Resin Casting Tutorial - 40K Terra

SteveBerenyi · 02-10-2008

How to cast minis in resin. i picked heads because GW does not sell heads individually so i am hopefully not in infringement zone.

Step one Preparation

Tools:
Soft clay
2 part silicon rubber mold
2 part RTV resin
area (ventilated)
mold release (vaseline)

Step 2: Create your casting base (clay and tupperware)

this is were you decide your mold lines will be. choose wisely.

Step 3:mix 1st half of your mold

this is a 2 part mold so i need to mold in 2 separate parts as ALL AIR BUBBLES MUST ESCAPE!

Step 3:Pour your mold:

Step 4: remove clay backing be sure to remove all the clay that you can. some may remain, but if you do it right it wont interfere with the details:

Step 5 apply mold release (i use vaseline) as the silicon sticks only to silicon you need to be able to pull the mold apart DO NOT USE TOO MUCH!
then re-set your molding area:

Step 6: pour 2nd half of mold.

Step 7: remove mold and cut your vents be sure not to cut them too big!

Step 8 Set your mold. tape will not stick to the silicon so use cardboard and tape them together.

Step 9: Mix your resin and pour into the mold

LET THE RESIN DRY (usually an hour)

Step 10: remove from the mold

let it dry thouroughly (2 hrs) then trim and model ! great fun for all.

WARNING you may get air bubles in your resin. deal with it. if you can still use the piece then use it if not you only need to put more resin in the mold and try again.

Believe my your first will not be perfect and this is not cheap to start.

TIPS:

Add anchors (you may notice that i started with 4 heads and ended with 3. this is not because i messed up, i used one of the heads as an anchor and removed it after the first half of mold. this is so that the sides line up. if you do 1 of these or even 2 your mold lines will not be AS noticable and your chance of miscast is far less.)

Use a paintbrus to apply your mold release. it goes on thinner and evenly. as it is clear it is hard to see so you sometimes dont know if you have an eighth or an inch on there and believe me that is WAAY too much.

Wakim · 02-10-2008

So that`s how you do it!!

The mold lines are excusable now

munkey joe paints · 02-10-2008

Nice stuff Steve!! almost exactly the way I do my casts.... I f you want some share time with casting IM on aim or yahoo or shoot me a PM!!!

lord marcus · 02-10-2008

could you go into more detail about the preperation, i can't seem to understand it..

Rellik · 02-10-2008

sweet man cool tut!

Baron von Lexus · 02-10-2008

Sweet man. how involved is all of this?

Brother Warchild · 02-10-2008

Nice work

SteveBerenyi · 02-10-2008

it is actually not that involved in the prep stage. get your pieces you want to copy, clean of all lines and flash then just follow the steps from there.

the main time spent is waiting for everything to harden each half of the mold takes 12-24 hours. other than that pretty straight forward.

Brother Warchild · 02-10-2008

Where's the best place to get this at?

Baron von Lexus · 02-10-2008

Ya I'm wondering that too... take this FW...

Mart007 · 02-10-2008

Quote:

So that`s how you do it!!

Lol, finally I get you!!

@BvL, now you have got some seriously expensive stuff to cast!!

Nice tut Steve, I found it very interesting, thanks

+rep+

Warmaster Romulas · 02-10-2008

looks like a marine Mt Rushmore

munkey joe paints · 02-10-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mart007

@BvL, now you have got some seriously expensive stuff to cast!!

BvL Your lucky you have RICH relatives!!! With that board and models your in mucho dinero!!! this would be a great way to bolster your forces and trench cheap BUT remember you cannot sell any of these as it is a violation of copyrights. you can do it for your own things but if you ever get rid of that army your stuck with those models.

That being said (just to CYA you know....) if you want some info OR something worked with, send me a PM or email.

SteveBerenyi · 02-11-2008

Casting Resin, Urethane plastic polymer for molding - eBay (item 230221220441 end time Feb-18-08 15:05:25 PST)
Casting Resin

Silicone RTV Moldmaking Rubber, mold making - eBay (item 330209544487 end time Feb-13-08 18:02:41 PST)
RTV Silicon mold.

These are the products that i use.

Baron von Lexus · 02-11-2008

Dude I wouldnt dream of selling them. I'd just cast stuff like gear/equipment so that I can have enough extra pieces/bits.

timjonesiddqd · 02-16-2008

pretty sweet

DeAd_cOmMaNdO · 02-16-2008

most advanced tut weve got so far i think!

munkey joe paints · 02-16-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baron von Lexus

Dude I wouldnt dream of selling them. I'd just cast stuff like gear/equipment so that I can have enough extra pieces/bits.

