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  1. captain america
    2/3 of kits shipped. Will have destructions ready early next week!
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    Hi guys! Just wanted to let you all know that kits are all cast and will start shipping next week. Molds have held up quite well and so there's a chance I may be able to get a couple of extra castings with a little luck.
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    Beauty pix :3
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    Funny that you should mention that fibrous pattern, I was contemplating something like that for all the crabs, but since it wasn't really clear with regards to the line-art I decided to err on the side of caution. The Curio-Craft model has better fingers, but that's because I had to re-sculpt mine at the very last minute.
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    Muahahahaha!!!
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    Er, back on the topic at hand... I'll try to have some full-frontal King Crab pix up by Friday. Molds seem to be holding up well and should hit the half-way casting point by the end of the week.
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    If enough people want in, I'd be down for it.
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    Soooo the casting has FINALLY commenced this week. Will be at ComicCon all weekend, but wanted to at least get a pic of my crabs out there for everyone to see... Orange mousse flavor
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    Very interesting question! Never a whole mould, but there have been rare occasions where a cavity within a mould will not yield acceptable castings and so a particular part will be set onto a different mould box with a corrected position to yield better castings. The frequency of these events has dwindled over time: lots of practice and experience has all but done away with these problems although there are some shapes which I sculpt that require more study in able to mould/cast properly.
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    Test-shot is the very first casting where you trouble-shoot, see if the vents and gates are sufficient, need to be enlarged or new vents added to prevent air pockets or decrease pour time. Also, the castings will be in a color other than gray for production
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    You mean Reflex Point?? Actually yes!! Thanks for reminding me, the molds are almost done and I already have test-shots and preliminary casting started. Castings came out beautifully
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    Gorgeous counter-tops!! And those inbits are pretty nifty too
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    Thanks for posting this Exo, this guy has mad skills... And patience! *Bows before serious modeling talent.*
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    Arguably, the photochopped image makes it look far stubbier than it really is. You'll see when the first test-shots are done and I can show it with all its parts. In the meantime, buckler action!!
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    While this deals with the original series, the guys in this video (the first guy in particular) lay out the framework for Evangelion extremely well. The first guy knows more than he lets on about the esoteric symbolism in the series, definitely worth a watch.
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    Masters are... Complete. King Crabb lives!!!! A few pix of the masters below. I left out parts like the fingers and canopy hatch joint mechanism because they're very frail... And pics of the buckler are coming, I just wanted to let the primer dry. I made the neck such that you would also be able to pose the head looking up (in flight) and came up with a foot design that allows you to get a really wide stance if desired. The cockpit... That f$*&@ing cockpit... I actually came up with a mechanism that kinda makes sense for the seat lowering, but boy was it a PITA trying to make sense of that whole clusterfrack of improvised Anime style sheets. They really winged the mechanics in this series more than in any other that I've seen... Anyway, I maded it work without butchering the design too badly. Will begin mold-prep tomorrow and that should keep me occupied for the next week, give or take. First castings are not too far-off
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    From what I've gathered, EOE isn't an alternate ending to the TV series, but merely the external events that unfold, unlike in the TV series ending which was in Shinji's mind. The new films are actually excellent, though the events of the Human Instrumentality Project unfold differently. Very differently. Regardless, I highly suspect that it will all end up the same way, since that's what the whole story is about.
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    ...Too soon? In my opinion, this is one of the very best anime storylines and deserves its own thread. Last I've read, the fourth and last film in the series is slated to open in winter 2015. Of course, the project has been plagued with delays and so who knows... Any rumors for the upcoming film? Upcoming products? Existing products that you'd like to share with fellow MWers? Let this thread be dedicated to the Rebuild of Evangelion and eventually, it's final chapter.
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    Masters are now done, primer is drying. Aiming to post pics tomorrow, fingers crossed!
