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- Molding and Casting Tutorial Custom Head Sculpts review
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Smooth on (for coloring the plastic) - www.amazon.com/SO-Strong-Color...
Liquid Plastic 325 (mixes with smooth-on Pigments) - www.amazon.com/Smooth--Smooth-...
Sorry the rest I could not find on amazon, but you can look them up, here are the names.
Liquid Rubber is Smooth-on oomoo 30
Liquid Plastic 300 (cures as white plastic) - บันเทิง
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The reason some of your molds are coming out goofy, or missing pieces is air bubbles.
1- Rubber Band your molds to hold them together, but in your case since the mold is so pliable don't go too tight or it will affect the actual mold piece.
2- WIDEN your pour holes a little... they're too tight. Wider hole, less air bubbles trapped and easier to pour.
3- After you pour lightly tap mold flush on table to help bubbles rise away from your piece. Air is your issue.
I'm not sure if anyone has already mentioned this, but it is helpful to have a second hole on the top. doesn't need to be big maybe an eighth of an inch in diameter. this would give the air an escape hole. this will help with pouring and prevent bubbles and help the resin get down into the extremities of the mold. pouring should be done a bit slower on small detailed pieces so the resin can get into places like batman's ears without air holes. and as someone mentioned previously measuring the liquid resin reduces waste. If you have cast a finished piece, you can weigh it on a digital scale and that would give you the total weight of resin need. Wonderful Video for beginners, however, I wish I had a resource like this when I began mold making.
hey there! thanks for the tip! ya another whole would been great for air to escape. and great idea on weighing! nice to see others give great tips! ya this video was really just to share and let others know about it.. not really a tutorial on how to do it step by step.. i would let others figure that out and find out whats best for themselves. thanks for watching and the comment!
ive been obsessed with doing molds lately. ..i have to get the products you as using. thanks for the video
Great start-to-finish tutorial. I've dabbled a little bit with mold making and casting in the past, mainly with pro wrestling action figures. This video makes for some great reference.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on mold making its inspiring to make some molds for my miniature settings like little towns
Perfect tutorial! thank you for the time you put in it .
Really cool. Thank you, that looked fun and im going to try it.
just getting into the custom marvel /Dc figures you are talented for sure! ty for sharing this video.
Thank you for posting this, I really appreciate it, very helpful!!!
Really great step ,by step, thanks so much for sharing.
Great video! It does look like a bubble got caught in Batman’s ear. You might try cutting a small vent in the mold to help the bubble escape next time instead of leaving a void in the cast. Nice work though!
Just speaking from professional experience & hobbyist experience, when you're working with small amounts like this you want to measure by weight instead of by volume to get your measurements. You'd be surprised exactly how far you can stretch even those little bottles of silicone & resin if you just incorporate an accurate scale & do the math. Also maybe next time you do Batman you might have better luck lining up the sculpy block with the points of the ears so they're lowest point in the mold. Always easier to sand an area than to have to do a whole new cast because stupid air bubbles. What you could do to avoid re-casting & wasting materials is mix a little super glue with some cornstarch or baby powder to make your own super glue gel at whatever consistency you need to sculpt out the points. Can fill small bubble or even make a super glue paste that you can use to hand sculpt point like those ears.
Since your a professional I have a question, how do I cast tiny things, something that's half of a inch wide and thin as a toothpick
Facts on facts
@@commandershepaaarrrdwrex2881 doesn't answer lol
more amazed to see how this vedio is been made as if an eye is making it and not a camera..... and also a beautful molding work also
hey bud have you tried to use plastic shot glasses they works awesome for me and you save alot of materials
the halls or peppermint in your mouth is annoying, but the video helped
Really annoying
jaymogul25 He wanted to make sure his breath smells good or the video.
Super annoying. But helpful!😂✌️
Agreed. Good content but keep the marbles out of your mouth.
Not a big deal
Very insightful video !
I've never try to cast but this looks Awesome the only downfall is the waiting process other than that it's a cool craftsmanship ., toy making is one of my goals this new upcoming year .
You just got yourself a new subscriber to your channel and Instagram !
word! been wanting to learn this skill. thank u
+Al Figures no problem, thanks for watching!, I'm just showing you the basics, try it yourself and youll learn more!
