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August 29th, 2010

Mold Making and Resin Casting Your Own Sculpted Miniatures – Part 3


Part 3 of a Video Series that details how to make Rubber Molds and Resin Casts of your own 28mm Miniatures. The casting kits used is Smooth-On’s Mold Making and Casting Pourable Starter Kit. Smooth-On’s Website: www.smooth-on.com (Also check out their great Mold and Cast videos!) Apparently on Amazon.com as well: www.amazon.com

August 23rd, 2010

Mold Making, Casting: Fake Wounds and Scars – Smooth-On


Using Smooth-Cast 300 by Smooth-On to make hard molds for creating fake wounds and scars with Skin Tite silicone rubber. For more information, visit: www.smooth-on.com Interested in purchasing these materials? Order online at www.smooth-on.com Or find your nearest Smooth-On distributor here www.smooth-on.com

August 13th, 2010

Mold Making and Resin Casting Your Own Sculpted Miniatures – Part 1


Part 1 of a Video Series that details how to make Rubber Molds and Resin Casts of your own 28mm Miniatures. The casting kits used is Smooth-On’s Mold Making and Casting Pourable Starter Kit. Smooth-On’s Website: www.smooth-on.com (Also check out their great Mold and Cast videos!) Apparently on Amazon.com as well: www.amazon.com

July 30th, 2010

Mold Making and Resin Casting Tips


Here are some important tips on the use of metalic pigments with resins.

July 22nd, 2010

Mold Making, Casting: Martha Stewart Peg Rack – Smooth-On


Martha Stewart uses OOMOO 30 silicone rubber to make a mold of a tree branch and make a casting in liquid plastic to use as a peg coat rack.

July 22nd, 2010

Mold Making and Casting: Silicone hand Part 1


How to pour up a silicone hand in an alginate mold.

July 19th, 2010

Martha Stewart Making Candles and Casting Wax


Candle making with Martha Steward using Smooth-On’s OOMOO silicone rubber and wax casting with Kelly Ripa.

July 16th, 2010

Mold Making, Casting: Martha Stewart Candle Mold – Smooth-On


Martha Stewart uses OOMOO 30 silicone rubber from Smooth-On to make candle molds and cast wax with Kelly Ripa. For more information, visit: www.smooth-on.com Interested in purchasing these materials? Order online at www.smoothonsecure.com Or find your nearest Smooth-On distributor here www.smoothon.com

July 14th, 2010

Updated – Mold Making Casting Complex Parts w/ parting line)


When mass casting a part without a flat side, you must create a two-part mold. We create a two-part silicone rubber mold with a clean parting line and then cast the part with Repro.

July 14th, 2010

Updated – Mold Making Casting Complex Parts w/ parting line)


When mass casting a part without a flat side, you must create a two-part mold. We create a two-part silicone rubber mold with a clean parting line and then cast the part with Repro.