Ed McDonnell
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I've been working on casting a blank that has the look of a metallic paint job. It's proven to be a bit more difficult than I had anticipated, but I finally got a set of blanks that was worth attaching hardware.
I was going for a candy apple red metallic look that was similar to what I had seen at an auto show earlier this year. I showed it to my wife who said it reminded her of the ruby red slippers from the Wizard of Oz, which somehow translated into it becoming her new carry pen. Probably for the best.
There is lots of fiery sparkling as the pen moves that is not captured by the photo. A bit too much for me. Not quite gaudy, but getting close. I bet my young nieces would love it. I'm going to try making the clear coat a little more opaque on the next attempt.
Ed
I was going for a candy apple red metallic look that was similar to what I had seen at an auto show earlier this year. I showed it to my wife who said it reminded her of the ruby red slippers from the Wizard of Oz, which somehow translated into it becoming her new carry pen. Probably for the best.
There is lots of fiery sparkling as the pen moves that is not captured by the photo. A bit too much for me. Not quite gaudy, but getting close. I bet my young nieces would love it. I'm going to try making the clear coat a little more opaque on the next attempt.
Ed