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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    Freshly out of the molds,brand new bare female arms!! Very happy with how they turned out:D
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ I'm getting there,lol. Still have so much more to learn to truely be a Jedi master!
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ Exact infact. All he'd have to do is tell you how much dye,and how big of a batch he made..simple math,and it'll look like they're cast together. The upper torso was cast by Vortious,the rest are my casts. Once you told me how much,and what they where made from I made a mini batch,and...
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ Lol! I couldnt find a 1:18 sandwich maker,so I improvised:D
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ Lol,it's quite full now:D I'm done army building tho...it's one of those things that got out of hand,and I realized it way too late..never again!
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ :trollface:
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ thanks!! Don't know if I need luck tho,he's a really good teacher:D so far my casts have been pretty much flawless...I started with SWgeeks videos,copied his pressure tank,and mold box style,then Vortious filled in the blanks on limbs,torsos,and using the correct plastics for the parts I'm...
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ it should super hot,just hot tap water from the faucet isn't good enough. I have had glossy Hasbro parts finish wrinkle,like hands&feet from DG figures,and dye come out of casts bought elsewhere in the past.never melted anything or distorted it in any way. I zap a mug with water for around...
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    I haven't had a single issue with any of Vortious's casts or my own using his plastic...I dip them in boiling hot water I zapped in the microwave for 1:45 first,then insert the foot or hand..
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ I've seen some of your posts at HT,lol. The responses are priceless to say the least:lmao: keep up the good work man,very different that's for sure:D oh,you should give her handlers some cattle prods for taming that beast:D maybe some whips from Indiana jones line if she really needs...
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    I couldn't sworn I ordered late November:( crap! lol. My plate is full anyways with other figures,that's about when I'll be done with what Im working on already anyways.. Thanks for the updates tho!
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    Woowhooo!! I ordered 11/29:D please don't forget the IJ to Joe hip hip thingy majiggy!
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    look who finally got stickied!!
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ Those arms are awesome,so are the hands! I was fiddling with that figure all day yesterday:D Balanced on one hand!! Had to take angles,cause it looks unbelievable even in person,lol. Those arms w/o the pegs?!?! Yeah,I want some of those! you gotta switch out the push in shoulder...
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    Shrink Casting. Does anyone here do it?

    ^ That'll be some day..long time from now. Gotta master regular casting first,lol.
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ There's already a spiderman with those arms They where around $3 each at TRU some time ago. Thanks!! Add one of those to my order please:D sending PM
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    Shrink Casting. Does anyone here do it?

    The smooth on website shows doing it by adding solvent to the mold silicon. Increasing the amount of solvent increases the shrink rate,as well as time given to allow the solvent to a capitate from the molds. FAQ: How do I enlarge or shrink a casting? I'm still in the practicing stages of...
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ Idk how new he is? he's from the black 4" line ,but the old packaging. came with 2 sets of hands,and was $5 at Walgreens durring Black Friday. I got 2 of him,and a female in a light tan at the same time. Kinda digging his look for some reason,and have a good idea for replacement legs that...
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    Do you think your "IJ to Joe hip style upgrade" would work on him? I've never owned an indiana jones figure,so idk,but the waste pin looks the same from the pics I've seen..
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    Vortious Custom Cast Accessories

    ^ Alright,ya got me again! lol. I'll be adding to my order in an hour or so:D