Rotational molding, also known as rotomolding, is a molding process for creating many kinds of mostly hollow items. The info is not specific to Classic Cylon Centurions, but SURE can be helpful for them and many, many others projects. Here you'll find various threads with great info from our members for the hobby of costuming.
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by Big Al » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:35 pm
my helmet was from that mold
Very cool ......I don't just mean the helmet...The whole armor outfit is way cool!
We had a question in an earlier post....after the mold was made ....were the helmets rotocasted or hand slushed?
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by Huttman » Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:50 pm
slushed and by hand are the same thing
as far as I know anyway
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by Big Al » Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:08 pm
Huttman wrote:slushed and by hand are the same thing
as far as I know anyway
Ok ....So.......You did yours by hand?
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by Huttman » Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:34 pm
no, thats not my mold, a fellow i know makes those helmets, mine was one of them
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by Big Al » Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:40 am
Huttman wrote:no, thats not my mold, a fellow i know makes those helmets, mine was one of them
Ok so You don't know if he casted them by hand or by machine?
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by Huttman » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:43 am
yes, by hand
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by Cylon-Knight » Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:50 pm
So, for that Clone Trooper build Huttman... how are the "smoked eye insert" deal done? Is that Vacformed?
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by Big Al » Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:53 pm
Huttman wrote:yes, by hand
So it looks like the helmet came out nothing less than professional ....what would be the advantage of using the rotocast machine instead of casting by hand?
Would it be a matter of a more even distribution of resin through out the mold?
Less resin used? Maybe
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by Skullbeast » Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:59 pm
All of the above, and a human has to do the work not a machine (aka cylon).
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by Big Al » Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:43 pm
Skullbeast wrote:All of the above, and a human has to do the work not a machine (aka cylon).
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Thanks Skullbeast!.....That's what I thought!.......When you make one by hand ....How long does it take to slosh and twist before the resin sets up?......Probably depends on the resin you are using huh? and one more question.....What type or brand of resin would you use for such a project? Fast cure, Slow cure,????
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by Skullbeast » Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:11 pm
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by Huttman » Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:31 pm
Rotocasting that by hand is horrid on your back. My blaster mold is very heavy. I tried to do it by hand and almost pulled my shoulder.
As far as the eye lens, its a welders visor cut to fit.. There are other methods as well. I have bought lenses from motorcycle shops and cut them.
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by Big Al » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:02 am
Cylon Helmet Mold
Here is one I found on the Worthopidia website and I thought you would like to see this
Cylon Helmet Mold
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"Battlestar Galactica" (Classic) Cylon Centurion Head Master Mold
Original, Icons Master Mold taken off screen-used Cylon, intended for mass production of never-produced 1:1 scale licensed replica
Her e's a quite rare, original manufacturing artifact from the pioneering prop and miniature licensed replica company, Icons. It is a 2-piece, fiberglass jacketed, silicon production mold, created at Icons' North Hollywood, California facility in 1998 (14 years ago).
The condition of the mold is exceptional, other then a portion of the silicon, not present at the bottom portion of the jacket edge, on one side. We are NOT sugessting you use this mold to mass-produce Cylon Helmets.
As you can see by the photographs depicted below of this historical manufacturing artifact. It is a true testament to Icons legendary emphasis quality, which set a new standard in the licensed entertainment collectible industry. Which still effects quality standards in the Hollywood memorabilia replica and Toy collectible business to this day.
Icons staff consisted of numerous fans of the original cult classic Television series Battlestar Galactica. Who discovered, authenticated, archived and preserved numerous examples of some of the most scarce Galactica production artifacts ever found, including multiple, full-size Cylon robots from the TV series.
Icons was tfore provided rare access to an original Cylon costume, conducted extensive R & D, and proceeded to mold and master an original Cylon helmet, to create its Universal Studios licensed 1:1 scale replica. Complete with electronic red-eye and motion-activated sound effects chip.
Only 3 chrome-plated prototypes were ever produced and only 4 Cylon helmets casted. So this quality-made mold was used very minimally. In other words, it did not experience "mold burn-out" which usually occurs after "50" or more castings.
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