That was just a blurb to cover your (my/our) A55 [CYA]. If it wasn't said and some knucklehead tried to sell them on EBAY...(its happened, I bought some recasts from there) he could hold the site liable for not putting a disclosure blurb in there. He could say "well I learned it from 40K Terra and they didn't say I could do it....."

Not to insult your intell BUT it had to be done.

SteveBerenyi · 02-16-2008

indeed it did need to be said. thank you.

DeAd_cOmMaNdO · 02-16-2008

one idea we had was to mass-produce my truescale marines, which would be 100% D_C and steveBerenyi lovechildren... :s

SteveBerenyi · 02-16-2008

indeed it would as it has been hacked apart and re-sculpted it is completely DC property i just would be helping them proliferate.

all copywrighying says that a 20% change and it is no longer protected by IP so it is yours. 20% is long passed by you.

munkey joe paints · 02-16-2008

Indeed....If this is something you guys wanna do I'll help out also with what I can...

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SteveBerenyi Just A Regular Joe. Again Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Butte, Montana Posts: 2,627 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 204 Thanked 281 Times in 167 Posts Blog Entries: 10	Resin Casting Tutorial How to cast minis in resin. i picked heads because GW does not sell heads individually so i am hopefully not in infringement zone. Step one Preparation Tools: Soft clay 2 part silicon rubber mold 2 part RTV resin area (ventilated) mold release (vaseline) Step 2: Create your casting base (clay and tupperware) this is were you decide your mold lines will be. choose wisely. Step 3:mix 1st half of your mold this is a 2 part mold so i need to mold in 2 separate parts as ALL AIR BUBBLES MUST ESCAPE! Step 3:Pour your mold: Step 4: remove clay backing be sure to remove all the clay that you can. some may remain, but if you do it right it wont interfere with the details: Step 5 apply mold release (i use vaseline) as the silicon sticks only to silicon you need to be able to pull the mold apart DO NOT USE TOO MUCH! then re-set your molding area: Step 6: pour 2nd half of mold. Step 7: remove mold and cut your vents be sure not to cut them too big! Step 8 Set your mold. tape will not stick to the silicon so use cardboard and tape them together. Step 9: Mix your resin and pour into the mold LET THE RESIN DRY (usually an hour) Step 10: remove from the mold let it dry thouroughly (2 hrs) then trim and model ! great fun for all. WARNING you may get air bubles in your resin. deal with it. if you can still use the piece then use it if not you only need to put more resin in the mold and try again. Believe my your first will not be perfect and this is not cheap to start. TIPS: Add anchors (you may notice that i started with 4 heads and ended with 3. this is not because i messed up, i used one of the heads as an anchor and removed it after the first half of mold. this is so that the sides line up. if you do 1 of these or even 2 your mold lines will not be AS noticable and your chance of miscast is far less.) Use a paintbrus to apply your mold release. it goes on thinner and evenly. as it is clear it is hard to see so you sometimes dont know if you have an eighth or an inch on there and believe me that is WAAY too much. __________________ WIN/DRAW/LOSS On The Battlefield 5 / 1 / 4 Last edited by SteveBerenyi; 02-11-2008 at 07:51 AM.

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Wakim Not as fat as Erus Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,184 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 61 Posts Blog Entries: 2	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial So that`s how you do it!! The mold lines are excusable now __________________

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munkey joe paints The Munkey Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Frederick MD Posts: 1,508 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 71 Thanked 172 Times in 123 Posts	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial Nice stuff Steve!! almost exactly the way I do my casts.... I f you want some share time with casting IM on aim or yahoo or shoot me a PM!!! __________________ MySpace?? My Trade Refs Bartertown Refs My ebay feedback The 40K Terra Second Company

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Baron von Lexus Marshall Arnim Kagori Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ohio, still waiting for a GW Store. Posts: 1,596 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 124 Thanked 143 Times in 104 Posts	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial Sweet man. how involved is all of this? __________________ Self-Proclaimed Resident Krieg Expert "The Krieg method of war is a measure of thier discipline and thier sacrifice. It demands respect from all - friend and foe alike." -Lord Commander Militant, Segmentum Obscurus Be Professional! Tutorials: Vehicle Camoflauge Weathering WIP Death Korps of Krieg + History of Valdenheim + Krieg Librarium Article Those are my models in my sig.

