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Creative => Customs Gallery => Dioramas & Buildings => Topic started by: macgayver on March 10, 2007, 10:04:21

Title: A Farm in U Form
Post by: macgayver on March 10, 2007, 10:04:21

Hello all

For a while I wanted to make a cornerpiece for the steckhouses to be able to build a U or square formed Farm

So I made myself one masterpiece and made a mould of it

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202007.01.05%20Chess/100_3937.jpg)


Here a first try with two pieces , they fit perfectly

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202007.01.05%20Chess/100_3922.jpg)

(http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202007.01.05%20Chess/100_3921.jpg)

More pics here --->U formed Steck Farm  (http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/fotos%202007.01.05%20Chess/Uformfarm.htm)

enjoy  :)

Title: Re: A Farm in U Form
Post by: Richard on March 10, 2007, 12:36:56

Hello, Michael ...

I am very happy to see that there's at least one other person who has not abandoned the Steck-System ... ;)

I have friends in Aarhus who have a U form farm (see attachment) that looks a lot like your beautiful creation. However, they have a "thatched" roof. (Too bad Playmobil never made a corner tile roof or a thatched roof system before they discontinued their Steck-System. But, for some reason Playmobil used a modified Steck-System, rather than SystemX, for the "entrance section" of their Roman Colosseum.)

Your corner section roof is marvelous, Michael. What did you use for your casting material?

I also enjoyed looking at your other Playmobil (of what I was able to see) ... :)

Thanks for the photos (and the link).

All the best,
Richard

Title: Re: A Farm in U Form
Post by: playmofire on March 10, 2007, 14:19:56

I can only say that's a wonderful creation, another custom triumph!  I can only wonder why Playmobil never produced it themselves.  After all, the stone corner pieces and the four-way connector all cry out for a roof like this.

Title: Re: A Farm in U Form
Post by: Outback on March 10, 2007, 17:37:55

Quote from: playmofire on March 10, 2007, 14:19:56

I can only say that's a wonderful creation, another custom triumph! 

x2... Well done!

Title: Re: A Farm in U Form
Post by: Tiermann on March 11, 2007, 05:20:17

Great idea Michael, and beautifully executed. I really like the U shaped building.

Title: Re: A Farm in U Form
Post by: macgayver on March 11, 2007, 11:44:04

I made an explanation of the principle of moulding

here ---->  http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/customtips/moulding%20part%20I.htm (http://www.macgayverplaymobil.be/customtips/moulding%20part%20I.htm)

enjoy

Title: Re: A Farm in U Form
Post by: Richard on March 11, 2007, 13:48:26

Quote from: macgayver on March 11, 2007, 11:44:04

I made an explanation of the principle of moulding

Hello, Michael ...

I just read your instructions for mould making.

Your instructions for making the mould are excellent!

However, I have a few questions about your casting technique.
1. How do you use the "sticks" cavities for filling the mould and letting the air out?
2. Do you use your original Lego mould box as your "mother mould" when casting?
3. Have you ever used the "smash casting" method to get the plastic into the mould?

Thanks for your great photos!

All the best,
Richard

Title: Re: A Farm in U Form
Post by: Jimbo on March 11, 2007, 21:50:43

Very interesting, and very well done! :yup:

Title: Re: A Farm in U Form
Post by: macgayver on March 15, 2007, 01:31:04

Quote from: Richard on March 11, 2007, 13:48:26

Hello, Michael ...

I just read your instructions for mould making.

Your instructions for making the mould are excellent!

However, I have a few questions about your casting technique.
1. How do you use the "sticks" cavities for filling the mould and letting the air out?

I use second glue to hold it ,aftherwards I break/cut the airsticks off

2. Do you use your original Lego mould box as your "mother mould" when casting?

For the moment I'm still experimenting but , until now , best results come when I keep the parts together with elastic band

3. Have you ever used the "smash casting" method to get the plastic into the mould?

the produkt I use gives a chemical proces , that means , I got two or three minutes to fill the moulds , depending on the envirement themperature , smashing won't help , I use  an injection needle to fill small moulds , bigger moulds I fill with bucket and funnel
this also means you have best results when you do only two or three moulds with the same mixure , so you need to make very small amounts of produkt
mostly I weight the original part and add 10% for filling , and that's the amount of produkt I activate 

Thanks for your great photos!

All the best,
Richard

Hope this kinda answer your questions

until now I learned , : this is a wonderfull procede

but you 'll need to learn by try and error to make a good mould

my advice ?  just go for it , its lot of fun  ;)

Good Luck  :)