Please don't sue
seriously though, thank you I'm really pleased with how it's turned out, it's far exceeded my expectations and I don't get to say that very often lol
Grrr! We're freelancers! Red vs Blue WIP
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seriously though, thank you I'm really pleased with how it's turned out, it's far exceeded my expectations and I don't get to say that very often lol
drack
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Please don't sue
I'm really pleased with how it's turned out, it's far exceeded my expectations and I don't get to say that very often lol
I won't sue. The judge would take a look at the evidence and say to me "we'll what did you expect to happen"
I'd be pleased too. Watching your build is getting me all driven to get started on my new projects. Just have to finish my Ironman helmet first and almost done now
spartansonny
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so that part where you said the detail popped out when it's all one color, well yous aint about lyin there! not gonna lie your detail work inpirrs me on the recon build
Doctorwho10
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Just when i thought this build couldn't get any more awesome, it does. now i have to go look for my mind which has been blown in every direction within a 4 km radius
VividT E X
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Holly macarons ! girl ! I mean ! exlamation mark !!! You know, right !?
Well, I have to say that you killed me with those pictures. You inspierd me so much that the only thing I fell like doing is bondo shaping and extreme sanding xD ( your eyes are probably bleeding while reading those words xD )
I guess that I now have to torture myself with such beauties and wait until something called " heat " comme back here in Quebec and some other thing called " snow " gets away... Like many others I wonder if I could achieve something as good as this myself Maye I'll get on prepping/pepping a Pathfinder helm soon enough thaugh
Again great work you tallented character ! hope seeing you promoted elite soon
Well, I have to say that you killed me with those pictures. You inspierd me so much that the only thing I fell like doing is bondo shaping and extreme sanding xD
( your eyes are probably bleeding while reading those words xD ) I guess that I now have to torture myself with such beauties and wait until something called " heat " comme back here in Quebec and some other thing called " snow " gets away... Like many others I wonder if I could achieve something as good as this myself
Maye I'll get on prepping/pepping a Pathfinder helm soon enough thaugh Again great work you tallented character !
hope seeing you promoted elite soon Don't give up
thanks for the encouragement
however just yesterday i finished pepping the new attempt. the original one had some warpage that i couldn't fix short of cutting it in half and fusing back together.. which to me seems a lot more work than starting again :/though this time around i have more experience and know what NOT to do. i'll certainly be following this thread and your tut for advice.
and keep them pics coming! this is looking beyond awesome!
Thanks so much everyone I really do appreciate the feedback.
Thanks, I will totally trade you weather right now, I'm sweltering in 39 degrees C (102F) at the moment with 36% humidity. It's awful.
I've started the detail coat of silicone one the helmet, I've had to abandon it for now though, I'm using condensation cure silicone and I think it's being effected by the heat, it's giving me no where near the handle time it should, even mixing in 50g batches it's setting up on me before I can use it all. This might be a project for the middle of the night when it's a bit cooler.
We've ordered some PETG now, the thinnest we could get was 2mm, I'll see how I go with it. If I lose too much detail I might have to look as getting some thinner stuff from the US, shipping is going to cost a fortune though. Anyway, it's hot I'm going to curl up on the tiles in front of the a/c now, I'll peel myself off the floor later tonight and grab some photos of the mould process, stay tuned.
I really do appreciate the feedback.Holly macarons ! girl ! I mean ! exlamation mark !!! You know, right !?
Well, I have to say that you killed me with those pictures. You inspierd me so much that the only thing I fell like doing is bondo shaping and extreme sanding xD
I guess that I now have to torture myself with such beauties and wait until something called " heat " comme back here in Quebec and some other thing called " snow " gets away... Like many others I wonder if I could achieve something as good as this myself
Again great work you tallented character !
Thanks, I will totally trade you weather right now, I'm sweltering in 39 degrees C (102F) at the moment with 36% humidity. It's awful.
I've started the detail coat of silicone one the helmet, I've had to abandon it for now though, I'm using condensation cure silicone and I think it's being effected by the heat, it's giving me no where near the handle time it should, even mixing in 50g batches it's setting up on me before I can use it all. This might be a project for the middle of the night when it's a bit cooler.
