How do I make molds/Casts of hollow body parts (such as Torsos)?
A. This was actually a question I posed not too long ago to someone from the Mego mailing list. Don C. (aka “ctc”) replied, (I paraphrase here), You can make a mold of a torso piece as solid (i.e., fill the arms sockets and neck socket with putty, and then make the mold) in the same manner that I make molds of heads in Bondo. When you remove your cast of the solid torso (or pelvis etc…) it can be hollowed out using a drill and a dremel. Another option is to use an X-Acto blade to separate the two halves of the torso, and make separate molds of them. The cast pieces can then be glued back together. I do not recommend this however, since very few glues can withstand the force of the elastic that pulls the arms into their sockets, and this will most likely cause the torso halves to separate. Q. I’ve noticed that some Removable Mask Robin’s have green sleeves, yet I thought they were supposed to have yellow sleeves. Can yellow turn to green? A. While this is not a customizing question pe
