The top left tall pink ( elk horn ) corals is want I want to mimic
I would be an eccentric millionaire lol. I'd have fake inserts of this high quality. They look amazing
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Made me some artificial corals
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The top left tall pink ( elk horn ) corals is want I want to mimic
I would be an eccentric millionaire lol. I'd have fake inserts of this high quality. They look amazing
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I have coated the orange one in 307 lite putty. Tommorow I will coat the other side. The one day of painting then a day of sealing
I tired to mold real corals but it didn't use enough sealant on the original coral and my mold material locked into the coral. I just had to throw the whole thing away
Wish I could find successful directions on molding real coral
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I tired to mold real corals but it didn't use enough sealant on the original coral and my mold material locked into the coral. I just had to throw the whole thing away
Wish I could find successful directions on molding real coral
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Ok so I bought some PVC pipe and some kind of grey pipe that comes already at an angle lol. Coated it all with a thick mixture of polygems 307 epoxy putty and then stamped it with my "failed" silicone coral mold ( which was of a lettuce coral )
So this thing has some good texture to it
I had alot of fun making it as well.
Ill post two pictures even tho they aren't good lol.
Tommorow I will paint it and add more pictures
I'm gonna make several up that look like staghorn corals and see if I can my local fish store to try and sell a few
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So this thing has some good texture to it
I had alot of fun making it as well.
Ill post two pictures even tho they aren't good lol.
Tommorow I will paint it and add more pictures
I'm gonna make several up that look like staghorn corals and see if I can my local fish store to try and sell a few
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Forgot to attach them
I will probably paint this one with two different colors. My sis mentioned orange with red accents and spotting
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Looking really good. Are you going to finish with Polygem clear epoxy paint after you color your corals? I understand that's what the major leaguers do....
Yup. I have the clear coat as well. Ordered a gallon kit of it. I've used it before. Easy to mix.
Man I can make some neat stuff now. I just need to make some more surface molds of different corals.
Have u used the sculpting putty they have before ?
I'm going to lowes tomorow and buying alot of 1/4 inch PVC pipes as well as elbows tees and a heat gun and I'm gonna make me some beach corals
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Man I can make some neat stuff now. I just need to make some more surface molds of different corals.
Have u used the sculpting putty they have before ?
I'm going to lowes tomorow and buying alot of 1/4 inch PVC pipes as well as elbows tees and a heat gun and I'm gonna make me some beach corals
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The thing about the sealer is it amplifies the color underneath lol. Hand painted corals are nicer in appearance than solid polyurethane corals that I've seen. Most corals in the wild are not one solid color
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Not to shabby right ?
Needs more kinks in it. It's a little to perfectly round.
I'm done painting it. Gotta seal it with epoxy tonight the n in 2 days put it in my tank with seaweed clipped to it so I can watch my tangs eat it
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