The Re-making of Aragorn (Step 14)

Ah! And here I am again ranting about this "Re-making of Aragorn" model series, and there you are reading it! In this post, I will cover the "crap my model didn't form all of the way" phase of casting. Here, I rescue parts that WOULD be good if it were not for a large bubble or un-formed area.

This part can be very dusty. Dust-mask optional.

First off, that bag of white powder is NOT what you are thinking it is (unless you were thinking it was resin dust and then, well, it IS what you think it is). Make a habit of saving a few small bags of your resin dust as you sand and clean the extra bits and smooth the bottom of the model's feet. Then, get you some liquid resin-based glue (Super glue, or Krazy glue... liquid NOT gel).

Find a pock hole that you wish to repair...







... and pack it with some of your resin dust. Now watch-out... the next part happens fast, so don't blink!





Drop a little of your liquid (NOT gel) resin glue into the hole... and PRESTO! it hardens nearly instantly as it reacts to the resin.





You can repeat the process a few times (as necessary) to fill larger holes and rebuild areas. The final result is firm resin that can be sanded and carved just like the white resin. And you don't have to throw away the part!




*In varying degrees, I have successfully managed to mix a certain ratio of resin-glue to resin that I create a quick-dry resin putty that takes 30 seconds to a minute to dry. It can be sculpted onto your part and used to form larger re-builds (and is VERY sticky... don't use your fingers).

On to the paint job!