Tools and Materials

This is a list of tools and materials that I use, but that doesn’t mean they are what everyone should use. You can use whichever brand you prefer. :3

Mold making:

  • Clay modeling tools
  • Soft sulfur free clay
  • Mold box materials (cardboard, 3D printed mold boxes, acrylic sheets, etc)
  • Vacuum pump (single stage or double stage)
  • Vacuum chamber (1.5 gal, 3 gal, or 5 gal)
  • Tin cure silicone (Magikmold 28, Mold max 25, 30)
  • Measuring cups (8 oz, 32 oz, etc)
  • Mr. Silicone barrier
  • 3 gal 100 PSI air compressor
  • 2.5 gal Pressure pot
  • Digital scale

Model making/casting:

  • God Hand SPN-120 Nippers
  • God Hand BLN-120 Nippers
  • God Hand GH-PB-98ST power pin vise
  • God Hand GH-SB-1-3 spin blade set
  • Sandpaper: 400, 500, 1000, 1200 grit
  • Dremel 8050
  • Dremel 628-01 drill bit set
  • Dremel rotary drill bits
  • Smooth-on cast 300
  • Alumilite cast resin
  • Alumilite Dye
  • Tamiya putty
  • Modo MK-21 (poly putty)
  • Modo MK-22 (two part poly putty)
  • Measuring cups

Model painting:

  • Air compressor
  • Single action airbrush
  • Dual action airbrush
  • 3 gal 100 PSI air compressor
  • Vallejo acrylic paints
  • Mr. Color lacquer paints
  • Mr. Hobby lacquer thinner
  • Airbrush cleaner

3D printing

FDM:

  • Creality CR-10S
  • Creality Ender 3
  • Geeetech A30
  • Monoprice Mini Select V2
  • Monoprice Select V2 (I no longer use this printer because the print bed would always deform if too much pressure on the springs)

SLA/LCD:

  • Phrozen Shuffle XL (LCD)
  • Kudo Bean (LCD)
  • Sparkmaker FHD (LCD)
  • Dazz3D Pro (LCD)