The Project Workbench
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Prepping For A Cape Pull
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Before I produce my first pull from the mold, I need to clean it up. I also need to figure out exactly how much latex I need to mix up for o...
Saturday, June 27, 2009
We Have A Winner!
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After months of experimentation, a few hundred bucks spent on materials, and a lot of pain mixing colors, I think I've FINALLY nailed do...
Color Match Looking Good!
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Woke up this morning and did another layer of freshly pigmented latex on the cape mold, and I must confess, it's looking pretty darn goo...
Friday, June 26, 2009
Something Good From Michael's??
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I hate Michael's. It's like the worst store in the world. I would say nine out of ten times I go there, they do NOT have what I want...
Giving Up On Burman Pigments
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I just can't seem to get the color matched, not even close. When I try to darken the red, it just turns brown. No good. I'm going to...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
All I Need Now Are Tears
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Tonight was the first time I shed blood for this project! I was moving the cape mold around a bit, and was silly enough to take my leather g...
First Fabric Arrives - It's A Winner!
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Got my first fabric shipment in the mail today, and I must confess that I am VERY pleased. This is the Christmas Red stuff I ordered from Ha...
Another Smooth-On order.
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I have ordered some more urethane today. I've lost all of my notes I took on the previous stuff I have experimented with, so I'm sor...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Begins Belt - Sanding the Lil' Bits
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I noticed something interesting about myself tonight. Don't get me wrong, there's PLENTY of things that are interesting about me, bu...
Begins Belt Sprue Removal
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I decided to make my first order of business on this build to remove all the sprues from the kit. Take a look at this first pic. You can see...
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