+WylunCustoms hey dude I like your vids
I love your video, 5th time I've watched it. It inspires me to customize again. Another tip for tight spots. I learned this at Tom savin's special effects coarse many years ago. For batman's ears...take a #1 brush and lightly put corn starch in there. Originally it was baby powder. But as you know baby powder is discontinued. Dab all the way up to to top of the cowl. The corn starch acts like a trail of bread crumbs for the plastic. Not a lot or you'll have air pockets effect again. Good luck
Awesome. Thanks for this. I was wondering if these molds still captured the ball joint at the head! I'm just getting into customizing Star Wars stuff.
This stuff is incredible! I only hope i can find the materials to do this myself.
This is great thank you! I want to make some casts/ sculpts of the revoltech deku to make my own custom heads, would I just cast heavy seperate part or the head put together?
very informative video! I want to try! great job, interesting to watch.
Great video, i did learn some things....i think the batman problems might be fixxed simply by moving the post (pour hole) up the back of the head, (not the top, just farther up the back of the head) it would change the direction of the ears and allow air to flow out of that area better.
I really like the work thank you for the tips
Shawn Henry thanks for watching!
@@WylunCustoms U should really reply to the guy being nice and giving u advice not just the guys complimenting you..
Loved your video, want to try to do both heads and softer parts like hands, what sort of material would you recommend for hands and belts?
I normally use a small to medium sized syringe to mix certain paints. You should try a big syringe to inject the liquid plastic into the mold first because alittle pressure/force might help with things like batman's horns.
Great job on the video man!
I actually like the Bane copy that is on your figure better than the original. I think the red you used when painting is cooler looking.
Thank you for this tutorial! I saw another one like this, but they just guessed how much silicone they needed, using water makes more sense so you don't end up wasting it.
This is awesome Bro, Greg and you now have inspired me to give it a try. Now do you have a link to a site where to buy the specific product you used?
Great tutorial! ... what kind of paint you use to give colour to those copies?
thanks.
I think it’s best to make a two part mold, so it will be a two section mold. There would not be no sanding or finishing at all, and they will come out perfect every time.
great idea!
Nice tutorial...thanks man!
Great tutorial man!!!!
Great video! Great tutorial!!
the spiky ones you want to point them to the bottom so gravity helps you with those details.. and other tricks besides really shacking them, if you have a vibrator you may also use it for a board base for a few seconds so it get rid of the bubbles there
Ok thanks Wylun I'll try and see what I come up with. I want to make head sculpt copies of the 6 inch Black series Jango Fett head.
This would be good for making vintage 1/6 scale Gijoe heads
Thank you so much for making this.
OMG so cool Wylun those head casts.
thanks! you should try it out urself one day!
I have no skills in this what so ever lol. But thank you.
Going to buy some and try these out
Thank you. good tutorial.
You should drill small holes in the molds to allow air to escape from the smaller detailed areas
I found this super helpful!! Thank you!!
nooo problem! thanks for watching! good luck!
Dude thanks so much for the tutorial!
Fuck you
Great video bro I was looking for something like this I'm trying to cast same head too bro I will see how they came out thanks again
-Pigments works well with white resin.
-Blue mixed silicon tell you "mix it in a third cup"
-Some bubbles? Open plus wide to poor the resin, or put some channels to free the air.
nice video. you might wanna invest in some dispensible gloves....don't know, if all of the stuff you use is save for your skin. also, why not use two part molds?
Could you show a tutorial on how you dremel the peg holes for different figures?
Great video! Really helpfull and to the point. I have one question though: You only use the 2 realesing agents when prepping before the mold is made. I was wondering if you need to spray the finished mold before doing any casting or on the finished casts? Thanks for the great advices! cheers.
:-) Also how durable is the liquid plastic? Would it hold up as joints and pegs and such?
hm. that never occured to me, but i clearly didnt have any problems on most of them.. the biggest problem i had was just making sure the compound got into every small corner of the mold lol.
oh it is VERY VERY DURABLE, stronger i would say compared to the normal figure plastics. once you take it out, its still alittle.. "flexible" but it keeps its mold. after about 30 mins it turns ROCK hard.
THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO! Question: Is there a reason why you put the spout on the back of head instead of inside neck opening?
I didnt do the neck opening b/c you dont want residue there to dremel off. if you do the neck opening, you will fill up the ball joint socket of the head.
