Guest Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Okay, so if I feel possessed to make metal versions of plastic/finecast models so they match my other metal models, what's the best route for this? Like, it pewter a good medium or is there something better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PourSpelur Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 I looked into this a while back. You need some pretty specialized equipment and materials. My in-expert opinion is that casting in metal is only really viable for large runs. Want 1-25 copies of something? Try resin and silicone. Want 100-250? Try metal and vulcanized rubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 I looked into this a while back. You need some pretty specialized equipment and materials. My in-expert opinion is that casting in metal is only really viable for large runs. Want 1-25 copies of something? Try resin and silicone. Want 100-250? Try metal and vulcanized rubber. Okay, sake of argument, I'm possessed to make 100+ of a particular terminator's arm. Got a link to a site for this Vulcanized Rubber stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashneeb Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 If you have the patience, resin, silicone and a pressure cooker with a compressor is all you need. Metal with rubber molds can be great, but also requires something with a motor and something that can heat the metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalripphook Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Do you have 100+ terminators missing an arm? Probably cheaper to find a oop model for sale if they exist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Do you have 100+ terminators missing an arm? Probably cheaper to find a oop model for sale if they exist 100+ is a bit much, to be sure. I do like working with metal, though. If I ever get into making my own models, It would be neat to know how to do it. I ordered an INQ metal psycannon TDA arm (ebay). Since it looks different enough (and is awesome), was thinking of running it as a psilencer for TDA GK, as I'd like to stick to my OOP models, but don't want to lose out on options. Metal or Resin is fine, I'd also be interested in other options (like casting with green/black stuff). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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