There’s less than a month up until the next star Wars is released, as well as consequently a few weeks up until amateur propmakers as well as cosplayers go insane fabricating their own lightsabers with lightsaber cross guards as well as rolling robots. up until then, after effects is quite awesome as well as [Bill] is right here to provide us an introduction to prop making with one of the defining objects of this post-apocalyptic universe. He produced a genuine life copy of a Nuka Cola bottle as well as produced a fantastic introduction to resin casting in the process.
As with all appropriate part making endeavours, this job began with getting fairly precise designs of the item to be copied. In Fallout, we’re lucky sufficient to have a method to look at a specific item while zooming as well as spinning around it, providing [Bill] the fundamental shape. The size was rather simple as well: all bottlecaps are the exact same size, so [Bill] just scaled the design to that.
With the design produced as well as the part printed out, assembled, as well as finished, it was time to produce the mold. [Bill] utilized a two-part silicone mold for the fundamental shape. The actual casting was done by rolling around a bit resin on the inside of the mold. There’s no requirement for a solid, bottle-shaped block of resin; bottles are hollow anyway.
There are a few neat techniques [Bill] has up his sleeve, including covering the inside of the mold with aluminum powder as well as utilizing a vinyl cutter to get the labels as well as logos exactly right. The completed product turns out great, perfect for leaving in the Wasteland for 200 years up until the Sole Survivor stumbles upon it.
Video below.