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Post by bourno on May 30, 2011 9:50:37 GMT -5
I just ordered the kit the other day. I don't expect it in till mid-June or so.
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Post by bourno on May 30, 2011 0:01:34 GMT -5
I tried to make a tighter inside mold for the fist, but wasn't able to remove without cutting. So, am back to roto-casting the fist piece at the moment. The bow piece, I was able to add an inner mold which is working well though. As I most likely won't be able to afford jumbo Combattler anytime soon. I did purchase the 22" Thailand vinyl kit (reproduction of original kit) off ebay cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360361600627I am going to use some 6 lb and 3 lb, 2 part foam to strengthen it up and find some stiff linkages to have some movement as well. Now, wish there was a Danguard Ace kit out there.
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Post by bourno on May 29, 2011 23:36:35 GMT -5
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Post by bourno on May 21, 2011 1:26:54 GMT -5
Ah, you have a Combattler then already? Nice
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Post by bourno on May 21, 2011 1:00:36 GMT -5
thanks, that was what I was leaning towards, but with an extra outside flexible silicone around the insert piece to reduce the resin usage. Pull the insert and then collapse the next inside mold and pull it out the insert hole.
I am going to use an insert for the bow pieces most certainly, as they get messier for roto-casting. Will play with roto-casting a couple more times when I get home for the fist piece yet.
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Post by bourno on May 14, 2011 17:55:29 GMT -5
GaiKing Wing Clearance of blemish ones I have 3 non-ebay quality wings for purchase. PM me on which one you would like if available yet and only one per person at this time. Prices reflect U.S. shipping included. International shipping cost would likely be anywhere from $10 to $20 more than shown below.
This is what I am talking about if you don't know www.teambac.com/1_ebay/gaiking_wing/GaiKing_Wing.html
No photos, but will described as best as I can. And don't plan on taking pics either as they are boxed and ready to ship out.
PayPal is preferred, and will reply with my payment address.
Blem #1: $15 shipped, Wing has 2 small dents on front wing from not paying attention to where I was laying it down at. Has tiny surface air bubbles on rear side of wing only. Jet piece has a few very small air bubbles.
Blem #2: $15 shipped, Wing has 1 small dent like above. The back side of the wing has extra flashing trimming around the back side of the wing, this one was before I trimmed the wing mold. Jet piece has tiny air bubbles here and there.
Blem #3: $25 shipped, Wing has slight wavy plastic on backside only, the resin started to set up at the very end of the pour. The jet piece has one air bubble filled along the edge where it meets the wing. The plastic fill wasn't perfect match. Also one other quite small air bubble that wasn't touched up. If not for these small items, would have been on ebay.
Should have some "ebay quality" wings available soon and will post up an RJ price on those when I get back from my work trip.
I wanted these out for offering before I head up, but will have the wife mail them. Are all pending sold. .
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Post by bourno on May 13, 2011 21:58:17 GMT -5
By 4 part, I was going to modify my existing 2 piece mold some and then have a double layer insert piece. A harder silicone cylinder and then cast a soft silicone around it that is closer to the fist surface. Am thinking that after pouring a cast, could pull the cylinder piece and then slowly fold in the outer one and pull it out. Okay, some pics. The 65D hardness resin seems to been a good choice. It is stiff, but still flexible some. The original is a little softer, but could due to the repro is thicker except at the slip on area. Short Raydeen fist page www.teambac.com/shogun_warriors/Raydeen_bowfist.htmlIf you look at them closely, you can see the original has a blue tinge while mine has a purple tinge. From a couple feet away, it is very hard to see the difference though. The first bow pieces needed some more yellow for a darker yellow, but not a biggie. The extra work may be worth the end results Will get a few more done after I get back as am heading out Sunday and gone for about a week. Unfortunately, it is a work trip, lol. Thanks for the encouragement and any brainstorming for a simpler casting solution.
