Hero Phaser Scratchbuild

[phase pistol]

:cool

 

[robn1]

I've got another set of glass in the molds. I really don't want to do too many this way! It sucks! And I can only do one set a day. But it's all I can afford to do right now.

I cast a resin bezel too, tinted black.

Some more taped together shots.

 

[Tiberius Kirk]

Looking better all the time!

 

[phez]

Very Well Done !!!!
I got to have one of those if you offer them.

 

[phase pistol]

That's wat I'm talkin bout. :cool

 

[Chrisisall]

Oh, excuse me.
*wipes up his drool*

 

[MARK M3]

Simply outstanding work Sir!

 

[robn1]

Frak! I did a new set of shells without mold release, bad idea! It stuck to the rubber, and tore it apart. I'll have to make a new mold. At least it was the one I wasn't happy with.

 

[Tiberius Kirk]

Dang!

 

[robn1]

Yeah, dang. At least I learned a lesson on a simple part. "We learn by doing."

 

[Chrisisall]

One small setback- you rock & will do it even better with the next one.:thumbsup

 

[NakedMoleRat]

I'll take it! I don't mind scraping rubber off of it!

 

[robn1]

Ha ha! The cast part is salvageable, the mold not so much :cry

 

[NakedMoleRat]

I figured it was, just hoping that you hadn't looked THAT closely at it! :love

 

[Engelnicht]

Tough break with the mold, but the prop is coming out awesome! Thanks for the updates!

 

[robn1]

New mold is done and ready.

I've been testing the use of fillers to thicken resin, hoping to use Task 3 for the shells. But the resin foams up with most fillers, because of moisture. This is a test using Task 3 with milled glass fiber. It did the same thing with Cabosil.

The glass fiber works great with epoxy.

I was able to brush it in very thick, and it dried smooth and tough. Very tough, with no glass cloth needed. This is how I'll make the parts.

I also started a hero P1 build. This bottom shell was made with glass cloth, but I'll be using the milled glass from now on.

 

[Chrisisall]

Full speed ahead!

 

[Tiberius Kirk]

Looking good!

 

[Rikarus]

wow, was searching phaser threads for correct colors and came across this, fantastic build, and a really good demo for mold making and casting as well! TYVM and cant wait to see final!

 

[DrMcoy]

updates?