September 21, 2002
Of course palpatine isn't this old in Attack Of The
Clones :)
But he sure looks cool sitting in my chair, Don't
you think Hasbro should release sets of furniture
like this like they do for Barbie or whatever.
I am sure many fans would be more then willing to
pay 5 or 6 dollars for diorama accessories no? |
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October 05, 2002
First thing to do when making a mold is to build
a strong box.
I wrap my entire box surface with Masking Tape because
it doesn't stick to the silicone the way the foamcore
would.
Because of the chairs unique shape and rounded corners,
I decided I could manage making a 1 piece mold.
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To recap...
I made my box, Used a drop of Hot Glue under the chair base
to prevent it from rising once the silicone was poured in,
and then I sprayed a coat of release agent (Liquid Wax)
to prevent the hardened silicone to stick to the chair and
walls of the box. |
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October 05, 2002
Using Por-A-Mold is great.
You mix identical halves of polymer and hardener
and in 6 hours have a highlt flexible Silicone mold.
A bit more expensive but it should last several years.
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Here is what
the mold box looks like after the mixture is poured into
the box. |
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October 05, 2002
After about 6-8 hours, you can remove the box and
prepare to remove your original sculpt from the mold.
Here you can see all the foamcore pieces removed
and the mold turned upside down.
Some silicone always creeps into the cracks of the
mold base between the box and your sculpt. |
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October 05, 2002
I use nose hair scissors to trim the excess silicone
by slightly pulling and snipping.
Make sure NOT to cut too deep, you don't want to
destroy your mold, just trim the excess. |
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October 05, 2002
Now take your time and gently pull the silicone away
from your sculpt.
Since the silicone is very stretchy you should easily
be able to do this but be warned...
95% of the time your original sculpture will come
out it pieces as you can see in the picture.
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what's left
of my Sculpy chair. |
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October 05, 2002
Now that the mold is clean, I spray some release
agent (liquid wax) into the mold and wait for it to
evaporate dry.
This leaves a thin invisible wax coat that prevents
the resin from sticking permanently to you mold, that
would be BAD :D
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After mixing
my resin (Por-A-Kast) I pull out my first positive copy
of my Palpatine Chair!!! |
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October 05, 2002
I use the Hot Glue to attach the base to the chair
bottom and then I am ready to paint.
You can use acrylic latex paints or if you want a
more realistic look, car spray paint works great too. |
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October 05, 2002
First up a coat of dark grey paint.
Even though the cushions are lighter grey, I painted
the entire surface so that it also acts as a primer. |
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October 05, 2002
Once the dark grey is dry, I can use some light grey
and paint the padded cushions.
Not as smooth and perfect as Hasbro's chair but it
has it's own little charm don't you think? :D |
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