mould making

[GRPIII]

has anyone any ideas or had sucess making moulds of parts for dioramas?
have more success as time goes on with the mould itself, but yet to cast something in the mould?

[Holdennumber1]

I've got some tyre bundles made from a mould in my Lowndsey dio that Graeme (HDT337) made for me. He did an awesome job on them but I assume it would be pretty time consuming.

[GRPIII]

heres a few pics of the moulds i have done & one of the test mules.
had a few issues with the moulding glue leaving a few imperfections, have re-done anothe few tonight most without the creases.
i need some more resins to cast with.

mould made

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/mdswat/DSC0 6114.jpg


cast out of mould

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/mdswat/DSC0 6117-1.jpg


mould for the bonnet

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/mdswat/DSC0 6118-2.jpg

wish i thought of this last year when i undertook the director.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/mdswat/DSC0 6112.jpg

[Maximus]

Speak to pkdiorama, as he does a heap of this stuff and is really good at it.

[HDT337]

heres a few pics of the moulds i have done & one of the test mules.
had a few issues with the moulding glue leaving a few imperfections, have re-done anothe few tonight most without the creases.
i need some more resins to cast with.

mould made

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/mdswat/DSC0 6114.jpg


cast out of mould

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/mdswat/DSC0 6117-1.jpg


mould for the bonnet

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/mdswat/DSC0 6118-2.jpg

wish i thought of this last year when i undertook the director.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/mdswat/DSC0 6112.jpg

Check out Barnes Products, www.barnes.com.au

HDT337

[GRPIII]

will do thanks for the link.

[pkdiorama]

Speak to pkdiorama, as he does a heap of this stuff and is really good at it.
no i leave this to experts, my stuff gets sent to fellow in QLD, he does work for movie world, he moulds parts for model ships planes trains etc, beautiful work no air bubbles etc that you get , not cheap but top quality. Cheers PK .

[kts350]

When i can afford it I'm going try moulding a few things myself, what i really want is room for a vac form table as well.

[moxo]

And when we all work it out - I need a mould in 1/24 for a Nota Formula Vee body.

I'm flat out trying to make a plug for it - sculpture is not my thing, it turns out.



Moxo

[Damage]

Need one of those 3D printers. Seen a number of different types, heres one:

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[grease]

Ikea have them for plastic.:D

Not at the stores, just to make cutlery and things like that.

[nrma dave]

Need one of those 3D printers. Seen a number of different types, heres one:

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thats unbelievable ! never even heard of such a thing....

[rayman]

There are companies online which you can send your CAD to and they will make it and send it to you.

[Damage]

Yeah, they are pretty cool, but not cheap. I'm sure Ive seen one where 3 lasers (X, Y and Z) intersect in fluid and harden the substrate for rapid prototyping of larger items. Also ones that use resin droplets for full colour 3D objects.

[HDT337]

And when we all work it out - I need a mould in 1/24 for a Nota Formula Vee body.

I'm flat out trying to make a plug for it - sculpture is not my thing, it turns out.



Moxo

Do you already have a body to make a mold from, I have to do a mold of a 1/24 HK Monaro for a mate for his slot cars.

HDT337

[HDT337]

They done something like that on Myth Busters once to make a model of a Chevy Coupe or something like that, it was an exact replica in resin.

HDT337

[malscar]

Do you already have a body to make a mold from, I have to do a mold of a 1/24 HK Monaro for a mate for his slot cars.

HDT337

Do you have a master?

[HDT337]

Do you have a master?

I have a master of the Monaro to work with, not the other one though.

HDT337

[malscar]

Sorry, meant the Monaro. Just in case you needed one since I have a unmade kit.

[HDT337]

Sorry, meant the Monaro. Just in case you needed one since I have a unmade kit.

Sounds like what I have, an unmade kit.

Thanks for the offer Mal.

HDT337