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so a mate of mine at work has asked to me to ummm 'clone' a few bits and pieces for him to do some customising on some of his 1/6th scale figures.

first up is a hasbro mandalorian helmet. I forgot to take a pic until halfway thru the mold but basically I've glued a bunch of exhausts and a pour hole onto the bottom of the helmet so that the top of the mold will have spaces for pouring resin and letting out air bubbles. I'll cast a few up for my mate until he is sick to death of them After that he wants a jet pack but I have the feeling that this is only the beginning

I'll post pics of the finished result if it turns out good or if it turns out crap this will be the last time I'll mention it

Dude, are you taking orders?

ha ha I'm sure I can make a few extras bro

If you've got some bits you need cloning let me know, I can start small runs of things. Pics up next week of the first pours promise

cast a few helmets up, my mate is happy somehow I think this might be the thin end of the wedge so to speak

Wow, the detail is replicated very nicely.

Very nice work, great detail.

Awesome work Oota!

Might be time to clone some full scale helmets too

fredstar wrote:Awesome work Oota!

Might be time to clone some full scale helmets too

ha ha oh man I think I might have a brain haemorrage (sp?) if I take on another project . I've finished the mold of the tk helmet though will try and get some casting done this week so I can work on the forms

Yeah I was very surprised with the castings as there was no noticeable shrinking. Usually with a mold then a cast off a master you expect a bit of shrinkage in both the silicone and resin but not this time. The exception that proves the rule?

Rekon it would be cool if you did a casting of my Rubies Supreme Darth Vader helmet. It's supposed to have been cast from the Don Post Deluxe ESB helmet with a few warping and differences. Rekon a few adjustments and you could get this thing looking close to the real thing ;-)

yeah I've heard good things about the rubies helmet. Given that it's now not avaliable I guess it would be fine to mold. Sooooo I would need to mold, cast a master, modify the master and remold and then cast a new helmet?