  20. captain america
    Just a quick heads-up guys: the masters are almost done but I won't be posting an update this week as I'll be at Otakuthon all weekend here in Montreal.
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    Better to contact me via PM if you want something since I don't check this thread much.
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    Captain's Log: Friday August 15th. It's been a crazy week of intense work. Many many hours put in, even if it doesn't necessarily show… It's a phase in every modeling project where you pour on the hours, but it feels like you're standing still progress-wise. That means that the end is approaching. I think. DSCF5078, DSCF5087: I don't photograph these steps very often, but this bench sander is an important tool in profiling parts and conforming strictly to my cookie-cutter plots. DSCF5080: This is something else which I improvised in order to get very parallel blocks: it's a sharpening stone set in my drill press and set to high speed. Combined with the bench sander, these tools are massive time-savers but they do kick-up a helluva dust storm, filter or no filter. DSCF5085: the fingers are being shaped on the mill, but will be finished manually with files and sanding blocks. Now we get into the juicy stuff… DSCF5088: I've done extensive work on the cockpit over the last few days. Here I'm testing everything for fit. DSCF5089: a clearer view of the tub. Despite the fact that I managed to make everything fit creatively, the views of the cockpit in the line-art cannot possibly fit inside the Gosu, unless the mecha were at least 30% bigger. But have no fear, I'll work it out. DSCF5090: the canopy surround that doubles as a means of lowering the seat for the pilot. This is another massive WTF technology that they clearly gave ZERO thought to designing properly. The part in question will be very thin and I will have to make a separate mold to cast it since some areas are a little less than 1mm thick. DSCF5091, 92 and 93 respectively: it's starting to come together slowly. Sorry for the wonky pose and the head is just held in place with plasticine, it will actually sit lower as per the line-art. All of the big stiff is done now, so the next week will allow me to concentrate more on details. I never thought I could get so much done in three weeks, but there you have it. By next week, King Crabb should be almost done, barring any unforeseen mishaps. At the very least certain parts will be ready for mold-prep… Can't wait
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    I'm guessing 70-75 hours, and that's including the lower leg which I restarted. I was going to make the part solid but it's so large that it would require a massive amount of resin to cast, so I started over so as to make the structure hollow.
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    You know that all the resin I use is the same, I just pigment it differently... Right? Ball-joints: I make mine custom, based on what the design requires. This will be a fairly tall (about 20cm) model, so with the weight I would advise against trying to make it posable.
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    Continued… DSCF5067: this is the main body/cockpit module being hollowed-out. DSCF5068: a crude cockpit assembly minus the transparency. This will be a particularly complex portion of the build so I want to take my time with it. DSCF5069: the "battle bra" cups in their initial form. DSCF5070: some ball-joints will be needed in the kit at the shoulders, elbows, and the hips so a little bit of work on the lathe will help take care of those. DSCF5071: after much Dremeling of the chest module as well as some hand-sanding, the part is developing some lovely curves. The drawing looks like a lot of simple blobs smushed together, but that's easier said than done in 3-D. Lots of back-and-forth between Dremeling, sanding and puttying starts to go on at this stage in order to make sure that everything mates together perfectly. In this particular pic, the "battle bra" is being fitted to the chest. When the putty begins to harden, I'll be able to carve the excess putty with a knife, and then sand it smooth later with rough sandpaper. DSCF5072: More press-forming, this time for the shoulder pads. What I haven't photographed but remains a significant process in the build is the Dremeling. I try to avoid using the camera at those stages because it produces a tremendous amount of dust which isn't good for electronics, but trust me, there's no getting around it. DSCF5073: speaking of which, here's a fine (much pun intended) example of the process. The shoulder on your right is fresh from under the Dremel, while the one on your left has undergone some manual sanding as further refinement. The last three pics are of what I have done so far, crudely mocked-up. So that's what almost 8 days of work looks like, and still many more to come. Enjoy the show, and be sure to tune-in again next week!
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