@@WylunCustoms thx!
god job, buen trabajo
Cool tutorial. thanks! Just wondering, if I want to make the hole bigger for these heads or the original heads to fit other bodies would I use a dremel?
yes
Hey man, thanks for the vid. I have been doing in for a couple weeks now, and have made some really nice heads. My only question is I am now molding and casting some marvel select. When I pull the head from body, the neck pegs stay attached to head. So when molding, the neck peg becomes solid or wont mold completely. Can the neck peg be removed from head without breaking, also can the neck pegs be molded and cast seperately? Thanks again
Don't know if you ever got an answer or found a solution. 2 things you can do. 1) blow dry the head. It'll make the plastic softer and the head will pop right off leaving the peg in the body. 2) a technique called boil and pop. Simply just boil the head part for 5 minutes. Be careful... it'll be very hot. Use cleaning gloves (rubber) pull the head off. It should pop right off with ease. Good luck...and to put them back on blow dry the head or boil the head.
About the apoxie piece on the back of the head... When you cut it off and dremmel it down, what does that to do any sculpting in the back of the head? (I.e.: hair, mask design, cracks in a skull etc etc.) Also, I am a GI Joe man, do you have any tutorials on doing this for armor/webgear?
Do you spray anything on the mild before putting the plastic in? Or you just do it and when the plastic hardens it doesn't stick to the mold
Hey WylunCustoms, What do you use to remove paint from action figures aftert too many layers are on it? Thanks!
Real cool tutorial, so how much does it cost to buy all the chemicals for a start up?
can you do that with the rest of the action figure parts like arm, legs, upper and lower torso, feet, and hands? also can you make a dragon custom action figure with bendy tail, neck, and wings?
you can do other parts of figures, but you have to take them apart and do each piece at a time.. etc. if you take the arm.. separate the bicept from the forarm and also the middle hinge, and you'd have to do each piece individually.
How long does it take the superglue to dry when you attack the head to the Dixie cup?
I would like to make a mold of the NECA Queen Alien head which is a fairly large head, is there any tips and tricks you could give me? I am not sure if I should do a two sided mold with the smooth on or a solid one piece mold
+magnum1165 if the head is big.. just gotta get a biggggg cup or container to hold the whole mold lol. good luck!
Thanks for this awesome video. I tried buying all materials on Amazon and it adds up to almost $100. Approximately how many molds are you able to create using that pair of Oomoo 30 bottles shown in the video? I'm guessing the Oomoo 30 runs out before all the other materials?
Someone reply him pls
thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hi going back are the heads originally on the figures from the shop ? or did you carve originals ?
Wondering about the plastic. Does it come out to a hard brittle plastic like marvel legends chest and ab or more of a softer plastic like the arms and legs?
Hey man I love your video it's helped me so much, but I've tried casting a baseball bat from The Walking Dead action figure series and it completely failed, I'm wondering if you could post a video of doing different accessories
I would appreciate it more than you could imagine!
I have one question can u do the same thing with a 12 inch figure head and are the Materials u use cheap or what were can I get some that is cheap
Can you suggest a store to buy the products at, or even a link to a online site? Amazing video, this has given me a revelation to customizing, watch out world!
+Tyler Ryan yes store, any art store would have it, i got mine at Blick art store. you can also see them online. i got the pigments online at amazon.
Where's the cheapest or best value for buying the Smooth On products? Thanks for the video btw!
I think your errors were due to bubbles creating an air pocket. Cool stuff. I have been looking into smooth cast, thanks dude.
Would benefit from a pressure chamber.
I have to ask: will the joints get soft when heated like regular figure plastic?
I've seen a guy use a air pump to remove air from molds after putting them in an air tight container. Would that also help with the air bubbles or is that excessive?
how do you cu toff where you poired the plastic? because When it coes out that thick , it's super difficult to cut for me.
super helpful
Hey bro are selling custom heads?
Great vid bro.. You've probably been asked alot but do you have extra Bane/Crossbones casts? Long shot but worth asking. TY
sorry dont! you should try this out though very fun
WylunCustoms I have tried my hand at casting thanks to your video bro
thanks a lot bro!!!
Hi Wylumcostums!!! I enjoy you video and I have a custion. I lost a thumb (left hand) in my Colossus Marvel Legends Toy Biz, how can make a new one with the other thumb (right hand)??? I hope you can help me. :D Saludos from México!!!
does this method work for multiple parts of a figure? or just heads
Cool. Good instructions. Ty.
Glad it was helpful!
i just may do this now stuff now!
+ULTIMATEbudokai3 give it a try, its fun!
awesome dude
avengervastey thanks for watchin!
so is it possible to clone figures using this method? you would probably have to mold each piece individually no?
nice video, where are the links to all the stuff you used?
where do you get ball joints for new heads?
