Casting putz figure

Post by **PutzinVT** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:39 am

So I tried my hand at casting a figure from an old house.
I won the house a few weeks ago.

Here's my casting of one with a new paint job.

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Post by **BrianB** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:16 am

Spot on!! Looks great!!!
Is your paint that shiny or do you spray it with a clear coat? Looks really cool!

Post by **PutzinVT** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:37 am

A little clear coat after.

Post by **paulrace** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:30 pm

Looks great, Steve.

Post by **Howard** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 6:57 am

Steve...

You've got the science of casting down to an art form...

What did you use to make the mold?...

Did you use a mold release agent?...

What did you use to cast the piece?...

Howard

Post by **les** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 8:35 am

Great job, Steve!!!

Post by **PutzinVT** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:36 pm

I'll post something soon. All my notes at home.

Post by **PutzinVT** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:26 pm

So I started working on this one a year or so ago.

I first read this online article:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Simpl ... with_Resin

I used the following molding putty:

http://amazingmoldputty.com/

I used the following casting material:

http://www.tapplastics.com/product/mold ... _epoxy/386

notes on what I learned.

The choices a purely on that I found all at my local Micheals.

Once I get the mold making part down, I plan to try using water putty to cast. As It will make
each figure cost pennies.

Oh, I never said but the figure on the left was the original and the right the cast one.
Not sure if it was obvious.

Steve