We've ordered some PETG now, the thinnest we could get was 2mm, I'll see how I go with it. If I lose too much detail I might have to look as getting some thinner stuff from the US, shipping is going to cost a fortune though. Anyway, it's hot I'm going to curl up on the tiles in front of the a/c now, I'll peel myself off the floor later tonight and grab some photos of the mould process, stay tuned.
As promised, photos of goo:
Progress is slow because I'm having to mix the silicone in frustratingly small batches otherwise it cures before I can get it on the helmet. I'm working strategically to avoid upsetting half-set silicone. I'm working on the first layer of Ultrasil at the moment, it'll get two coats of that and then I'll build up thickness with Tufsil.
Progress is slow because I'm having to mix the silicone in frustratingly small batches otherwise it cures before I can get it on the helmet. I'm working strategically to avoid upsetting half-set silicone. I'm working on the first layer of Ultrasil at the moment, it'll get two coats of that and then I'll build up thickness with Tufsil.
Thanks guys
Jit a bit of a snag with the mould, the ultrasil keeps going of at a minute and a half, it's pot life is meant to be 20min. The supplier did say something about a bad batch, we'll be returning it next week. In the meantime I'll be finishing this mould with the expensive stuff. Ah well. Other than being super busy it's still going well.
Jit a bit of a snag with the mould, the ultrasil keeps going of at a minute and a half, it's pot life is meant to be 20min. The supplier did say something about a bad batch, we'll be returning it next week. In the meantime I'll be finishing this mould with the expensive stuff. Ah well. Other than being super busy it's still going well.
No offence taken, I'm sure it's right, I even called the supplier to make sure I had it right. They are running the batch number to see if it came out of the funky batch, apparently I'm not the first to call up with this problem lately.
Edit, more info: it's 100:2.5 by weight. First mix for an unrelated project I mixed 1000g to 25g of catalyst and it started turning while I mixed. It was really hot that day. Tonight I mixed 100g silicone to 2.5g catalyst, I timed it and it went chunky at 1 minute 37 seconds after mixing and that was in air conditioning.
Please tell me I'm not missing something really obvious. Kristian has been with me the whole time and we agreed on the numbers before mixing, are we both morons? :/ lol.
If anyone has any ideas feel free to let me know. I've thought about experimenting with amounts of catalyst but if we're returning it I don't wanna waste it.
Edit, more info: it's 100:2.5 by weight. First mix for an unrelated project I mixed 1000g to 25g of catalyst and it started turning while I mixed. It was really hot that day. Tonight I mixed 100g silicone to 2.5g catalyst, I timed it and it went chunky at 1 minute 37 seconds after mixing and that was in air conditioning.
Please tell me I'm not missing something really obvious. Kristian has been with me the whole time and we agreed on the numbers before mixing, are we both morons? :/ lol.
If anyone has any ideas feel free to let me know. I've thought about experimenting with amounts of catalyst but if we're returning it I don't wanna waste it.
well sounds like its a supplier issue then, I'm no math genius but I'm sure that what your doing is right from what you've said. Heck its what i'd go with lol
I'd send it back and get some more, It must be from the dodgy batch. Your numbers sound right but as I said i'm no math genius and ratios weren't my strong point.
I'd send it back and get some more, It must be from the dodgy batch. Your numbers sound right but as I said i'm no math genius and ratios weren't my strong point.
I'm no math genius either lol, that's why I keep Kristian around (jks). Figured it helps to run the numbers past a few others though. I've been offered store credit so I think I'll just fork out a bit more $ and just go completely with the ultrasil, it's pretty great so far.
I would like to state that I've used a few other products from this supplier with no problems and they've been pretty great about resolving this issue.
I would like to state that I've used a few other products from this supplier with no problems and they've been pretty great about resolving this issue.
cooltrends
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Well done bro, looks awesome!
drack
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It's the batch that's the problem. I added more catalyst in to my mix and set time was pretty much the same. Shame you aren't abit closer as I could have sorted you some silicone cause I over ordered by mistake and got loads here now. Ah we'll it will do for all the moulds I need for a while.
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