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Album:2002:07-28 RockEm-SockEm Robots:2007 Facelift
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After three years of pathetic bucket heads, the Robots are getting
a literal face-lift, finally looking like their smaller fighting brethren.
We'll be casting a mold (in plaster) and then using brush-on rubber to make
the final cast. Photos of the process will be put up here as it goes along...
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Building the heads out of clay
( comments)
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The head,
prepped for molding after letting the clay dry a bit. ( comments)
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Preparing to douse
in plaster ( comments)
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The right side of the face,
globbed under fresh plaster ( comments)
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The other half,
after the first few layers. ( comments)
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Many pounds of plaster,..
( comments)
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..and the mold is done!
( comments)
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The next day
I pull off the mold, and unfortunately the clay comes with. ( comments)
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After cleaning out the clay,
a robot head negative. ( comments)
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Mixing the rubber,
adding Silicon Oxide as a thickener ( comments)
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After some thickening,
we pour in the tasty treat. ( comments)
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And try in vain
to scoop enough material into the higher zones to hold until we can put the bucket in to press everything down. ( comments)
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But then finally it gets sticky.
( comments)
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Ack!
Too sticky! ( comments)
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Pulling off a few hours later
before it's totally set - and three spots aren't full, see the top left corner, for instance. This is also after I've cut off quite a bit of the flashing. ( comments)
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I fill the gaps
with more material and reapply the bucket to the mold. ( comments)
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Then it's time to remove the mold.
The layers of shellac and mold release did almost nothing,.. ( comments)
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Okay, maybe a bit to..hick on the plaster.
( comments)
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Finally a piece of the face is free!
( comments)
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Stryder quickens the process.
( comments)
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Sad to lose a mold..
( comments)
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"I am not an animal!"
( comments)
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Some plaster left,
but a first glimpse at the new face. ( comments)
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The new head
( comments)
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The Blue Bomber's head
next to the sculpting of the Red Rocker's new visage ( comments)
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I make a clay "pool"
to hold the plaster. ( comments)
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..and plaster the heck
out of it. ( comments)
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Removing the mold
from the head, again, took a great deal of work. ( comments)
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The clay removed.
( comments)
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The mold release
didn't really work much at all this time, and the mold had to be broken and scrubbed off. ( comments)
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The Red Rocker's new face!
( comments)
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Haley's new face!
( comments)
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