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TDK Armor - MK2. Mask added:


Cowl has been started. Sculpting a mask is really really fun!

Day-4: Got the other ear up. Trying to get the symmetry on both sides of the mask. Talk about tedious!!! I have soo much more respect for you guys who do great quality masks. The attention to detail is crazy! Still need to detail the brow...

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Day-2: Took this pic and worked on it some more. The ear actually looks a LOT better now, but is no where near completion. Started sculpting out those neat lines that give the cowl a "cranial" look. Took the nose down some too (too big). Sorry for the crummy cell phone pic...
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Day-1:
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Hey guys, some of you might remember my original sculpt for TDK armor I made last year. I'm going at it again, but going for a much more screen accurate look this time around. Let me know what you think! emoticon


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Still got a LOT of work to do, no doubt. I'm still tooling the left side and working out the kinks. I'm using water based clay too, which can be a !@#$! Trying to make this one smooth as glass and pretty screen accurate.

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Re: TDK Armor - MK2:


You are off to a great start there bro :up

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Re: TDK Armor - MK2:


Awesome start. You should consider making a hard copy that you can sand the hell out of.

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Re: TDK Armor - MK2:


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Awesome start. You should consider making a hard copy that you can sand the hell out of.



That's a great idea actually. I'm not sure to go about doing a master though lol.

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Re: TDK Armor - MK2:


Thats looking great so far mate. Kevin has a good point. If you want glass smooth, you should consider one you can sand.

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Re: TDK Armor - MK2:


Is it possible to do a fiberglass mold as well as a fiberglass master?

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If you molded with fiberglass and casted in fiberglass, you would just have to make sure there is no mechanical locking whatesoever on your original sculpt. because your casting would essentially lock into your mold making it impossible to remove. of course you would use a release wax such as pure carnuba wax buffed on the mold before you cast. but the easiest and safest would be to mold it in silicone with rigid support shell. and cast your fiberglass or urethane resin in there (i use a urethane resin because its easier to sand and no odor). that way mechanical locking would be non-existent because the silicone peels right off. but yes. fiberglass parts can be casted out of fiberglass molds. you just have to make sure there are no reverses/undercuts. at my old job at Centurion, this is how all the boat parts were molded and cast. it was my job to lay up the molds. they were always super conscious of any possible undercuts or reverses as you could imagine.
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Re: TDK Armor - MK2:


good start, watch the bottom of the pecs they are much rounder
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If you molded with fiberglass and casted in fiberglass, you would just have to make sure there is no mechanical locking whatesoever on your original sculpt. because your casting would essentially lock into your mold making it impossible to remove. of course you would use a release wax such as pure carnuba wax buffed on the mold before you cast. but the easiest and safest would be to mold it in silicone with rigid support shell. and cast your fiberglass or urethane resin in there (i use a urethane resin because its easier to sand and no odor). that way mechanical locking would be non-existent because the silicone peels right off. but yes. fiberglass parts can be casted out of fiberglass molds. you just have to make sure there are no reverses/undercuts. at my old job at Centurion, this is how all the boat parts were molded and cast. it was my job to lay up the molds. they were always super conscious of any possible undercuts or reverses as you could imagine.



Thanks! That's exactly what I needed to hear. Definetly gonna do the silicone mold/fiberglass shell. Thank you Forest!

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good start, watch the bottom of the pecs they are much rounder



You're absolutely right. I've gotta throw on some clay down there and round it all out.

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