Xephyr ➡️ Zonaite Sword Build

Maker/cosplayer | Prop wizard 🪄 | Addicted to shiny ✨ | 🏳️‍🌈 He/Him |

🥇 US National Champion and 🥈 International C2E2 Crown 2020

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@Casmortis Found the original file I think. Check DMs.

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@RennaCosplay In terms of like, ones that physically catch the surface. If you had a solid pour mold and bubbles settled in like a poorly vented spot, they'd still come up.

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Start to finish, the entire process of making the gold Breach masks! This is actually a batch of six, so pretty solid project!

Masks are for @OXG_Esports and will be awarded as trophies in their upcoming Challengers Tournament.
Thanks again for commissioning me!

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@RennaCosplay Talc. It's a wicking agent that prevents bubbles from getting trapped on the surface. Also acts as a mold release.

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Starting off the new year with a finished project!
These came out beautifully - I'll post the full process next~

Masks are for @OXG_Esports and will be awarded as trophies in their upcoming Challengers Tournament

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Why settle for silver when you can have GOLD~

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Forget gloss black, the FUTURE is CHROME

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Delicious gloss black~

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You really get an arm workout with this one.

I'm using @SmoothOn Onyx Fast here, since I wanted its better physical and thermal properties. But you can use pretty much any quick-setting resin

Masks are for @OXG_Esports

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@Manastorm @OXG_Esports Ideally, let the silicone in the undercuts just barely set before doing the rest. The less cured, the better it will bind.

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This style of mold making is often called a matrix mold, where you construct the mold shell first, assemble it around the master, then pour in the silicone to fill the void space.

These masks are going to be slush cast next!

Masks are for @OXG_Esports

[Xephyr ➡️ Zonaite Sword Build @XephyrStudios]

@Manastorm @OXG_Esports I would flip it upside down, fill the undercuts with silicone, then flip it back over for the full pour. The silicone should bind to itself seamlessly.

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@HitPeopleGuy @OXG_Esports Yeah way faster than a brush up + plaster shell mold

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The first step of a commission for @OXG_Esports! I'm making some gold masks for them as trophies for their Challengers Tournament in January.

This is printed as a buck, to be made into a one-side slush-casting mold.

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This is kind of a niche tip, but for those who encounter it this should be very useful~

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@Manastorm I haven't tried carbon fiber, sorry

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My favorite way to add sturdiness to props. All the parts that slot onto the rod are similarly casted with another rod embedded, but those rods are smooth and greased to allow them to be pulled out.

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@RennaCosplay The inside has a lot of weird engineering features so it's got a really funky shape

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I love demolding. It's like opening presents.