First "Real" Pouring

Like I said earlier, the next posting on the subject of my chess set project would be the pics of my first official base pouring. Here they are.

I decided to pour the black pawns first, since I still need to paint the white bases to help them disappear into the plastic better. The black plastic is more opaque and the bases need no pre-treatment. I also intend to create slightly different bases for the back row figures, so for now I'm only ready to work on the pawns.


My first piece is a Stormtrooper. Here you see it gripped in my "helping hands" device, using two pieces of mold foam cut from a previous test mold to protect the finish from the metal teeth.


Poured.


After several hours of work, all 8 Stormtroopers have been successfully secured into their bases.



I had enough plastic left to do the first 4 Marvel Villain pawns as well.


With the tests I poured, I have calculated how much plastic comes with each kit and not surprisingly, the rest of the pieces are going to take quite a bit of plastic to make, adding up to a not insignificant expense. I think the results are worth it though.