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Post by bourno on May 13, 2011 16:20:26 GMT -5
Depending on price, I might be interested in a bowfist too. Is there a risk of the resin cracking when placed over the arm? The original plastic can bend a little, so it fits easily over the ridges without risk of damage. How does the resin hold up when attaching it? I need to let resin cure a couple days to check on that. I am using a less hard resin andthinking so be okay but will test tomorrow. Am going to make 2 or 3 fists the harder way and then I have an idea for modifying he mold from a 2 piece system, to 4 piece mold. But have a trip and wont get to that for at least a week then to begin on it
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Post by bourno on May 13, 2011 7:25:27 GMT -5
For an insert, I would just make a plain jane silicone cylinder to stick down into it. The down side of that, the wrist/forearm could be down to an 1/8" thick, but the fist area could be anywhere from 1/2" to 3/4" for thickness from the insert as it would need to stay the same size or taper slightly in order to remove.
When I get back from a work trip next week, I will tinker around some more. I didn't think the sharp edges would affect so much and was hoping for quicker results.
Will, I will get you a repro bowfist or two, just let me know. The color I have now, is a dark purple without the hint a blue tinge when you look at the original fist. Is kinda close.
I just don't know how many more after making myself 2 or 3 with the method described above. I want to make a "custom" bowfist with a shooting arrow yet.
I may have an idea or two for easier re-casts, but may have to start over with new molds possibly if my idea for modifying the current molds don't work. But, am going to make a few repros just in case before doing that.
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Post by bourno on May 12, 2011 8:59:39 GMT -5
Thought I would toss out a progress update. Played with the BowFist again last night. Making repros of fists is not an easy thing (to keep lightweight that is). I was roto-casting the fist and worked well except for any sharp corners, the plastic goes very thin there as it doesn't have a smooth surface to stay there. And roto-casting can be a little messy To get a good fist (after 2 other attempts), had to leave the molds open for a first pour and slush around some. As the plastic started to thicken, I manually moved the plastic to the sharp edge areas to have a good, thick plastic coverage at those places. Next, I put the 2 mold pieces together and did a 2nd pour. Looking into the fist at a light, I saw a couple thin spots and did a small 3rd pour. Got a successful fist without weak spots now (won't crack or break at the edges very easily), but weighs twice as much as the original fist. I am re-thinking how to make this fist and yet not end up with a heavy, and resin hungry mold. (ie: have a middle insert and pour like a normal copy to have thick walls which would be easier, but the fist would take more resin and be heavy) Making the fist right now is a little messy and time consuming process to not have a fragile and easy to crack and break at any sharp edge. I tried to roto-cast the bow pieces and made a bigger mess than the fist, and took 2 pours to get the thickness I wanted. Pouring them solid takes too much resin and on the heavy side. Gonna have to brainstorm and then decide whether I really want to do many bowfists or other fists. Eats up a good hour of time to make the parts for one. Otherwise, the wings are going very well and making more. I still need to update on low cost "blemish" ones for those wanting. And a special 'RJ' price for quality wings that would be of ebay selling quality too.
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Post by bourno on May 10, 2011 15:42:11 GMT -5
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Post by bourno on May 9, 2011 16:04:10 GMT -5
You just need to use 24 hour curing molds instead of 18 hours, so you can get 6 more hours of sleep Wes
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Post by bourno on May 9, 2011 14:38:05 GMT -5
With the silicone that I am using, it trapped a lot of air bubbles when mixing, so needed to pop those bubbles before pouring a mold. I bought a 2-1/2 gallon pressure paint tank, wanted to be able to pressurize castings as well. Pressurizing the resin to around 40-50 psi will take any tiny air bubbles down to nothing.
To pull a vacuum, I tried a Harbor Freight air conditioner vacuum pump ($15) that worked by an air compressor, but not good enough to pull the small air bubbles out of the silicone. I had to rotate the cup to help pop the bubbles. After pouring a little, I used an air blower to pop any bubbles on the first thin pour of the piece I was making a mold of, and then pour more silicone.
In the end, I got a 120 volt vacuum pump from Harbor Freight ($100) that is used for vacuuming automotive air conditioner lines. It can pull a little more vacuum (29" of mercury, compared to 27") and works great.
