[–] 5 points 3 months ago

While you can pay for credits, it is very simple to collect supercredits, even playing solo on Trivial and Easy levels.

Once the warbond is purchased, the items can only be unlocked with Medals. These are only gained by playing the game.

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  • Youngest made dice (lemmy.world)
     

    My youngest wanted to make dice as a yule gift. We got the dual effect by using geode inserts for the clear with red swirls and then filled the opening with a translucent light blue.

    This was then cast in a clear shell and the numbers done in silver.

    I'm no dummy. I made them do all the painting, sanding, and polishing. Shot of the entire set.

    d6 with silver numbers. Die is split between translucent light blue and clear with a red swirl.
     

    Rule #1. PPE. Every time. Always. Even if you're just moving the chemicals, you're touching them and need PPE.

    I was reorganizing my resin dyes and one of the bottles (Ultramarine Blue) had cracked on a seam due to age.

    This picture is after multiple attempts at cleaning it off. Thankfully, it was just dye and not something worse.

    Fingers stained with resin dye.
     

    Unpolished set of rpg dice with cherry wood curls in the inserts.

    Technically, these are the second set I've done like this. I forgot to take pictures of the first set due to a time crunch.

    To make these, I fill my blank insert molds about halfway with clear resin. I then fill them as much as possible with cherry wood curls/shavings. I let them sit a few minutes before topping off with more resin and try to cram some more wood into the mold.

    I had attempted this with redwood shavings, but lighter woods are almost transparent once the resin goes into the pressure pot.

    unpolished d12 with cherry wood shavings in the insert.
     

    mold made with SiliNOT!

    So I found a decent work-around for cure inhibition. SiliNOT! is a reusable silicone substitute for mold making.

    It melts at temperatures above 130°F (54°C), but they suggest not going above 150°F (65.5°C), as the material breaks down at 180°F (82°C). It can also be thinned with a small amount of water for detailed parts (I add water as it begins to melt and stir in as it melts further).

    While it is only good for 1-2 pulls, the material is re-meltable to re-cast as needed. I use it for recently printed SLA masters, as I am too impatient to wait for photoinitiators to "burn off" and waste way too much silicone.

    container of SiliNOT! remeltable mold maker
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