Robert can say that he's left a trail of bad castings throughout his life, but I'll promise you this, I can't imagine anybody else with his level of experience that I'd rather learn from. I catch myself daydreaming he's my neighbor so I can shadow him in his shop and learn every little piece of knowledge that he's willing to share!
Mahvelous! You keep redefining the impression that you are just some sort of avuncular mold hobbyist. You've quite the history of artistry and serious craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing it. My first impression of this chess set was just a jumble of miscellaneous-colored plastic and... who cares? By the end of the journey i was a big, appreciative fan. Great design, great execution. Aloha
Hi, What a fun show! Never would I have guessed so much work goes into the end result. And thanks for admitting that even you make mistakes. It takes a lot of humility to do so. Thanks
Question... Is that the kind of plastic that turns white when cured? If so, how do you get such hard colors that don't turn pastel, or takes so much tint that it doesn't cure properly. If it's the plastic that stays clear, so you can control the color better, what do you do to make it opaque? That's something I always struggled with.
Very informative channel, I'm curious to know where I can find those L shape adjustable mold walls? Did you make it yourself or this is something we can order online?
Hi Robert- I love your work and your channel. Is there any chance you can increase the volume level on your videos? Your channel is significantly quieter than all the others I subscribe to.
It came out really beautiful and seeing those many rejects was really amazing. We can see how much effort was put in those to make it look perfect. Awesome Robert! I wish I could share to you the castings I made after learning from you years ago.
Brilliant, what a massive job to work on. Very much suprised by the high quality of the 3D masters. Who ever did those knew how to do it. Extra credit of cause for designing those pieces, I think these casted parts are fantastic. You must be proud of those. I just suprised myself whith haveing some succes with coating castings with some home brewed copal laquer. Very, very shiny, it is very thin and dries within minutes - my new way of buffing castings.
Great work as always! I really enjoy seeing your ability to make parts with the look and feel of injection molded parts. I got into urethane molding to make more realistic parts from my 3D printed prototypes. I was an early adopter to 3D printing back when printing parts cost a fortune. Oh how I wish I had discovered a mentor with your skillset back then.
Those rejects are useful for those of us who make miniature dioramas, especially fantastic and science fiction settings or roleplaying terrain. We tend to snap up broken toys by the pound for that reason, using various greeblies to create interesting shapes and even roughly broken curved surfaces (as a bit of texture paste makes them look like worn Americana or art deco buildings that have been around for decades). If you are a mold caster or 3d printer, finding a miniature builder who can trade something like painting hours for your rejects (they probably have a better paint setup than you) is a good partnership.
Great video, Mr Toblerone ;) I really appreciate the opportunity to get to know your portfolio better. Thanks again for sharing your experience with us.
Beautiful job. I love your high standards. Today who do you recommend in L.A. for 3-d scanning and 3-d printing in resin for some items, sterling silver for others, if anyone? Thanks!
These look great but I'm just baffled at how much that project would have cost. I'm not even talking about your expenses or pay. I mean the whole exhibition!
Recently discovered your channel and am absolutely enthralled by it! Would love to see some lego lightsaber hilts molded/cast! They're pretty small and could provide a fun challenge with small details and half holes Happy I found this channel, keep up the great content! 👍
Bob, did you check into the insane asylum periodically or did you wait until the end of the project? I can only imagine how many bad Monday’s you had. I know that I would go nuts if I had to clean up all those parts. Best regards, Richard
I love styrene sheet-super easy to cut and file I used to design profiles for pottery templates in SketchU, print them out, glue-stick them to styrene sheet, score the shape with an xacto, and bend/snap them to “cut” the shape
Bad design 101. I know you deliberately designed them poorly for the color effect, but that doesn't mean it's not bad design. There was always paints and stickers.
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Robert can say that he's left a trail of bad castings throughout his life, but I'll promise you this, I can't imagine anybody else with his level of experience that I'd rather learn from. I catch myself daydreaming he's my neighbor so I can shadow him in his shop and learn every little piece of knowledge that he's willing to share!
Mahvelous! You keep redefining the impression that you are just some sort of avuncular mold hobbyist. You've quite the history of artistry and serious craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing it. My first impression of this chess set was just a jumble of miscellaneous-colored plastic and... who cares? By the end of the journey i was a big, appreciative fan. Great design, great execution. Aloha
i don't know when i'll need it, but that adjustable clip mold looks really useful
Hello after casting any polishing video?
Hi,
What a fun show! Never would I have guessed so much work goes into the end result. And thanks for admitting that even you make mistakes. It takes a lot of humility to do so.
