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Custom Cast Kanohi Rau


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Managed to track down a place that sells quick-setting polyurethane resin at a low price. ^_^

I made the mold out of DIY silicone putty (Silicone caulk + corn starch) and then cast the mask using the resin. It's not perfect though. Had to do a fair amount of sanding. And for some reason the resin stuck a bit too well to the mold, possibly due to the corn starch.

I plan on painting it and applying some varnish eventually. I might paint it black and re-create Mata Nui Akhmou.
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Bonus MOC

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Cool! Any plans to do other masks?

In time, yes. I eventually want to start casting some of the Gen 2 masks, so I can get them in different colours without having to buy entire new sets to get copies. For now though I want to practice casting a little more since this was really only my second time casting with resin, and the mask still has a fair amount of faults I need to work out. I may have some painted raus cooked up by the end of today. o3o

 

 

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So what exactly did you find now? The mold itself or what the mask is made out of? I take it the Brown Metru mask is the one use used to craft the mold? Oh If you are doing Gen2 Masks have you thought of also making new Gen1 Masks that will fit on Gen 2 heads? There would need to be some size changes but could be cool to see. Just checked my own Toa-Mata head with the Toa-Okoto head and see a major size issue. For one the Okoto heads are much thinner and shorter than their Mata counterparts. I just tied to line up my Vahi with the Okoto head and did not work so well. Maybe you'd be able to do better...
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Do you think you could try casting any piece other than a mask? I'd love to see how that comes out.

I'm debating on it, but even casting a mask is a fairly difficult process in itself, and there's all sorts of complications that can arise because of how dodgy the method is. Right now I figured I would just limit it to masks and hero factory armor shells since their shapes aren't too intricate and can be cast using two-piece silicone molds. I debated on casting my own ball joints and whatnot, but analyzing the seams on the actual pieces tells me their molds are made of at least three pieces, which is kind of difficult to set up using silicone putty.

 

 

So what exactly did you find now? The mold itself or what the mask is made out of? I take it the Brown Metru mask is the one use used to craft the mold? Oh If you are doing Gen2 Masks have you thought of also making new Gen1 Masks that will fit on Gen 2 heads? There would need to be some size changes but could be cool to see. Just checked my own Toa-Mata head with the Toa-Okoto head and see a major size issue. For one the Okoto heads are much thinner and shorter than their Mata counterparts. I just tied to line up my Vahi with the Okoto head and did not work so well. Maybe you'd be able to do better...

I debated on adapting custom designs to Gen 2 masks, but it'd be a really involved process. Unless I wanted to sacrifice a Gen2 mask in order to have a base for the head mount to derive molds from, I'd have to cast a new one, and then build off of that. And unfortunately, home-duplicated masks tend to be of lower quality than the official lego ones. Even after sanding down my Rau there were still faults caused by air bubbles, and some creases in the plastic from where the seams in the mold met up.

 

Basically from the looks of things, adapting Gen 1 masks to Gen 2 heads seems like more trouble than it's worth.

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Maybe. but you know what they say... Practice makes perfect. You may be just above poor in the molding process but I personally believe that with enough practice you wont be for long. You already have a good start with this Noble Mask of Translation. I am betting with a few tweaks and possibly several masks later you will be on your way to earning the title of MASK MAKER!

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