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I’m trying to get ahead of orders and have a few more things in stock. Yesterday I needed to make a new mold for my Russian Shell Game trick. I figured I show you what goes into it. I had already made the bottom part of the mold, so here’s how the second half was made.
I put left the shells in the mold and gave it a coat of mold release, otherwise the silicone would stick, and I’d just have a block of silicone with some shells inside that I couldn’t get out.
![russian shell game by louie foxx](http://www.magicshow.tips/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-10-07.36.30-768x1024.jpg)
Then I measured out the silicone and mixed it up:
![russian shell game by louie foxx](http://www.magicshow.tips/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-10-09.31.00-768x1024.jpg)
That gets poured into the existing mold:
![russian shell game by louie foxx](http://www.magicshow.tips/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-10-09.34.42-768x1024.jpg)
Once it poured, I need to wait until it’s fully cured:
![russian shell game by louie foxx](http://www.magicshow.tips/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-10-09.42.18-768x1024.jpg)
And violia! I’ve got the second part of my mold!
![russian shell game by louie foxx](http://www.magicshow.tips/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-10-12.48.41-768x1024.jpg)
Now I take the resin, color it and mix it up, and that goes into the mold:
![russian shell game by louie foxx](http://www.magicshow.tips/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-10-13.02.24-768x1024.jpg)
I put the top on the mold and let that cure until it’s finished hardening:
![russian shell game by louie foxx](http://www.magicshow.tips/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-10-13.09.57-768x1024.jpg)
Once it’s done, I pop that out and I have the almost finished shells. They still need to be sanded. This is a quick way to produce the sets of these shells.
![russian shell game by louie foxx](http://www.magicshow.tips/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-10-19.38.01-768x1024.jpg)
And here’s what the finished product does:
I hope this little walk through of what it takes to make some of my magic props will give you a little insight into the work that goes into prop building!
-Louie