Matakishi's Tea House
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By Jason Miller
'Vulcanized/ Standard Method'
Here we have a blurry pic of a green..
Green, master, master, painted figure (Mega Miniatures SWAT figure).
Vulcanised greens turn brown.
This is the most common method in the industry (currently). As you can see the green is literally cooked. As such this method is somewhat limited in the materials you may use in constructing your green. Some things to know:
Plastic will melt.
Glue may vaporized (and the figure may snap).
Green may be destroyed; repeatedly vulcanizing a green will destroy it.
Using too much blue in your ratio may leave the green stuff too soft to vulcanize (it will smoosh).
Some putty will not survive (usually airbake clays).
Brass Masters
DopplegangerUSA Crewman figure.
Some casters make a Brass Master first, using the wax method (Or using RTV's). Few people do this, citing the extra cost. However it has advantages:
Green is unharmed (not cooked).
You can use plastic, glue, darn near any medium really.
When you are a small company it is sometimes worth the extra cost to have that green unharmed ;)
Here we have a blurry pic of a green..
Green, master, master, painted figure (Mega Miniatures SWAT figure).
Vulcanised greens turn brown.
This is the most common method in the industry (currently). As you can see the green is literally cooked. As such this method is somewhat limited in the materials you may use in constructing your green. Some things to know:
Plastic will melt.
Glue may vaporized (and the figure may snap).
Green may be destroyed; repeatedly vulcanizing a green will destroy it.
Using too much blue in your ratio may leave the green stuff too soft to vulcanize (it will smoosh).
Some putty will not survive (usually airbake clays).
Brass Masters
DopplegangerUSA Crewman figure.
Some casters make a Brass Master first, using the wax method (Or using RTV's). Few people do this, citing the extra cost. However it has advantages:
Green is unharmed (not cooked).
You can use plastic, glue, darn near any medium really.
When you are a small company it is sometimes worth the extra cost to have that green unharmed ;)
