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So I am making some alpha leigon vehicles and I wanted to mold and cast them (this is being built from scratch, so there won't be any law breaking). I was wondering if anyone knew of things to avoid doing so they came out right.

We had a discussion about it in a segment on our podcast's 8th episode. Two of our members do some casting. There are some good YouTube videos out there. As someone who's been interested in making myself some bases and casting, the base line rule I took away from it is that even with pointers and videos, you're going to mess up

my buddy and I started casting LOTS of things as practice. mini's, terrain, anything. its not complex as per, but it does require some practice.

I'ts also not cheap. you might find its cheaper to keep making them from scratch.

It's also not as fast as you would imagine. gotta make the master, then make the plug, then the master mold.

Its fun though, you can make lots of pieces.

I recommend these products, they have been the best for us.

http://www.smooth-on.com/OOMOO=-Silicone-/c1136/index.html

Yeah, I expect so, I just want it to look decent and not have too many flaws. Can I get some links? (I am doing resin casting

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/307451.page

Most everything you need to know can be found there.

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Moving to Painting and Modelling -

Oops I thought I clicked on that, :p thank you for the link and the move

Im just starting casting for my sculpts and am really enjoying how simple it really is!, With a casting and molding kit ( Bought from local shop or ebay ) you can cast great details models simply! Saving dollars by the minute.