thanks, they do seem to like it, Shawn. I made an auction for it this morning. I got to thinking throughout the day, "man, that wolffe helmet needs a rangefinder" so, I came home, drilled a hole in the side of the helmet, and cast up one of the arc trooper rangefinders for him with a peg that fits snug in the hole to allow one to position the rangefinder without it being loose so that it would hold its positions.
also, I was wanting to try to cast that atat chin cannon piece in clear resin like the vintage factory part so I gave it a go. This piece was a failure because I was in a hurry to get it poured and allowed a couple of large bubbles to form in it. A problem that I had foreseen was how was I going to be able to trim the flash off of the cast piece and not have the finish be marred where the flash was. I had thought that I could polish these areas and bring it back to its clear appearance but I think I went to polish on it too quickly while the resin was still too soft and ended up with a cloudy looking finish where I polished it at. The clear stuff is supposed to take 24 hours to set up but actually takes longer. I think if the piece was set up hard, I would have better luck with a dremel and its polishing wheel.
I will just have to try it again.
In this shot, the side, which is actually the top or bottom as mounted on the toy, looks alright. Except for the bubble holes.
But here, on the inside, is where the flash is trimmed and the finish ended up cloudy because the buffing wheel was cutting into the resin. the piece is flexing as I am holding it as it hadn't set up all the way yet.
Ill just have to try again and see if I cant figure this out.
