Thanks mate! I redid the texture probably 3 times until I was happy with it.
So the good news is that the mold turned out great. Everything cured the way it was supposed to with no air bubbles.
I did a "cleaning cast" which got rid of all the left over primer from the master and here are the...
Thanks Mogen!
I ended up running out of silicone for the second half, and will need to buy more tomorrow, but I should be able to make my first casting Monday afternoon, fingers crossed.
If you want another manga in the same vein as Berserk (though set in modern times) try Wolf Guy Ookami No Monshou. I enjoyed the art style quite a bit.
It hits on something deeper the same way Berserk does, questioning what it means to be human and what not. The protagonist is a bit similar to...
Finished the clay flange around the perimeter and need to print out a few more registration keys (the yellow things) for the mother mold. Then I have to layer half an inch of clay over the entire sword. This will be the thickness of the silicone that will be poured after I have completed the...
Thank you all for the kinds words! I have a friend coming to visit me this week where she'll help me mold the blade. I've got a few nibbles from people on reddit who would like a casting, and if that's the case here, I would be honored to do a run for all of you. Price would depend on the number...
Apologies if you have already seen this on r/berserk, but I thought I would share in slightly more detail my build of Guts' dragonslayer and arm cannon.
The blade took about 8 days of non-stop printing.
Used bondo for the raw iron texture.
Figured out how to attach the chain link...