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[FLOSI]

Wasnt sure where to post this. Question, has anyone done (or thought of doing) a Death Star Trooper helmet by modding the Rebel Fleet Trooper helmet??

I know there are differences, but thought it might work as a good base. anyways, just curious.

I've considered it, but there's quite a difference between the two when you look at the Death Star trooper Helmet a little closer. You might be able to chop up a Hasbro DS trooper helpet, the section with the divits to the front and the side boxes, and add them to the existing RFT Helmet? To me making a DST depends upon getting your hands on a RFT helmet loose... then just buy a Pradji, swap the head, add the helmet and do some simple mods. I'd really love to see someone try it Do it Chaka!

 

[LOPIE]

I finaly got around to casting some stuff and it came out alright. I'm going to do Luke next.

 

[Ryan1982]

Lopie that looks brilliant!

 

[Dorgmal Snow]

I finaly got around to casting some stuff and it came out alright. I'm going to do Luke next.

Lopie that looks great!! Nice one.

 

[Crimsonbob]

Its all gone casting crazy round here!

 

[Darthgothikus]

I haven't tried again after my abortive first attempt!

Must try harder!:zzwhip

Looks cool Lopie.

 

[the dude person]

I don't have much good stuff to cast... too busy to anyway...

But at least I have a ton of silicone/ resin!

Maybe I'll make some more custom zombie head sculpts....

 

[shocktrooper_au]

No pictures, but yesterday I gave casting a second go! my 1st attempt a year ago with paint on silicon went well but was a messy affair & I'm not one to get dirty, so I finally plucked up the courage to use some Silligum I had purchased a while back (awesome stuff) very easy to use & clean. You simply knead 2 ingredients for a minute then smooth over want you need a cast off. yesterday I moulded several armour pieces & a arnie head sculpt I made. In 10 mins I had a workable mould, now how to stop bubbles in the resin Hehe!

 

[the dude person]

No pictures, but yesterday I gave casting a second go! my 1st attempt a year ago with paint on silicon went well but was a messy affair & I'm not one to get dirty, so I finally plucked up the courage to use some Silligum I had purchased a while back (awesome stuff) very easy to use & clean. You simply knead 2 ingredients for a minute then smooth over want you need a cast off. yesterday I moulded several armour pieces & a arnie head sculpt I made. In 10 mins I had a workable mould, now how to stop bubbles in the resin Hehe!

WTF???? I had an arnie head I made, and I made a mold of it, and I was going to mold some clone armor pieces too!

Stop copying my life....



JK

You prolly have an Arnie sculpt 18,376.27 times better than mine.

 

[shocktrooper_au]

LOL! thats freaky m8! I doubt my sculpt is better I'm only a beginner, but this easy moulding stuff might be the gear I need to motivate me to make more. PS where do you get the white resin from I can only find clear?

 

[Dorgmal Snow]

I love siligum... its amazing stuff. That is what I have been using.
But I have been using resin plaster to make heads. Its fab and sets in 30 mins. I want to try resin but the air bubbles put me off. I guess you need to use a pressure pot!

 

[the dude person]

LOL! thats freaky m8! I doubt my sculpt is better I'm only a beginner, but this easy moulding stuff might be the gear I need to motivate me to make more. PS where do you get the white resin from I can only find clear?

Well, my sculpt was my second. Ever. And the first was a zombie not intended to look like anyone in specific!

I can only find "natural" color... that is, a kind of "decayed tooth" off white. I wish I could find clear... then I could tint it and make lightsabers!

I'll have to check around and see if I can find silligum over here in the US, cuz the pourable stuff is not working too well...

 

[LOPIE]

try Smooth-on products.

 

[drod26]

try Smooth-on products.

Very cool Lopie... ill look into that product. Are you going to make the cast available?

 

[shocktrooper_au]

Resin plaster ehh! shall have to try & find some, one of my biggest issues is finding retailers close by that sell this stuff on the cheap!

Need more siligummmm

 

[LOPIE]

PM me I casted a few Solo's. I'm going to try to cast them in a skin tone also I'm currently casting the clonetrooper gun the big one.

 

[Dorgmal Snow]

Hi Lopie, I take it you got your pressure pot fixed. Casts look great and I think they would be amazing in fresh resin.

gonna pick your brains next year as I want to move in to resin.

If you ever do Luke... please put me down for one.

MArk

 

[LOPIE]

Just repainted the armor on my Clone Obi. Man I love these Clones they look great.

 

[galactiboy]

Awesome work... your repaint of Kenobi's head is particularly nice. Very good colors and looks lifelike

Finished up 2 Hasbro upgrades I can add to his master thread. Repainted an IG-88 and modded/repainted my Bossk. Wish I could have gotten his white bib thing to look better, but I'm not handy with a needle and thread

A Trio of Customs​

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[thundergod]

Here's a couple of Clone Wars era customs I'm working on at the moment . ( excuse the photos , they were snatched "on the fly" between snow showers !)

This is Jedi Knight " Biral Maipre" .

And this is "Commander Ola " of the Republic " Boarding and Demolitions Division" ( Referred to amongst the clones as the "Badd Boys").

( Please go easy on Ola's headsculpt paintjob , it's in the very early stages!)