Making Sci Fi Out Of Trash 

Tic tac boxes and a dental floss container that has a blue transparent window in it are what I used on my custom MSE-6 mouse Droid builds. I used pencils, even LEGO parts upside down, a old container from a round Bluetooth speaker too. Something out if nothing! Yeah baby!

Making stuff out of trash is a time-honored tradition from sci-fi modelling and tabletop gaming.

Wow, that was amazing. Now I finally understand why I've been saving all this weird stuff!

Two jobs ago, I was part of a crew that would cast parts for the drama department of a small college every now and again. We used stuff called " Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty". Easy to work with, water based, little odor, and fairly durable. Not suited for large castings. Pops out of molds easily. It would be great for blister pack molds. Downside...takes a while to completely dry, depending on size of object, temperature and humidity. Overnight to a few days. This stuff has been awhile...since the '40s, I think. Buy a small can and give it a try - It's worth experimenting with.

The genius creativity of this channel is mind blowing! Keep up the great work Brian! Loving every episode!

Great Ideas! Thank you!

OMG this is brilliant. Thank you.

LONG LIVE RESOURCEFULNESS, IMPROVISATION AND SUCH WONDERFUL CREATIVITY! Just to add to this GREAT PRESENTATION, there are so many common THINGS that most people buy over and over again from the local SUPERMARKET----and by "things", I mean, mostly, plastic FOOD containers----that can just be kept and PAINTED AND USED DIRECTLY without molding and casting needed. I know I'm stating the obvious, but just thought I'd add that in as a reminder of how commonly available potential set dressing and prop pieces are to be found in daily life. Along with things like those battery, tool and other misc blister packs, we have all kinds of bottle, jar and disposable take-away tops and lids that can be stacked together in all kinds of ways and painted directly. MUCH BETTER THIS STUFF WINDS UP IN A SPACESHIP SET THAN A LAND FILL! (I have built a very large spaceship set in my building, almost all of it from found objects...Of course, it helps that I'm living in an area full of light industry where zillions of other, larger scale REALLY UNIQUE items ---like discarded electronic casings, video and tv backs and components, vacuum cleaners, pool pumps, flexible tubing/hoses etc etc are easily and constantly to be found. Wonderful to be able to recycle these things in creative ways.). Thanks for the video. Lots of fun!

Good idea to keep another mold handy.

Great idea to use everyday plastic, I've become very accustomed to using 3d printing for everything, but it's really refreshing to see new ways to do things!

You could also rotocast (slush cast) the inside of what ever you want to make a mold of to save a TON of resin!!!! Another great video brother!!!

That's a great idea! Thank you for sharing this.

Great video. I've been having a lot of fun casting recently!

Love the out-takes.

Fantastic

Awesome man.....unique video

Use smooth on mold release to prevent sticking

My 2 year old threw a remote into our 55 inch TV. Destroyed the TV. Kit bashing time. I go so many cool things out of the TV. My biggest surprise was the LED lights. Now I need to learn about those.

Yeah it’s official my mind has just been blown! Such a great idea and they look so good the options are limitless very cool.😎

That's awesome great work i find things in the trash laying around and make things myself but to mold them is another level thanks

Very inspiring! Love all this.

Each episode keeps getting better and better!!!!! Awesome work.

i really appreciate your parts and supplies list. resin..metal powders...I would'nt know where or how to use these things! 2 thumbs up! 👍👍

I’ve saved every single plastic tray from the delivered parts of the “Deagostini build R2-D2” project. Now I have a great reason why.

This is such a cool idea! Thank you for sharing. I really want to try this now!

Awesome work!!! Thanks for sharing! Very inspiring!!

What a great ideal!!

This is life changing! i,m always trying to find stuff around the house that i can use for anything star wars! i love this!!

love the bloopers

2:23-2:30...I'm not the only one....Subscribed!

You're always giving me good ideas to make stuff! thanks!

You could try using Durham's Rock Hard Putty, instead of resin. It's a hard plaster, similar to Hydrocal. It'd be cheaper and would eliminate the bonding problem that you encountered with the resin.

Great video! Love what you did with the plastic lid, that looked great!

Another fantastic video!!

I'm writing all of this down to add my box of tricks for sci-fi space ship modeling! BIG thanks for this video. This is really going to open up my custom model building!

This is awesome!, you are so creative and thanks for share this amazing tips ;)

The battery pack made the best shape! Kind of Egyptian! Subscribed! 😊

so glad i found this channel you have some great ideas

These are not ridiculous projects, they are works of art for any SciFi ventures. Been doing this stuff for decades ;)

That was a real cool video

BRILLIANCE

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐LOVE this process!!! Thank you for sharing. Such amazing shapes which can add lots of interest to projects; with such little time and effort.⭐⭐⭐ If I was to sculpt those shapes from scratch, it would take days.

Great video brother!! Keep it up..

I do this all the time!

Not only is this a great idea but the outtakes at the end literally made me laugh out loud 😂 Thanks again Brian for great content 👏👏👏

Mind blown....

Here’s a crazy idea spay the molds with mold release! It’s made for easier casting removal. 👍

I use spray furniture polish as a release agent and I use home made paper-clay (mushed up toilet paper and casting powder) instead of resin, much cheaper.

Turning trash into treasure. I like it.

You've got an eye for sci fi shapes. It's like you see them everywhere! It reminds me of myself as a welder, I can't not see a weld when I'm out in the world Your eye just becomes trained to see it. You managed some really cool combos there. That 9V battery shell was cool

cooool

This is a really clever and smart technique. I never thought about doing this, but I'm definitely going to give this a try in the future! Awesome work as usual... your videos are always entertaining and I look forward to them. Keep it up!

just found your channel bud. love your videos. makes me want to turn my garage into a workshop.

man this is WAAAAAAY too cool!!!! easily convert your shop to look like it's straight out of STAR WARS!!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Amazing build brother. Learned alot. Never tried anything resin because of small place.. also dont want my service dog to get a hold of anything like that. Keep it in mind.

