Making press moulds from "Blue Stuff/Oyumaru"
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2016
- Just a quick video showing how I've been using blue stuff from Greenstuff World to make press moulds. This can be re-used over and over to make moulds of anything you could need.
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Love the cap idea- great for getting the moulds tight and even!
It's cheaper to buy Oyumaru off Amazon 12 sticks for 10quid, Greenstuff World have brought it from japan as blue, renamed it and packed it for a massive profit. as well a rolling boiling pan of water gives better results in molding time over a cup of boiled water as the Oyumaru looses heat quickly if it's just from a boiled kettle
Just wanted to point this out and agree with this post. You can find clear Oyumaru on Amazon at the moment for about £4.50 and Superfine Milliput for about £4.50 as well. £9 in total vs the much more expensive Greenstuff World.
Good video. Very helpful and as others have said, I'll have to give it a try.
Thanks for the tutorial. I'll have to look into this.
Great stuff mate.
They are based in the UK, greenstuff world, a pretty cool company to be honest. Their molds are not cheap, though :9
great video mate :) love your channel :)
Cheers mate, I love your bases! Was great to see your stand at Ardacon
good video, love the caps idea
Thanks buddy, they really are a great little tool
Great idea
Great video! I'm trying to copy some Necron legs and they're kinda tricky, probably I'll need to work a little bit more on how much Green stuff/miliput I'll use. As you've said on another comment, it is easy to overdo it and got a huge seam line.
By the way, loved your channel, you've just got a new subscriber :)
Love this stuff! I got my blue stuff from Green Stuff World. I've used it to make a few bits like yourself but from miliput. Also I've repaired broken/missing parts by casting sprue goo in the mold with the broken miniature. It works but takes some time for the sprue goo to set/cure.
is the green stuff a good cost making few molds instead of buying xtra minis
Who is the manufacturer of the bodies you use for the Eorl son's? I have the heads and cloaks but don't find the rest of the parts.
Javier Mallo I used bodies from the V&V miniatures Vikings and Saxons, then heads from the gripping beast Vikings.
i made swords with the green stuff, but after a day or two the sword is still "rubbery" and not very hard like a plastic is. why is that? is it because my green stuff is more yellow than blue?
John Doe that sounds about right. I use a 50/50 mix, but even if you use more yellow than blue it will set hard eventually. I would suggest leaving it a little longer.
Greenstuff is never as hard as the plastic anyway, so may retain some flexibility
John Doe that sounds about right. I use a 50/50 mix, but even if you use more yellow than blue it will set hard eventually. I would suggest leaving it a little longer.
Greenstuff is never as hard as the plastic anyway, so may retain some flexibility
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I have a question, is this method suitable for making moulds of plastic and resin model pieces?
Sorry for not replying! I lost track of the comments. In short yes - I've used it to copy parts (both resin and plastic)
hi, nice to meet you. I am doing pretty much the same thing but run into issue where the flash from the two part mold (made with instant mold) too thick, can you give me some suggestion?? thanks!!
Keith Tam I did have that problem quite a bit. At first it was because I was using too much greenstuff, so it was being pushed into the gaps when I applied pressure. The first solution is to use less greenstuff, but if you use too little you may end up with gaps. Any major areas of flash can be trimmed with a hobby knife. It's a tricky balance, I found moulding flat objects like shields is much much easier
The seam line is quite thick, is it suppose to be like that? I mean, even after some good trimming, the mold line is thick, so for a small metal figurine recast, it kinda a major issue......
Keith Tam hmmm I've never tried to do an entire figurine. I think it could be to do with the pressure you're applying to the mould, the more pressure you apply the more will squeeze out of the edges. I did have quite a few casts that I had to throw away
now i can expand my goblins and ghouls
Can you get coloured green stuff? I wanted to cast some small gold weapons and I wanted to not have to paint them.
I don't know if I'm honest. I know that milliput is not green, it's more of a cream colour. You might be able to find coloured putty that's like greenstuff, I'd try Google
Does Blue Mold melt down from acetone/ Polyuthrane Reducer?
To make it ready to use do you mean? You simply put the solid blue stuff in hot water and within a few moments it's ready to use. No need to use other chemicals or anything else
I was going to melt some plastic I had and pour it in the mold. The plastic would melt from those chemicals making it more of a liquid. That's what I meant, sorry.
Edit: The mold would be the blue stuff. Not the plastic I was referring to.
Oh I get you now, yeah I would think that if you're heating the plastic it would affect the mould. It's not something I've ever tried to be honest. I think it's more intended for use with greenstuff/putty
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Thanks, I will be sure to test it out myself!
Maybe having the melted plastic not entirely goop in case
How long does blue stuff take to harden ?
Less than a minute. Once it comes out of the hot water, or the water starts to cool it will start to set
@@PaintbrushPirate yok so you have say 15 seconds before it starts to harden but at room temperature how long does the blue stuff take to set after you press it up against a part of say a base or a mini ?
@@davedogge2280 I'd say for it to harden completely so that you can separate the mold and fill it with greenstuff I'd say no more than 10 minutes. You can speed it up by placing it in cold water. It all works based on the temperature of the blue stuff itself, once it's cooled (to room temperature) it's solid. I hope that helps.
@@PaintbrushPirate cheers
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nice! did You play the trombone intro?
btw... i think "GreenStuff World" is out of Spain? not positive, and shipping takes what seems forever! BUT..most supplies are so much less cost it's well worth the wait!
I didn't play it, it was a free sound file from the internet. You're right, they're Spanish, some of their stuff is amazing. I'm trying to resist the temptation to buy more