Thanks
Robert, your ingenuity never ceases to amaze me. I'm gonna start using the L-shaped modular mold boxes like crazy : )
Question... Is that the kind of plastic that turns white when cured? If so, how do you get such hard colors that don't turn pastel, or takes so much tint that it doesn't cure properly. If it's the plastic that stays clear, so you can control the color better, what do you do to make it opaque? That's something I always struggled with.
Those colors are gorgeous! Quite a beautiful project.
Very informative channel, I'm curious to know where I can find those L shape adjustable mold walls? Did you make it yourself or this is something we can order online?
Hi Robert- I love your work and your channel. Is there any chance you can increase the volume level on your videos? Your channel is significantly quieter than all the others I subscribe to.
these are incredible,t hey look like impossible objects and 3d renders, but are in fact, very real! so cool.
that clip box is a great idea, ive been using lego, but that stuff is expensive lol
I would love to see one of those large scale public sculptures become a reality
It came out really beautiful and seeing those many rejects was really amazing. We can see how much effort was put in those to make it look perfect. Awesome Robert! I wish I could share to you the castings I made after learning from you years ago.
You should sell little jars or baggies of the reject parts! Such fun colors
Set up failed castings for patreon rewards!
Brilliant, what a massive job to work on. Very much suprised by the high quality of the 3D masters. Who ever did those knew how to do it. Extra credit of cause for designing those pieces, I think these casted parts are fantastic. You must be proud of those. I just suprised myself whith haveing some succes with coating castings with some home brewed copal laquer.
Very, very shiny, it is very thin and dries within minutes - my new way of buffing castings.
What's your chosen Norse god name of casting?
Ventyr?
Spruedall?
Sindri
Great work as always! I really enjoy seeing your ability to make parts with the look and feel of injection molded parts. I got into urethane molding to make more realistic parts from my 3D printed prototypes. I was an early adopter to 3D printing back when printing parts cost a fortune. Oh how I wish I had discovered a mentor with your skillset back then.
Those rejects are useful for those of us who make miniature dioramas, especially fantastic and science fiction settings or roleplaying terrain. We tend to snap up broken toys by the pound for that reason, using various greeblies to create interesting shapes and even roughly broken curved surfaces (as a bit of texture paste makes them look like worn Americana or art deco buildings that have been around for decades). If you are a mold caster or 3d printer, finding a miniature builder who can trade something like painting hours for your rejects (they probably have a better paint setup than you) is a good partnership.
This work is so surrealistic it's awesome!
Great video, Mr Toblerone ;) I really appreciate the opportunity to get to know your portfolio better. Thanks again for sharing your experience with us.
When I listen to you, it's like listening to myself talking. I've had a similar career doing a lot of the same type of work. Love your video's!
As you said, this project really highlights your mass production mindset and advice. Thanks for sharing!
Why do you keep the rejects sir? Can they somehow be re-used as a rubber chunky is?
Beautiful job. I love your high standards. Today who do you recommend in L.A. for 3-d scanning and 3-d printing in resin for some items, sterling silver for others, if anyone? Thanks!
I loved this video
Now I can get started on some plastic parts I've been dreaming about remanufacturing
Thank you.
That looked manic! Hey Robert, wondering, how do you go about getting parts made in china? Who do you contact and what's the process? And costs? Etc..
These look great but I'm just baffled at how much that project would have cost. I'm not even talking about your expenses or pay. I mean the whole exhibition!
There are so many... Did you consider resorting to a small injection molded plastic rig after doing this? Have you ever done I.M.P.?
Recently discovered your channel and am absolutely enthralled by it! Would love to see some lego lightsaber hilts molded/cast! They're pretty small and could provide a fun challenge with small details and half holes
Happy I found this channel, keep up the great content! 👍
Bob, did you check into the insane asylum periodically or did you wait until the end of the project? I can only imagine how many bad Monday’s you had. I know that I would go nuts if I had to clean up all those parts. Best regards, Richard
Often you use chunks of rubber in the mold making, do you occasionally use chunks of failed casts to fill bigresin castings?
Would you share what shop in China you got your parts printed?
Can you break up the rejects and use them to make a terrazzo effect in something?
Really cool Robert! Is there a link to info about this exhibit?
I said add some music but I didn’t know you would sing😂
where to know were put your wax sprues on your cast
Amazing work of art! Wow ❤
Proof that you love what you do.
These are my favorites!
Wich figure of the chess is wich one?
Genial Maestro
Love this❤
I love styrene sheet-super easy to cut and file
I used to design profiles for pottery templates in SketchU, print them out, glue-stick them to styrene sheet, score the shape with an xacto, and bend/snap them to “cut” the shape
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Bad design 101. I know you deliberately designed them poorly for the color effect, but that doesn't mean it's not bad design. There was always paints and stickers.
nice work!!