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Brother Warchild Lodge Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fenris-AKA-Olympia Washington Posts: 2,513 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 670 Thanked 276 Times in 208 Posts	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial Nice work __________________ Check out the Librarium and the Battlefield My Stuff ( links ) Lupercal! A truescale Luna Wolf's W.I.P Wolves of Fenris A Space Wolve's W.I.P Death Guard, Land Raider W.I.P Legion of the Damned W.I.P Tricks of the Trade

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SteveBerenyi Just A Regular Joe. Again Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Butte, Montana Posts: 2,627 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 204 Thanked 281 Times in 167 Posts Blog Entries: 10	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial it is actually not that involved in the prep stage. get your pieces you want to copy, clean of all lines and flash then just follow the steps from there. the main time spent is waiting for everything to harden each half of the mold takes 12-24 hours. other than that pretty straight forward. __________________ WIN/DRAW/LOSS On The Battlefield 5 / 1 / 4

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Brother Warchild Lodge Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Fenris-AKA-Olympia Washington Posts: 2,513 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 670 Thanked 276 Times in 208 Posts	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial Where's the best place to get this at? __________________ Check out the Librarium and the Battlefield My Stuff ( links ) Lupercal! A truescale Luna Wolf's W.I.P Wolves of Fenris A Space Wolve's W.I.P Death Guard, Land Raider W.I.P Legion of the Damned W.I.P Tricks of the Trade

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Baron von Lexus Marshall Arnim Kagori Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ohio, still waiting for a GW Store. Posts: 1,596 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 124 Thanked 143 Times in 104 Posts	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial Ya I'm wondering that too... take this FW... __________________ Self-Proclaimed Resident Krieg Expert "The Krieg method of war is a measure of thier discipline and thier sacrifice. It demands respect from all - friend and foe alike." -Lord Commander Militant, Segmentum Obscurus Be Professional! Tutorials: Vehicle Camoflauge Weathering WIP Death Korps of Krieg + History of Valdenheim + Krieg Librarium Article Those are my models in my sig.

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SteveBerenyi Just A Regular Joe. Again Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Butte, Montana Posts: 2,627 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 204 Thanked 281 Times in 167 Posts Blog Entries: 10	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial Casting Resin, Urethane plastic polymer for molding - eBay (item 230221220441 end time Feb-18-08 15:05:25 PST) Casting Resin Silicone RTV Moldmaking Rubber, mold making - eBay (item 330209544487 end time Feb-13-08 18:02:41 PST) RTV Silicon mold. These are the products that i use. __________________ WIN/DRAW/LOSS On The Battlefield 5 / 1 / 4

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Baron von Lexus Marshall Arnim Kagori Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ohio, still waiting for a GW Store. Posts: 1,596 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 124 Thanked 143 Times in 104 Posts	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial Dude I wouldnt dream of selling them. I'd just cast stuff like gear/equipment so that I can have enough extra pieces/bits. __________________ Self-Proclaimed Resident Krieg Expert "The Krieg method of war is a measure of thier discipline and thier sacrifice. It demands respect from all - friend and foe alike." -Lord Commander Militant, Segmentum Obscurus Be Professional! Tutorials: Vehicle Camoflauge Weathering WIP Death Korps of Krieg + History of Valdenheim + Krieg Librarium Article Those are my models in my sig.

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DeAd_cOmMaNdO Conscript Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 88 Thanked 62 Times in 69 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial most advanced tut weve got so far i think!

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SteveBerenyi Just A Regular Joe. Again Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Butte, Montana Posts: 2,627 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 204 Thanked 281 Times in 167 Posts Blog Entries: 10	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial indeed it did need to be said. thank you. __________________ WIN/DRAW/LOSS On The Battlefield 5 / 1 / 4

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DeAd_cOmMaNdO Conscript Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 88 Thanked 62 Times in 69 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial one idea we had was to mass-produce my truescale marines, which would be 100% D_C and steveBerenyi lovechildren... :s

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SteveBerenyi Just A Regular Joe. Again Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Butte, Montana Posts: 2,627 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 204 Thanked 281 Times in 167 Posts Blog Entries: 10	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial indeed it would as it has been hacked apart and re-sculpted it is completely DC property i just would be helping them proliferate. all copywrighying says that a 20% change and it is no longer protected by IP so it is yours. 20% is long passed by you. __________________ WIN/DRAW/LOSS On The Battlefield 5 / 1 / 4

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munkey joe paints The Munkey Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Frederick MD Posts: 1,508 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 71 Thanked 172 Times in 123 Posts	Re: Resin Casting Tutorial Indeed....If this is something you guys wanna do I'll help out also with what I can... __________________ MySpace?? My Trade Refs Bartertown Refs