I still owe STPrime something so decided to put this up :)

 

DIY Mold (Quick and Dirty - The Amateur Way hehe)

 

1. You'll need a robot head :)

2. Epoxy Putty like this http://www.selleys.com.au/Selleys-KneadIt-...se/default.aspx or Tamiya etc.

3. Just cut a big piece of the putty and mix it until the color is uniform white/yellow (depends)

4. Take the head and put some liquid soap all over it

5. Press it against the putty (clay)

6. After a minute or once you feel the putty is hardening, try to pull out the head. If done correctly and patiently you'll get a mold of the head.

7. Cut another piece of the putty and mix it.

8. Take your new mold and fill it with soap again.

9. Press the new putty against the mold

10. When you feel the putty is hardening, slowly pull out the new puttty.

11. Trim excess and add/sculpt additional/new details

12. You will have a brand new head without spoiling the original :)

 

I'll try to add in more details next time :) Hope this would help others out there

 

NOTE: If your wondering why soap its to avoid the putty from sticking permanently to the original mold.

 

You can repeat the whole steps for the back of the head and put them together. But I normally just hand sculpt the back since I don't find it necessary specially for transformers.

 

Here are other heads I've done using this amateur technique :)

 

Original mold from an ALT Sideswipe

 

Original mold from a Galaxy Force Megatron

 

Original mold from a KO DeathSaurus

 

Original mold from ALT Smokescreen

 

Original mold from Robot Replica Bumblebee

 

Handsculpted

 

Handsculpted

If you were able to make another one of the robot replica bumblebee heads for the deluxe figure, I would be willing to purchase it from you. It looks fantastic and I need a new head for my deluxe figure (it is cracked all over).

 

I have never messed around with epoxy putty, and I would do not want to end up with two ruined figures.

Thank you very much for the guide. The heads you've done are amazing.

yeah, thanks for the quick lesson. I'll have to give this a go.

cheers.

Awesome. The lack of a quick how-to was the last thing keeping me back from duplicating parts. I'm going to get some casting ingredients tomorrow!

my respone is late but THANK YOU for this dummy's guide,i had a hole can of epoxy putty and didn't know what to do with it.

Gah! i keep failing,any chance of you ever doing a video tutorial of this?

Can/will someone pinn this at the top of the page?

You what the customs section needs? a sticky with links to all tutorials here,divided in categories,posted in one super simple post with those links,getting updated by a mod when a new tutorial arises.

I always use Smooth-On mold-making rubber. ReoFlex 30 is my favorite.

Here's a good (but amazingly dull) instructional on YouTube on how to make two part molds.