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Post by youngling on Feb 14, 2007 18:07:42 GMT -5
Sorry Captain. No ill will was meant here.
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Post by admin on Feb 15, 2007 21:22:17 GMT -5
I got the foam sculpt to shape today. And I've begun to spackle it up. Spackle is typically used in either small amounts or thin layers, so this is going to take a while to dry. But I figured it'd be best to leave it over night anyways, and finish spackling it up tomorrow, and start to sand it smooth on saturday. Then I can start to fine-tune it for better shape. I just need something I can see right now, and believe it or not, foam is very hard to see.
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Post by youngling on Feb 15, 2007 21:28:28 GMT -5
Looking REALLY good Captain. I will post pics of my other molds made the same way in my oun thread tonight. But still looking Fricken sweet.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2007 21:55:35 GMT -5
keep up the great work captain...That is going to be one SWEET looking shoulder bell
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Post by admin on Feb 17, 2007 1:23:11 GMT -5
Fully coated, given a first sanding, and coat of primer. I took this photo when it was half coated in primer so that you could see the difference. Though there is the obvious issue of flash, this pretty much shows the actual difference between unprimered spackle and primered spackle. Spackle absorbs so much light that it's almot impossible to actually "see" it when looking it over for bumps and stuff. I still have a ton of work to do on it before I start going for accuracy. But this is a major step, and I'm glad to say that this spackle method worked very well!
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Post by Anrev on Feb 17, 2007 11:40:58 GMT -5
Spackle makes it very easy to sand and fill. But be careful with it. Spackle is brittle. It doesnt have the tensile strength of bondo. But it looks real good. Cant wait to see what you use for the ridges.
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Post by youngling on Feb 17, 2007 13:59:24 GMT -5
WOW ! Looking Great Captain.
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Post by admin on Feb 17, 2007 16:21:29 GMT -5
Yeah, spackle is quite brittle. However, I'm not looking for anything uber strong, it just needs to provide a smooth surface for molding purposes. More spackling today.
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Post by pghfett on Feb 17, 2007 20:42:05 GMT -5
Hey Capt that looks awesome !!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2007 21:13:53 GMT -5
That looks great CF...You are kicking arse on this right shoulder bell...I have to say, I REALLY want to get into to doing this stuff on my own whenever I get the space to do it, but you guys are the masters of this stuff...Some of these techniques I have seen you use are just incredibly obscure...Just to come up with some of these ideas and implement them is just friggin' awesome...
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Post by youngling on Feb 17, 2007 22:09:29 GMT -5
Lookin good captain. I will post pics of my molds in a different thread tonight when I have put a coat of sealing paint on them.
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Post by mandoman on Mar 11, 2007 18:25:46 GMT -5
Any updates on this, Cap'n? It's looking great so far!
How much is a board of that insulation you're using? I'd like to get some and try it with some other armor molds. It has to be better than hacking at MDF with a belt sander.
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Post by youngling on Mar 13, 2007 14:52:17 GMT -5
I know for a fact that the Captain is having problems with making the ridges. Me and the Captain are working together on this.
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Post by pghfett on Mar 13, 2007 19:23:24 GMT -5
Whats the active problem with the ridges ?
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Post by admin on Mar 14, 2007 12:56:38 GMT -5
I am? We are?
I haven't started on the ridges yet since I have yet to finish working on the base sculpt. youngling and I have discussed getting me a quick vacformed version of it so I can work on it easier, but until that happens, I won't start on the ridges.
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