Sometime in November of 2023, I accidentally found my favorite medium.
After a failed attempt at making a large resin figurine, I offhandedly decided to make a mold of a few of my favorite "Gogo's Crazy Bones" with the leftover silicone. It clicked immediately, this was my thing!
Ever since then I wanted to see how far I could go with perfecting my craft. As of writing, I can say confidently that I have reached an almost mechanical-level of perfection without the use of industrial equipment. Someday in the future I would love nothing more then to invest in the tools that would make these figures perfect. Alas, for the time being, I don't have the money or space for pressure pots and vacuum chambers.
After a failed attempt at making a large resin figurine, I offhandedly decided to make a mold of a few of my favorite "Gogo's Crazy Bones" with the leftover silicone. It clicked immediately, this was my thing!
Ever since then I wanted to see how far I could go with perfecting my craft. As of writing, I can say confidently that I have reached an almost mechanical-level of perfection without the use of industrial equipment. Someday in the future I would love nothing more then to invest in the tools that would make these figures perfect. Alas, for the time being, I don't have the money or space for pressure pots and vacuum chambers.
A display of all my custom Gogos at the time, including masters and molds - 7/2024
2/8/2024
2/10/2024
2/14/2024
2/14/2024
2/21/2024
3/14/2024
3/15/2024
7/4/2024
7/12/2024
7/13/2024
8/25/2024
8/27/2024
Some of my favorites from previous batches, ordered and captioned earliest to latest.
(Can you tell who my favorite Gogo is..?)
(Can you tell who my favorite Gogo is..?)
THE PROCESS
MOLDS, HOUSING, Pouring
Lego housing
Figures ready for pouring, setting, and demolding
Newly casted
Newly casted
First, I would build custom, reusable houses out of tightly-fitted Lego bricks with a layer of tape around them so they would have no chance of leaking. Then, a piece of painters tape would be applied to the bottom of the housing to keep the figure in place while the silicone set. Shortly thereafter I would mix the two-part silicone and pour it into the housing.
After waiting for them to set, I carefully removed the figure by making precise, intentional cuts. Once the master figure was out, the mold was ready to be casted!
Once I got used to this process, I got much more comfortable experimenting with ways I could make these guys bubble-free. I've had a lot of fun adding in crazy glitter and charms to make new colors as well!