Han Solo in carbonite chocolate bar!

This is an instructable on how to make your own Han Solo in Carbonite chocolate bar! But using these basic instructions you can make ANY kind of chocolate bar or mold!

So what I used was food grade silicone. There are many brands who have different names for it.

There are different grades, cures, durometers, (how flexible it is)pot life, (how long you have to work with before it cures)

So you must double check each products specifications.

The main difference is that food grade silicone is non toxic and is platinum cured versus tin cured.

The specific product I used was Smooth on Sil 940, sampler size.

http://www.smooth-on.com/liqrubr.htm

It's 2 lbs and about 40 bucks. But it's easily enough to do a few molds. The kit comes with complete instructions and there is a phone tech support in case you get lost.

Just googling "food grade silicone" will find you what your looking for.

Here is the same product, different company, on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Food-Grade-Mold-Making-Silicone-36oz-Kit-ChocCandy_W0QQitemZ110068383572QQihZ001QQcategoryZ41207QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Find some place near you that sells it, Tap plastics will be carrying it soon.

You will need the following materials:
-Han Solo in Carbonite toy
-Foamcore (it's usually white paper with a foam core)
-Glue gun with a few sticks
(Big tip here, you can use Legos instead of the foamcore/gluegun method, I'll explain later)
-Food grade silicone ( if you ever wish to use food products in the mold, otherwise regular silicone will work)
-Baking chocolate

I watched all of the videos available on Tap plastics website before I even started. I suggest you do the same to make the process full proof :) Especially on mold making!

http://www.tapplastics.com/info/video.php

Remember you can cast any object. And if you can cast any object you can mold anything into chocolate!

Someone out there is already working on a battle of hoth scene in chocolate. Complete with chocolate AT-ATs and powdered sugar for snow!

Step 1: Building your box mold.

You have to build a box around your object out of foamcore.

Or even cooler you can use your old Legos to make a box mold.
Here is a link with the basics.

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/basics/jc_molds.htm

I however had my Legos maliciously taken away from me at a very early age so I'll be using foamcore.

First using your glue-gun, glue your object to be molded onto a flat foam core peice. You want to create a seal all around the base of the object so silicone does not flow under the object.

Using the glue gun then glue a box around the object leaving a quarter of an inch to a half inch all the way around. This will make the mold strong and less prone to warping.

The particular food grade silicone, the Smooth sil 940 is easy to mix. I just poured the complete bottle into the silicone tub.
However each silicone is different. Double check your silicones instructions.

'Pouring silicone'
You're going to pour in your silicone. Best way is to start at a corner and let the silicone flow in/onto the mold and not pour directly on the mold. This helps reduce bubbles.

Let it cure for 24 hours then you remove the cured silicone from the foamcore box mold.

It's going to need post curing in a oven but use the instructions for your specific silicone product.

Comments

[avarshney]

it mummy in chocolate .. fun to eat it .. hope the taste will be good ...... haha
polycarbonate sheets

[thepelton]

I wonder what Harrison Ford would think of this?

[conrad2468]

Im going to "makerbot" one and then cast it in silicone.

[M4industries]

 DUDE! Those things are amazing!

I want one of those kits so badly!

[porcupinemamma]

Ditto

[thepelton]

Same here. I want a makerbot myself.

[conrad2468]

U work for adam and jamie?!?! And they r awesome things! tricky to run though :(

[M4industries]

 First Question: No, I don't. If I did, it would be M5 Industries instead of M4.
Second Part: I've seen one at Techshop, but have lived in envy of those who have them. 

[conrad2468]

lol my memory is failing :s i was gonna say that id print u out one for a mythbusters autograph ha ha ha....

[M4industries]

 No worries man. You're the third person whose said that since I joined Instructables!

[Morriscow]

its kinda creepy you want to eat your mom

[Big_Mike_]

I thought so too

[lane29]

has anyone thought about making a cake like this or a cookie orsucker???

[TrueDave]

Any idea on a flexible white resin you could use in that mold? Name ? Company?

[imshanedulong]

Where did you get the Hansolo model?

[Sultaana]

You can find Han Solo carbonite toys on ebay "loose" for under $5.

[LobosSolos]

You can also microwave the chocolate to melt it. If you do this, do it on a lower power setting and don't do it for more than two minutes at a time. Stir it in between sessions and the more liquid it gets the shorter time periods you should use. Also if the humidity isn't too high then you can use chocolate chips, but if the humidity is higher than chocolate chips will not melt properly. Which kind of baker's chocolate did you use; milk, semi-sweet or unsweet? The type determines the sweetness of the final product.

[Boba Fett Costumes]

Cool

[ac604606]

Hey Chris,
The chocolate looks great. If you are really interested in continuing your work with chocolate bars you should learn how to temper chocolate! It helps your chocolate keep its "snap" after it has cooled, and it also allows it to set at room temp in 5 minutes as opposed to a few hours in the fridge. If you want some tips just let me know!

[kevinhannan]

So doing a Jabba the Hut version would be just plain greedy, huh? ;-)

Nice to have an eatable 'ible!

[MdP1632]

Great job. I think what you have done here is amazing. But yeah...it is kind of creepy to eat your mom.

[jaythedogg]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha

[red-king]

nah... just sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper on 'em. ...Oh, wait. we're talking about chocolate bars.

[Ghost Wolf]

But who cares about who eats who all what matters is that they are tasty!

[Ward_Nox]

if youbuy the r2d2 ice bucket it comes with a ice cube mold of Han in carbonite just FYI

[Senior Waffleman]

cool

[prodo123]

Person 1: I ATE YOUR MOM :O lol
Person 2: HOW DARE YOU n00b
Person 1: (Holding mom chocolate face bar)
5*

[zascecs]

ok...

[seabananers]

i'm working on a stopmotion action figure film for my cousins birthday present (he loves ROTJ) so im gonna use this with the action figuer inside and melt the chocolate when leia/boush saves him

[rawknexstuff]

You could use this method to make Lego shaped ones you could actually build with!

[agent036]

This is brilliant. I am SO making carbonite bars!

[rorsie]

nice one, guess what i'm going to mould..............

[andross52]

 Do tell.

[tino7777777]

her collage degree. :)

[xstarsprinklesx]

Hi! I just wanted to let you know I featured this in my weekly column on Fandomania:

Fandomestic: 5 Star Wars Sweets

[Fredz1974]

This was awesome! Great job. Seriously though, how did you make the face mask, and how long did it take. I would try this with baby foot prints! Way to go!!

[wendybird]

you definitely need to be careful with babies.. skin needs to breath, and the cautionary tale around the sculpture lab was that someone tried to make a cast of his new baby and the baby died even though his/her airways were not blocked at all!! just the feet might be fine, but i'd hate to see someone go here and say "hey- a chocolate baby!!"

[cherylmmorris]

Use a baby doll, not a real baby! Or you could maybe use a plaster mold for making an imprint of your real baby's foot, then cover it with tin foil carefully trying not to wrinkle it & use that to mold the chocolate.

[bowakowa]

I recommend insta-mold, which can be had at most art supply stores for the first negative. Then pour hot wax in for a positive. Then follow intructable above.

[Fredz1974]

Thanks Bowakowa! I will try that!