Hello everyone,
So I'm fairly new to the Geekhack community and so far I have really been enjoying it here. Recently I caught the artisan bug and have been trying hard to get ahold of some. While I wait for sales to start popping up I decided to give making my own a try. Like others, I did most of my research here on Geekhack and other than reading a couple of posts, I have no experience sculpting or casting. Please feel free to offer any feedback or advice as I can only improve moving forward. I will continue to update this post as I go further into the process.
Material List:
-Smooth on silicon Oomoo 30
-Polyform Super Sculpey
-Easy Cast Clear Casting Epoxy
-Red Resin Dye
-Mold Release
-Shaping tools
-Legos
I didn't really have a vision of what I wanted in a cap, so I just started sculpting and ended with something I was happy with. Before I made a mold of the sculpture I decided to start with a blank cap for practice, and also because I really want to make a blank set for my HHKB.
I used some Legos for a mold box since that's what I had on hand . I was worried about bubbles, so once I poured the silicon mixture into the mold box I decided to place them on top of a blower as it offered vibration and it seemed to have worked well.
The mold held well and I'd decided to do both designs at once. I'm also gonna do the other half of the blank tomorrow, and hopefully, I can have my first custom cap by Monday as it takes 24 hrs for the epoxy to cure. As for colorway ideas I was thinking camo, but as I haven't the slightest idea how I'm going to start with transparent red.