Mauricioch98 Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 Thanks Kithunter, I want to offer a few at some point, but I´m not 100% sure yet, it really depends on how well the next step goes, hardest one imo, casting around 50 mini 1/6 scale silicone dreads for each head😵. I´ve never worked with platinum cured silicone, not sure how easy it could be to work with. Im really worried about bubbles since I don´t own a vacuum chamber. Also wanted to ask if anyone has tried using silicone caulk and corn starch/baby powder to make quills? I know sugru is the best product to use, but there´s no way to get it in my country 😕. Managed to get the second head and the bust ready paint wise, Im a bit happier with the paint on this head. I do need to redo the collar around 10% smaller tho. Needed to snap a pic with the feral 😂,made that guy as soon as the movie released, so it isn´t really accurate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanGene Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Great work! Feral looks awesome as well. You have special talent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauricioch98 Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 Cann´t believe this thread is almost a year old, but Im now closer than ever to finishing this small but quite tedious proyect 😅. Over the last few months Ive tried many diferent ways to do the dreads, but none really worked so I ended up printing resin molds to cast silicone with and now they are almost done. If anyone is looking to do the same some info that may help is that 3d printing resin is famous for causing cure inhibition to platinum cured silicone , but waiting some time after printing solves the problem, no extra curing, special paint or leaving the prints outside needed, I only had to wait one week after printing with elegoo resin and there was no cure inhibiton at all. In the meantime I wasn´t 100% happy with how the heads came out, specially the open mouth one so I tweaked the sculpts and printed that one as a test. After some paint it´s looking much better now still need to redo this one at some point: Hopefully they are both no longer bold by the end of the year, will post an update as soon as they are finished Also have a p2 and masked head in the works, hopefully early 2024 I can post some updates on those 😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanGene Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Wow! The amount of patience this project must require. Printing molds was a smart trick and I'm sure silicone is a great choice for the dreds. The time you've put into this is well worth it. The level of detail perfectly matches the movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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