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Step 4, where things go wrong

A project log for Paint-Your-Own-Dino

Turning an ordinary 3D Character in to a production toy

johan-r-bothaJohan R. Botha 06/18/2015 at 07:390 Comments

Having done something similar with Candles, I was quite confident that I can make the mold and cast the resin version myself. Oh, how wrong I was..

The silicone I used for the Candles was RTV24, it takes a while to set in, which means you have all the time in the world to get the bubbles out. However, the Mold Max 30 that I got from AMT gives you 6min.. it was just impossible. There's less bubbles in an Aero. (And AMT didn't give me enough silicone! When all your clients work with volume, why would you only supply products in kg!!!!?)

Anyhow, this was an expensive mistake that literally brought the project to a stand still.

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