Conversion Corner (Big and Small)

[Relkin9]

Usagi Ninja

Relkin9

Ophiuchus

Relkin9

Usagi Ninja

Out of Curiousity, has any body on here made the Emperor? In his golden (probably) Articifer armour?

Here, dunno. i have seen about 50 models of him though, and they are all rather stupid, if you must know. Most people cannot do him justice. He is just too damn cool for just anyone to model him. Even I am not worthy, and I am his greatest subject. mrgreen And most devout follower. mrgreen mrgreen mrgreen

someone I know is making one...

Other than me? Actually, there is A guy here making one as well. He is A Golden Daemon winner as well. I am going to see if I can get his help on the one I am going to do.

Any WIP pics of yours? I'd like to try it myself, and see what other people have done. 3nodding

Well, all I have are the parts needed. I will get to work on it soon. As it is, I do not think that I will be able to cast my own model of it. Which really, REALLY sucks.  

[Raw_fishFood]

Relkin9

Well, all I have are the parts needed. I will get to work on it soon. As it is, I do not think that I will be able to cast my own model of it. Which really, REALLY sucks.

Say, how do you go about casting them?  

[Reddemon]

I thought casting your own models was illegal? stare  

[Relkin9]

Reddemon

I thought casting your own models was illegal? stare

Nope, just recasting parts that are copyrighted. As it is, I can make as many models I want, as long as I made them first. And no one else copyrights them first.  

[Cagalli Yura Attha]

Reddemon

I thought casting your own models was illegal? stare

fair use act. can use copyrighted material so long as you don't profit from it. So you can never SELL them. But you can cast them.  

[Relkin9]

Cagalli Yura Attha

Reddemon

I thought casting your own models was illegal? stare

fair use act. can use copyrighted material so long as you don't profit from it. So you can never SELL them. But you can cast them.

My bad. Anyway, as it is, you can make your own models, and you can sell the ones YOU came up with, as it is not illegal.  

[Cagalli Yura Attha]

Relkin9

Cagalli Yura Attha

Reddemon

I thought casting your own models was illegal? stare

fair use act. can use copyrighted material so long as you don't profit from it. So you can never SELL them. But you can cast them.

My bad. Anyway, as it is, you can make your own models, and you can sell the ones YOU came up with, as it is not illegal.

of course. and, if you edit a copyrighted object more than 60%, it's your property. Hence why no one sued each other with space marines looking a bit like storm troopers.  

[Relkin9]

Cagalli Yura Attha

Relkin9

Cagalli Yura Attha

Reddemon

I thought casting your own models was illegal? stare

fair use act. can use copyrighted material so long as you don't profit from it. So you can never SELL them. But you can cast them.

My bad. Anyway, as it is, you can make your own models, and you can sell the ones YOU came up with, as it is not illegal.

of course. and, if you edit a copyrighted object more than 60%, it's your property. Hence why no one sued each other with space marines looking a bit like storm troopers.

Yup. That means that I can use that Jetbike model, and just give him A new bike, and then recast him altogether, and make as many as I want, correct? mrgreen twisted mrgreen  

[Cagalli Yura Attha]

Relkin9

Cagalli Yura Attha

Relkin9

Cagalli Yura Attha

Reddemon

I thought casting your own models was illegal? stare

fair use act. can use copyrighted material so long as you don't profit from it. So you can never SELL them. But you can cast them.

My bad. Anyway, as it is, you can make your own models, and you can sell the ones YOU came up with, as it is not illegal.

of course. and, if you edit a copyrighted object more than 60%, it's your property. Hence why no one sued each other with space marines looking a bit like storm troopers.

Yup. That means that I can use that Jetbike model, and just give him A new bike, and then recast him altogether, and make as many as I want, correct? mrgreen twisted mrgreen

the bike will be over 90% sculpted anyway, so the bike is easily gonna be mass produceable. The emperor... it depends how detailed.  

[Reddemon]

well u can use a bike. u just have to make sure it dosnt have bolters on it & such  

[Raw_fishFood]

So, ummm... how does one go about casting their own models?  

[Relkin9]

Usagi Ninja

So, ummm... how does one go about casting their own models?

With ALOT of effort. First, you need to know which type of casting you want to do, or even if you want to cast it at all. Then one needs to actually make the model, and proceed to make A mold of it. Then you cast it again, so as to not have to constantly use the original, and proceed to make new models that way. Anyway, the way I do it, takes more time, and more money, but the model I use as A base will last MUCH longer than most other ways. Especially considering HOW I would cast it. mrgreen  

[Raw_fishFood]

Relkin9

Usagi Ninja

So, ummm... how does one go about casting their own models?

With ALOT of effort. First, you need to know which type of casting you want to do, or even if you want to cast it at all. Then one needs to actually make the model, and proceed to make A mold of it. Then you cast it again, so as to not have to constantly use the original, and proceed to make new models that way. Anyway, the way I do it, takes more time, and more money, but the model I use as A base will last MUCH longer than most other ways. Especially considering HOW I would cast it. mrgreen

Got any links to how it would be done?  

[Lozt_1]

Usagi Ninja

Relkin9

Usagi Ninja

So, ummm... how does one go about casting their own models?

With ALOT of effort. First, you need to know which type of casting you want to do, or even if you want to cast it at all. Then one needs to actually make the model, and proceed to make A mold of it. Then you cast it again, so as to not have to constantly use the original, and proceed to make new models that way. Anyway, the way I do it, takes more time, and more money, but the model I use as A base will last MUCH longer than most other ways. Especially considering HOW I would cast it. mrgreen

Got any links to how it would be done?

here are a few... REMEMBER to not seperate any of the bits from the sprue when you do this and you can make whole sprues at a time...

mold makeing
http://www.hirstarts.com/moldmake/moldmaking.html

Casteing plastics
http://www.hirstarts.com/casting/plastic.html  

[Oryn]

Speaking of casting, does anyone know how to cast your minis? And if there's clear resin or plastic easily available? I've had this image of some see-through Stealth Suits drifting through my mind for a while.