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Post by magengar on Nov 26, 2012 19:57:25 GMT -5
I can't believe what I'm seeing.... Bourno, YOU are Da Man!!! Great job there, bro!  zozo-mag |
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Post by kitsir on Nov 28, 2012 7:49:51 GMT -5
Great Job!!! Bourno  |
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Post by bourno on Apr 22, 2013 11:28:29 GMT -5
A quick post teaser for the moment. Am working on a Space Valour to Battle Fever part upgrade molds.
A big thanks to Eyeone for letting me borrow his Battle Fever torso and head. I was going to just mold the head and the "BF" area of the chest. But, the Battle Fever torso is much cooler than the Space Valour, so I decided to make a mold of the torso.
So, maybe by this weekend I will have some photos of an ultra rare SPACE FEVER jumbo to show off.
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Post by bourno on Apr 28, 2013 22:06:02 GMT -5
I did get to some of the Space Fever project. Yard work kept me busy this weekend. 30s and snow last weekend and upper 70s this weekend. Started a web page for the progress: www.teambac.com/shogun_warriors/Space_Fever.htmlI need to make a mold of the arm/leg nut for needed extras. And looks like I may have put an elbow bolt in the left knew  |
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Post by magengar on Apr 28, 2013 22:20:28 GMT -5
That's mighty good there, bourno! Looking forward to the finished makover. zozo-mag |
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Post by devoidofemotions on Apr 29, 2013 6:23:04 GMT -5
Mr bourno, Cant wait ...do post many pics for me as BFJ is one of my favourite. xoxo doe |
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Post by mikedeco on Apr 29, 2013 10:08:57 GMT -5
It's really a cool idea. But now I will have to find another Space Valour to customize it with your great parts...  Can't wait to see more if it. |
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Post by bourno on Apr 29, 2013 11:33:36 GMT -5
Mr bourno, Cant wait ...do post many pics for me as BFJ is one of my favourite. xoxo doe I will see what I can do for taking and adding more photos on future updates. Battle Fever is much cooler than the Space Valour and I think with the upgrade will allow it to be presentable to the other guys. I am debating about changing the sleeves to the T28 style as I just made a mold for that sleeve. May have to lengthen the shooting insert from just comparing BFJ and SV photos. |
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Post by magengar on Apr 29, 2013 13:37:43 GMT -5
Bourno..... in that pic attachment shown, I'm looking at what appears to be a translucent or transparent jelly around the object inside the clay bed... ...is that jelly a translucent silicone mold? I like to use the Alumilite pink silicone mold rubber, but I'd like to try using the tanslucent rubber mold stuff so that I can see what I'm doing as I work on the object. I think I'll try switching to the clear silicone rubber and see if it will work for me........ My idea is to try making a two-part mold by pouring the rubber over the entire object, and cutting the cured mold away from the object without damaging either one. Yes, it's very tricky to do; but I think I can handle it. zozo-mag |
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Post by bourno on Apr 29, 2013 15:05:56 GMT -5
For my molds, I use Smooth-On's Sorta Clear 40, which is a platinum silicone and is translucent for seeing through. After awhile, it does get less clear and more whitish. I like the tear strength of the silicone and is great when pouring to see if you have any trapped air bubbles and can use a tooth pick or similar to coax the bubbles away.
They have a "T" series as well, for Tin cure. While a little cheaper, it isn't as clear as the platinum series.
I use their silicone thinner and a vacuum pump the mixture for about 20 to 30 minutes to get the trapped air out of the stirred up silicone. I like to mix the silicone in a bowl and then pour into individual 18oz cups about 1/3 to 1/2 full for vacuuming. Makes things easier to pour, and can scrape the cups out at the end after getting the part initially covered.
I like this silicone for many of my molds that I hand rotocast to make sure I didn't miss a spot while first rotating, and with the 65D resin, I can see when it is starting to cure and can get another batch of resin ready to pour in. Some of my molds, I like to add a second layer for more strength.
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Post by magengar on Apr 29, 2013 15:52:23 GMT -5
Amazing technique. I've never hand-rote cast before. To work work with any clear silicone mold and be able to see what I'm doing, would certainly help me achieve better-quality castings; especially for getting rid of trapped air from the mold and the castings. Thanks, Bourno! zozo-mag |
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Post by bourno on May 4, 2013 21:22:58 GMT -5
A little more done today. Changed out the arm sleeves to T28 style. They aren't exactly like the original Battle Fever, but somewhat closer in look. May have the torso shooter ready in a day or so. Then, just need to work on some head painting and call it good till I add stickers to it.  |
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Post by kitsir on May 4, 2013 21:43:14 GMT -5
Amazing work! Wes, I love your works.  |
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Post by bourno on May 5, 2013 17:26:10 GMT -5
Thought I would toss up some work I have done on recently received Tetsujin 28. It came with a couple reproduction parts, and I made some hollow versions of them to place on the jumbo. Am working on a new helmet piece. That should be done in few days and can put on some new stickers at that point. Here is my web page with more photos and coverage on it. www.teambac.com/shogun_warriors/Tetsujin_28.html |
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Post by robonutter on May 5, 2013 18:33:58 GMT -5
awesome i love battle fever and tetsujin 28
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Post by eyeone on May 17, 2013 18:58:31 GMT -5
gosh darnit bourno, i have your awesome work to blame for bringing me back to the RJ boards  i was trying to save myself the surprise of seeing what your BF is looking like, but i just had to peek. looks amazing as always!!! |
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Post by willohio on May 18, 2013 9:03:48 GMT -5
That T28 is just a damn fine looking Jumbo.
Great work on the reproduction & spot on color
matching. Don't know how you do it so accurately!
Will
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Post by virgus2009 on Aug 18, 2013 2:48:24 GMT -5
hello, I wanted to ask you if you sell spazer jumbo and how much cost
thanks
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Post by bourno on Aug 18, 2013 20:49:07 GMT -5
Sent you a PM
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Post by magengar on Aug 20, 2013 5:01:19 GMT -5
This is so amazing! I swear, of all the Jumbo communities I've visited online through the years, I gotta say we here at Robot-Japan are so blessed to have the BEST team of Jumbo Restorers, Modifyers, and Customizers in this hobby right here at Robot-Japan! You guys RULE, all hands Down! \,,/ \,,/ zozo-mag |
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