Hey, so far I never seen another site describing how to apply paint to all casts.
But I remember hearing that if you paint the mold (which I figure would be quite difficult) just once…it would then apply the same colour to your casts.
I don’t know for sure if it will last for many casts ( I would imagine 10 times maximum), or if it will work at all. Let me know.
There should be more kinds of these Q’s and A’s available here. I agree.
Other than that, I could advise you to design your models in ways that will be easy to hand-paint with an assembly line approach, maybe limb-by-limb, piece-by-piece, etc.
That way you can develope a rythm.
I would also recommend using decals.
I am really interested in seeing something you would like to do.
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You should look into resin dyes… now this will take some experimentation to get the mixtures correct, then you will be able to dye the main color of your toy, then either mask and paint any other accents, or you will be able to cast other pieces/parts? in other colors…
i don’t even know what type of casting resin is typically used for toys…
im familiar with most two part polyurethane casting resins, por-a-kast etc…
is there a better product im not aware of?
now… I think Ill make the copies here in argentina…
in the factory the owner recomend me to use ABS for the copies…
wht d u people think about this kind of plastic??? …
he said its a good option cause its very resistent and allows u to paint its surface easily…
we would do copies by injection…
I should also find a good way of painting them… I think Ill use airbrushes and that kind of “3D” stencils… d u know of a better way of painting?? I mean… faster at least… not fot big surfaces, but for example for the face details… I was told that there are a kind of “stamps” to do that… but are them just for plane surfaces??
Im going to a new factory today… lets see what I can find out…
Wow, injection molded ABS will get you some great looking parts. The tooling dollars will be way more than rotomolding vinyl, though. Depending on your design and intent, you should cost out both options.
The “stamps” you’re referring to is a pad print. They give great, crisp results. If you can use those instead of a spray-mask you probably should. But that depends on your design and what/where you want the printing done.