Oooh, I put up more pictures in the Haunt section:
http://www.simreal.com/twiki/bin/view.pl/Simreal/HandOfSomeone
At the very bottom. I made another cast of the hand, this one to give to the actor whose hand it is (well, give for the material cost). He hasn't written back yet, so I assume he's busy... I hope I sent the e-mail to the right Robert.. hmmm.
Though the hand still looks a bit dusty from the powdering (which removes the plasticy gloss the silicon overcoat gives it), I love the coloring and details in this model.
Okay, there are mold flaws -- some bubbles, a seam line where the mold had torn from the previous castings... and the overcoat is a bit darker than I wanted (the black silicon tint is powerful)... but it's still a beautiful job, I think.
Of course, once I get to buy that vacuum de-bubbler... my molds will be PERFECT! Perfect! Bwa-ha-haaa! And they said I was mad!
Now I need to find new excuses to make these things... new venues for my art. Maybe I could be a mad artist as well as a mad scientist...
I really love making stuff. Too bad I'm so busy that I don't get into the lab much these days.... work interferes so...
More pictures and news later.