3A’s Action Portable Round 2 Available Now!

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Knives

Head over to Bambaland.com as fast as your kicks will carry you to snag/pre-order the 2nd coming of ThreeA’s popular 1/12 scale action portable action figures.

My instant buy of the group is the bambaland exclusive, Blind Cowboy/Ghost Horse set.

We reviewed the 1/6 version of the set a few years back and it remains on of our favorite things on the shelf! Check that out if you have any doubts.

Video Review: 3A – WWR MLTA Evol Square – NYCC Exclusive

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Knives

Check out our quick-review of 3A’s New York Comic Con Exclusive, WWR MLTA Evol Square!

THE WORKSHOP: Casting Wooden Bats in Resin by Michael ‘Bubo’ Reilly and Simon ‘Goatballs’ Be

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Knives

A while ago we posted a step-by-step workshop provided by the ever talented, Simon ‘Goatballs’ Be! To this day, it’s one of the most popular we’ve ever featured. It seems folks can’t get enough of his 1/6 scale wooden bats! Well, today we’re excited to post a follow up, this time by our friend Michael ‘Bubo’ Reilly who worked to cast and produce copies of Goat’s original bat sculpts in resin.

I’m personally very excited for this little walk-through as it talks about a process that I’ve been interested in for a long while. With a little hand-holding.. I might be brave enough to finally try it myself.

Welcome back to RtR’s Workshop, and enjoy!

– Knives

Alright, here’s a list of some of the materials you’ll probably want to track down before you get started.

Materials:

Foam Core, for building mold walls. You can also use legos, acrylic plastic, or any other non-porous material of your choosing that’s stiff enough to form a wall.
1/8″ thick or thicker wooden (or plastic) boards, to evenly distribute tension on mold when bound.
Super Glue (CA Glue), for gluing gates/vents onto model (bat) & onto mold floor.
Hot Melt Glue (& gun), for gluing walls of mold together.
Toothpicks (or long sharp pokey thing), for getting air bubbles out of silicone mold
Electrical tape
Disposable cups
Popsicle sticks
Rubber gloves
Monojet Oral 10ml syringes

.. and here’s some of the tools I use, also worth looking into.

Tools:

Razor/Ruler, for measuring & cutting mold box
Hot Glue Gun, to glue mold together
Scale, a gram scale to weigh out materials
Air Compressor
Vacuum Chamber & Vacuum pump, to de-gas silicone
Pressure Pot, a chamber that eliminates any remaining bubbles
Old sander or piece of vibrating equipment (to vibrate pressure pot)
Flat Chisel & Scalpel (x-acto knife), for cutting mold open

Before we begin, let me say that this is but one of many ways to build a mold. The construction of your mold will depend on the piece you are making a mold of, what kind of process you’ll use to cast it, and what material you will be casting with. For the sake of this project, the item being molded is a toy, it is small and the mold form is very simple. Continue reading →