cleanup on the cast part. Just start at the top and
gently separate the layers (Figure
M
). Then you
can carefully clip the sprue with a pair of flush
cutters, return the button to your melting pot,
reassemble the mold, and cast another coin.
Finishing the pewter is easy. I like an antique
look. The easiest way to achieve this is to grab a
black dry-erase marker and give the entire coin
a coat. Let the marker dry a bit and then give the
coin a rubdown with some very fine steel wool. I
suggest you use 0000 and stop when the luster
and age look right to your eye (Figure
N
).
Congratulations, you now have coins you can
toss to your Witcher or risk in a game of Gwent.
CASTING BESKAR INGOTS
Or perhaps you’re a ruthless bounty hunter with
a jetpack who prefers Beskar ingots to crowns
and florins? Fear not, we’ve got you covered like
IG-11. Here’s how you can fill a camtono with the
down payment on your black-market Baby Yoda.
Now, this prop involves a few new concepts,
so we’ll be building on what we’ve just learned.
Billet molds are great for making flat shapes with
a single layer of embossed design on the surface.
But what if you need to deboss or indent the
surface, like the Imperial stamp and oval detents
in the front and back of this Beskar ingot (Figure
O
)? Those areas must be built up in your mold,
rather than etched away. To solve this problem,
we used the preferred choice of bounty hunters
everywhere: more laser.
Much like our coin mold, we begin with the
familiar layers: outer plates, etched plates, and
welting (Figure
P
).
Figure
Q
is a close-up of the Damascus-like
texture of the prop, etched into the MDF across
the entire surface. Two ovals are cut from the
back and a circle from the front, to allow those
areas to be removed. The loose parts can then
be adjusted, swapped out, and repaired if they
suddenly initiate self-destruct, as is often the
case with this challenging mold. Glue the oval
parts back into place, at their new raised height,
from the backside with wood glue to prevent
leaking. Repeat this process to create the
Imperial stamp on the front (Figure
R
).
The welting of the Beskar ingot hides its
own clever tricks. Naturally, the Damascus-like
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