HANDS!! This was the process for making the silicone arms / hands for Tootega. Unfortunately, I did
HANDS!! This was the process for making the silicone arms / hands for Tootega. Unfortunately, I did have to do the whole sculpting and moulding bit twice because the first mould turned out a right state! For the second attempt, I added some aluminium filler powder which I’d found leftover in a portacabin (thanks Simon!) and that seemed to help strengthen it. I’ve run out of Alchemix at this stage so regular fast-cast resin was all I could get my mitts on. Still, shaking a load of bubbles into it just before pouring probably didn’t help matters the first time round. Toots has blue fingers now because it was 2am when I was painting the silicone and I just thought it would look cool. She has poor circulation. I quite like it.I seem to lose a bit of definition when painting the silicone with Psycho Paint. Maybe I should be thinning it down and building up the colour slowly? Seems time consuming (something in short supply at the moment) and in this instance, the thicker mix helped to hide some of the more unsightly seamlines so I don’t mind too much. As with Derek, the silicone is Smooth-On Dragon Skin 10 Slow. We were able to purchase a spare set of arm-armatures for Tootega, so when I get a chance, I’ll make up a second pair that can be ready when these ones break. Hopefully they’ll last a while though, I got as much twisted wire into the fingers as possible.*In hindsight, a marble was perhaps not the best idea to use as a key in a hard mould even with a load of vaseline on it (I’ve run out of spray mould release as well). That thing would NOT come out so it’s just going to stay there! -- source link
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