Liney Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Greetings all, I have seen about people casting bases and solid mates before, and I was wondering if anyone had ever tried casting minimate hairpieces? I have a few customs in mind, but some of the bits I need are pretty pricey, for example Champions Black Widow, even more so when I only need one piece. I can cast stuff, but there's still the problem of tracking down the original pieces here in the UK. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElGallo21 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I think casting hairpieces is a great idea and your decals are awesome by the way. I can't offer any advice but I'd gladly give up my incomplete widow if it will help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liney Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Thanks, I enjoy making the decals, its just a bit frustrating when I can't progress any further with a custom. I know there's the castingcave which sells various 6" bits and bobs, it would be cool if we could set something like that up on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I made a mold and casts of the hair piece for my Venus de Milo Minimate that I sold in the store for a while. I don't do it a lot because molding/casting is time consuming, but I might get back into it again. I have tried several products, and the only ones that have worked for me were from Smooth-On.com. To make the rubber mold I used Mold Star 15 or 16, for mold release I used Ease Release 200, and for resin I used Smooth Cast 320 or 325. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I've done a few TF heads. But I need to update my material, as it's come a long way since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronan The Accuser Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I've wondered about this too, but never looked into it. I've wanted to cast Widows hair, Kree and Aim helmets forever. Might have to look into the supplies Luke mentioned and see how involved this would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Thank goodness he added text, because Youtube muted his audio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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