... I've never had this problem and I'd like to know what your experience with this is exactly. I just asked the Kraftmark company as well. While they have not...
I have got the dollie problem solved except for the shrinkage. With the mold shrinking when vulcanized and the metal shrinking when cast, I am ending up with...
Hi, I just made this demo for another forum but thought you could be interested too: http://tinyurl.com/22rw93 This technique can also be used to create...
... the best way to post them? Hi, you can either post them in the files section or open an account with for instance www.photobucket.com and upload it there....
... That's correct actually. That's "slip". People who are used to using a lot of water have to be careful with it. I use lipbalm so I've never had that...
Interesting. I discussed this a while back with Bob. The compound that creates the slip effect was added to create a kind of self lubrication and limit the...
This is a brilliant site! Thanks for the heads up - I'm looking at trying this kind of thing myself (total amateur) and it sure does illustrate what to expect...
Hello This one is ca 28 mm to the eye level. Comments and constructive criticism will be appreciated. http://s151.photobucket.com/albums/s126/Uzzarnaym/Wizard/...
... It's quite cartoony with the large hands and face, but the folds in the robes and the staff are very good. The cape could use a little work, though I'm no...
Well, he's really cool. I like the pose and expression, and I really like the top of his staff. There are a few awkward things, like the way his cape wraps...
... Jewelers make single cavity molds for wax injection which when turned on their side are just pour casting. Additionally, the new silicone rubber vulanizes...
Nice work. On image2 - the front arm: perhaps it could do with a little more definition of the shoulder muscles at the top of the arm before it sweeps down...
... Probably not -- it's a lot more viscous and probably homogenous, so it wouldn't leave such a thin, uniform layer. That's a cute trick -- thanks for the...
All you have to do is go to micromark.com, a good hobby store (that sells to all kinds of hobbies), or a plastics manufacturer such as tap plastics (they have...
Hi, I've just started a new miniature company, Khurasan Miniatures: http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com Let me introduce myself. I go on a bit, so get ready!...
yeah hi everyone im currently looking for a sculptor who will be generous enought to sculpt me a few models of wich i will pay for i need 1 undead vampire...
Hey everyone. I stumbled across this ground somewhere though I cant remember where. I had to join up, because as of late I have really had this itch to attempt...
If you cant find someone to sculpt them you might look at D&D minis they have a lot of orcs and there are a few vampires, ther plastic so they are easey to do...
Right now, they only have one, and it's only on painting, but it looks pretty hard-core. If you go the the products page and scroll down, they have a sculpting...
First real post for me Im working on a 28mm figure that has been giving me fits. The goal is to make this fig a knight on horseback - the key thing is he is ...
... is ... too ... even ... 80s. ... Hello I don't have much experience sculpting mail, but i guess the main problem would be to not make it look too thick and...
... is to make this fig a knight on horseback - the key thing is he is equipped like a 9th - 11th century knight, so he's wearing a mail hauberk. So not only...
... No specific time period - I have some interesting looking art for an Anglo Saxon (I think) warrior on horse ... The specific style I have looks like it was...
Kraftmark now has a gallery of all the neat things that have been done with their compounds. You can view it here: www.kraftmark.biz./gallery.html Comments...