Orange animals

[ctom]

Here are some orange baits done in the same fashion as the firetail and chartreuse from the last couple days. Its fun seeing how that center color works into the outside colors. The belly color and back colors are the same re-melts while the orange is a bear's color that is a little lighter than the X2 fl.orange and can make a big difference in how the bait handles light. In this case its a nice splitting color.



When I do line colors like this I do the hand pouring of the tops and bellies and then allow those two plastics to cool completely. Fully cooled the two colors shrink back and sag in the middles so the orange or whatever center color I decide on isn't filling perfectly flat areas. This gets rid of stark lines between the colors. The hand poured backs and bellies of all of these baits shown lately have been poured in at around 330 degrees as re-melts. The center colors have been new plastic and injected at about 365 degrees. Welds are solid and have no visible lines of separation between the colors.

[Muskygary]

Thanks for the information Tom. I've wondered if there would be a problem of the back falling into the middle, but I see how you do it, heat wise, so now I'll have to try it!!

[WALLEYE WACKER]

Sweet color Tom you are a master at the hand pour multi colors.

[ctom]

Once I pour the sections by hand I do not remove those pieces for anything. Once a piece has been pulled out it loses that critical surface tension that holds it in place. If I have to make an adjustment to on cavity or a couple I pull those parts and re-pour with fresh plastic. Shooting the injection in when pieces have been removed and replaced in the mold ends up with the incoming injected plastic lifting those pieces and running underneath them. Its less hassle just re-pouring the cavities that had the pour removed for some reason.

[Apdriver]

I like the orange. Crappies do too.

[Muskygary]

Jotcha Tom.

[Fatman]

Very Nice!!!