndeco on Sunday, February 15, 2009 10:21 PM

                        First off, thanks to all that responded to our first ad in FSM! Thanks much, I appreciate the support & I'm glad to see you guys like our new line of dio kits.

                        I just finished the master patterns for my latest 1/35 kit. DP5, Factory Ruins. I did a test casting & everything fits great. Also included with this kit will be laser cut wood windows and laser cut "shattered glass". I should have this one ready to ship in a few weeks.

                        As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments.

                        Cheers!

                        Randy Pepprock
                        Dioramas Plus
                        www.dioramasplus.com

                         

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