Hello Wylun I just have a couple of questions. Have you ever used the flesh tone coloring to make a head mold, and if so were satisfied with the outcome? Keep up the good work and thanks.
+HARDCASE44 I have not to be honest, but you have to be careful how you get the colors.. b/c sometimes when you use colors other than.. black, it will come out the color you're using, but it might be translucent. You'd have to experiement to see how much pigment you'd use or use a different base color (other than clear, which absorbs the pigments better).. sorry if that is confusing, but it could get tricky.. it really have to plan out ur preparation and see if you need more pigment or different base color for the plastic.. and maybe you can get it just close enough so you can make a repaint easier.
Can you mold accessories?
I bought all this stuff and I'm so stoked to try it out but I'd love to know if I can mold weapons for The Walking Dead figures. Thank you for this video!!! :D
+Tyler Brown you definately can mold accessories, you should youtube different techniques (im sure you have by now), alot of people show great ideas how to do molds like guns and swords etc. thanks for watching!
Hi
What kind of resin is that?
cool!
Thumbs up for this. How about using a small funnel so you can pour more in more quickly, and then do the swirling.
***** great idea! im havent been doing it that long so im new to it and always willing to try new and great techniques!
WylunCustoms you should use your Dermal tool and come up with your head some how to make you into a action figure I don't know how it's done but I drew a self portrait of myself I used to make bronze casting we used some kinda wax to make a mold to dip in silica a few times to make a cast molding then we made the bronze casting then we made a mold to poor wax in it to change it up and make it look different but we had the basic mold so we didn't have to make it all over again out of wax if we wanted to make multiple of what we made.
I saw this video where this guy was casting stuff out of aluminum cans or scrap aluminum car parts or what ever people put a order in for he was making a living out of it the more he did the better he got at it.
It's here on TH-cam some where thank you so much for this video it gave some great information on how to make plastic molds, have you tried recycled #2 plastics bottles?
WylunCustoms oh the plastic is much harder but it will make a better mold to poor your plastic in it and you can wrap with rubber bands then once it's cooled off you can pull it apart you might have to sand down the two half line like you see in most toys. But that's when your buffer on you Dremal comes in to place
Say you have a 3d print. Is it possible to cast a full model 3 d print?
how many times can you use that same mold? thank you!
So I've been molding lately and I was wondering if its deadly if you breath in while molding figures with smooth cast
Nope. Virtually no smell at all.
You shouldn't need release agent on the cup. Silicone really only sticks to itself, and since you're tearing up the cup anyway it's fine. The only time you really need the release agent is on the inside of the mold when you're casting in order to keep your mold from potentially being damaged by the demolding process. Also, when there's that many little overhangs, you really need to slush cast things a bit. Definitely do one at a time and rotate/tip the mold as much as possible while it dries. Overhangs and small, deep contours are really rough for one-part molds. Try especially for the batman to tip the mold towards the 'ears' on the mask to make sure the resin fills them.
cool video man, is it alright to sculpt with clay over these then bake
+shuddle32 ya i dont see why not, adding to the head sculpt your own design.. or if you use epoxi, you wont have to bake! , these molds i found end up being alot more durable and harden as time goes on compared to regular molded heads.
Just a thought...
While I was watching you pour the blue into the pink, I noticed that what ran down the side was wasted.
Instead of using two separate clear cups each with their own water mark, wouldn't it make more sense to use just one cup - making a mark for one level of water (add the second amount of water to that) & then mark the second water level. Pour the pink into the clear cup to the first level mark, then add the pink to the second level mark. That way, it eliminates the waste left behind from the clear cup you pour out of.
I meant to add...great tutorial, actually. Very helpful :)
Awesome video!!!! Have you thought about selling the sculpts?
Thanks for the video. Good info
no problem! im no pro at it, but i just wanted to get this video out there to let everyone know about it!
WylunCustoms cool
Hi!!
U can help me with some tip ?
I try to make a mold of goku hair (sh figuarts) but I have some problems with the peaks of the hair because always are incomplete (just the tops of the peaks of the hair )
What can I do ??
cristobal nuñez
If u dont have a pressure pot, when u put the cast resin inside the mold try using a piece of wire to pick inside the parts u want to reach before it drys
18:24 THIS IS PARTA!
+ed_system jajajajaa I think the same when I see the label XDDDD
Dang it! someone got to it first XD
cool vid.
Nice VDO and useful. Thx
+Prakasit Kiatinimitra np! thanks for watching!