In-ko-pah RR: My latest work

[Ray Dunakin]

I just finished making a 1/24th scale replica of my wife's 104-year-old grandmother, to ride in the back of my scratch-built rail bus:






After sculpting the figure, I decided to make a mold and cast it in resin so I could make duplicates to use elsewhere, or to replace this one if ever got damaged. I have the step-by-step on making the two-part mold and casting the figure on my website:

http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Figures.html

(This process can be used to mold anything, not just figures.)

[jonathan]

Ray,

I am bowing in a westerly direction.  You are an artist worthy of admiration.  I read through your how-to on making the figure mold. I never realized all the work involved in the molding process.  Hope you get to make lots of grannies to make it all worth while. 

Thanks-a-million for sharing your great work with us.  If I'm ever on the west coast, I'm sure I'll recognize you and your family on the streets, based only on the great replicas you've created.

As an aside:  I lost my grandfather last week, who was 103, a Battle of the Bulge vet and all around great person.

Thanks again.

Regards,

Jonathan

[jbrock27]

Jonathan, I am very sorry for your loss.

Was he Airborne?  Armored Division?

[plas man]

excellent modelling , kind of 1/24th scale second commandment 
nice tutorial .


Alan

[Ray Dunakin]

Thanks guys! Jonathan, my condolences to you and your family on the loss of your grandfather.

[Ray Dunakin]

Here's a little peek at what I've been working on lately... These are some interior details I made for a scratch-built radio repair shop on my In-ko-pah Railroad:



You can see the whole build in progress here: 

http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Mineral_Ridge_3.html

[Kevin Strong]

Next you're going to tell us the oscilloscope works, right?

Way too cool--reminds me of my dad's workbench (though not quite as cluttered).

Later,

K