{"id":13324,"date":"2021-01-05T11:43:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T11:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13324"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:16:53","slug":"adeptus-mechanicus-cold-cast-badges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/adeptus-mechanicus-cold-cast-badges\/","title":{"rendered":"Adeptus Mechanicus cold cast badges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I had a spare bit of resin when casting something one afternoon. I hate wasting resin which could be used, so poured it into an ageing Mechanicus seal mould. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The final piece was a bit air bubbly but I didn’t expect it to be perfect, the resin was already starting to cure. With some polishing and careful carving, the piece ended up looking like quite weathered which was a nice effect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve been able to cast a few more in resin. I also cold cast a couple with aluminium to get a silver metallic effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The final results came out well but they’re fiddly to cast without airbubbles. Another reason for me to try and make room for a vacuum tank somewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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