I have two super cats assembled. One is looking forward and one is looking to the side. The head, cape, and body were soldered together in one session but this didn’t really work too well. The parts tended to fall apart during soldering and caused difficulty. I should have used binding wire to hold the […]
Hi folks. I’m beginning to work on a curiosity known as Streaky, Supergirl’s pet cat. I’ve made silicone rubber moulds of the cat and put it in wax and just recently cast the parts. In the process I discovered that the cat is a little awkward to cast as a complete item as it would […]
Photographs of my Spy Lady in bronze. Black Widow Project
Hi folks. I’m back! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday and that 2016 will be a fantastic year for everyone! I thought I would show you what’s on my workbench for this winter. I have a one day show or sale coming up on March 19 in Kelowna, BC that I […]
Hi everyone! Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays, or Magic Winter Solstice, or if none of these fit at least have a hot or cold beverage to cheer you up. I have mostly finished all the metal work on my Spy Lady, except for the silver chain around her hips. I haven’t yet decided if I want […]
So, here are my casting results. The first picture shows my four flasks after they come out of the kiln when the wax is melted. The flasks are set on a rack in a pan and heated to 150 C for two to three hours in that blue thing (the kiln) on the bench. The wax […]
Having finally finished making the silicon moulds and taking wax copies of the parts I’m anxious to get this ready to cast. I always find I get a little excited when I first cast a new figure. It’s like I can’t wait to see how it turns out! So, I want to get this done. […]
Hi folks, So I’m back. I’ve made silicon moulds for all the parts in this kit and created wax copies of all the parts. The pictures below shows all the silicon moulds and all the wax parts. You can see where there is flashing and extra wax that leaked out between the two halves of […]
Here are a few pictures of the second half of my two part mould. The next day after the first half is set I unstick them from the base, turn them over, and remove the modelling clay. The forms are repositioned and the second half of silicon rubber is measured and poured. The real […]
Someone said that I had a wonderful workspace and that they’d love to have as much room to make a mess! Yes, my workspace was originally the previous house owner’s wine room. He was an Italian barber, and one thing about Italy is that the whole boot is supposedly overflowing with wine. I think it […]
