Oil based clay
Polymer clay
Small sticks
Scultping tools
X-acto knife
Super glue
2 part casting resin
Part 1 of this segment detailed how I took a Matchbox Blockade Buster and converted it into a Grav Tank. Well I mostly converted it. It was still in need of a turret.
How would I get a turret? Buy it? Design it in a 3D app and print it?
What to do.
Then I remembered a blog I came across last year. It showed a gamer making custom starships. His method was to take a basic shape, press it into clay and then detail it. Once the mold was finished he would cast it in a 2 part resin.
So using this idea of impression casting with clay I thought it might work to build a turret fairly fast.
The first steps involved taking a polymer clay and creating a basic shape.
1. Roll clay out to approximate thickness for turret. |
2. Cut edges off to make basic shape. |
3. Add forward slanting armor by cutting away the clay. |
4. Finalize your basic turret shape. |
5. Final turret shape. |
6. Size test on the grav tank. |
The other tool we will need to complete this is a set of texture stamps. These can be made from polymer clay as well and are used to texture the inside of the impression mold.
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These photos are my first attempt. I feel I did not press the texturing tools in deep enough and got a lack luster turret. The above photo is primed with a black wash. I recast the turret and was much happier.
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I like your blog so far! I can't wait to see more.
ReplyDelete--Chris