Brian McIver sent us some more of his work. This Brian is showing us the TSSD Earps and Doc Holiday he painted and a church he did for Gary Dutko. Brian picked up the TSSD figures Earps and Doc at 2011 Texas Show. What is interesting the TSSD figures are resin not plastic. Brian thinks only 20 sets were made as the person who casted them for Nick had problems. That is why the figures were made in China.
A church he made for my good friend Gary Dutko. I am looking from that set.
Nice-Resin is complicated thing, what I’m wondering if Barzso was so far managing this material, why they stop making and turn to more expensive long run steel mold ?.
Resin should be more economic in production for short run once the right procedure is used. Even molds done in China for resin are way less costly than others. Bubbles issues are the main affect part ,it is in the machinery used where most of this is eliminated, not in mold/cavity .
I also notice lack of cooperation between the few producer in this hobby, like they holding a gold top secret so others could not do theirs. Not a nice or great impression of friendship, neither collectors.
My opinion!!
Casting with cold – cure resins should not be so difficult. The problem with air bubbles in the mixture can be resolved with two different techniques I have seen on the internet. One involves placing the mold in a Bell Jar vacuum – this low pressure removes all the air including bubbles from the resin as long as the resin is still liquid. Another technique used by someone who posted the info on the Tree Frog forum uses a high pressure chamber – the air bubbles are compressed so small they essentially disappear. A web search can turn up all sorts of interesting how-to stuff.
TD
Yes the trick on resin is to use the two devices you mention. the trick is you have to know to use them and have access to the equipment.
But John Stengel Jr. insists his figures are not resin; he says they are a cold pour plastic, specifically not resin.
I myself neither understand or appreciate the difference. But John says he has experimented with all sorts of techniques, from which he has learned alot.
Hopefully, TSSD’s triumphant announcement that the product will definitely be at OTSN (this week!) represents an accurate assumption that John’s hard work has been successful.
Don
Once Stengel JR. figures get released we will get the plastic analyzed so we know if it is a resin or a plastic.