Restore 54: Covenant

[greenstuff_gav]

wotcha!
i've been a bit busy with painting commissions as of late but i've managed to find time to throw some silicone / resin about, choosing possibly my favourite miniature, Inquisitor Covenant

as previously noted i'm drop casting and without a vacuum chamber / pressure pot which limits what i'm able to do so tried to make his moulds accordingly.
here's the results of half the moulds; i didn't make the air channels large enough for hte arms and we can see why things like backpack straps need to be metal!


While i collate originals (i'm close to the range!) i'm gonna go back to the drawing board; there's a few tricks i can try but i think a chamber is the way to go!

[Lord Borak]

Regardless of the errors, it's looking pretty awesome. I might have to try my hand at this when i get back on the sculpting band wagon again.

Are you making these to sell? OR to just replicate the bits for conversions? Are you allowed to cast up GW pieces?

[greenstuff_gav]

personal project; i'd never sell copyrighted GW miniatures, even if they're out of production and GW don't care about 54mm

i'd like to make conversion kits for all the miniatures that never had 'em as well as have nicely painted stock models

[Lord Borak]

Well, regardless, I might take a few spare bits and weapons in exchange for something. 

How do you go about casting stuff up? What do you use as mould and resin? I'm thinking of making some Zombies and generic robed characters for NPC's. It'd be a hell of a lot easier if I could mass produce the main parts like arms, bodies and legs.

[greenstuff_gav]

i use this silicone and this resin.. i can give some help regarding castings; afterall more available 54mm stuff is always a great thing!