A New Girl In the Works

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Re: A New Girl In the Works

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how hard is this gal going to be to cast, I assume that your going to do it with her vertical??

like the hand also,

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Yes vertical The investment will be 16 inches diameter and 30 inches tall.

The hardest part will be making the polyurethane rubber mold. It takes some planning. I plan on four pieces. One large piece over the top. A second of her back where it is exposed, the third piece a little chunk between her chin and her left shoulder, and the fourth under her right arm, so that I will be able to get the mold off of her arm when I pour the wax.

The thickness of the casting will be uniform. She should cast easily.

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I certainly get that Richard re going the last 20% in many things, not only for appearance but often times functionality. So much stuff from an age gone by that still performs great while the modern day counterparts are considered disposable.

Since you use rubber molds in a lot of your castings do you ever do multiples? Almost seems a waste not to with all of the work getting to the mold but then there is the there is only one of these in the world aspect.
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I haven't been working in the foundry. I have been upstairs in the studio working on clay models.

The New Girl is progressing, albeit slowly. She is taking a new twist. Not so complacent now.

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One can only imagine where she is going.

Also another Newer Girl is well under way. More abstract in form. Photographs maybe tomorrow.

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Re: A New Girl In the Works

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She looks terrific, Rasper... Nice work!! Would love to see more of that piece.
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She is progressing.

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And the China Doll is coming along.

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Fantastic :) I love watching these statues come to life :)
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Re: A New Girl In the Works

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The New Girl has had a mold made. But first she had some arm surgery. The prospect of making a multi piece mold to accommodate that arm was an ugly prospect.

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Here she is in mid process.

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Re: A New Girl In the Works

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Looking good Richard, as usual :) is the brown coating on the girl silicone
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