Robert can say that he's left a trail of bad castings throughout his life, but I'll promise you this, I can't imagine anybody else with his level of experience that I'd rather learn from. I catch myself daydreaming he's my neighbor so I can shadow him in his shop and learn every little piece of knowledge that he's willing to share!

Brilliant, what a massive job to work on. Very much suprised by the high quality of the 3D masters. Who ever did those knew how to do it. Extra credit of cause for designing those pieces, I think these casted parts are fantastic. You must be proud of those. I just suprised myself whith haveing some succes with coating castings with some home brewed copal laquer. Very, very shiny, it is very thin and dries within minutes - my new way of buffing castings.

Those rejects are useful for those of us who make miniature dioramas, especially fantastic and science fiction settings or roleplaying terrain. We tend to snap up broken toys by the pound for that reason, using various greeblies to create interesting shapes and even roughly broken curved surfaces (as a bit of texture paste makes them look like worn Americana or art deco buildings that have been around for decades). If you are a mold caster or 3d printer, finding a miniature builder who can trade something like painting hours for your rejects (they probably have a better paint setup than you) is a good partnership.

i don't know when i'll need it, but that adjustable clip mold looks really useful

I would love to see one of those large scale public sculptures become a reality

You should sell little jars or baggies of the reject parts! Such fun colors

Mahvelous! You keep redefining the impression that you are just some sort of avuncular mold hobbyist. You've quite the history of artistry and serious craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing it. My first impression of this chess set was just a jumble of miscellaneous-colored plastic and... who cares? By the end of the journey i was a big, appreciative fan. Great design, great execution. Aloha

Hi, What a fun show! Never would I have guessed so much work goes into the end result. And thanks for admitting that even you make mistakes. It takes a lot of humility to do so. Thanks

Robert, your ingenuity never ceases to amaze me. I'm gonna start using the L-shaped modular mold boxes like crazy : )

Proof that you love what you do.

Great video, Mr Toblerone ;) I really appreciate the opportunity to get to know your portfolio better. Thanks again for sharing your experience with us.

these are incredible,t hey look like impossible objects and 3d renders, but are in fact, very real! so cool.

This work is so surrealistic it's awesome!

When I listen to you, it's like listening to myself talking. I've had a similar career doing a lot of the same type of work. Love your video's!

Those colors are gorgeous! Quite a beautiful project.

I loved this video Now I can get started on some plastic parts I've been dreaming about remanufacturing Thank you.

It came out really beautiful and seeing those many rejects was really amazing. We can see how much effort was put in those to make it look perfect. Awesome Robert! I wish I could share to you the castings I made after learning from you years ago.

As you said, this project really highlights your mass production mindset and advice. Thanks for sharing!

These are my favorites!

that clip box is a great idea, ive been using lego, but that stuff is expensive lol

Recently discovered your channel and am absolutely enthralled by it! Would love to see some lego lightsaber hilts molded/cast! They're pretty small and could provide a fun challenge with small details and half holes Happy I found this channel, keep up the great content! 👍

Great work as always! I really enjoy seeing your ability to make parts with the look and feel of injection molded parts. I got into urethane molding to make more realistic parts from my 3D printed prototypes. I was an early adopter to 3D printing back when printing parts cost a fortune. Oh how I wish I had discovered a mentor with your skillset back then.

Amazing work of art! Wow ❤

These look great but I'm just baffled at how much that project would have cost. I'm not even talking about your expenses or pay. I mean the whole exhibition!

Love this❤

Hi Robert- I love your work and your channel. Is there any chance you can increase the volume level on your videos? Your channel is significantly quieter than all the others I subscribe to.

Genial Maestro

I love styrene sheet-super easy to cut and file I used to design profiles for pottery templates in SketchU, print them out, glue-stick them to styrene sheet, score the shape with an xacto, and bend/snap them to “cut” the shape

Robert, how do you stay motivated while working on such tedious projects? Do you have a method that helps you get through it? Those sculptures are beautiful

Very informative channel, I'm curious to know where I can find those L shape adjustable mold walls? Did you make it yourself or this is something we can order online?

Really cool Robert! Is there a link to info about this exhibit?

Question... Is that the kind of plastic that turns white when cured? If so, how do you get such hard colors that don't turn pastel, or takes so much tint that it doesn't cure properly. If it's the plastic that stays clear, so you can control the color better, what do you do to make it opaque? That's something I always struggled with.

Hello after casting any polishing video?

Beautiful job. I love your high standards. Today who do you recommend in L.A. for 3-d scanning and 3-d printing in resin for some items, sterling silver for others, if anyone? Thanks!

That looked manic! Hey Robert, wondering, how do you go about getting parts made in china? Who do you contact and what's the process? And costs? Etc..

Why do you keep the rejects sir? Can they somehow be re-used as a rubber chunky is?

Can you break up the rejects and use them to make a terrazzo effect in something?

Often you use chunks of rubber in the mold making, do you occasionally use chunks of failed casts to fill bigresin castings?

There are so many... Did you consider resorting to a small injection molded plastic rig after doing this? Have you ever done I.M.P.?

Set up failed castings for patreon rewards!

where to know were put your wax sprues on your cast

I said add some music but I didn’t know you would sing😂

Would you share what shop in China you got your parts printed?

What's your chosen Norse god name of casting? Ventyr? Spruedall?

Wich figure of the chess is wich one?

Bob, did you check into the insane asylum periodically or did you wait until the end of the project? I can only imagine how many bad Monday’s you had. I know that I would go nuts if I had to clean up all those parts. Best regards, Richard

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Bad design 101. I know you deliberately designed them poorly for the color effect, but that doesn't mean it's not bad design. There was always paints and stickers.

nice work!!