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badger
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:19 pm    Post subject: Molds! Reply with quote

Lets see pictures of the molds you guys have made? Especially, trooper ones. Smile

I'm thinking of starting a more complex set of molds, so far all but the one I've worked on have been out of single blocks of wood, usually flat.

I'm thinking hard about the jump to more complex molds, layered MDF type.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here are some pics of the molds I made for the fan film.

http://www.tk560.com/stormtrooper.html







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PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Was just curious as to how difficult it was for you to get the sculpts to look how you wanted, because I will be doing the same process with the MDF in the near future. I read as much as I could research about it, but Ive yet to actually do this. Thanks.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's just a matter of removing the material, in my case MDF using hand tools and power tools, and then adding some bondo to add back if I were to take too much off.

These are all primer gray mainly due to me wanting to get a really smooth surface, and it helps ID spots that need some extra filler.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah tuba, I'm in the same boat you are. I've done simple molds, and some cast plaster molds, but I've yet to build things like Jim does.

I've always been inspired by his stuff though, it's so simple, but yet so effective.

Thanks for the pictures of the molds Jim, amazing looking.

How many layers of MDF did it take to build up the chest mold?

I bought a angle grinder for really cheap, and am looking for a hand planer to do the removal of wood like you used in your video. I heard about using a angle grinder in an article on a master wood worker who does great wood sculpted furniture.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is the video we shot of me making the thigh armor out of MDF.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh7-bel2VsE

As for the number of MDF boards, each was about an inch thick, and if I recall, 9 layers.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jegner wrote:
It's just a matter of removing the material, in my case MDF using hand tools and power tools, and then adding some bondo to add back if I were to take too much off.

These are all primer gray mainly due to me wanting to get a really smooth surface, and it helps ID spots that need some extra filler.


Y'mean that you cut away whatever doesn't look like an elephant, and if you mess up, you put more back... and paint it gray to check if it really looks like an elephant?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes!
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