Wow...Gotta get me some resin!

woaahhh!!! THAT BASE!!! 😲 ok.. you got me.. now, I SUBSCRIBE! thanks.. 😊

Greate results. Everything is a potential mold!

How have I just heard of this channel? I like this guys attitude. And creativity. Good Lord I am still in the apartment stage of my life; too bad I can't build an entire Cockpit like game room similar to his basement without ruining the apartment ha. Need to do it in a way it can be completely portable.

Your dope homie...I do this too..I call it craft cannibalism lol

So cool! I have resin from art projects! I didn’t have or want to buy the aluminum powder so I used edible silver dust ($4.79) mixed with the Abby powder when I poured the resin- came out great just using leftovers and trash.

Woohoo! Ive been waiting for this episode! This has been one of my favorite videos from you. Just wondering, have you ever thought about live streaming?

Great idea. I was yelling at the screen 'where is your can of Man release?!'

Mann’s UNIVERSAL mold release is good for NO APPLICATION- lol 🤣

Dumpster Divin!! Yeah Baby!🦎

Oh wow, that's something I've ever done... My mind is spinning with all the ways I can use this! ❤️ Thanks dude PS. Have you set yourself a challenge to use a hard drive platter attachment spindle in EVERY video? Haha

Polyester Parfilm mold release like ultra4 is handy and makes things easy to remove.

Great video and great ideas! I may be missing something obvious: but why did you not just use (cheaper) platter of Paris for casting off of the plastic containers directly?

Try easy filler/plaster. Im guessing its cheaper than resin and does the work ok in flexible plastic molds should be easy to remove

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5:55 That's a vintage STAR WARS toy. I actually have one of those myself. I got it at a comic book store, and it was actually pretty cheap.

Someone else probably suggested it, but you need a spray-on release agent. I think that's sold at the craft stores.

Hmmm, ever tried out Alginat? None toxic, but a bit flabby, like Silikon. In Europe 5 kg cost about 65 EUR, that`s about 78$. Can be coloured with metallic epoxy colours. I´m happy with the results.

Hi, I've come across your videos and found them both informative and entertaining. I would like to make a suggestion regarding the clear packing from the items up purchased. How about painting the interior Silver and painting the outside the what ever color you are using. You can then scratch the exterior paint off exposing the silver beneath. Just a thought for your consideration. Keep up the great videos.

Petroleum Jelly works great for separating parts.

Graphite powder works just as well as aluminum, but darker, and you can turn the resin black just by mixing in some more.

Look up PVA RELEASE FILM from Fibre Glast. You can use a Walmart Campbell Hausfeld sprayer to spray it on and the parts will come right out.

Have you considered using spam or other non-stick spray when making these items?

I got excited until i realized my local dump will not even let me take its junk lol.

How do you make the Omni from the tv show voyagers from 1982 sci Fi prop

Are you in Denver? Do you use the Reynolds store there?

What Brand of paint and Brushes you use

Hey bud. Just some pam coking spray will do great to allow the resin to release

Mate you are so talented coming up with ideas just by looking at trash and stuff but could you do a vid where you have to make something that looks really cool but just with foam board so that's all your allowed to use anyway that's it thanks for being awesome

Could UV Resin work for the same application?

You shoulda used mold release or something like it. Vasoline maybe would work

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take the hyperloop challenge! make a youtube video showing a pod, a tube and show people getting into hyperloop pod, getting out of the pod. put the door in the side of the tube. like a old tumble dryer door. add sound FX . your 200 mile hyperloop track can be a scale model. remember it does not need to work, as its science fiction video. can be powerd by any renewable or magical energy. bulk snake oil , beeswax , AA batteries , mass hamster power farms or solar panels show how your hyperloop will circumnavigate the globe in just 1 hr. because that's amazing and more tham other hyperloop videos showing reimagined science. magical science. remember donate any funds you get from gullible investors to charity if your not running a scam!

Ok what do you use to mount everything to the wall? By the way I just ordered my first container if resin because of your video now everyone thinks I'm crazy scrounging through garbage 🤣

I drive my wife nuts with the stuff that I refuse to throw away. Hopefully buy the time I retire and we move to our new house that has a shop that I can totally dedicate to model making she can see that it is not a waste of time.

@PunishedProps⭐⭐⭐ I think you guys will enjoy these Giant Greeblies. ⭐⭐⭐

You can also use the cooking spray Pam instead of baby powder and the Pam will spread more evenly then the powder

Use plaster to cast your stuff, it's so much cheaper then resin.

Use mold release

Great work! (Never mind that 'less is more" guy) Hope this helps--> Mann ease release 200 (smooth-on) I use dry rice to calculate volumes, so I don't have water near the resin and to ensure There's no water contamination in the mold

I love to how the video says make it out of trash... Oh yeah, but the resin is expensive...

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Yes, you need a separating agent. Be sure to find one comparable with your resin.

Baby powder is not a good choice, you should use something that is fat-based. What worked very well for me is Vaseline or this spray, which you use to prevent the cookies from sticking to the oven after baking.

Absolutely awesome! Side note...I've been a subscriber of your channel for a long time, but for some reason, RU-vid unsubscribed me from your channel. I hope you are not losing a bunch of subscribers! Thank you for everything you do and I absolutely enjoy your channel :)