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After my massive overhaul of the [[Retool]] article, I guess I should get started on improving this article next.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 07:01, 5 July 2009 (EDT) | After my massive overhaul of the [[Retool]] article, I guess I should get started on improving this article next.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 07:01, 5 July 2009 (EDT) | ||
:Wrote a new section explaining how exactly plastic injection molds work. Does anyone know more about die-cast molds? How do they differ from plastic injection molds? Is the metal also injected? Are the parts still connected on trees? Are diecast molds smaller than plastic molds (such as in the case of Alternators/Binaltech, where both die-cast and plastic molds exist for the same parts of the toy sculpts)?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 07:47, 6 July 2009 (EDT) | :Wrote a new section explaining how exactly plastic injection molds work. Does anyone know more about die-cast molds? How do they differ from plastic injection molds? Is the metal also injected? Are the parts still connected on trees? Are diecast molds smaller than plastic molds (such as in the case of Alternators/Binaltech, where both die-cast and plastic molds exist for the same parts of the toy sculpts)?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 07:47, 6 July 2009 (EDT) | ||
== Plastic, diecast and... rubber? == | |||
What about rubber parts, such as tires? Are they also cast from molds?--[[Special:Contributions/132.252.185.42|132.252.185.42]] 09:13, 7 July 2009 (EDT) | |||
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I have no idea where we could FIND this, but man, an image of the actual steel-cut molds used for a TF toy would be pretty awesome. This article should probaly go into detail on the process and expense involved. --M Sipher 22:04, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
- Seconded.
- I like how this article is shaping up, particularly the links to related articles. There's a whole network of toy-related articles that are kinda hard to find outside of digging through the Toys category (see Brick, Articulation... I'd like to see more of a hierarchy for them so they can all be grouped and cross-linked. Most of our content is organized by franchise. What kind of home should there be for stuff like this that isn't bound to one particular franchise? -- Repowers 22:12, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
- The movie DVD's "Their War" featurette has a brief sequence of the Leader Prime mold being filled with liquid plastic. Screencaps of that will probably be the best we can do. --Thylacine 2000 23:23, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
Possible disambiguation humor
| This article is about the metal forms used to create toys. For the Transformer toys that actually sprout mold, see Pretender Monster. |
Blurry
From what I can gather, this article is blurry with regard to the distinction between plastic inhection mold, the technical device used to create parts for toys, and "mold" as in "sculpt", a basic build for a toy that can be redecoed or retooled.
After my massive overhaul of the Retool article, I guess I should get started on improving this article next.--Nevermore 07:01, 5 July 2009 (EDT)
- Wrote a new section explaining how exactly plastic injection molds work. Does anyone know more about die-cast molds? How do they differ from plastic injection molds? Is the metal also injected? Are the parts still connected on trees? Are diecast molds smaller than plastic molds (such as in the case of Alternators/Binaltech, where both die-cast and plastic molds exist for the same parts of the toy sculpts)?--Nevermore 07:47, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
Plastic, diecast and... rubber?
What about rubber parts, such as tires? Are they also cast from molds?--132.252.185.42 09:13, 7 July 2009 (EDT)
