Any interest in a repro Aquaman vs The Great White Shark set?

[reevefan78]

But wouldn't resin result in a solid shark? I guess I don't know enough about casting resin, I can't picture the construction.

No, it's like justzeg18 said.....it can be slush cast. In other words resin poured in....slushed (or rather rotocast......the resin is allowed to rotate all around so that it gets into all details) around inside the mold very gently as not to introduce any air bubbles into it and the rest allowed to be poured slowly out. This may have to be done a few times in order to build up a thick enough shell though. Not sure if my friend is going this route or not but whatever he decides to do it'll be the best way to go with it.

[Mikey]

To the layman, many resins (when set and dry) seems almost like plastic.

It's just more brittle so you have to be more careful with it.

Resin sharks should be treated as if they're made of ceramic.

For display, it would be fine

[reevefan78]

Work on 'Aquashark' has commenced!

Just wanted to let everyone know that work has begun on 'Aquashark'. Below is word from my mold maker friend that I received yesterday and today saying that work has begun and he's in the R & D phase. I'll keep everyone updated as work continues.

"Well, it is and has been begun.
Have some more trials on a few newer resins to try middle of next week too.

The two sets of resin i will be experimenting with next week are made to stay the color you mix.

Aquashark needs to be setting standards from the get go so that the first shark looks just like the last shark that we put out."

Stay tuned.....more to follow soon!

[reevefan78]

Aquashark's repro box is underway!

Hello all,

Just a note to let you all know that work has begun on Aquashark's box art. The designer that is working on this is going to reproduce it as faithfully as he can from the digital files that I have provided for him. More to follow on this as work progresses.

[wilbs518]

Excellent news.

[TrueDave]

To the layman, many resins (when set and dry) seems almost like plastic.

It's just more brittle so you have to be more careful with it.

Resin sharks should be treated as if they're made of ceramic.

For display, it would be fine

There are resins with different rigidity levels if you want .
I have them but I am not ready to experiment with them. Today is a mold making day.

I have not tried the slush cast with anything so small and with resin " I did fiberglass slush puppet heads a few years back)

Thanks for sharing.
I know artists sometimes can be a bit like Magicians in not wanting to share "secrets'
Anything I learn just helps me to be a better artist.
However I dont want a shark

[reevefan78]

Repro box to use scans from an orignal Mego Box set

Hello all!

Just a quick note here to let everyone know that I have hit "the Motherload" today and have secured the opportunity to have an original Mego Aquaman VS The Great White Shark box and insert scanned from which the repro box will be created. The original box belongs to a member on this very forum and they have graciously agreed to have their box scanned in an effort to make this project even better. I cannot thank them enough for the honor. I'll reveal who (later) once I have the scans in hand and the repro box well underway.

I was planning on using pics taken by a somewhat decent digital camera by the owner who sold a box set late last year on Ebay. The photos were going to need some doctoring in order to square up the edges and get the colors more accurate. But now I don't have to have my designer friend fool with all that. While a little doctoring will be necessary to mask stress creases and such from the original it won't be quite the enormous undertaking as it was going to be plus it will be spot on accurate to the original in design and dimensions. More to follow...stay tuned!

[Meule]

Tell your friends to take more pics, we wanna see how this progresses

[clemso]

Wow, sounds great, interested to see how the insert scan turned out

[reevefan78]

Tell your friends to take more pics, we wanna see how this progresses

They're aware of the necessity to share images of the work in progress. However there are some things regarding the mold making process that my friend will not divulge....trade secrets I guess you might say. I can only respect his wishes but once he has made the initial mold and cast the intermediate stage (to remove the Mego trademark and replace it with mine for final molding) he will take pics of the cast(s). So hang in there......I will share as much as I am allowed to while honoring his wishes. You won't be disappointed by his work.....it is among the best I've seen. More to follow soon. Stay tuned!

[reevefan78]

Wow, sounds great, interested to see how the insert scan turned out

I won't know until I receive the scans....but this person sounds more than capable of providing what I need and is kind enough in his willingness to do so. I'm sure they'll be perfect.......with minor touch ups to the images to remove some of the wear and tear scanned from his original box set......but that's not difficult just a little time consuming. I'll post my thoughts here on this thread once I have the images in hand. More to follow soon....stay tuned!

[Mr Mego]

Can't wait to see more pics!!!

[reevefan78]

Can't wait to see more pics!!!

I'm workin' on it Pat.....hang in there with me buddy!

[Mr Mego]

I'm workin' on it Pat.....hang in there with me buddy!

I knows, I just kidding ya.

[reevefan78]

"Trash mold" is in the works....Aquashark to be demolded today.

This is an update from the mold maker regarding "Aquashark"....got this email yesterday so demolding will occur today, Friday, March 25, 2011:

"Doing the cheapy throw away single use mold and mothermold route (trash mold). A huge time waster, but a major $$ saver in silicon.

Completed the mothermold. Will demold tomorrow. This mold will just give me a single resin copy to sand/putty and restore to like new shape. The true [expensive] production mold will be made from the repaired pattern."

Hope this comes as good news to everyone! Stay tuned.....more to follow.