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What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Want to show off your painted figures? Got a cool conversion? Need some ideas?

what do you like best

Poll ended at Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:08 pm

wing A.
1
8%
wing B.
1
8%
wing C.
3
23%
wing D.
1
8%
wing E.
0
No votes
jetpack 1.
1
8%
jetpack 2.
5
38%
jetpack 3.
1
8%
 
Total votes : 7

Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:49 pm

OK thinking about it and I think the bubbles in the base might have been caused by water I left in the mould from meassuring the volume of resin I needed so I will make sure I don't do that again and see how it works. :)
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:08 pm

Well i did 2 bases in a dry mould and it worked perfect. Will try and give them a little dark wash so they show then detail better and take a photo :)
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby mattjgilbert » Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:45 pm

Looking forward to the pictures of a successful casting!
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Thu Dec 18, 2014 12:23 am

your wish is my command lol, 2 of the bases i have done with a wash so you can see the detail better. all in all i am very happy chap lol

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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Fri Dec 19, 2014 9:31 pm

Right chaps I thought I would walk you through what I have done to create 2 part moulds.

First off I used Lego to create a frame and backed the lower half with play-doh.

Into this I pushed the parts I want to mould halfway in making sure there are no gaps to allow the blu-stuff underneath them.
I then use paper clips to create channels for the resin to run down.

The way I have set it up here is I will inject resin in the top down a central channel that will then go off in either direction at the bottom and then fill the cavity up from the bottom pushing air out the top. this seemed to work well on my first test run.

Mix and pour the blu-stuff on top and allow it to harden. (I found mix of 20ml was enough for each side of this mould.)
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Once the blu-stuff is dry in about 20 minutes then you pull the Lego apart and remove the play-doh. play-doh is very good here as it is not to sticky and should not pull the master parts out of the blu-stuff. If it does just put them back as best you can.

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Then flip the blu-stuff so it is on the bottom and coat it in something that will create a barrier else the stuff you pour in will bond with the bottom half (I found Aqueous cream worked) just don’t get it on your master parts as it might lessen the detail the blu-stuff picks up but I have heard some people use dusting spray as it contains wax and not sure if this will lose detail or not. build the Lego back round to it till you have a well and then fill with blue stuff till it is cured.
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Once cured pull the Lego apart and then separate the 2 halfs. It might take a little bit of effort and sharp knife.
You might need to cut away some parts to make sure the channels are clear for the resin to run down but you should now have a mould to cast into.

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In the new year I will try and cover using the resin to cast with.
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby mattjgilbert » Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:09 pm

I love the fact you are using Lego.

Make it Star Wars Lego and then you can build moulds inside the back of Slave 1` or something :)
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Wed Dec 24, 2014 10:58 pm

Lol I love that idea but might take some time lol. I have lots of ideas for casting but how many get done after looking at them in more detail, well only time will tell :)
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:12 am

well on a annoying note the mould did not seem to work all that well. the wings where not all that bad but the jetpack part is not mould friendly and is very prone to getting air bubbles so i will have to go back to the drawing board on that one i think but still worth trying out.
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Sat Jan 10, 2015 12:07 am

trying out the idea of using a dark eldar warrior heavy weapon backpack as a basis and using a one part mould. firs tests are promising and i will use the cast i just made for the basis of the back. might just save my ass lol
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:22 am

so a little update on the corsair jetpack. i made a mould of the dark eldar warrior heavy weapon back pack so that i could make new casts of it if my working one goes wrong.
i plan to do a one part mould of it as they seem to give best results and then green stuff buckles when i attach them to the figures :)
anyway have a look see.
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby Angelwing » Tue Jan 13, 2015 1:58 pm

Looks pretty good. Is that a 2nd ed plastic guardian model?
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:07 am

Yes it is, I got around 60 of them + 40 metal ones so the plan is to convert them into corsairs :)
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:41 am

right chaps i could do with a little help as the resin i used was not all that happy to take paint lol. dose anyone out there know of a good resin i can use that will hold paint well when cured.
thank you very much :)
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:24 am

well i have learned a few things casting and gone back to the drawing board a bit. hope to have some development pics soon ish :)
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Re: What do you like best for my DIY Eldar corsairs

Postby BDA » Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:55 pm

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