Episode #235: Adam from ACToyDesign Returns to Talk Toys Part 1
https://archive.org/download/podcast235_202002/Podcast%20235.mp3
This week, we have another special episode – Adam from ACToyDesign and the IG account @mom_gave_them_away returns for a followup since his last appearance in October to discuss toys and toy making!
Check out ACToyDesign on Patreon.
If you enjoy Star Wars, check out his new show, I Have Spoken!
Also, here is a close up for the custom Della Caine figure Adam discussed on the show:
If you’re interested in getting into resin casting, here are a few tutorials we put together. In this first one, Adam discusses how he sculpted his Chudbaby figures, one of the clay figurines he discussed in the episode we did back in October. (Check out his whole line of resin figures here.)
In this video, Adams discusses one way of making a 2 part silicone mold:
When making the Rocketeer resin figure for my kids, I experimented with filming parts of the process, which ended up being 2 parts awkward (working around the camera) and 1 part messy (trying not to get resin of silicone on the lens). The end result is over on IGTV, though I’ve included the posts here.
In this one, we go through how to think about casting a figure strategically, where to put air vents, and how to position the figure in a 2 part mold (then we make it).
And in this one, we go through the resin mixing and casting process as well as some basic fixes for what to do if parts of the cast don’t fill completely. I use a glow in the dark powder to make the final figures glow, so show that gets mixed in the resin mixture.
This last video shows more detail of the mold being opened (always exciting!) and a sped-up rundown of the post-mold-opening cleanup sequence:
The finished product next to an equally bright (in the dark) Logan, who was created in a very similar manner:
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As always, thanks for listening!
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