well, i can say this: there was no need for you to apologize near the end of the video for the video being “too long”. You did an EXCELLENT job, not only on the helmets themselves, but on explaining everything throughout the whole process. I am pretty much brand new at this whole casting & molding thing. so new, that all i’ve done so far is some “research” or in other words, “watched a dozen or so youtube videos it. and, i wish i woulda stumbled on your video first, i would be comfortable trying my first “run” just from watching this video alone. so, just wanted to say thank you for this video, i learned more from this one video than i did from all the others, combined! 🤣 but hey, dont reckon i ought to be surprised, why? because, i can tell your from the south, like myself… and thats how use good ol boys do it down here! 🤣👍 thanks again brother. ☺️👍👍
Nice "How To" video. One piece of advice on the fill tube, make it a cone shape so you have a nice big fill hole but the actual area on the final piece isn't so big.
Thanks for the really detailed tutorial! But please please wear a mask when casting resin! A toy maker from Instagram had to go to the ER for inhaling too many fumes. 😨
A friend of mine and I were talking about this exact process and also 3D print (which seems way more expensive as far as getting a finished product) Thanks for the explanation, and great tutorial, I'll be heading to get all the stuff needed to make some cool pieces! Thanks again!
Good video. Very easy to follow step by step instructions. I'm actually at this moment watching your vid and prepping to do some todd McFarlane warhammer 40k head sculpts that I bought off of ebay. I hope they come out good.
Greg, enjoyed this and would like to try it. “Smooth-On” is actually 2 minutes from where I live in Southeastern PA. They helped create a BB-8 unit that could withstand the heat when filming the desert scenes in The Force Awakens. Thanks!
Love this! I’m about to create my first custom figure and this was super helpful. You mentioned being able to go back in later and add those lines you lost on the helmet later, what would you use to do that?
I've seen people take powder bronze and coat their mold with it (it sticks to the silicone) then pour resin in. They get a bronze cast. Now it is dull looking and you can polish it but you have to take care and not burn thru the bronze while polishing since it is kind of thin. I guess any kind of powder that sticks to the silicone could be used to "color" the project.
Hey Greg! What are the extra steps if the helmet is hollow on the inside? For example, I’m casting a 1:12 (6 inch) Uruk Hai Helmet. It goes over the head etc.
Awesome video! I always come back to this one when making newer molds. Have you ever done a whole figure, piece by piece, limb and pegs? If so, any advice?
New to this, so this may be a stupid question. Can't you just pour 2.5ozs of A into the cup and then pour in part B up to 5ozs (2.5ozs)? using the same cup? Or am I missing something? You literally poured into one cup just to dump it in the other cup, leaving some of the stuff in said cup.
Awesome stuff my brother. How do you get your Dremel to a slower speed.? I have the same one but I think I don’t know how to control the speeds . Lost the directions . 🦾😎👍
I don't think the video was long for the slowed down content the viewers had to see. I've seen somewhat similar with a metallurgist RU-vid video to pour molten aluminum in high temperature clay cast where the clay cast was made by two halves rather than your cut and turn left and right technique. The same principal of the object coated with powder releasing sand from the clay. Then both halves would join (like your rubber bands) with metal wires. Same type of fill hole principle made to allow hot liquid metal fill the cavity within the clay. The two halves and wire banded thing held in place by sand (in a steel bucket or 1 gallon paint can for a small project he showed). Still great crafting with art plastics. The problem with the resulting plastic is that it is not as durable as the original plastic the toy company had. Still good enough for model vs playability! 😉😂
Greg Cook I can understand that but you had so many I almost stopped watching ,which is a shame cuz you’re very informative and your videos are good , just the amount of ads is what I’m upset about
Derek Smith YES they are but not so many in one video !!!! The OP has the option of how many get used in each video and my opinion is that there were too many and ruined the video I’m entitled to my opinion and I don’t need to be told what to watch and not to watch by the likes of you !
Great how to video Greg! Enjoyed it much. I assume I could try this with a clear resin to make a translucent head and or figure? Or even add a color pigment and it still be translucent?
