Awrighty, some info on the pics, now!
In the first pic:
Yes! That *is* a cast RA-7 head on the droid. Nest to it as a GI Joe BAT head, modified for molding. Bottom right is the hollow drum you saw being poured and slush-cast in the video. The sprue of parts at the lower left include a superglue cap, a lamp from the Playmates Star Trek line, and a couple of misshapen Lego parts. I catually was not trying to mold them, they just happened to catch some resin overflow. Up from there is an ammo-crate from the Hoth Escape R2 and then four control panels.
In the fourth pic:
I was hoping you could see inside the drum, but apparently my lighting source was lacking.
In pics 5 & 6:
Another drum, also slush-molded. Again, you can't see inside it.
In pic 7:
This is the mold I went thru desperate measures to save. The box failed to stay fastened down and actually floated up out of the silicone. The knob on the side was part of the effort to retain a usable mold. I did manage to pull it off, but the end product is ... not nearly as professional as I would like. Another mold of this cargo crate is being made right now, this time in stages.
I also experimented with colored resin on this. I think that part worked out quite well.
In pic 8:
Two very nice holocam droids and a brace of bombs from the Cobra Gunship - also suitable for a number of other applications.
Still underway - the "iconic box" from Spooky's thread. I'm saving the silicone I was able to find on Tuesday for making that mold. Anything left over will go toward finishing off the other cargo crate mold. (assuming I'm not struck by a wild hair and roam off on a LONG adventure to pick up more..._
Comments and suggestions welcome! I'm making these for sale or trade, so if you have something specific you want to see cast/recast in resin, let me know. I might even manage to pull it off.