I do have to watch for trapped air when pouring resin in a couple molds, but that is a trapped air problem and need extra air relief instead. For the wing, I am getting a pretty nice mirror cure on the surface now for the most part. On the earlier wings, if you looked very close, you could see tiny little pitting at times or in certain spots from popped bubbles that came to the surface.
For my vacuum lid, I used 1/2" plexiglass and for the gasket. I first smeared some vaseline around the can lip, then used 100% clear silicone in a tube from the hardware store. I mixed the silicone with a little acrylic paint (the water in the paint helps cure regular, thick household silicone properly and much quicker). I spread this around the outer lid and then placed onto the can. Made a great seal.
Sorry for the different jumps in the post for my brain train.
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Post by bourno on May 9, 2011 12:13:31 GMT -5
Just an update on my end. The bowfist molds should be ready for a trial run tonight (if the daughter gives me anytime, may be after she goes to bed ) I am going to roto-cast the fist, but think I am going to go solid plastic for the bow pieces for this first run. For the quantity of resin, just not sure if trying to roto-cast these 2 pieces is worth the extra effort. I will tinker with them later, maybe. Poured a GaiKing missile tab piece and will see if the plastic is more cured tonight to allow its installation. Maybe one more night if needed. Took some photos of the GaiKing wing again (trimmed the wing mold and have less outside edge trimming, not sure if anything can be done since it is an open, single piece mold and can't see going to a full enclosed 2 piece mold for it at all), and will share sometime when I get to that. I have started to "vacuum" the resin after mixing, it reduces much of the little tiny surface bubble pits that could be present. With the resin I am using, only have about 4 to 5 minutes to get any vacuum done before the resin will start to set and thicken up in another minute or two after that time. One pour was very close, lol, started setting up seconds after I got the pour done.
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Post by bourno on May 9, 2011 11:55:25 GMT -5
I wish the best for everyone who bought from the seller. Looking at his feedback only, he has sold items worth some money and pretty much all positive feedback from those buyers.
I had several of his items "watched" but more than I was willing to pay. It always makes me a little curious when someone dumps a big collection like this out there.
Again, best to any that did win auctions.
Wes
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Post by bourno on May 8, 2011 10:26:21 GMT -5
Best of luck on this. In the last six or eight months, I have only seen one on U.S. ebay, and someone paid the asking price of $1700 on it. I don't know about any other international auctions, as haven't done those personally or watch them.
I would love to have the 3 Marvel comic heroes together, but I may just settle for the SOC and DX diecast versions for the 3 boys together. Would have been so cool if Danguard and Combattler would have been in the Mattel jumbo line up.
Wes
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Post by bourno on May 8, 2011 10:19:28 GMT -5
Awesome Will !!!
Looks like some trading in the hopefully near future will be in store. Thanks for sharing your current decal projects.
Wes
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Post by bourno on May 7, 2011 22:18:54 GMT -5
I re-adjusted the wing mold to reduce the trimming some. I am going to let the wing pieces set for several days to allow the plastic to cure harder before trimming. From the earlier molding, and I will update separately, but am looking at a couple more "cheap" wings to let go.
Just poured a mold for GaiKing's "wish bone" looking missile shooter mechanism. I bought a really cheap one off ebay and one side of the missile catch was broken, so... I am copying my other other GaiKing's good one.
Also, just poured part one of a two piece mold of the bow pieces from a Raydeen bowfist. The fist piece has already been made into a 2 piece mold, but am pouring a little more silicone to thicken the pieces (part of the silicone was a little thin around the fist area, as I ran out of mix earlier). Should be interesting on learning the art of roto-casting.
Maybe, tomorrow, I will start on a drawing for Mazinga's Jet Scrander.
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Post by bourno on May 3, 2011 17:22:25 GMT -5
This is looking fantastic! How well does it stay in place? The insert piece is slightly smaller than the oval due to plastic shrinkage, but I used 1-1/2 wraps of yellow electrical to give snug fit then. It is going to stay in place, but if are aggressively having GaiKing fly after the bad guys, then it might have a chance of coming out.
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Post by bourno on May 1, 2011 23:40:14 GMT -5
Wings are spoken for currently. If I have some more "not so quite right or best looking" items, I will post.
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