Edward the Black Prince

[bigjohn]

Hi Paul and Merry Christmas to ya!

This is looking most excellent sir. I’ll be following this one!

[Paul P.]

Hi All
Well thats chrimbo finished and through the vast amounts of turkey and cider ive managed to get a bit of bench time. Ive finished the front part of the surcoat apart from some tidying up. The 3 lines from the top, in heraldic terms, means son of, as you all know from your history lessons, cos you were all paying attention, his father was Edward the III, this was his coat of arms and his son just knicked it and put the 3 bars on it. there would actually be a bar accross the top but as its under the coif ive not bothered to put it on.







Just the back to go then the left arm to finish

Paul

[TRM]

Making some great progress Paul!!! Fippin' awesome!!!

[Paul P.]

Hi all
Many Many thanks for the awfully kind remarks,........... ive just watched the kings speech , (good film )

jackwagon the back is the same as the front, no cloak, although that is something to think about, .............dam,.............. to cloak or not to cloak ?

T cheers mate

Frank. never tried magic sculpt, some of this is super sculpy. but i find milliput good to work with, is magic sculpt air drying ?

[Paul P.]

Hi Frank, just reading about magic sculp, it says that it can only be painted with water based paints, so i dont think i could use it as i use oils,

[Paul P.]

Hi Frank im just going by the site i looked at about magic sculpt, but ive ordered some anyway to have a go, i have another large scale dragon to make so i might use it for that

Paul

[AndyArgent.]

Crazy stuff Paul,awsome

[Paul P.]

Cheers Bodge

jackwagon after the work i did on the dragon it will definately be done this year 2012. to be honest it disapeared from my office and turned up in our living room claimed by she who must be obeyed . but once im ready to do george ill have to sas raid it back and hope she wont notice. have you moved house yet ??

Paul

[Paul P.]

Hi All
jackwagon sounds about right for the legal side of things, move slow, charge a fortune

Well i dont know if this is anything new to anybody but ive never seen it before. I wasnt really happy with the fleur de lys, they looked ok but i think they could be better. So in the Range today i found this, its heat shrink plastic, basically you cut yr shape out of the plastic, put it in the oven and it shrinks, if you know about it great but why havnt you told me
Anyway heres a couple of pics, the first is the pattern thats 24mm long, i then transfered it to the plastic, cooked it and it comes out perfect at 8mm long and also the perfect shape





I might even chenge the lion aswell. only 15 to make

Paul

[Paul P.]

i tried it Frank, im a bit ham fisted im afraid and it didnt come out to well, with this its perfect the finished bit is every bit as detailed as its larger counterpart

Paul

[`Boots`]

Words fail me Paul , that is just phenominal fella, can`t wait to see what ya do with that racin` car ;D ;D.............Happy New Year to you and the family matey ;D

[Paul P.]

Hi All

Frank, its called "shrink art" and comes in sheets or blocks.

jackwagon good thinking. you could make it huge then shrink it, imagine the detail you could put in it. apparently you can paint it before shrinking and the painting stays the same when shrunk

Boots cheers buddy, havnt even thought about the car yet, ive looked in the box and shut it again

28ten excellent mate how did you do that,

Paul

[TRM]

Looking pretty good right there Paul!!! LOL...think we used to have this stuff when we were kids...thinking the name was "Shrinky-Dinks". Rob and certainly Ken would remember this stuff!!! Outstanding idea once you have the system down!!!

[Paul P.]

Hi trm, Cheers mate,looking at the packet its probably from america

28Ten thanks for the offer but ive made them all now, im going to have to get a laser cutter

Paul

[spud]

holy moly............. thats incredible, and how ya can cut somit like that at 6.6 mm is beond me, superb work

[Paul P.]

Hi All

This is the final result with the incredible shrinking plastic. i think youll agree a much better and consistant shape. i think ill leave the lions as they are though





all for now

Paul

[AndyArgent.]

Dedication,dedication ,dedication thats what you need.

[TRM]

That Sir is looking spot on!!!

[Paul P.]

Hi All

thanks for the comments guys, most appreciated

ive just been experimenting with this plastic, ive managed to get a belt buckle made at 3mm long. the only problem with this is the thickness, as the plastic shrinks it becomes thicker so this would have to be cut thinner, or filed



ill see if i can get them any smaller

Paul

[`Boots`]

Paul....................speechless mate !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Paul P.]

hi all

Casting kit arrived today, so im making my first mold, im doing the right arm and the head in the same mold so ill let you know how it pans out......................good i hope or the right arm and the head are ruined

Paul

[`Boots`]

Fingers, legs, toes etc crossed for ya matey

[Paul P.]

Hi Frank yeah no probs im a bit apprehensive at the moment, ive done one side but it takes up to 24 hours for the silicone rubber to cure, ill put some pics up when its cured this evening...........................hopefully

Paul

[Paul P.]

Hi All
Might have a potential disaster, the silicone rubber hasnt cured even after 24 hours, ............................. it has got a lot firmer but is not solid. i have had some advice over it and been told to wait another 24 hours if it hasnt cured by then its start again. the problem will be getting the parts out and cleaning them off. im told the silicone rubber will clean off with white spirit but i dont know how the milliput will react to it

Paul

[Paul P.]

Hi All

Cheers jackwagon. im sure you and my missis are talking cos thats just what she said
Anyway turns out you were both right and its eventually cured, so heres a few pics of how it looks at the mo



this is with the mold turned upside down and the plastercine removed, it came out very easy because of the release agent



Ive then added some plastercine tubes for pouring the resin. one to the bottom of the piece and an air release coming out of the top



Finally added some more lego bricks, which are a great thing to use to make the box, and poured the WELL mixed silicone rubber on the top.

All for now
Paul

[Paul P.]

Hi All

Well after several anxious hours ive finaly cast the first parts in resin. The head has come out spot on, the arm is not tooo bad, i didnt quite line up the two halves of the mold so there is a bit of a ridge on the top part, and also the thumb is part missing and a hole in the back of the poldron. nothing that a decent modeller couldnt sort, but not what im after








Still not bad for a first effort. the whole figure will be finished soon so ill post some more pics then

Paul

[TRM]

WOW Paul!! Great for a "first effort"!!! Face looks incredible...nice casting! Like oyu said, not so bad on the arm but some fiddly areas. Can't wait to see you finish this one up!!

[spud]

oh nice, he looks ok to me

[spud]

are you going to be selling this paul?

[Paul P.]

Hi All
Thanks for the comments guys, im going to have another go at the arm tommorow.

Spud if it turns out ok i will be selling it yes

Paul