Vongola ring "dummy"

Hey there!

Here are a few piccies of the production of a  3D "draft" for a vongola ring (inspired by the anime Reborn).

This is of course only a dummy ring that we made to test all the techniques step-by-step and to make sure that the real one will go smoothly ^_^. It takes time and effort, but it's worth it because after this we'll be able to make the real thing with our eyes closed...almost :)

Anyway, the metal will be a lot thicker (especially on the sides and on top). There will be no resin overflow (we put way too much for this dummy). The contrast between the designs on the sides and the rest of the ring should be stronger, too (with a silver on dark effect) as we did not oxidise this draft.
Also, the rim around the stone with etched designs will be bigger for nicer designs (this one looks a bit puny but saved a bit of silver!^^)
More importantly, there will be a clearer design on the top under the cabochon (stone) with a castle, a banner with the word "vongola" and a little clam ^_^. Etching the designs really takes time and a lot of effort so again, this one was kinda rushed because it's only a trial. 
And even more importanlty: there is hardly no polishing/finishing on this dummy (where's the point?) so the real thing will have a "neater", shinier look.

 varnishing the ring (made in Precious Metal Clay) before a nice dip in nitric acid!

The etched ring was then enamelled in our kiln.

The bubble is due to the "overfolw" of resin I was saying earlier (^_^sumimasen...)

 The cabochon is a semi-circle (once again, without the overflow of resin it will be a perfect semi-circle!)


Same comments as above, just another view ^_^

We'll be sure to post pictures of the finished real Vongola ring!