10th Anniversary Issue of SNG News July 8, 2023

At SNG this week my main drive was to finish up the Communion Visitor mold and produce a first test product to see how well it would all work. I opened up the mother mold on Monday. It came out well. I removed all the clay and cleaned up the mother mold. I placed it back over the sculpture and registered it and aligned it placing the two halves around the sculpture.

Then I clamped it all together and poured the silicone rubber into the opening at the top and waited overnight for it to set up.

Tuesday I opened the mold and removed the clay sculpture. Cleaned the mold and cast up a first bust in 2 part resin. It turned out very well.

Wednesday I painted the bust, glazed the eyes and laser cut the base and plaque that Whitley Strieber will sign.

I was pleased with the end results and I shared it on social media across the net. The response was great. People that know this subject seem to like it very much. Next step will be to make more and work with Whitley next week when these will be available on his website store Whitley’s website is:

unknowncountry.com

Some of our new projects and products we will be making will be aided by this 3D printer that our friend, Carl Soto brought us over this week.

It is set up in the office to keep it away from dust. I am looking forward to trying out all kinds of things from SNG model kits and figures,slot-car bodies and more. Between the 3D printer and the laser cutter it is our hope that we can make things that are more affordable than projects that require physically demanding lifting of heavy molds, pouring rubber, and casting resin into those heavy molds. The materials cost are lower too. Currently our products are very pricey because of material cost, time and labor,which in many cases, has gone up over 200 percent. (in other words, supplies have more than doubled)

The scratch build that I cut every part by hand and crafted from plans, Aquila Grande has been modified for electric power this week. Can’t wait to fly her!

This is her before I cut off her nose and installed the electric motor and prop that I got from Smith Brothers Hobby Center.

And here she is with her new electric power and folding prop.

Thank you Dave for your help in getting this all together by picking out the correct motor, ESC, and Prop for this conversion!

🐕‍🦺 Rosie at 13 years old, played ball with me in the morning as I have done for over 12 years now. In the grand scheme of the universe moments like this are the very the best it has to offer.And here’s a video of the joy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGPrLmahxbI

It is our 10 Year Anniversary here at SNG Studio. Thank you for the love and support you have given us over the years. We can’t begin to express our appreciation to our friends here for the years of loyal support in helping keep our studio doors open! You can help support SNG Studio and be a part of the Magic on Patreon. (Every bit helps )