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I did not create this. I wanted to share this because I wish that I had seen this tutorial when I first started casting. It does not include all techniques, like vacuum degassing or pressure casting, but it is a great starting point for someone looking to get into casting.







Also see Subtle Discords' Legion Rising blog for some great tips!

I've been thinking about doing some resin casting for converting Reaver jetbikes to Craftworld ones, and this is incredibly helpful. If only because, being of Japanese origin, I now have some idea of the actual products to buy from the pictures.

This is a very nice guide, I'm fascinated by casting, it always seems so involved but I think it might just be do-able.

I too have been experimenting in casting and here is some advice. Don't get fast curing resin like smooth on 300 Resin which has a 2 minute pot life and 10 minute cure you want something that has a decent pot life like smooth on 310 which has like a 10-20 minute pot life and 2-4 hour cure (on a hot summer day you are going to get 10 min pot and 2 hour cure). The fast cure stuff (300) is good if you are just casting bases though since thats a shallow mold and a quick pour.

Two part molds are time consuming to make but they work best and last longer. I use various gages of sculpting wire to make the venting pipes..or you can even use electrical wire or a spool of solder as long as it some thing flexible that you can bend. I like to use a syringe to inject the resin into my mold until I see it finally come out from my vent hole instead of just pouring it in the main hole.

I use lego blocks to build up my box for 2 part molds. You can get the 2x4 lego block real cheap at an actual LEGO store in your local big mall if they have one they have flat rate buckets you fill up your self which comes out way cheaper than anything on ebay or buying blocks direct from Lego.com.

They sell clays that are good for use in making a 2 part mold make sure you ask at your local art store which is best.

you will use up way more rubber mold material that actual resin....so far I have burned through 3 sets of oomoo 30 rubber compared to one set of Sooth-on casting resin. Also you can recycle excess rubber and rubber from old or damaged molds just clean it thoroughly with soap and a tooth brush to get off all the mold release and then cut them up into pieces and add then to the new mold being poured to fill on space it will be re-absorbed into the new rubber

Cool! An English translation of this article wasn't something I expected to see. I have the images for the Japanese version and this is a welcome addition to my hobby resources folder.

Thanks!

I'm a jeweller by trade and I won't wouldn't recommend cut backs like that. Rather than have the sprue create an 'L' shape I would have it straight down with a channel cut after the cast piece for air bubbles with small vents cut (with a sharp hobby knife) at any areas that may allow air to collect (corners, sharp points, ect) But honestly the best way to find out is to try it. Other than that this is a fantastic info-graphic for casting.

Wow... casting actually looks a lot simpler than what I was making it out to be. I may just be swinging by the local hobby shop tomorrow to score some resin and clay.