Otterman wrote:
Here's what I usually do:
First, find multiple pieces of pre-existing sculpture, but larger.
Second, teach yourself how to use a CAD program to the point where you can generate an 'airtight' STL file. Copy the sculptures using a caliper and eyeball.
Third, find someone to print that piece in a heat sensitive wax.
Fourth, dip the wax print into a high temperature enamel.
Fifth, melt bronze and pour it into the enamel mold.
Sixth, break the mold open. That will get you a bronze master pattern.
Seventh, take the master to a moldmaker and have them make a high temperature spin mold using a master / production technique. (This also encapsulates about three or four more steps, but you get the point by now).
Eighth, spin the production mold at high speeds while pouring in molten tin.
I'm on it. Check this thread for updates in the next decade or so.
The CinC solar marines look pretty cool Westside - I might use those for skitarri, depending on their size. I'd still like something more low-tech though... any other viable suggestions?
Besides not having the skill to operate my own miniature miniature factory, I also lack the funds to purchase a majority share of an appropriate manufacturer, so consider that suggestion tabled.
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