tried a few more of the molds out. they were turning out a bit lumpy and bubbly with lost details....so i read up on it. many sites said to dust the molds with talc, but the majority said to use graphite dust. i also read that it helps to heat the mold a bit first, and to drop the pewter from a bit of height so it has air pressure to help fill the molds. i did some experimenting...heating molds with a craft heat gun, using no release, talc, graphite dust and mica (pearl-ex). i'll post those pics tomorrow.......meanwhile, below are the results with a bit of baby powder. still craggy but a bit smoother with better detail....click to see them bigger......
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I love your molds! You are having such a good time making so many cool things.
Heya! Carapace here- the Geek blog is my less-updated blog, I'm mostly over here:
www.caramakes.blogspot.com
Glad you got a chuckle there, though!:D
These are really neat. I have to catch up on your blog to find out what got you going in this direction :)
Wow that is a lot of models, hope you work out the secret...Good luck and happy creating x
Dear Cetta,
It is cool to read your post here.
I bought some Amazing mold putty last year but haven't fooled around with it yet so it's nice to learn from you.
xox
Constance
Hi I really enjoyed looking at your blog .Its awesome!! Come see mine if you get a chance.#425
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Belinda
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