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Poured this today
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 3:51 pm
by Rasper
Anubis, the Egyptian god of death.
The only problem was in the tail. The tail fed the vent rather than the vent feeding the tail. Oh well, a little welding.
Richard
Re: Poured this today
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 4:25 am
by bunyip
Looks good Richard. Do you intend to Patina the casting ? Am guessing a nice rich darkish red / brown almost burnished through to the metal on the high points would look amazing. Cheers Trev.
Re: Poured this today
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:28 am
by mite5255
Your another very skilled individual Richard, that looks fantastic
Mike
Re: Poured this today
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 4:42 pm
by F.C.
Can't see it up close but from a distance looks like it come out very nice!! Good job.
Re: Poured this today
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:46 pm
by Rasper
Re: Poured this today
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:43 pm
by mite5255
that looks great
Re: Poured this today
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:14 am
by bunyip
Quite impressive Richard.
Re: Poured this today
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 6:21 am
by Rasper
Thank you kind Sirs.
Richard
Re: Poured this today
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:24 am
by Jammer
I like the Patina, is it a commercial type or a home brew?
Re: Poured this today
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:05 pm
by Rasper
I use first a Birchwood Casey product called "Brass Black". (It's sold in gun shops. They use it for brass gun sights.) Anyway, I dilute it heavily with distilled water to about 20 to 1 and brush on a number of coats cold.
On top of that I use a solution of cupric nitrate and distilled water, brushed on hot. I heat the bronze with a torch until the solution sizzles a little when I apply it. Then I apply wax with a Scotchbrite pad. That abrades away a little of the regularity. I use transparent shoe wax.
Here with another piece, on his face I used a more dilute solution of cupric nitrate and stopped when the green was just beginning to show up.
When I applied the wax it turned a very dark bronze green. On the helmet I used only the "Brass Black".
Richard