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Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






How do!

Got to admit it i semi-tricked you with the title, as I’m not going to be painting said rune. But, I need to apply the technique to some resin castings I’m about to make of Spooky Ghosts, reading for The Global Ghost Hunt (where by you make spooky ghost things, and leave them around town for people to find and take home).

The castings themselves are being done in UV, and will be around 3mm deep. But the moulds featuring detailing which is super shallow and thin. Hence I’m thinking whatever technique people apply to Eldar Canopies will work here too.

Now, if memory serves from the dim and distant, you applied your paint fairly neatly to the area, then wiped the excess off, leaving just the recessed area with pigmented.

Of course time and paints have marched on considerably. And I’m now thinking perhaps Contrast will be the very dab here, as they’re thicker than washes, but still have a nice flow to them - so are less inclined to simply be soaked up why whichever material I do the wipe with?

Doing my first castings tonight (and I do mean first. I’ve never cast in resin before) so plenty time for suggestions!

Oh, and here’s a bonus. A photo of the phospherent pigments I’ll be adding to the resin for your viewing joy. They’re a mica powder in case anyone was wondering. No I’ve not a clue if we can use them in acrylic mediums, but I suspect the answer is out there!

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The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar





Upstate, New York

I used inks and a fine brush. Push it around the recesses. Contrasts would probably work.

   
Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






What do you use for the wipe? I’d need to get in whilst it’s still wet, but not with a material that’s just gonna sook it all up, or worse, leave detritus behind.

I’m thinking perhaps cheapo kitchen roll?

   
Made in us
The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar





Upstate, New York

Wick it away quick with a clean brush? I honestly don’t remember if I needed to. With inks, they should be able to be cleaned up from any mistakes before the stain the glass. Just need to act quick.

If I needed to do a total abort/restart, I’d flood it with water and use a paper towel.

But I’m a sloppy table-top quality kinda guy, so take my advice with a grain of salt.

   
Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






Fair! Thank you for the early input

Hmm. Maybe an alcohol free wetwipe might work. They’re not there to be absorbent after all, and reduce the risk of streaking, as it won’t dry the paint I’m wiping off.]



Hmmmm

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Frenzied Berserker Terminator




Southampton, UK

When I've done them on DE vehicles, I filled the recess with green ink first, then once it was dry I went in with some yellow paint (bad moon yellow I think) on top. Once viewed from the exterior it gives a really nice glowing green effect. Will try to find a pic...

For cleanup of any overspill I just gave a little wipe with a cotton bud once it was dry.


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Here you go...

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Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






Nice,

Well, slightly buggered up the pour on one of my castings, causing overflow. Nothing too drastic and lesson learned, but at least I’ve got an obvious candidate for figuring out the painting, as it’s already Not Right.

Though confident I’ve got the pigmentation to a good level!

Will show painting experiment pics tomorrow, once everything is cured. Maybe Wednesday night, as leaving them in the mould another day won’t damage them any.
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Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






And here’s the finale!

Well chuffed given it’s my first attempt. A simple overpour on a couple, and a lesson learned.

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Made in gb
Frenzied Berserker Terminator




Southampton, UK

Nice ghost thingies!
   
Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






Thank you

Gonna be doing more in the coming days. Beetlejuice there is going to be adapted to a more ambitious, multi-pour project of producing Drink Coasters for my favourite peeps.

As someone with an artistic soul, Former Gifted Kid Issues and hands like Cow’s Tits, to know I broadly got this right first time? I’m super enthused! Like my cross stitch, it’s a nicely and suitably logical and solvable expression of artistry.

I know that was a bit word salad, but I still mean it. I can’t paint. I can’t draw. Nothing comes out right, as if there’s some kind of crosswire twixt brains and hands (not dyspraxia) which has always been a frustration.

But give me something where it’s 90% planning, and seems to suit,

   
Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






Second and third pours done. Well happy with the results.

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Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






And more! Really really enjoying this little side project.

One in the moulds will have a Lavender Glow, just for variety.
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Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






Fifth pour now done, and Composite Colin grows by another layer.

What will Colin look like in the end? No idea! But should know by….end of next week, if I maintain my current rate of production.




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And not that anyones asked, but my top tips for fellow noobs.

1. Not all resins are equal, and you’ll need one suited to your task and environs. The one I’m using is a 1:1 mix, which keeps things simple. Once cured it’s food safe and non-toxic. However it’s really only suitable for shallow pours. You can use it for deeper pours, but that’s a layer by layer approach, and may prove wasteful if you over mix.

2. Read. The. Instructions. If it says mix for three minutes, you mix for three minutes. I’ve noticed that once the mixing starts you get cloudy streaks as the two mediums mingle. Keep going! Slow and steady, so you’re not mixing too much air (viscosity I’m using is low enough the air bubbles sort themselves out!

3. Less is More. Dribble, don’t pour. Have your moulds setup beforehand, so you can go from one to the next, just like batch painting. By the time I’ve done the 7th mould, I can look back over the previous ones and pour a little extra where needed. Again do top ups by degrees. A slight under pour can usually be sorted by spreading what’s in the mould already.

4. I use disposable mixing pots, because they’re a bugger to clean. Stirring/spreading sticks are reusable, as anything left on them peels off neatly once cured.
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Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






And more done, where I’ve started adding glitter to the resin.

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Made in gb
Ridin' on a Snotling Pump Wagon






Been back at it this evening, making a set of Beetlejuice coasters, which are to be a Christmas present.

Consists of five inserts (cast yesterday, with colour shift glitter), four coasters and a holder.

I made a set previously, and mildly cocked it up on the holder. The insert was just pressed into the mould, but not evenly, so it wound up with a patchy layer of clear resin.. This time I applied the lesson learned and it seems hunky dory. Fix was simply pouring a thin layer of clear resin, then pushing the insert gently atop. From there, fill it up with the black resin.

I did pour the holder’s resin much too fast, and wound up with a load of trapped air. Rectified this using a simple drinking straw. Push it down to the air bubble, and drag the straw gently through the resin, allowing the air to escape. Had a proper look and it seems to have done the trick.

Pictures are the first set, backed with printed B&W stripes, and a cork disc base.

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