Could you make topre caps?
I could, but I don't have any topre keycaps to base them off of :/
I'd also be interested in doing a topre+mx universal stem because I've heard someone came up with a design for it.
Oh wow, this is very cool! Care to elaborate on the process you used to make it?
Since you asked, explanation time!
First, I modelled the wolf head on top of a spare keycap I had. I used regular non-drying clay.
I then chose a small container to put it, and also some clay in the bottom in and pressed in depressions to 'key' the mold. Keying the mold allows you to 'mate' two sides together and since this is a two part mold, that is what I did.
Once the silicone is hardened, I have a hole in the bottom of the container and popped the keycap and the hardened silicone out by pushing something through it.
Using a ring of plastic I had cut, I secured it to surround the area that I wanted to create the second half of the mold.
Next, I sprayed some mold release so that the silicone I would be pouring for the second half of the mold wouldn't stick to the first half of the mold. I additionally brushed olive oil on the exposed silicone to prevent this because it happened to me in a previous experiment (which you can see in the background of the attached image, it's a block of white silicone).
Then I poured the rest of the mold, completely forgetting to insert pour holes. Oopsie. So I cut some wood skewers and placed them in strategic locations to make holes at the topmost part of the mold (see attached image) to prevent trapped bubbles.
After the second half of the mold was complete, I just mixed resin with some tempura red which turned it pink, poured it in and voila.
Flashing was extremely minimal and thin because i applied a bit of pressure to both sides of the mold during casting.
I hope that made some kind of sense...
