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Ramrider wrote:I love this. I've got a few plans for Bumblebee reworks as well, when I can get 'em, and Goldbug is one of 'em. This is looking top notch. Exactly how did you build up the face? I'm not familiar with waxing.
Ramrider wrote:I love this. I've got a few plans for Bumblebee reworks as well, when I can get 'em, and Goldbug is one of 'em. This is looking top notch. Exactly how did you build up the face? I'm not familiar with waxing.
jourdo2k3 wrote:I don't know exactly how the jewelers do it, but this is how I was taught in dental school. Basically I use a small alcohol burner, fill it with methyl-hydrate (I could not find the ethanol I was supposed to use for it, this seems to work just as good).
I don't know the specific type of wax (I get it from my lab tech). Basically you place a heat carrier into the flame, dip it in the wax to get a melted drop. Pass that through the flame again and drop where needed. You basically carve back what you do not want. When you are done you can use a pair of nylons to polish it up.
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jimsloth wrote:jourdo2k3 wrote:I don't know exactly how the jewelers do it, but this is how I was taught in dental school. Basically I use a small alcohol burner, fill it with methyl-hydrate (I could not find the ethanol I was supposed to use for it, this seems to work just as good).
I don't know the specific type of wax (I get it from my lab tech). Basically you place a heat carrier into the flame, dip it in the wax to get a melted drop. Pass that through the flame again and drop where needed. You basically carve back what you do not want. When you are done you can use a pair of nylons to polish it up.
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Same technique. I use denatured alcohol in my burner (any burnable alcohol works), or if I'm lazy a candle, or I know plenty of other jewelers who use wax pens (and swear by them). Really there is a ton of overlap between our industries. Like I said, the metal scoops and picks I use are dental tools, and I'm actually getting a centrifical caster from a dentist who is a friend of the family.
RavageX-9 wrote:I took sculpture and liked working with wax the best. is this wax you work with much harder? I'm wondering why it's necessary to use fire. we used just hot tap water and submerged the wax in it to heat it up.
T.V. wrote:Nice head!
Personally, I would've gone for a more orangy champange metallic colour and a little more colour variety to break it up a bit.
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