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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